New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-28
DIR. WEBBS APPLICATION.
THE HEARING BEFORE THE LAND BOARD
TO-DAY LIKELY TO BE LARGELY
ATTENDED.
SENATOR ERWIN TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF GRANT
ING THE NEW ROAD RIGHT OF WAY
THROUGH THE STATES FOREST LANDS
GENERAL HUsTED's vIEws-AN
rpY TELEGaAPH TO The TKIBUNE.1

GENERAL HUSTEDS NlEWS-AN
AMENDED APPLICATION FILED.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TEIBUNE.1
Albany May 27.-The hearing before the Board Oh
Land Commissioners tomorrow upon the appio"'io
of Dr. W. Seward Webb to construct his railroad inc
Adirondack and ST Lawrence across state forest
lands in Franklin County promises to be largely at
tended There have already arrived here Lieutenant
Governor Jones, Secretary OF state Rice Soh'o.o
Wemple Attorney General Tabor and staoe 1reasuie
Danforth who are members OF the Boasu VI L
Commissioners kilograms from Malone ana her
kimer the two termini Of Dr. Webo's proPoee" i,
saw that large delegations Of prominent citzehs VI
those places are already journeying hher 10 DC ple
ent at the meeting. Among the arrivals to-lienO w.
Senator George 2. Erwin, Of Potsdam, st' La"ienSo
County any Senate district" he said, covers ,"T
counties Of Franklin, Lewis and ST. Lawrence anu
have therefore come to Albany TO ASSIST NY W
stituents in Franklin County in obtaining Vlls ~
mission 10 build a railroad through the AdirohaacAS
A railroad should be built from Malone 70 iieiAin -
Northern New-York needs it, and we need o',oi -
~ n similar character. Our Development haa ~ q,
greatly mpeded by the lack OF RAILROADS. WY, "a
votind for the various bills in relation to the foi
commission. members from Northern New io.h ~ ~,
.ror had an idea they were voting to prohlDio '"e
CON trrcton OF railways across the states IoieeV
lands We are not against railroads Ill .llo ~
region: on the contrary, we favor theih' We -,
that as the railroads now burn coal there Is no r.
Of there being forest fires; and, on inc o',o e.
Industries Of the forests be developed Mr. ~,
win will make speech to-holf'" -
granting of the application. uo,h,s
Ano,ber nrominent man here favoring DE- "eoO
od ,s ax.sneaher James W. Hustled, VINO arr'eu ny
late this evening. Mr. Hustled rs an ola io'.i oo,
.dIrondacks For many years he has lived ior "een'
bunte,,s life upon the shores OF the bisDy III "a
has travelled all over the Adirondack rcsOH uaIt,s
rarmlv IN favor Of the construction OF DE- w. 49,,
uyn
-, .ho woods and that under DR., Weoos lhdn'
cor. % a No harm will be inflicted upon inc "ooo'
rha Iocal counsel Of DR.. Webb arc nearly ail noe
The chief is Augustus SchoonH'aker. en-
oral OF the State and lately Interstate Coniio .,
missioner. Ex-senator Hamilton HarriS' S"o'AS.
the counsel lives here. Charles f. Patterson u
or Sneaker ~ the Assembly will be here to-inoroM
~ -, concral Tabor to-day continued al WORN
onornc his opinion as to the authority OF the hau
BOARD 10 grant such application as lnaV "iio =,
wehh makes in behalf Of his ranroan. 0o0,oI "a
state Rice said to-day that IN l7oo ''io -
BOARD granted permission to the Northern 100
daclt Railway to cross State LANDS, anu ia 80
granted permission to smith NJ. w. ,.oon
his Chateaugay Railway across state lanuS 1,'
Sronac village and Lake Placid. These SUCCESSIVE
,osions 90 the Land Board will make 1t rather AVN
ward for that body TO declare now thaO /. i' ~
authority 10 grant permission TO tlle Aulionu'n o."
St Lawrence Railroad to cross the stale lores u1
Mr. ROepndale, the counsel OF inc roIOo0 S""
said to-day that in his Judgment neither the Lanu
poord nor the Forest Commission has authority 10
Grant permission to a railroad to cross the oUi'e
forost lands II this be the case why mas tle foo'
Commission for the last three years valny a'Vohpo
70 ucrsuade the Legislature to pass law expressly
nrohbitlng railways from crossing the STATE loreS'
| preserved ozo,. Cor nr vehh
NJ E. McClary, who has acted as agent ior VI. "opD
| IN purchasing the right Of way for the Adrohuach
| and S. Lawrence Railroad, to-day niea WIN .Ao
| secretary of state an amended application 10 uie
| poard of Land Commissioners for grant OF por
ton Of state lands in Franklin County for the fUaas
occnpation The application states that strip OF a9G
gGu feet Wide is desired running through the county
Of Franklin, in Township No. L. gpeaE IT,, sa "a and
5S reanirng about wentythree acres also IN tow re
shin 20, is, same tract lots 3, a. 10 ana a. re-
mitng about forty-ve acres also in TSwnsnp, mo-
Ia same tract, lots 6. 49,, SO ana ro iediif No
about twenty eight acres and also in 6o%6sn repo mp
ing about acres-n all aRCat nv was re-
sred 70 Attorney General Tabor, who VIII report
mon IL tomorrow at the meeting OF the Lana boaiu
cyrA ~.