New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-30

Commissioners who now serving are Theodore L.
Bassen, Dudley FaIin and Townsend Cox.
1t Is said that Governor Flower is carrying ont the
orders OF David Il. Hill I'm insisting upon that pro
vision Of the measure which Is beng drawn up by
the statutory Revision Commissioners requiring the
dissolution OF the present Commission. Ia this way
the Governor viii have the appointment ot entirely
men, and by exercising his power lie VIII be
able 10 get rid Il at least one man after who e
pGEiical scalp senator I'm has long ben hunting.
TIL, /, Mr.. Bas>clin The cause of Mr. llillS oppoNi
ton 10 Commissioner Ea,Scln is pChtlca! one only
This Commissioner always had greater liking FOR MI
Cleveland than for MIR. Hill. and refused TO use his
Office and the power that II had In certain parts oil
The state for Mr.. Illrs political benefit ON
that account there was the lOns Investigation %
the Commission in 1891, while Mr.. Hill was playing
the dual role If United States senator ana ""Verho
The senator Governor wagcd Il hard hght ana I,aa
his tool. William +. Sheehan, then Speaker oi inc
Acmy IPpG G tie OF pse I'm 7'n' li %c
ernor To get the Commissioners out oil the way so
that lie could appoint others VINO would HetYs '
and him alone The chairman Of ms coil',,c" wa al
William Ryan. OF Wcstche,er County, WHO usS't3Uu
In the manner IN which he conducted the lnNesl spl
The other Democratic niclnbcr' vi tle 'ummtlcc'
who was lierrick man, also sided Win IN IN ~,
lacking the C0nEssion The Assembly, ielu>eu ~
stand 10y TIE >cnatorGovernor rejecting the report
that the majority OF the Commission lad aSfc,d upon
and adopting which did not al Tor the diSn -,
oil the Commissioners. N'dltT lili now VIII PlV'p''
reach the end sought by him through the new bill.
and at lea get rid ol Mr. Easselin Governor Flower
this new measure becomes la" 9n' ~ IS sa,u .in
Townsend Cox may b. rcdpp"lltcd lie J., lahi
many Hall brave ani II he wants 10 20 b'ch TIC MAY
me Governor thinks that in five years the new
Commission do the work that H. has laid ont Tor
1t In the bill namely. 10 Sct,uc 10 the n''ie , NC
control or ownership OF all Ia" lands within tir
Adirondack Park lines lS they have been cst:lbl
by the Forest Commission under tho powers gwen 10
1t by the legislature. Unless however. the majority
in the Legislature take some other means than thVsc
now In She bin 10 bring TINS about IL VII p i,T
bly, be- many times hNr years before the STATE "lhrr
lines. The bill /, all right ~ Ear u, II goes ~ Ia,
matter OF securing thcS" lands Tor the Sla'' put IT.
came up THIS year was the intention Of those III
nrol Of the Legislature 70 pas bll 'Onn'hlhihs
by right OF eminent domain al Inc iiuS With NV
park lines. paving for them nom year 10 var a.
titles could BE- perfected and - Inc Legislature "Ouu
appropriate the necessary m"noy; ., m,
for political reason. ONLY The Governor and his
advisers afraid that the appropriation OF 100
S1O0OoO Year for his puIPo'' u ,l ,'r l,,i
In this part Of the state could b" "Fui'u "1 P,
iucre1,." IN" tan iac 10 such an rN'elt w. IT. mr
,i.ucl, and every one else who knows ANYTHING about
the idirondacl, forest know that lni, j. penny
wise and pound foolish" policy. While The l.siHIa
mr.. j. appropriatng 100000 year for the new
Capit1 when viii he the old capitol In all probability
long before II finally + completed he g,o~int ~,
value OF the property owned by The tdirS ,, u,
w0od,mcn and lumber men 10 The extent oil Soo'VlV
~ 800 900 Yearly When The powers that control
tbc Llwmabing f this STATE hall begin 10 see the
,hn.ss of The present policy, land That ~" can
I've bought for from ~ - Ia - an acre. On an aver
age Will be held al - % and ~ 30 an act' soI
i,.r,lI difference when IL l. remembered that ther"
ar nearly 200 900 acres for the state Yet 10 s,ure
in one way or another. The Forest 'Onhl'> ivnri
"a, tbot n l. impossible for them 10 slr'nd Inlch
more than 5000 900 or 100000 year huylng Iid
because IT takes % lons Tor IN" o"hera I" p't.
No ii,lc- 10 the property they own ana IN" ia,
r,u not bnv any land the title for which - not 40
Win n urrfrri Bu the commissioners all agree
~, ui,h' sum or money 70 draw upon they could
make such private bargains with ID" owhrrS ,hh
tLev could secure for the state mot OF inc Llnu
more reasonable than that AT which II opuln be- 81
rnrcd bv condemnation Of property. - $780,
There f. ole other reason WHY INC inca
art c.n,cmplntcd has not been drafted Tor lntfvnn'
lion and that j. the fear tnat ths ni'iDi '', d.
IT.. h,,t n on the rulr OF the HouS", ana INC
'itir Gors not want bis measure ~ run any surA