The evening world., 1894-01-02

II inns appears that the state Forest Preserve
mas been Increased by probably mi.,"n i.rorriatIon
worth ~ lands without any u''ee'
Of public money,
GREATER NEW YORK"
rbere seems TO be considerable public senll-
men, In rr.r favor or Of iSs 'e. Of New York
aud Brookiv1 and contiguous tertl'ory, van, MnTs
,ysatases 81 such % '9n,23nca msen mrsea and d" CON-
mission which established by dircGI,on %,
the Lessa,re for the pnTp'S9 or nq conso%s
tion or tour1c. legislative messnVr pro,'" ",
las for consolidation shoGd I've enacted nn'rSs r,,es
IL clearly N, wish NJ the people III we 'iIleS
and towns affected that consolidation shon.a uHS.
place 1hs only sure ,sios mGifDn ,be Question to
\ a popular vot.. This course recommeh" 10 'ne
THE STATE CANALS
Tn. last SEASON Of canal navigation was an
unusuaiiy prosperous one. The total tonnase
carried on all the canals was i"si ,s0.. %h',s y,
,se nreoeding year. The increase on the Erie
Canal alone ?5e; ;set tons but ms ,r0 wa; a,
isrseiy' onse, by a falling on OF l72l14 tons ot
freirht carried on the Champlaln Canal. orce-
stoned by the diminishing shipments ot iron ore
purine the season Of canal navigation the
whole number of bushels Of grain ,od t wbsb
ss por Of New YORK oyS MSs ood o sishy over
& ,si, nsr cent In 1897 while the total receipts
at, Nsw York during the ,h c"nr nro,oTion carried
{ py the canals only 20 per cent. or ~
ps- rent. less The increase aSor ro,,roaS o, ,ns
1870. 'rs, s,.. which turned more trar,c to the
canals and made the season prohtaoe one 10
m. oost OF superintendent ordinary repairs
and maintenance Of the canals during me isn
fsral year was s726. .OsI.t7. This Is the lowest
sxpe., itire for these purposes In seven years
in ADDITION the last l'eslslature app,opr,ner nds
s7soooo for Improvement These are no" Of dse
PROMOTING USEFULNESS or CANALS,
hry& alluded In other ofhcial papers to ,ss
I y T.s.l- thn an
sssrs. sSSs .yss@ rpseS ae s'sn Tse Ge Canal built
unOS Z, ssrscuI,ura, wealth Of the West from
& ouslrts 10 the sea by way OF Canada or the
Ryss coSn,rp Ts poSy % ss PSFfS feet 'nO o, Kew
Yoff and built up great cities. ..u .,,,o-,
does the state OF New York need the maintenance
cf suBstsntial wnterways No narrow or Snort
sshst policy should PERM, ,hs !. 'as Turned @, SSny
Il from Now York To-day Canada asplres TO CON
test with us for the tram o the r'S .nn Sso ana
Improving and building canals and in deepening
channels. she Is constructing a ne, new varis raIs'
& snd ~ mnkinv a channel fourteen feet deep all
! the way from Lake superior through the Ws,isnd
Canal AID ST. Lawrence River to the sea When
n that - completed a 2,oo0ton boat can go from
Duluth to Montreal. Halifax or Liverpool
TO MEET CANADIAN CANAL COMPETITION
To meet this competition the United states
throurh the lakes to Dunalo, When that Is com.
pieied a sooo.ton boat can come as fsr as
sheap and easy outlet to the seaboard Here Is
where New York's interest lies, and where me
necessity Of utilizing the advantages o' 'ne h''e
Think Tor a moment OF the vast wealth centred
no. 'Hs n. 'er. great wheat aeds Of n. world
there. great areas OF tlmbered land. immehse
:Ss s,sios Of this region must eventually be the
greatest centres Of wealth and population In me
country, and the natural pathway Of their prod
md nf country beyond then
must ever be through the Great Lakes to the East
iS aions Sty Would be- checked
dependence was alon. upon them: Bn. railway, s
and Ssterw. ,oseiher not 'n,sSonsr snr carry In n
creaBing burdens from these treasures Of wealth
10 the sesboard and tale hack the. the prod"r.' ., Ct,
LAKE COMMERCE FIGURES.
The figures Of the lake commerce are ALREADY
startling In 1889 the tonnage is said to have beer
ten millions greater than the combined entire, %
and ciearaness Of al, tho seaports OF the uni,eC
States and three millions creator than the com
bined entries and ciearnnoes Of Liverpool anc
London sistesmansh'p would he short slghte,
faou In outlining Or establishing a policy o
s,s deysloPmes, How to a,r.c, ~ to oI,' am
be the: subject Of careful solictuhe,
MAKING ERIE A SHIP CANAL.
To establish a ship canal is in tho opinion o
\ consideration. both impractlcable and unwise
IN, nncrt practical sugesstions are contained II
I. .
Il has seemed to me that the most practica
plan for Immediately Increasing the tonnage Of tn
Erie Canal is that which would supply speedie
end more economical motive power Mules an,
two nils an hour. while steam sends them alon
~ the rate Of about three miles. The bank
an hour
Y seemed TO me, after personal observation o
present methods tha' electricity might he Ppplin
as motive power with considerable saving II
cos, ana C considerable increase In speed Expert
last Legislature upon my recommendation. on
n seem tn have demonstrated clearly the feasi
sility Of using electricity as motive power o.
Tho only question stili to he determined is tina
' reduction from spo Il" S"'S cost TG'TS% y"
sion BY steam steam Just how much Of reductio
could be ob,aihed It is. of course, impossible t
make the saving in cost Of transportation n
least Is per cent and the increase in speed a
pENEFITs OF CANAL TROLLEY.
II these results could he attained the ben..
u me canal would he immediately greater tha
the neneht which would flow from all the Pre-
posed engagements, and need not cost the Stat
Bostmcn could make many more trips in
season fever EMPLOYEES would he needed o
Zach boat. no money would he required for horse
boiler engine would he saved tor ,reiyb "eS,
Nisnrer from nre and explosion would be avoided
ln of the canals would provide more ann nmpn S'
msnt ana more remunerative occupation for boa,
THIS plan need not interfere either with an
Rrnno, enlargement or deepenirg Of the cana
noeed, " the plan Is found to operste ,a,Is,sr
Prily: the next logical and necessary s,en wn~t
'opahlN he IN 50 improve the canal as IN enahi
(: ne use or larger boats Dut for the nresar, I a,
1nie convinced that the proper course lie n ,,,
prornlsion fair trial and /, Il n,
sompithes what Is claimed for IT, new era
ruy,ty ana prosperity should begin for n,
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
The road Hesitation enacted hy the las, ro,i.,,
W.r hss served useful purpose in s,imuistin
~ interest In the subject OF good roads I, w
tt ttden 'n substance for the .o-caIlaI anti,
.ohnty-road system. and agitation for tho aIor,ie
~ US provisions by loRrds NJ Supcryisors' h
1S zone on In many coun.ieS and is likely to ~
more enectiyc as Supervisors are chosen f,r ,n
fears instead NJ one as formerly "
RECOMMENDS BLANKET BALLOT.
Repeated experience with the recently er,o,,
"a ,hot law has suggested several desirable cbsr.,
n promote simplicity In voting The mos, ir
tnytAnt change needed is one TO avoid tho mali
Ia hcity ot ballots placed in the hands 81 -
soter The present system lead. 10 rorrnsIo,
MISTAKES AMI annoyance. I recommend ,he a.,
Ht hon ~ so-called ''hlanket' ballot win 81
fir mmea upon II 30 ARRANGED and prin ei 10, ~
N le"'oT enn easily vote for the candidates n, n
foH NoN-PARTIsAN ELECTION BOARDS