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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-17
RAILROADS..
PENNSYLVANIA


DesDrOSSe1
In effect June o. 1895.
iSSo s6i
t0n Cara Aryes Ghsasa a. M cesssna Is
200 r. NJ. CHICAGO AND ST. Louis EXPRESS
vile and Chicago. Arrive Cincinnati io45 A. NJ. 81
c6 sS'i r. w wE safass s.Dn,
Is F. l. sSt4HwSs iSssS r. 1ss
Sleeping and Dining Cars to Cincinnati ana y, ',,~
500 F. n. fAciF s Sleeping Gag
to Pittsbug Connects for Chicago daily ana CLEVELAND
except w SSlus'ifr AMP THE soyTH: .c
Hi.s fs % M 49, ns nigh" E@ Sum ii
roIor and Dining Cars. 4ao dining Carp. Dining
soS 1.ri railway 4so p NJ daly sleeper. :.
Neworleanr;, Tampa ana Memphis y 10 night daily.
Port Tampa Macon and Charleston +. NJ daily.
cH H'sFpsI = oMio RAILWAY Express p NJ
S daily hS %r sssp M6 ssa D ami via Cape
Charles Route. A. NJ "eek-days and' win through
FOX Sls'p %TLsSrc e Si e p NJ weekdays Through
rl pSns ,I rar %. gar i n"d e coian weekday.
p Eea:s" ITO ~ sS go sIS P Paa I5S
Ocean Grove f siia i pMHIIL al E N
mi rs ta aG n ~ 10 Dining CAP;
s9naass sis $50 o5o 10 Iimeg. 10 Il M. Z
r N Can ~. u.s. ~ a. Il J. ns asa III and ss
.o sSe s So q 'Ss
broadway and Brooklyn Annex station, foot Of Futon
T.n..r S%pan w sa s for AND ' Ssssss
hotels and Tssasnces through to Destination xvoon
General Manager. General Pass'r Agent
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became Of the homes of the author Of In" Age 81
Reason after england vas reached las ID" ~ =
been "A matter Of conjecture
The spot whei~ The body vs. placed ]. 4" Wy
marked by two nou.d'ring stakes DRIVEN l-l" We
ground ana rark weeds and tall grasa almost con
ceal these from view. few fe.i d"a! though
stands the Paine monument. enclosed ~ .vS
stone wall and shaded By hnc ire"a. wnicA s,"hi
In the four corner
''Why was the monument nor placed or ne tp"t
where the body was budea2' ls The question "hi'n
has been asked often Dy visitors - me oll nome
well vcrsed In the l.tois o. ihe j" atty pul g.
ing the lifetime OF Paine" ne SAID. 'ih'i" we're
many ia section who sided with PANE" bat
many more who were opposed 70 his rrNs. ana
was found that the man who owned The !anH on
which il should have stood was one 81 nose VINO
saw only bad in the Paine doctrine. ana ne re-
fused TO allow a monument TO Panc's memory 10
be erected his grounds ana that ~ why hc
added. the monument stands q few i'Nt away
that the plot on which the monument stands be
longs neither TO the Paine Farm nor TO- the one
adjoining g. and seems TO be a pee" ~ lnc'irnf'nt
territory. The monument has. on the s.e which
stands toward the road. = medallion portrait %
Paine and on the four sides Of the shafi in
erected by public contribution In ib;s and re-
paired and redcdicated IN 81.
BEAUTIES or THE MODERN TOWN.
Modern New Rochelle presents different Ilci-
urc. Much that once farming land has been
converted into parks. In which beautiful villas
have been erected: the old main street has been
widencd. the lawns have been Transformed into
roomy thoroughfares the onc-story frame shops
have been swept away ana In their stead com
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-17
CENTRAL RAILROAD Of NEW.JERSEY
tAnthraci,e coal used exclusively
-Four tracks Automatic Block Signals.
On and after May 20. 1885,
nf


For Easton, Bethlehem. Allentown, Mauch Chunk, &,f
49, 7:i5. DiO III As TO Eastonl A. NJ, ITO l5D f0
to Eas,on). +so s4S, 80 TO Al,snt?wn ~ suMnfaya
For wiikesbsre, rittston and seTanion 'lo A. NJ.
For Reading at $50 500. 80 Iooo u go A. ~ 40
$50 400 500. 5ib. 7:30 f. NJ. rs night sundsya
40 A. NJ, 100 $50 900 r. ~; ~ 10 nish, TN
400 500 6:+5 +. N. 1913 night, Sundays 100 o'5o
600 T.. ~, 1913 hight IA
For .suntury Lewisburg and w,lamspor, a, t;ssa
Il. ~ -
ALI.-RAIL ROUTE
For Bank Long Branch and points south 70 Point
Pleasant 80 si5. II 80 a. NJ. l3o. 33o 400. $50.
els T. NJ. sund.ys. except ocean Grove and AsbuFy
For Lakewood Toms River. Barnega, Park. and Bane-
gat 4 30 sij 4 NJ 80. 40 + NJ
For Atlantic CITY. Cape May vineland and Brfseon.
For Monmouth Beach. srabrishi.. and Hgh,anis Of
Nayesink 80 s:i5 II 20 4. NJ. 49, 4:50 p H. SUM
days 900 a. NJ. 100 I NJ -
SANDY HOOK ROUTE.
FOR Long BRANCH. OCEAN GROVE. &c
From per 3 X r.. FOO, Rector -.
For Atlantic Highlands. Highland Bach Norrnand'e.
P,,mson leach seabrighi Monmouth Beach and lons
Branch a, 49, 1913 \. ". u:cO SATURDAYS onj) $40.
500 T. II SUNDAYS. $50 \. NJ. 60 7. N.
For Eberon A-iury Park. ocean Grove. ana points
south - lon, Pleasant 1913 A. N. 100 saturday.
ouiy1 2s5 500 T. sundays except Ocean Grove and
ASbury Parkl ?.3o A. ". 80 -.
For Lakewood Toms River. and Bsrrega,. 4:3) A. n.
A Zoo Saturdays onlyD. 3:sJ T. NJ.
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NETWORKS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
\CIX.
4 PRIMARY WITH a PLAYGROUND ON
THE ROOF.
NOVEL. PLANS FOR THE NEW BUILDING ~ WHICH
40 Is Is TO be MERGED-sHOwER BATHS
FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS
~ A BAD QUARTER.


one Of the old downtown schools which Will
soon cease To- exist is Primary School No. II. Mt
Nos - md ~ O.iver-st II IL In the Fourth Ward
and In the early days was OF the most popular
primary schools IN the city The population In this
part OF the city has been steadily diminishing IN
tn" last ten or fifteen years. and with II the at
tendance Of this and other schools has fallen of.
II has been decided by the school authorities 10
consolidate these schools with Grammar School No.
l. \ fine new schOolhouse. taking in the entire
block the south SHE OF Henryst.. between Oliver
ant Catharine Will soon be erected. When II IL
finished Grammar School No. ] Will be- removed to
1t. together with Primary Schools 80 Is. No II In
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baltimore & ONO RAILROAD.

FaN LNprPsS 7 IHIHs 10
baltimore WnshingtOn. Chicago. Cincinnati,
ST. Louis and All Points West
PULLMAN CAR SERVICE ON ALI. TRAINS.
New York foot OF Liberty st. daily or 'HlCA'
80 sun ~ IL night; CINCINNATI ST. LOUIS. 10 m.
600 p IN. WASHINGTON. BALTIMORE a. m. ss.
n. II 80 u. Dining Car. 2.3o DINING ar
g 10 p m Sun. Dining Carp 600 600 p m. DINING
carr 1919 night
NORFOLK. II 80 n III. daily. -
NEW-ORT.EANS Roanoke Bristol and Chattanooga.
through Pullman Sleeping car 3 r. m. daily
All trains illuminated with Pintsch light
Ticket Offices 49, I72 26l AIS LAO broadway I'll East
IAN St i27 Rovery y. Y. IA Fulton 81. Brooklyn,
stations foot 81 Liberty ST.. g. Il. Y. ~ " J.
New York Transfer Company VIII call for ana cheek
baggage from hotel residence 70 destination
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-17

IN We the Defender at their piers during me COM
iny season The present officers OF the club are
Henry NJ Gg. commodore; George Work. wee.
commodore: Henry W. Bucknai rear-coh,nv rua
Charles C. Little. secretary. and William Murray
treasurer , It'll. ..o r,ro1ar,cL
" Flint James H. Coin Miss Flint. Joseph BRO
NJ a. Kane. Charles G. Little. {. Mck Loeser'
davidson William Murray. Charles H. Murray ~
cardo Acosta. Mrs. George X. White ana r. y,
Took,r Among those who have cottages are
Henry " j. Iuckaan. a. Boudouinne. Mrs r.
wadswor.h. r T. Crlmmns' Ju ssIsr RI Hsnry
NJ pay. H. Hramhall Gilbert. Thomas H. Han
Mrs A. l.. Howard u. +. Hooper: G. T.. Hasthgs
II r smith F. s Schlessncer. H. a. Van IAew,
J 81 Yznaga. Margaret f.. Croc ker He1ry n
Barrette. William A. lloyd. f. r. Caldwell, Mrs
r. O I.arnson. Or w. Il. Bullarl. DR.. r. B foo'e
and DR. j \. Fordyce.
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ROYAL BLUE LINE.
TO PHILADELPHIA. BALTIMORE AND


F. phnaa.,h,, week days 40 500 900 1000,
Ii:so dining Carr A. NJ 20 2:3c $50 400 Buffet
parlor Car. SEQ DINING Car. 500 dining carr !. ~
SAB 1900 T. NJ i2.i5 night. sunday. +.D. 900 1000.
ii 30 Dining Can A. N, go 400 500 Dining Carr.
600 DINING carr T.. NJ. ~ - night. ~
For baltimore and Wsshington. week days 800 1000.
II 20 Dining carr \. ~. 23o: 800 500 dnins csrl.
II 30 DINING Carr a. N. 30 800 Dining cas). 6'oJ
Dining carr l.. NJ. 1913 night.
Tickets and parlor-car can be procured AZ foot
Of Liberty ST. 49, lI2 25l. as ga il+0 1873 Broad
WAY %, 9Th Az 81 East IAN st. IA East leJth ST..
c73 West 1885,, St. 25i Columbus Az; New-iork Court
st, Fulton St. Brooklyn. ~ Broadway. Williams.
burg Transfer Company VIII call for and
check baggage from hotel residence destination.
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the New-Rocholle Tostoiice. on the roaf leading
to White Plains. D. ise farm CA when lhoi"A'
Paine the author of "Common-Scnsc .yeI. ana
which was 2 SIT to him from The IcGiriaiure %
the State Of N.w-Nork ior n.s service dH'.Ag the
Revolutionary War. The place was know" 1881 me
Paine Farm" and as Mount Paine it.to The
philosopher lived for four or ttc years. a- ih"
people Of the ncgnOorhocl cherish me- u, 'i-
with which his name g. .pr. 4tct. il' i't'r
house is one Of the oldest ln d.. rel-a,.1 mood ani
the greater part OF IL is just as u wea dNrAe ii'
lifetime II rs famous tenant. on tn' i'' fi.-.
small room Is shown The 'n" I'D Ni-.h t''
arch nhdel warmed his shiv s.n= .4A' DE- 'i' D.,
turning 20 his b.. Of straw. i"' .i'I !. .i' 'i
the house is shiugltd ard rll,r the piazza ihr
more modern pine ClaDho4ras have hr.A Aii'i'
The place is shown whore 'he Oh Franklin tt'tr
stood and the stove iiseif. curious cor Ton
of iron plates. Is in the pos css.' " " a4-ff 44
OF New-Rochcle. who obtained II In ~ " ~ W.
Icy See who has lived ia the house Tor the last
thirty years. There IS not bolt nor screw ~ 'h"
stove. but IL Is made up q plates anu pieces
which are cast 20 slide together and there IS noih-
INK on the stove 10 indicate where when or by
whom II cast. ,e.o ,
Paine died in New York CITY IN jun p1f ana
was buried a short distance from the ram" mouse
near the North road. in cofnsr 81 ne farm.
There his body remained until 1873 when II was
removeh 10 England by William Goblet, but what
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-17
DEL. LACkAMANNA AND WESTERN Il. u.
stations In NcW-NOrL foot of Barclay and
Christopher streets.
NESTl1t LED TRAINS, PULLMAN DlFEEr
CARS. llNISGH

Direct route to NEWARK. BLOOMFIELD. MONTCLAIR.
THE ORANGES summit BernaIsd,ills. Has ,ins
Ridge, Madison, Morristown Tassac Paterson Boon
ION. Dover s.anhspe. NEWTON. BuDDs LAKE.
LAKE IOPArCONG Naokettstown, SCuOOl.El i
MOI NTAIN, Washington PitlIIIfSBt'RS EASTON,
WATER GAP, STROtDsBI re- Pocono Mountains.
fClANrON, PITTsTON. WILKEs3AI,RE. NANrI.
COKE; DANVILl.E, NORTHUMBERLAND. Mont
rose. BlSGi.AMTON. OXFORD. NORWICH Water
VIE. UTICA. RitHFlEID SPRINGS cortland,
SYRACUSE, OSH EGO. ITHACA. OWEiO. EI.MIRA
CORNING. BATH pANSNl:I.E. BUFFALO and ali
points WEST. NOkTHW EST AND SOUTHWEST
s;20 A. NJ. BNGHAMTCN VAIL Stops at principal
ool A. M.-BrFFALo SCRANTON. BINGHAMroN.
UTICA, RltHtlElp SPRINGS. SlRA,ISE and
oSWEGO EMPRESS. Pullman Buffet Paror cars con
rect at buffalo with train for Chicago arriving at
"a. IN. morning -
100 r MmscKANToN. pINGHAMToN and EIMIRA
400 T. M.s,kANTON. wII.kEsBARRE and PI.YM.
ouTli EMPRESS Pullman psgior cars
$50 =. VI. 'Iaily)- Buffalo Nestbued Limited rxpresA
Tor SCRANTON. BINGHAMroN EiMIRA nUF.
fAIO Pullman Buffet Sleeping Car Connects AZ
bunao with train for Chicago. arriving at IS D.
$50 = NJ lDnty)-BuFTAI,O SCRANTON BINGHAM.
ION UTICA, SYRACUSE and osWEGo EXPREsS
Pullman Buffet seepers $500 ~
TICKETS AND PULLMAN ACCOMMODATIONS AZ Is
ihtk race 40 broadway. Tickets ferry stations
mroaiwoy, III ithaye. i2thst West i25th-st,
80 Ioumous-ave. NewYof 33S and 7cS Fulton ST. and
100 irosdwa. Brooklyn Time tables giving full infor-
nation at all stations. "S 500 ~
wEsrcorr EXPRESS COMPANY win cali for and
eneek baggage from hotel residence to destination
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-17

mercal blocks have been built which would be a
credit TO larger town. Great modern ediiices
INTELLECTUALLY beautiful. and furnished and
equipped with all that good taste suggest AMI
all that money can buy. have taken the place Of
the primitive houses OF worship and fine school
houses are maintained for the education a. the
young. Man has been unable improve the
natural beauties OF the place but the work which
has been done along the waterfront has brought
them OIL; and made them more conspicuous. The
growth OF New-kochelle Was slow aud s.caay nut
Ia 1851 the place had only about three thousand in
habitants, and It's people proud TO say that oui
OF that small community 800 men enlisted in the
Union Army durng the civil War Its growth
was more RAPID after that, and statistics show
that 1t has doubled IT'S population in the last ten
years IL now has about twelve thousand nhsb-
itants. People came from New-York to visit, they
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-17
WEST SHORE x. r.

Trains West AZ station New-NorA io.-
lens and - minutes earlier from foot Franklin ST:
:s,:iO I. ". Daily. Incal 10 Buffalo.
o:t5 \. VI Daily FOR Albany, ttca syracuse Rochester.
Buffalo Niagara Falls. Detroit. Chicago
$500 y. VI. Daily Albany Montreal Utica. syracuse.
Rochester. Buffalo Niagara Fails. Toronto. Detroit.
,rryriind Chicago aad ST Louis.
- Il. VI Daily .ept Sunday. for Utica Syracuse.
Newark, Rochester ara Buna.o.
$40 ~ W. Daily for Albany. Utica Syracuse Rochester
buffalo Niagara Fails Toronto Detroit Cleveland chi.
cnso and Louis
For tickets time tables ~ local trains parlo- and Sleep
l.s 'ar accommodations apply city Offices Brooklyn and
New York. gni a ~fntlone tables al prime al
hotels. For other infur:natua address
&. T. LAMBERT Gcnrral Passenger Agert.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-17
IN BEAUTIFUL WESTMINSTER
NEW-ROCHELLE WHERE THE ANCIENT
TOUCHES THE MODERN.
AN UP-TO-DATE TOWN MADE OUT or THE OLD
HUGUENOT VILLAGE-ITs BEAUTIES AND
ATTRACTIONS-THE CHARMS OF
LARCHMONT MANOR.

LARCHMONT MANOR
Among the many charming places near New DIX
City New-Rochelle is one of the most interesting
Its history recalls events in which the whole CIVIL
lied world was interested and its first settlers rep
resented class Of whose devotion to their
faith and their traditions has won for them the
title of heroes Aside from its being the home
originally of the Huguenots in America. II is place
peculiarly gifted by nature and II Is as charming
TO the homeseeker as to him who would be atractei
by its historical associations According to the MS
tory of the place by the Rev. Dr. Charles +. Lnds-
ley the settlement by the Huguenots began about
1856 or 16s7 OF the 5000 families who left their
homes in France after the revocation OF the treaty
OF Nantes and fled to other countries, many OF
those who came to America settled IN New
Rochelle and named the place after la Rochelle
in France An English vessel is supposed to have
brought the first Hrguenots to the place, and the
spot where they landed. which was then known as
Bonnefoys Point is sti!l pon.ed out by the resi-
dents OF the Westchester town with reverence.
Time has wrought wonders with the place. and
where once stood the solitary house which was
built TO shelter the whole community, there are
now fine modern mansions. Tho first community,
varously estimated at between fifteen AMI twenty.
bad grown in i7iD to PSI persons OF whom hfty-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-17
THE PEIROLEi " .UlRhET.

NEWS FROM THE FIELD AND RANGE or PRICES
Sew York. Jun" ij 1879
The absence far. Notwithstanding great nei de
important supply rendered the petroleum market
pipe Hines reflect cntnIcd Ia consumption with
decreasing production Indications visible
supply above ground WIZ BE- .luced this month about
iOp"" barrels The complete pipeline rrturns for MAY
unmarried hS THE ON city Derrick" show that IN
spite ~ ia" enormous nctyiiy To all sections Oh
h"i me haiN average s-d 3.ssI barrels
shipments was mi, >JG barrels. stocks were last
month reduced ~ ~ barrels. nainE the record
IA hl'"'h YEAR, TIC outstanding accsp'ancrs IN. Ma
tonH Transit Company. which had from T.o ,su
barrels IN MAY. Below * 'lIhpAiscn the revised
pap" Inc hSur"' fpr the last two months:
BIS. " gals Aprl Mny Change,
Total receipts ........ 5Gi !. -. OhJ Dec 5,ag
TOTAL deliveries .......2 o.2T3 2s,5 pa Inc.
Excess deliveries ...... .lsie7 $40 nj lac oi i2s
Daily receipts $3.50 II sS2 De-, ass-
'aS average d"i'rfrs "2Gii 81 ~ Dec $50
Excess daily dev,ie, 7i72 ioeos Ine. ao3,
Net stocks i5i5.ls+ 1913 $50 Dec I'D *,
National H. certificates. l.iJs.oO $4,000 Dec 6so NO
The following table shows the partial pipe line returns
from June 10 June - char,ers 10 the ijnl inclusive
Excess
Runs Deliveries. deliveries. Charters
Daily 800. Il, sO3 ST. ia5 ls5.2 a. AK
Refined petroleum yesterday closed al Gic per rnl In
barrels and l3' IN bulk al New York Phlaiephs ouD
,n"ns being On bass Of points Foreign quo
klos. ~ WI :"
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european advertisements

f. CHoPEANS AND TRAVELLERS will Nm,
The Io"doa once of The Tribune TO- Flee, stree.
r.. C. convenient place to leave their Advertisement,
trd subscriptions for The Tribune
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frequent change in ownership have lost their iden
tty but not their earmarks Of genuine antiquity.
MEMORIES or THOMAS PAINE
The visitor to New Rochelle when he has been
taken to the old Hrguenot houses and when the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-17
HOTEL De LILLE Ct D'ALBi0N

22S Rue St. HonOre Porn
Between the Tuieres Gardens Place vendom.
ana New Opera. Advantageous arrangements FOR
!,ainilics Beautiful Hail. Large Drawing Rooma
Des.Hc Asnt. &c. kilograms "I-tllaibiou -
~~" HENRY ABADIE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-17

SON yirc-crcsileni. Henry J. Van Z',cn. cashier.
AMI Ftvari IAmbi,u. samuel O. knAlr. Junn -
l-nierh.!l, \ n. Hudson. ". u R'ynohs W.
Phelps. 4 Mahis;elt. james Gibson. jr. X j..
1.arrcnior and VI : Spencer. DIE. tors
ono - the features % ihe pretty village il the
,vmnasi,,n which sisnGs on the main street. IL is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-17
e RTE IL n E 6 .

Through trtlns IenNe Nov 10FK f70t q 50
. follows and i've minutes earlier from West -si-st
200 nny"anon 'I Ei@ra hanao Drard lines,
town Cincinnati and Chicag3. Paiior car 70
buffalo.
~ A. N.-pelawarr Valley Express Daily. eNcep.
J. 80 sunday. Tor Tuxedo. Goshen. Middleton f'I'
Jcryis. LackawaNen. 'alicoon Hancock DEPOSIT
Susqa,h inaa and Monticello. farior car to SonN-
cello.
800 NJ -Vss a laa,l h%S 1.y arrives
a. NJ. Chicago : T. NJ. S.eepers g. tnl-
ca.o, Cleveland and Cincinnati Dining car
IN 4. M.-RuffalO Nesbulei Express Daily arrives
wv Buffalo G.35 4. NJ. making direct connections
for Detroit Chicago and the West. Runllo pas
scngerS can I'm sleeper until ~ u
,45 N soa sn hS 'H spe 70 pa
fllo, chicago and Cincinnati Dlnins nar ,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-17

I OcAL TIME TABLE. TICKET AND PULLMAN
IL accommodations III 2Gi 4Oi and 93, broadway.
lJJ Easi l2h-st. Chambers and West 23l-st. ferries
Newiork. 90 Broadway and 33S fuiton-s. Brookyn I'D
Hutson-st.. li,hpk'n. AMI Jersey 'ity station Ere
Transfer Company calls and checks baggage rom
hotels and residences destination.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-16

(Staunton Vindlcator)
There Is Just a shade more OF bright.
ness In the sky for this week-not very
marked. but a little brighter. The outlook
for structural iron-work Is much better,
the preparations for building In the large
cities are much larger than expected.
and the railroad orders for new freight
cars continue to grow. An average OF
five out OF every six railroads that re-
ported for the fourth week In February
show an increase Of earnings over the
corresponding period last year-she Chess-
peake and Ohio's increase Is $2,55z, the
Norfolk and Westerns s32.2T. One OF the
promises that accompanied the adoption
OF free wool--that a larger foreign mar
ket would be given American manufac-
turers--has been realized in the sale, as
officially reported by the United States
Consul there, OF American woollen cloths.
at a profit. In Bradford. The sale OF
American cloth In Bradford. the great
English hive OF textile manufactures, Is
something that would not have been be-
lieved aayear ago. c. p. Huntington. the
president of the Southern Pacific railway
system, in a conversation with a repre-
sentative OF the New York Times last
week said: II shall be very much sur
prised IL this country does not have from
now on five as good business years as
1t has known within nifty years." And
then he went on to say:
I'm my own business experience OF
sixty years I have never known more
than three good years In ten on an ave-
rage, and there usually have been three
pretty bad years In the same ten. Now,
the last ten years were rather unsteady
that Is. we did not have really satisfac-
tory period within the decade. There
fore l calculate that the time has come
for an Improvement and protracted
period OF solid prosperity. or course.
there are agltators and skeptlcs who still
keep up their dismal talk. | don't think
such talk amounts to anything. I guess
and II Is the privilege Of every Yankee
to guess-that we are going TO have five
years OF good business"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-16
VISIT MANY POINTS OF INTEREST.
The Massachusetts Legislative Conn
mittee Spend n Pleasant Day.

A very pleasant time sightseeing was
spent yesterday by the Committee or
Mercantile Affairs Of the Massachusetts,
Legislature.
With Colonel II. NJ. Boykln, Of the
Seaboard Airline, as guide, they opened
the days programme with visit 10 the
Police Court. where they were interested
spectators OF the proceedings for some
time.
After this they inspected Allen G. Gin
ter's cigarette-factory, and were greatly
impressed by the class of labor employed,
the visitors declaring that the girls en-
ployed at the factory were greatly supe-
rior to any they had ever seen elsewhere
The T. e. Williams plug-factory was the
next point of interest. Every room was
visited In turn. and the legislators were
greatly pleased with all they saw and
heard, especially the Notwithstanding ito
strangers) singing Of the colored hands.
At p. NJ. the party called upon the
Governor and were courteously received
by his Excellency. After partaking or
the Executive hospitality the visitors. IN
company with Mayor Taylor. by whom
they had been Joined, were driven around
the city In carriages.
The visitors left for home last night.
and will stop at Mt. Vernon and Wash
ington on the way. In the capital they
will inspect the underground system OF
telephones. which Is said to be unusually
fine.
The members Of the committee were
quite liberal In their praise Of Richmond
and its people. They said that our busi-
ness was pervaded with the spirit OF
briskness and vim that they had always
supposed to be the exclusive property OF
New England.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-16
G. a. o. Railroad Ira c.

tCnfton Forge ReV1ewD
Last Friday over 1900 freight-cars
passed through the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroads yards here at Clifton Forge.
over 700 going west and over 600 going
east. and the passenger traffic Is better
than ever before at this time of the year,
and II is no uncommon thing to be obliged
to put on an extra car here on train No.
!. going west. at o'clock at night. on
Sunday last freight train No. 90. west
bound, coming over the James-Riyer Di-
vision. was in five sections. each section
containing thirty-five cars-or 175 cars
in all. We are glad to note this evil
dence of the roads prosperity and the
general Increase of business In the coun-
try at large The revival Of business
keeps the trainmen OF the road pretty
busy. Those residing In Clifton Forge
get In from a trip and snatch a few
hours OF repose, when they are ordered
out again. Only short time ago, In the
EFFORT to practice what the road officials
thought to be wise economy, necessi-
tated by existing circumstances, num-
Der of employees In the motive depart
ment here at Clifton Forge were dis
charged. We are pleased to learn that
orders were given this week for all these
men TO return to work