New-York tribune., 1902-01-12
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE SUNDAY JANUARY - 1902
THE PASSING THRONG.

Sir Robert s. Ball. the noted British astronomer
VINO has been lecturing for some weeks through
out this country. sat in Major
LAIN OF Ponds office, IN the Everett House.
STREET. yesterday and had his final fling at
oi1Ns rus America before sailing for home
- O-'Li COM- Yet his fling was not at Amer
fAA4NI' lea as a whole: only at this city.
The single fault I have to find
Win your country" he said lis that you have
street signs in New-York I can't find my way
ABOUT without asking too many questions. For
the rest OF the country l have nothing good
mlnstraton minis is going to leok after the street
fo1nd A9w 4merfca, In reply to question if he
grace OF intelligence and culture than in England
American theatre au95ce 9asg r Oeea @ 5
laughing tone brought his lists down on his round
IN the universities and in popular lectures / have
really Observation-Disclosures and power Of a5pTe-
Eau Ior me points and nicetes have been
R7ffshmond 7fe and tell you. I've had the time Of my
tbet 20 nome perfectly amazed at the future
pleased with the treatment 1 have received here
sess. the intelligence of Your people their eapaeeTv
Tor Tor education and culture-with all these back Of
YOU Wnat world power you destined 10 be-
1oMer 1o% Gon mans mean to say you are not world
astronomy America is doing the bulk Of tSe best
TsseaTeh PHf work that is nov being accomplished
Wne4 a fh appeals 70 my ina agination Just let ask
street signs in Ne Sew-YorS % city. sao0 put up some
A. w. Street. general manager Of the Great
northern Steamship Line of Buffalo was at the
Victoria Hotel Yesterday He re-
INCREASING ports that the lake shipping busi-
oIl4FfING ness has been practically stopped
OF The for some weeks now. not 10 BE-
G4'EA4 LAKES resumed until spring With the
spring he expects an increase over
!ormer years. For" he said. "the lake shipping
industry has been steadily growing OF late There
was time when 5000 ton ship was considered
large enough; now are building 5000 ton vessels
Personally, am hardly fitted to talk about ti'f fbe
F2ie Tor, Piats 10 enlarge and Improve the
OF Bunalo approve OF the idea Anything that viii
weH Of. Whether the trunk lines viii o5pSse tf tbi
saw. b,,f ~ - -Ior canal Improvement, cannot
increase or trade through Buffalo viii in reality
railroads far tb.re ne canal traffic will not rob the
keep both busy. The Northwest viii aiways VS. re e
Gresqg mentor only en Sne staple tan ever Of ex M
Boardman Hail. of Boston, who was defeated in
close hight last fall for the Republican nomina-
ton for District Attorney was at
WANTS A NEW the Waldorf yesterday. THE
CITY HALL latest thing in Boston" he said.
fOr 6OS1ON lis Mayor Collins's announcement
that he wants Boston to build
new City Hall Mr.. Collins has a good Democratic
majority in both branches OF the city government
and two years ahead OF him 1t looks as though he
would get what he wanted. There is no doubt that
the present City Hall is entirely inadequate neces-
stating scattering of city departments over half
dozen blocks OF buildings, and most people /
Interesting thing to New-YorRers is that the hai
fbey sire Gf paeed Ia II present plans are carried out
SraiEoh Srail IN Park Square where the NewYork
no onseT aSed Out 70 Of come me IN That 3SI part of the city IS
Hall and other public buildings have started a
course that the new City Hall Will not be erected
on the present Site, down in Sehoo-st-. but the
Square" 1i-'S III ARK