New-York tribune., 1901-12-15

during the growing of the crop, has resigned
from the employ OF the government ana mas
signed five year contract with the company
The company will have a capital OF Sl10Ooo-
Sutter Brothers, of Chicago, we'll known buyers
OF tobacco in this valley, have purchased one or
the finest tobacco tracts in Bloomfield and Wind
sor and will be in the cheese cloth growing next
season. and there are several large growers VINO
will do something with Sumatra outside or the
syndicates. The value of the crop as compared
with that of any other tobacco crop, the fact
that 1t can be made sure. independent of hail or
frost makes 1t possible that the tobacco grow
ing industry in the State will be completely rev.
olutionZed
There has not been for some years much ex-
element in the baseball situation in the State
as has developed since the meeting Of the state
League in NewHaven Tuesday. The league DE,
lberately threw out Bristol the best baseball
town in the State, and substituted Sprfngneid
1t is proposed by Bristol baseball men to test
the action of the league in thus ousting their
town The fact is that last year the town had
the leading club of the state and made money.
Hartford which struggled along in the Eastern
League last year and came out with a large de-
ficit has abandoned that organization and cast
its lot with the State League where the travel
ling expenses will not be so -arge and wnere
profit. 1t makes little difference as to the class
of ball that is played in the city, provided that
it is well managed. and that the game IS playeo
to the ability of the players and of the league
which supports the circuit. 1t is likely that this
city will be practically the headquarters OF the
league, and the management here is entering
into negotiations with DR.. Reisltng, OF Bristol
who managed the successful team of last year,
the old teams of both cities will be in the nine
Derby also frozen out of the State League,
but the game was not well supported there
last year. there is serious trouble expected
from that quarter although Bristol is urging the
sporting of that town to unite and make a
legal test of the powers of the league to throw
them out.
Charles T Yerl<es the Chicago and London
street railway man, has been inspecting the
steam turbine operated in this city by the Hart
ford Electric Light Company, and has ordered
machines of the same kind, but larger, for de-
veloping power in the establishments under his
control The steam turbine in this city. the
largest one yet made, has $500 horsepower and
has been doing most satisfactory work. 1t is of
entirely novel principle as applied to steam
turbine in the fange or blade of the wheel, but
reduced in size and largely multiplied in num-
ber. The gain in the application of the power is
that there is no centre to overcome in the move
ment of the engine The turbine has attracted
much attention.
The Railroad Commission of the State has is
sued a State map which includes the entire
trolley system, something that has not been at
tempted before. The commission was empow-
cred to supervise the trolley lines by the legslat-
ure last winter, and since that act has taken ef-
pretty evenly divided between the steam and
ing in its representation of the number of lines
in the State that just lack few miles of con-
nection with other lines, and 1T is interesting to
know that all of these links are being looked
after. and charters have been granted for their
completion but that jealousy of the companies
and influence of the steam roads have thus far
prevented the joining of the roads