New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-15
CONNECTICUT INTERESTS.
THE ELECTRIC TRACTION CoNSOLLDA-
TION-MR. YOUNG'S RECORD-PROS-
PERITY HURTS THE SOCIALISTS.

PERITY HURTS THE SOCIALISTS.
Hartford Conn. April IA (SpecaD.-The In
teresting incident of the week in the State has
been the progress of the so-caled A. NJ Young
syndicate in securing franchises and properties
of the various street railways in the southern
and western sections The lines already under
control by this syndicate the big traction
lines OF Bridgeport 50 miles; Central Railway
Of New Britain, is miles; Norwalk Street Rail-
way. miles: Shelton Street Railway 10 miles;
Waterbury Traction lines. II miles; Westport
and Saugatuck. miles: Torrington and Win
sted u miles AMI the Winchester Avenue road
in New-Haven 20 miles. The syndicate has
been working to some extent through the Con-
necticut Light and Power Company, which had
already secured some of the lines in the central
portion of the State. The syndicate is just now
looking after electric lighting plants. but there
has come stop within the last two days owing
to the figures at which the plants are held.
A. II. Young. who is the manager for the syn
dictate in the purchase of these properties and
franchises. is well known in Waterbury. where
only few years ago he occupied a humble
place in connection with the Waterbury Electric
Lighting Company. He gradually branched out
and became interested in larger things, and re-
Gently developed into the street railway mag
nate Of the State. The syndicate has, il Is
derstood made offers for the Hartford Street
Railway Company, but conditions are peculiar
and it is hardly thought it will be able to secure
II. The stock of the company is owned wholly
by local inanciers is not watered, and its
ers are men who afford to hold it as it is
as it is good paying investment and bids fair
to be better now that its extensions have prac-
tically been completed. The syndicate already
touches Hartford by its ownership of the New
Britain line. which connects with the Hartford
Street Railway at Newington, about five miles
from the City. The intention of the syndicate
in connection with its acquisition of the lines in
the southern portion OF the State is utilize
charter Of the Housatonic Power Company to
build dam across the Housatonic River near
New-Milford, and use the power for its lines
The United Gas Improvement Company of Phil
adelphia, is the power behind the Young syndi-
cate.
NEW YACHT CLUB HOUSE
The Hartford Yacht Club has decided to build
a clubhouse at Folly Point. at Fenwick. Just at
the mouth Of the Connecticut River, during the
early part Of the coming season. and will make
its headquarters there. This had become ad-
visable because of the long cruise down the river
from this city, which has taken up nearly half
day with the best Of the boats The fleet of
some fifty or more boats sail and power, will
probably anchor off the new house instead of off
State-st-. in this city, in seasons past The
yacht club has been successful within the last
five years In awakening interest in water sports
and there nearly three hundred members
fifty of them owning boats of some sort 1t is
only about five years ago that 1t was novel
thing TO see even launch on the river, but the
feet is now a large one for an inland town.
THE ROADHoUsE LICENSE QUESTION
The action of the Hartford County Commits
sioners in refusing 20 grant licenses to road
houses in outlying sections away from centres
OF settlement has been upheld by Judge Rob-
inson. Of the Superior Court, in a decision
against the appeal of the applicants. There are
a number Of these sort of houses in the State,
and they are usually located midway between
the resident centres of two towns, one of which
may be a no license town, and the object of the
license is to attract customers from the
license town. thus defying the spirit of the law,
but not the letter. Judge Robinson calls atten
ton in his decision 20 house to be located
in CRANKY not far from the Simsbury line; that
there were only nine houses in sight Of the place
and that several Of these were uninhabited To
grant license to such place would be to in
wife the rougher elements to gather and to in
cite crime and violence 1t is believed that this
action OF the Commissioners upheld by the
courts will fix the action of Commissioners
in other counties, and rid the State of some of
the worst places within its borders, headquar
ters OF crime and CT thieves
LOSS OF SOCIALIST VOTES.
The growth of the Socialist vote which had
been expected in the Britain city election
Tuesday did not materiaize. One year ago
the Socialist party cast over 800 votes in that
city and elected several members Of the City
Council and the leaders confidently predicted
that they would cast over 100 votes this year
and become a balance Of power to be reckoned
with. The election holly contested between
the Republican and Democratic candidates for
Mayor. The Socialists lost over 200 votes, and
will be unrepresented in the city government
boards. The Democrats succeeded in electing
Samuel Bassett Mayor a of exceptional
popularity. A Socialist leader, in explaining the
loss of the vote in his party attributed it to the
tories than last year. In this city the Socialists
cast 292 votes for Mayor, which is the largest
showing they have yet made here The Pro
hibition vote entirely missing, for the first
time since the campaign of 1884.
PROFESSOR ATwATER ON ALCOHOL.
water of Wesleyan University, this week he re-
afirms the fact, ascertained by his experiments
scientifically conducted by means OF the calori-
meter that alcohol has limited nutritive value
mainly in the development of energy in the
body, the quality Of its supply being that of fuel
This statement is based set of expert
1nents which have just been completed. In
commenting upon the facts as shown, the pro-
fesSor says: so far from regarding the results
of scientific experiments showing that the
moderate use of alcoholic liquors is generally
10 be recommended. / myself believe that the
more advisable course is total abstinence. Es-
pecally do / emphasize the Importance OF alb
stinence for young persons. Alcohol is
eelent thing for people in health, and especial
ly for young people, to let alone" IT is not ex
pected that even this statement will satisfy the
States Woman's Christian Temperance Union
which has bitterly assaied the professor for his
fnsistence that the temperance text books for
schools prepared under its auspices should be
corrected in the statement made that alcohol
is never a FOOD.