The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16
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THE WORK of Transforming The Lake cities
into Atlantic ports has been rcsolutely
= taken up by the Northwestern Steamship
company OF Chicago, which has constructed
four sister ships 255 feet long TO ply regularly
between Chicago and European ports aud
nounced their sailings to begin during the pres.
cni month. These vessels named respectively
the Northwestern, the Northeastern, the North
man and the Nurthtown, sail from Chicago for
Hamburg, Liverpool and London, loaded with
machinery, canned and boxed meats lards and
other products Of the great manufacturing and
producing section upon our inland seas These
ships, according to II letter received by tho treas
ury bureau Of statistics from the manager Of
the company, are vi the lake type Of constuc-
tion, hut built with Il special view to combna-
tion OF lake and ocean traffic and are supplied
with special facilities tor loading aud unloading.
They pas, necessarily through the Canadian canals,
the Wclland and st. Lawrence to the head Of
deep water navigation at Montreal, and will in
their trips traverse seventy-three miles Of canals
and pass through iorty'siN locks, depending On
their own propclling power throughout the en-.
tire voyage, 1t is estimated that the time occu-
pied between Buffalo and Montreal, between
which the canal system extends, will be about
three days
London had by tlc last census a population
Of l,jO0,0G0; New York, 3,j0oOO0; Paris, 1900.
Ooo Berlin l,ss5,Ooo, and Vienna, by the census
Of ten years ago, l,365,0O0, which has probably
been increased TO l,500,OO0 now. The cost Of the
government OF London, given by the New
York sun, is approximately S65, 5,Ooo0o0 a year,
on al the rate Of about So per capita. The muni.
cpul expenses ol New York are SOS 1000 q
year, or at thc-ratc Of about SIS per capita The
municipal expenses OF Paris are S72,000,0O0, or
about SIS per capita, the same as New York,
though Paris has burdcnsomc municipal debt
of taicS on adornncnts and embellishments.
The municipal expenses of Berlin are 81, 900 900
year, or al the rate OF about Sl2 per capita,
and the municipal expenses OF Vienna ale Sl2,.
0Oo,ooo a year, OF at the rate Of about IS per
capita-'hc smallest average among the i've
cities. London eXpcnds more for education than
New York; New York eNpends more for its
police department than London; Paris eXpends
more than either London or New York tor the
improvements of its streets and the enforcement
OF laws as 10 buildings. Berlin has nearly twice
as many city employees As Vienna, but the latter
has park area 80 per cent. greater than New
York and larger than any other continental city
with the single exception OF Paris
For years Wchstcr's Dictionary has brcn print.
cd in Springfield, Mass, Next year and there,
after it will be printed in Chicago, having passed
from the control ot lhc q, " &, Merriam com,
pany into that OF the George NJ, Hill company,
fhe plates alone represent an investment since
the hcgiuning Of Noah Webstcr's labors of 81.
63joOO for editorial work. For the output OF
the book ten new presses will be required, $50
Specml workmen, men and boys, will be en-.
ployed; 1000 to 10000 car loads OF paper will
be needed each year, and 10000 shecpskins to
bind tne volumes have already been ordered,
In the ten wears provided for ia the contract
it is estimated total OF irom s., ,0o0, 900 to
si,0Jo,OO0 will be involved Hitherto the book
has sold for $40, while the new price is to be
500. The Merriam brothers and their success,
sors have found their connection with the publ
cation of the dictionary so profitable that they
charitable institutions total of SS,010.000 The
youngest member Of the Merriam family aud
the only one now alive is Homer Merriam, who
has Just plsscd his eighty.eghth birthday The
Youngest man in the trm is W years old, and