Evening journal., 1897-03-29
STATE or MANHATTAN
The Proposed Commonwealth o.
Greater New York.
TRAINORs BILL TAKEN SERIOUSLY.

II Was First Regarded rs % Joke, but Il
Is Now Apparent That Its Author and
His Friends Mean Busincss-The scope
OF the Measure.
ALBANY, March 9.-Thc state of Man
haitian, including within it's boundaries
the territory now included in the greater
city OF New York, is not at this writing
as much of an impossinliiy or of as little
probability as was supposed when ssom-
blyman IlWinor carly last week introduced
the consonting bills In the New York leg
islaturc. The proposition is not entirely a
new one II was first proposed in the days
of William NJ. Tweed, and two years ago
was actively promulgated by Assembly.
man Arthur butts in The Introduction OF
b lls aiming at the same purpose as those
introduced hy MIR lrainor although not
including exactly the same territory. The
bills lrs not either the nero passing fad
Of moment. They are the outcome Of
threats made by the Democrats and Re.
publicans alike who have represented for
the last ten years tho CITY of New York,
that unless the city was relieved from ray
ing IS por cent Of the entire taxation Of
thu state IL would ask to be separated from
this state and made an individual body
since Mr.. Irainor introduced the bills and
since tho laugh went around at their in
PRODUCTION there has been decided change
Of sentiment, and there will bo very So
fious hearing on Thursday next when the
assembly committee will listen to notable
persons adyocacies OF the measure.
There are two of the bills, ono provid-
ing that the legislature shall give its con
sent to congress to create a new state out
Of the territory embraced in the counties
of New York, Kings. Queens, Richmond
and part of WcstclSster, now comprising
the Greater New York. IL Is Thought that
this bill is "a sttle premature because the
second bin provides that the question Of
whether or no there shall be % new state
created shall he submitted to a vote of the
electors within the counties named at
the next election. Naturally If the electors
voted against the proposition tho consent
of the legislature would be of little avail.
Mr.. Trainor claims that at the hearing
on the bills there will be great array of
prominent men, although he has not yet
given out any list of names. lie further
claims chat he can obtain 66 votes in favor
of the proposition from the counties along
the Hudson and below Albany, and that
he is positive that there can easily ho found
IL up country members who, for the sake
of creating Q naturally Republican state
above the Harlem river win assist in tho
passage of the measure.
Sentiment Growing In Its Favor.
It is a singular fact that within the last
few days many Republican mem bors Of
/ the legislature have spoken favorahly Of
/ the idea of divorcement. In his speech on
the Greater Now York question, senator
! Malhy practically advocated such soparn-
tion on the grounds that the Greater New
/ York territory will absolutely control the
Republican up country district with a
] Democratic majority, while Senator Raincs
is also slightly inclined 60 doubt the eli
cacy OF having New York in its greater
shape dominate tho 30 other counties OF
the state, all of which but two are nominal
ly Republican. In the assembly many of
the up country members, Republicans are
said TO be in favor of such a division, and
the great objection to IL would naturally
come from the four larger cities, which
would have 20 bear the burden Of taxation
/ OF course the great difficulty in the way
would be the consent of congress to such
a proposition.
Some OF the curious phases Of the ques-
ton are found in requests that have boen
made by letter to Assomhlyman Trainor
the introducor Of the bill Proninent oiii-
/
/ Wostchoster on the eastern bank of the
Hudson and containing the city oe Pough-
keepsie, have written asking that the pro
posed state line be changed so as to in
clude that county. as it is one of the great
producing regions for New York city. A
similar request has come from Orange
county on the western side Of the rivor
containing the city of Newburg, ani these
two propositions have led Assemblvman
Irainor TO seriously consider the refrain
ing of his bills so as TO make an oblong
state, taking IN all the counties bordering
upon tho Hudson river as far north as the
northern boundaries OF Albany and Rens-
selaer This would include the counties OF
New York, Kings, Quoens Richmond,
Wostchester, Columbia Rensselaer,, Orange.
Greene, Ulster, Dutehess Albany, Suffolk
and Rockland. AS Sullivan county would
be an isolated county it might also be pro-
posed TO add that
Territory OF the Proposed state.
This state would contain territory In
it's ia counties of 7,7lO square miles, as
compared with % territory containing as
counties and ~, 493 square miles Accord
ing go tho last census this new state would
contain population Of 3,74l $3.50. as COM
pared with 2.77l,34 in tho other counties
remaining IN what is left of the prcsont
Now York state. Buffalo would take It's
place as the largest city in the old state OF
New York. and Rochester and Syracuse
would probably fight for honors as the
capitol Within the territory embraced in
the confines of the now state of Manhattan
thore would be IL cities, while IN the state
of New York there would be left 25 At
the hearing before the committee on Thurs
do 81 ,i4ltf.I Of
ing figures relating to taxation and its of-
feet hy the division of New York state in
to two states will be produced, and st is
further probable that one OF the most in
teresting hearings OF this session of the
legislature will be produced. The matter
has taken a serious turn, and il is quite
likely that the bill will at least be report
ed ont for debate.
Britons Coral Coal Mines.
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