St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-12
New Features of v. M. g. A. Work.

| 0e 10ItIudIlOndl -ANA Ill ~
tan Association Committee is trying,
through it's army and navy department,
to provide buildings at all United States
ports where men, of-war stay tor any
length of time, and at all army posts not
already possessing them. Miss Helen
Gould has just given $40, 900 for build
| ing to be erected at once at Fort Mon
roe, and another citizen OF New York has
given a similar sum for a building at
| Sandy Hook This army and navy de-
partment is greatly helped in its work
| bv a woman's auxiliary, upon the men,
bership of which are Miss Gould and
Mrs. Russell Sage. The Young Mems
Christian Association, in its main work,
has declined of late years in the small
cities of the country. 1t has been affect
ed adversely by the young peoples or
carnations in the churches. Further
more, it finds the task exceedingly diff
cult to keep an association in existence
where there is lack OF local self support
| from dues, and dependence has to be
placed upon philanthropy. On the other
hand, association work has grown
enormously in college work, in educa-
tional work, and in its physical depart
ments. Now all are. Association work
| in small cities is to form one of the topics
of the Boston Jubilee Convention, and
Immediately afterward to be taken up in
earnest by association leaders, who in
tend to try to find solution if possible,
for it's comparative failure heretofore.
millionaire as "A MOIder.
Z. 6. Simmons, nlultimillionaire philan
| 41,sA,1.eE ut K enncho or1d
proprietor of the Simmons manufacture
ing company, rolled up his sleeves and
worked as a common molder the other
day. He took the place of striking
foundryman and the foremen, general
managers and Z. g. Simmons, .Jr., followed
the leadership of the old manufacturer.
In the CRIME, dust and sand of the shop
| the men spent the day and will continue
to do so until their men return to work.
Mr.. Simmons said. after five hours of
work that he was satisfied that he and
his office help could operate the foundry
until such time as the men would go
back to work at the terms offered by the
company. There were Is of the head
men of the plant stripped to the waist in
the foundry and the molten iron seemed
to have no terrors for them.
The action of the managers in going
into the foundry to turn out the work
has caused sensation among the men
and many are clamoring to return to
work. = Milwaukee Sentinel.
Boston's Elevated Road
On Monday morning cars began run.
ming on Boston's new elevated street
railway system, and the second great
move in relieving the congested sire ct
traffic of the city had it's initial test.
The total length of the elevated road is
about seven and one.half miles. The
system embraces a loop, which will have
an important part in the coming traffic.
1t extends from Dudley-st., at the foot
of the Roxbury Hills, to Sullivan Square,
at Charlestown Neck. The main line
runs from Dudley ST., to Westinghouse,
to Castle Junction, to Harrison-ave, to
Kneeland.st, to Atlantic ave. (by the
South Steam Road Station, to the new
Charlestown Bridge, thence through
Charlestown to the Neck. This termin.
us is point of wide razing for surface
tracks. These lead to all parts of
Somerville, Arlington, Medford, Maiden,
Everett and many other places still
further from Boston. The Loop, branch
ing at Castle Street Junction, goes to
Corning ST., and there enters the sub.
way. After travelling its entire length
the loop line reunites with the main
division at the hither entrance of the
Charlestown Bridge. This elaborate
fight over the Charles River is worthy
OF its new mission, as its cost of 81, 2O0,-
900 would indicate. The elevated system
will have about twenty stations. These
artistically designed, are ornaments to
both the railway and the streets. The
terminal stations are large, and combine
attractiveness with ample space for pub
lie rooms, Offices, train rotundas and car
pews. The one at Sullivan Square, for
instance, has a semi-circuar frontage of
brick and stone of 275 feet and a depth
Of 200 feet. The cars, about forty feet
long. look like small steam railway
vehicles. There are not only the usual
end openings, but sliding doors midway
in the sides for the entrance and exit Of
passengers. The seats run leugthwise,
and will accommodate SO or 60 people.
The estimated cost of the elevated sys-
tenn is about $10,0O0,O00.
Terms of Carnegie's Gift.
Andrew Carnegie's official announce
ment of his $1OO0O,OOO gift to Scotch
universities has been issued. The whole
amount is in bonds of the United States
Steel Corporation. The trustees named
number 49, including Lord Rosebery,
Lord Kelvin, Lord Balfour of Burleigh,
Sir James Bryce and John Morley. One
half the income is for the general i'm
provement OF the universities and the
other half for the payment of the fees of
students of Scottish birth of both sexes.
The disclosure Of the details of the gift
has removed most Of the earlier misgiv-
ings, when it was thought that it was
merely great charitable donation. The
trustees are empowered to change by
two. thirds vote the conditions specified