New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-03

within the State for the purpose OF impar,ing in
formation to the best ana most "RProved lo Tstn
Was substanaliy rs-enacted in section Of the
Agricultural law The system OF expert instru; ION
resulted largely raising the standard OF their prod
ucts ana wherever these instructors nave worne1 5
loved But the Commssioner OF Agrlc1lt h Is am, am
point 70 this service VEs " AS there
counties in the state In which butter ana cheese are
cheese factories. It will be at once that II IS
physical impossiblity for these five men to cover
say nothing OF attending fairs and other meetings
which the law n, hsye e1
authority to appoint in his discretion larger num-
TIE growing Importance of the agricultural inter-
ests of the State and the splendid record which tney
proprlety Of new holiday 10 be known Harvest
Day, day set apart for stimulating Interest in ag-
such hday might Be II decided benefit
to farmers and others II proper provision iSr Us
rectlon OF tine Commissioner Of Agriculture. in CON
nectlon with the State Fair at Syracuse This $, FAR
buildings have been built with state money and II
has 1en the Pcy OF d ne To d pa
poses 1t is more dstinctvey STATE ra 5 n ran
certify appropriated public money. The state Agrl-
cultural Society. under whose auspices II Is man
time Of its holding so as to include this proposed
public holiday. and any appropriations OF tnoney 10
in such way as to be OF Srcatest benefit the farm
ing intoreg,s | submit this suggestion for Your
careful consideration
THE STATE TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY.
The work on the STATE topographic survey has
progressed satisfactorily during he last year under
the Joint supervision Of the State Engineer and Sur
veyor and the United States Geological Survey IN
der the arrangement entered into between the United
sa anc OF SFq egss9 or action last Srns the
pay half the expense OF this work ana me eeras
year was 800 square miles, II an rf,ySssate cost ol
$40 o. per square mile Prior to 1898 il5S square miles
had been mapped. Thus in all something less man
ioCoo miles or about onehfth the area Of the stat
has been surveyed and aapped n ne COST ST U When
the state viii be called upG to rrs en apGgI
Whit annual APPROPRIATIONS Of $4,000 each VIII per-
nit the steady progress of inc vorS ana tne III
seem to Justify this expenditure since ce
under the present arrangement the state has 70 pear
only half the cost.
HONORs TO UNION SOLDIERS.
The formal dedication of the rionunents erected
ot Gettvsburg to the memory OF the New-York SOL
diers VINO took part In that battle occurred on the
first second and third days OF July last ana
THROUGH the generous provision Of the Legislature
was attended by moro than 1000 Surviving veterans
of the New-York commands in he battle. The &C.
g, sion was an impressive che. and the judgment Qi
annro3rate Nv the state for thls noble purpose mad
,Se hcre are row at least iO surviving veterans
who fought ri Gettysburg un'er New YORK con-
and This fact called for greater expenditure than
wss antcpatcd No soldier should be deprived Of
entitled one and the people o. the s.a,e wili
Justify provision for ,b any of ast
Following the precedent set In CONSERVATIVE tne
istnre also made provision for the appointment
Of commissioners to act IN cooperation WIN .na
,Sn positions occupied By each New-Yorl regiment
battery or independent organzation participating
IN the oe' th o commissoners viii show what prog
ress has been made In this direction ana what az
svmpathze with these efforts to commemorate the
sacrlfces Of our country's defenders and ! trust
that the State NewYork will not be backward
in doing its full share in this good work
LABOR INTERESTS.
n, account Of the many men out OF employment
by reason Of the industrial depression. all author
lied public works have been pushed ahead giving
occupation to thousands of persons who otherwise
would have been idle. | cannot urge too strongly
e eTDr o for state public works be en-.
arIed as early in the session practicable, so
II can for the relief Of the unemployed. This will
be a winter Of suffering and distress LOT many
families and while much of the relief must neces-
sar!ly under our form of government come from
the charity Of individuals ne state can 40 nue. 81
all necessary public construction WORK genen n
this direction is demanded by existing industrial
The provisions of law enacted during the past
two years regulating the manufacture OF clothing
~, tenement houses and sweat shops have been Wig
orouty enlorcen VI, tii ,in' svstaro have been
a.. al corna ~ ,ha nersons who have been
GrNen ou' Si ,nf ~, ,oyeJ ont Of the state
into The cities of New-Jcrsey where they may
perhaps for time continue to make goods IN
squai' ai I'M e,,nty and in,nrove1 their condi-
NJ, M ~, co,te ,oe and senor ate workshops
uph pS r.'s nnra suniirht and p,enty
W.; Wy ~ Yin csr,anIv become healthier ard
cioone, ,vors1,cn and the clothing manufactured
~. 49,, Iii be loss Liable 10 disease contamina-
ton Partial statistics fot me cry Oh aotS
ffty-nine factory buildings. containing 1873 separate
shops on the sites of tenements totnleriy swarm
in t main and Kitchens Three Hundred and
scventy-one tenements have been cleared entirely
of sweaters, ana are row useu ois aoi n han
n'ad ~ rasidents and remodelled into shop build
800 % 49,, noaraeate this has imnroved the con-
difors nder which II l47 people manufacture cloth
r a., ~ o,,,, 90 Nav,yori, 'This has been ac-
ms ~ duyrg tme whom dulness In bus
coinpi,snet t h ,,os mart checked building oper-
ness han lor tIe o9t Pa.' I,,,noIs H. lie oip,h
atoms ethrraS, a, He' tha nsceestw for work