New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-07

The Hon Addison t. Colyiu II Gl'n- FAILS.
Ia, passed for politician. bu De- is something
more He !, al present State Trca .ur'r. and Ike
Charles Lamb has 10 endure the lrUig"ry 81
The counting room: bui his soul reaches on for
higher things lie shows H. beauties had
not thought Ia SO" llc j. Nh" poet VIII" comes
with blilhc ima=., To- propl. our dull aud CON.
lnonplacr land He * imburd with ihr old
Greek spirit and long, To- SOC our own crnl"
forests converted into groves ~ Already with
marble fauu> and wood nymplls dwelling ON lhr
crags Of French Mountain aud wasting their
sweetness rs they blush unseen a. the ruSil"
Of the Adirondack pine trees He pictures ia
Imagination the tim" when Acia"on looked "n
Diana'S naked loyclinc~s and his poetic >oul
warns AT the thought of seeing SON" modern
hnntcr fleeing past the ruins Of Tcondcroga.
made fellow Of The stlss he chased for having
CHANGED upon some sculpturcd goddess taking
her MONDAY SIN bath 10y Lake Georges eastern
shore ia some bower across from Bolton some
new Endymion shall be- Gained Ia life again.
AMI on the islands ~ this new Hellenic sea
new SapphoS shall hold CONT and songs be
free. At Caldwell rebel Ttans shall Ice found
and set with spade anl pick Ia smooth The
ground And ON the road they make Shall
throngs Of men and maids their way bciake
10 Iiewlrtt'S ANA 10 Shelving Rock. where great
hotels shall shelter all the flock.
II is a charming picture. worthy the imagina-
ton Of Il Keats But unfortunately his Inaicr
aSlc age does not readily respond 10 such
appeals Mr. Coyin understands This and tunes
his lyrc accordingly. 10 accomplish his dream
he must PIT aside The poets wreath and ap
pear in the character Of the practical business
man 10 work for his Olympic reservation in an
age Of steam. lie talks law and Sociooey and
engineering Just as il he were not lost in con
temptation OF The beautiful, ana he hopes To
make sOrdid legislators do his will under tn"
de,Ision that the vision splendid Is Il business
scheme devised with due regard for politics
and deals Therefore he makes long argument
10 impress the keen sighted business man some
what 10 this effect: The Constitutional amend
mcnt while it specially authorized conyicis 10
work for the State or any part thereof. did not
contemplate their doing any work Of 80 useful
n character that free workers might otherwise
be employed To do il. Therefore it will not do
for them 10 build q much needed road in a
thicl,ly settled part of The State No one would
ever think Of building II road on The east side
Of Lake George unless he had labor Ia throw
away. The only way 10 make prison labor
non-compcitivc with free labor Is 10 throw it
away. Then let the Lake George road be- built.
So much for politics. Next he turns to deals.
one Gcns Falls firm is anxious for tn"
road that it will give ihrcc-quarlcrS of II mile
Of right Of way. Land for the whole driveway
can be secured for nothing Even the cottage
owners who want Ia live in peace on the noun
ians by the lake will surrender 10 the desire
Of the hoiclkecperS and give mp their shore line
for thirty foot boulevard which is To be- the
resort Of thousands 1t is Il sparscly settled
region and there the outdoor work of convicts
, will not De AZ Objectionable as In places where
people would Sc them. In fact. the plan Of
fcrs advantages 10 the cOnvicts ~ well as Ia
free laborcrs who will never care 10 build the
road and 10 holclkcepcrs who want the State
10 make them gift so costly tina: securing it
by private enterprise is not 10 be thought Of
Along the route there are chances for few
bridges and tunnels and the supplies for these