New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-28
CONNECTICUT INTERESTS.
,.z1s EXPOSITION EXHIBTTs-THE HART
FORD BRIDGE - TROLLEY EXTEN-
sroN-A NOTED MOUNTAINEER-

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ts,-a been for the best advantage Of exhibitors
-, IRIS state has a large list OF firms which /
III make a show The range OF exhibits VIII
- vide and includes nearly everything maze
q this state OF invention from a spool OF cot
.,- thread TO the latest product OF the oicSCie
ami automobile factories. From THIS cAS
raecially interesting exhibit and one thal VIII
he novel 10 nearly all mechanics VIII De me Les
Ts-dtns type 5ustiaer device for setting anu
.rstirying type that is altogether new II was
nj al first thought that some OF the large con
ems Of the State would make a show IN Farls'
- Commissioner Lee was considerably dis
srnofnted az not receiving applications from
+beu1 but Il appears that such OF the manu-
rsct,,rers OF the state have European
agencies had long ago applied for and oOIallieu
yDace and will make larger exhibits tnan i
thew had depended upon the Commissioner 10
rrovide II for them. Among other eAhlDi's me
Berlin Iron Bridge Company will have one %
the large exposition buildings made OF structural
s-eaI and its workmen are already IN rams
putting II up
TO BRIDGE THE CONNECTICUT
The building Of bridge across the Connect
crt River al this city. which has been intrus'eu
nv the Legislature 10 a specially appointed COM
mission representing the five towns most inl-
+s1,- connected with such an outlet for trade.
fa Of
- +ts river north OF AIddletown and Portland
. T-,,,-sdav Of this week the Bridge Commits
=. =, conference with the special committee OF
4-s,s and Of the Common Council OF this
cf-v exhibited q rlan for the approach TO the
-ronosed bridge from the Hartford side which
practically contemplates a complete change OF
the water front Of the city. eliminating the Val
lev Railroad tracks and building a bridge at
grade above the freshet line. AS ii is now, it is
impossible 10 avoid going over or under the rail-
road with bridge approach, and some way out
Of the difficulty seemed necessary to the Com
mission. The plan contemplates diverting the
railroad some three miles below the city TO a
westerly course and bringing It TO the main
line OF the Consolidated al point near Charter
Oak Park. This done. the entire space Of the
river front opposite the city and north Of State
St with the exception Of one or two coal pock-
cts would be utilized as an approach TO the
bridge via Safest. and q broad boulevard,
trolley traffic being diverted and six eight
outlets for the increasing travel OF the bridge
provided for its dispersion.
The freight station would remain in the pres
ent location Of the Highland division, and the
improvement would practically revive and bring
into public use one Of the most beautiful but
neglected sections Of the city. The obstacle VIII
be IN its great expense as II is understood that
the railroad company would not be averse to
making the change in its tracks. The Commits
sion greatly desires TO begin some work upon
the new bridge the coming spring. as it will be
at least two years before the structure, with its
approaches, can be completed.
TROLLEY TO WATERBURY,
Trolley extension from this city to Waterbury
is talked Of as one of the probabilities Of the
coming summer. There are still about twelve
miles 10 build from point in southington 10
Waterbury. and the thing viii be accomplished
A scheme said TO have been designed by the
Connecticut Lighting and Power Company,
which is 70 build the extra link, Is proposed,
whereby q supplementary storage battery will
be used on the section TO be built 10 minimize
the waste Of electricity on the feed wire. This |
viii be something entirely new in the line Of
trolley line equipment
PREPARING FOR THE CENSUS
Preparations for beginning the census OF the |
State are already under way, Samuel A, Eddy, |
Of Canaan. the State Supervisor, having opened |
his Office at Canaan and begun work Mr.. Eddy |
has been through all the legislative clerkships |
and has been clerk OF bills for the last two |
sessions Of the Assembly He is method1cal and /
painstaking. and his work viii be done in a /
practical manner William A. Countryman, Of !
this city. Thursday received from Superin- /
ren6ent Merriam, at Washington, the appoint !
menr Of chief special agent IN charge OF the /
collection Of data TO manufacturing in the /
State Mr. Countryman is newspaper man /
well known ii the State, and for three years /
and G haLr chleT clerk OF the bureau or I
Labor Statistics and has had experience IN the /
line o. work he is 10 supervise. He is known /
by nearly all The manufacturers with whom he /
VIII come in contact. He was recommended by /
John A Porter, secretary 10 the President, with /
whom he was associated Editor Of THE |
Post" Of this city, before Mr.. Porter went TO /
Washington
F r CHAPIN's MOUNTAINEERING.
Frederick H Chaplin. Of this city. who died on
Thursday from consumption. was one OF the /
most noted n1ountaineers in the country. He |
had visited the Rockies eight times, living /
among them for months at q time. and having /
a scientific turn Of mind had taken a large /
number OF photographs OF high attitudes. the /
pictures showing the structure Of the noun /
talns, many OF the ice fields and high moraines, |
including the glacier Of Mummy Mountain, in /
the Colorado Rockies. He had made special |
study Of the cliff dwellings Of the southern /
range Of the mountains, and his photographs |
nave been IN demand by biologists and scien- /
tific men the world over. Once while in the /
Rockies he met grizzly bear face TO face. |
Seeing that il would be folly 10 run he turned |
his camera upon the beast, and after his photo /
graph had been duly taken the bear turned and !
ran down an incline. Mr. Chaplin had climbed I
the White Mountains and was familiar with the |
section made two trips 70 the AIDS and a few /
years ago made A trip 10 the HinaIayas He |
published two books, Climbing the Rockies
and The Cliff Dwellers." He was a druggist /
OF the firm OF Thomas Sisson 6, Co of this city
out ms love for out Of door life and his i'm |
pared heaitn forced him into his mountain ex-
perences- II is said that he knew more about
The southern range Of the Rockies from per-
solal observation than any other man in the /
country
HORSE RAILROAD DIFFICULTY
The creditors preferred Of the Hartford and
west hartford Horse Railroad Company have !
IiAoe d houoh before Judge Prentice. of the
superior Court, asking that the sale Of the road
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