Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30
AN EMIGRATION PLAN
New York Garment Makers May
Go to Another Land.
HUGE BIVALVE LENS BEING TESTED.
Plana to Make Chicago the Musical Centel
Of the United Staten New Find Of Gil
sonite-Long distance Telephone
Hurting Railroads.

New YORK, Dec, 29.-Mayor Sheen
field, founder and leader Of the Broth.
erhood Of United Tailors, said yester.
day that representatives Of the Baron
de Hirsch fund had approached him
and asked his cooperation in grea,
colonization plan involving the emf.
grafton Of many thousands Of east
side garment makers to freer soil,
where less slavish and more profitable
industries would be open to them. lie
told them that he would cooperate
with them In the plan II the colonists
were guaranteed support for year in
their new home He said he could at
once secure following Of at least 8,
600, and that 10000 more would 90 in
the course Of year II the colony
showed signs Of success. His sugges-
ton is under consideration.
HUGE BIvALvE LENS BEING TESTED.
New YORK, Dec. 29.-"Lightning
light" the huge bivalve lens exhibited
at the worlds fair by Henry Lepante,
of France, and purchased for $40, 900
by the lighthouse board, is now under
going a ten days test at the general
depot of the lighthouse establishment
at Tompkinsville, s. l. If this ex.
haustive test is successful the light
will probably be installed at some
point along the coast, though its exact
location has not yet been decided upon,
With carbons an inch in diameter the
light is equal to from 5000 to 10000
standard candles Each lens gathers
nearly half Of this light and projects
it in beam nine feet in diameter,
which has an estimated intensity of
10000, 900 candles.
NEW CHICAGO MUSIC COLLEGE.
New York, Dec. Cdr. II. Ziegfeld,
of Chicago, is visiting the city for the
purpose of examining the construction
of Carnegie hall and buildings Of an
allied type. Early in the spring DR..
Ziegfeld is to begin the building Of the
Chicago Musical college, the estimated
cost of which will be 100000. When
completed the college will not only
furnish the needed accommodation for
some hundreds of pupils, but will in
addition have a theater suitable for
operate productions, Il concert hall,
music rooms, etc. II is his avowed in
tention to attempt to make Chicago
the musical center Of the United
States.
NEW FIND OF GlLsoNITE.
DENVER, Col, Dec 20. - Veins of gil.
sonite in sufficient size to warrant de-
velopment are reported to have been
discovered on Willow creek in Middle
park, An effort will be made during
the coming summer to test the product
as paving material. This gilsonite is
similar in appearance to that found
some years ago in Utah, which did not
prove great success when thorough
ly tested on st. Louis streets. The
quality found in Middle park Is said to
exhibit indications Of being better
than the Utah deposits. The veins are
from three to four feet wide and the
supply is apparently inexhaustible.
TELEPHONE HURTING RAILROADS
CLEVELAND, O., Dec 80. President
s. r. Galloway, Of the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern railway, said yes
terday: "For some time railroad men
have been trying to find the reason
why, in spite of the fact that business
is increasing, especially in the trans
portation Of freight the passenger
business is languishing. After fgur-
ing on the matter for some time, we
have come to the conclusion that the
long distance telephone is responsible.
Business men are using 1t more and
more, and the way 1t Is cutting into
our passenger business is very seri-
GUS matter TO u.s."