New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-25

The orgulous and insuppressbie sausage-mak-
ers Of Chicago who not long ago descended upon
Atlanta in multitude like which the populous
North had before poured never from its frozen
lolns will droop the towering tail feathers or
their pride to-day which Is Manhattan
Day at the Fair, and which will easily take the
shine off from all others. that OF Chicago, or
course, included There are to be ten trainloads
Of the valor and probity and virtue and some or
the beauty of the metropolis In this magnificent
procession, making the visited city to sparkle
with beams OF radiance hitherto unknown to Ii,
leaving a long afterglow Of pleasant memories.
Mayor Strong and Mayor Schleren are 10 appear
I'm the function clad in their official dignities, as
well as in their private graces of demeanor and
character. and Seth Low is to do the responsible
talking No more happy arrangement could be
dreamed Of and the visit will certainly promote
those sentiments of peace and goodwill between
North and South which must never again be suf-
fered to moult feather. New-York sends TO her
sister city not only the proudest phalanx OF visit
ors which ii has ever received or Is likely to re-
ceive in a long time but the assurance also of it's
most distinguished consideration and the most
cordial congratulations upon the success of its
beautiful show.
Europe plays the diplomatic fiddle while a race
IL being exterminated
A trade journal reports that there is no life in
the iron market 1t Is a pity that the New
York contractors and smiths cannot stop quar-
relling on the edge Of winter and put little
life into It,
The horseess carriage does not find here pre-
cisey the conditions TO encourage its extended
Introduction and USE and the one which started
proudly for Chicago the other day was put out Of
commission at Schenectady and forwarded to its
destination by rail- The bad roads were too
much for its constitution and would have shaken
the structural integrity out of the tough wagon
OF King Gordias or the strongest war cart or
Assurbanpal. In some places the American
roads are extremely good, and the most careful
attention Is bestowed upon them, especially in
recent years: but the Improvement has by no
means extended TO the entire interstate system.
Between here and Chicago the horsaless wagon
would encounter an amount OF hard wheeling
which IL was never intended to resist, and Its en-
gineers exhibited wisdom In pulling II off the
course In no long time the National thorough
fares will doubtless be 80 much improved that the
electric or steam wagon can traverse them with
ease and safety from end Of the country to
the other. as they now do those OF England and
the Continent but good deal OF systematic and
energetic work has first to be applied TO them
Some Of the Eastern States have already fairly
set about the business. and everywhere Its i'm
portance and urgency are recognized. The horse
less wagon is likely to assist the bicycle In pro-
noting this much needed Improvement. and In
few years our system OF thoroughfares may de-
serve n celebration enthusiasts and more
coherent than that applied TO those OF Scotland
after the engineering procedures of an invading
General:
Had you seen these roads before they mnde.
You would hold up both hands and bless General
Wade.
The man who walked from Vancouver to AL.