The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-01

doubted the commercial expediency Of
TINS railway along the backbone Of The
two American continents. He believes
that as an engineering feat it was entirely
possible, but he was rather doubtful about
the securing Of an amount of traffic
which would make these roads pay. The
South American nations who are inter
ested in the scheme confessed that they
did not consider the matter OF traffic a:
one OF SO much consequence, as the polit-
zeal effect of the building of this road
They thought that it would absolutely
bind the United States and the South
American republics together. There
might be period of a good many year:
before the road would pay, but they saic
that it was road built Tor the future
rather than for today. Mr.. Blaine has
always been an enthusiastic supporter Of
the idea. believing that it would be
wisdom on the part of the government tC
give the project sufficient subvention &c
assure the completion Of it. He argued
that the Pacific railroad was cheap in
vestment for the government, notwith-
standing the enormous obligations fOl
which the government is responsible.
There is strong political element, how
ever, which will oppose any proposition
to involve the government financially IN
this enterprise, on the ground that 1t Il
unwise for the government of the United
States to become the partner of any
country in such commercial development
as private capital gould undertake i
there were promises of profit.
curious thing has been discovered by
a company in New York city in some re-
cent correspondence which it has had with
persons all over the United States. Ii
this correspondence the question was
asked whether Chicago or New York
would be the large" city in the twentieth
century. The replies indicated that every
where excepting upon the Atlantic sea
coast north of Baltimore the opinion pre-
walls that Chicagois to become, and speed
lily, the American metropolis. A popu-
lation of as many as 10, 900, 600 is predicted
for Chicago and it's suburbs before the
first half of the next century has passed.
1t is generally believed that Chicago viii
become a shipping port quite as large as
New York, since these letters indicate
that the probabilities are that ship cana
will connect Chicago with deep water
on the Mississippi, and also an
other ship canal will cut across
the lower peninsula of Michigan, perhap:
in the near future. Senator Hill of New
York believes that before twenty-fiv
years have passed, perhaps within a less
time, a ship canal will connecJ the waters
OF Lake Erie with deep water on the Hud-
son, capable of floating a steamer. L
that is done it will be possible to ship
from Chicago to the European continent
without taking advantage of the Cana
dian waterways. The Importance of this
project was suggested to Mr.. Hill when
he was governor of New York, and it was
one of the few commercial projects which
interested him quite as much as did par
tisan politics. Moreover, Mr.. Hill be-
lieved that the construction of this ship
canal would be necessary if New York
was to maintain its commercial suprem-
acy.
Andrew H. Green, who is the executor
of Governor Tilden IS estate. believes that
Chicago may pass New York if the sea-
board city does not take into consolida-
ton with it what is known as the metro
politan district. Ii that should be done,
Mr.. Green believes it impossible for any
American city to pass New York in the
race for wealth and population. Ii that
consolidation should take place next yeaI
it would give til municipality a popula-
ton of about 3, 600, eco.
Eastern engineers and capitalists are
giving much discussion to proposition
to dam the Housatonic river in Connecti-
cut. so that the great water power it fur
nishes may no longer go to waste. The
project would require the expenditure OF
engineering problems would have to be
solved. Two of the greatest water power
plants in the United States now exist
in New England, one at Lowell and
the other at Holyoke, Mass. This pro-
posed dam would furnish the largest
water power within easy reach OF New
York, and make the manufacturing es-
adjustments put up in the vicinity prac-
tically within New York suburbs. But a
greater dam than this, and one which is
being discussed by engineers in this coun-
try and in Europe with great interest, is
that which the city of New York pro-
poses to build in the Croton Water shed
1t will be the largest piece of masonry II
the world. 1t viii rival some of the struc-
lures built in Egypt and in Italy in an
cient times. Its foundation goes seventy
feet below the surface of the earth. L
will be nearly two-thirds of a mile in
length. 1t will cost probably S., OO0, 600
but when it is completed it will furnish
New York with a reservoir containing
thousands of billions of gallons of water
and q sufficient amount to provide all the
supply that may be needed for 100 wears.
Electricians are talking a great dea
about the development of the trolley svs.
tenn of street railways. j. J. Carly, VINO
is leading electrician in New York. saws
that the public does not seem to under.
stand how great the revolution NAV bt
within the next ten years. The trolle,
system, extending first from the heart O.
city to one of the suburban towns, anc
then still further extended, will ulti
mately, he thinks, bring the rural dis
tricts within fifty miles of the greater
cities so near that they will become prac-
tically suburbs. This Will, in his opin-
ion, solve that problem which has at.
tracted the attention of economists a NJ
which is involved in the tendency of the
American people to congregate in cities
The trolley system, all electrician,
believe, will be nightly extended
within the next ten years. 1t ,7ill a.
completely thread along the highways al
the telegraph lines now are strung over
head throughout the country. The enor
nous differences in cost between main
tanning the trolley and any other motiv,
power for frequent and rapid transit ha
been demonstrated to the satisfaction O
capitalists, so that it is probable befor,
the close OF the century hundreds of mil
lions of dollars will be invested in new
enterprises of this sort. Electricians say
however, that there are some very impor
tant problems to be solved before the troll
ley can become free from perils in tn
greater cities. The danger of personal &C
cident is not so great as in that which fol
lows the use of the earth circuit for tn
return of the electric current.
E. JAY EDWARDS.
The Testimonials
Published in behalf of Hoods Sarsapar
lila are not extravrgant, are not "writte
up, - nor are they from its employees
They are facts, and prove that Hood
Sarsaparilla possesses absolute merit an