New-York tribune., 1902-07-13
CONNECTICUT TOPICS.
.,rroRD NOW ENTIRELY FREE FROM
sTRIKEs-THE POLITICAL
OUTLOOK.

hartford. Conn. July Z CspeciaD--For the first
IroA Nav l. the city is free from strikes
I'M. I'M, lsnds II is 10 be taken into consideration,
ver ttat the Underwood typewriter factory
,ccaesed IN filing its benches. IN spite OF the
.-r,e and that, although there Is boycott de-
,s-ed the factory is running on as non-union
t.ctory viii. all the help it cares for. The car
r,s-a, strike which has been the most important
- the season, came 10 an end Oh Wednesday, and
on Thursday the men went 70 work The outcome
: q the nature of compromise. The strike being
day. as against 8 50, the former rate. The
a,,rsnnent is at g %. and The builders agree to
r,,onze their forces early as September / This
the one thing gained by the strikers. and in this
,bev were aided by the trcklayers, who stood with
+ben and practically settled the matter.
The strike has had most serious effect on build
sns operarions for the season and particularly on
The lumber business which has not been fiat in
the city for twenty-five years The tie up of the
lumber yards was in the ne Of aid 10 the builders
but did not accomplish what was expected. and it
Eas declared of three weeks ago The carpenters
who have been working for union concerns and
getting the rate Of 50 have contributed 30 cents
day the strikers, and the latter have had the
benefit Of outside aid until the was not far
from 81 week. The . men will drop TO 81 50
except IN some cases where forernen and specially
skilled men command more. The contracts
under way VIII be closed up and for the remainder
Of the season there VIII be much activity Every
body feels better. and the merchants. who have
suffered considerably by the strike. are not the
least happy OF the lot
The coal situation in the city is serious No an
hrecte has been brought in since before the coal
strike, and prices IS a ton with no coal 10
deliver at that Some of the yards in the city
depend upon water transportation for their winter
supply, and the fact that coal has been coming
Up the river during the months when their pockets
are usually being filed makes the outlook dubious
Il viii be impossible with the TRANSFORMATION faciIi
lies lay in The coal they need unless naviga ton
Keeps I'D late, providing that the strike holds on
rH on gGF he all
Better condition, and actually have more coal on
hand than the water yards But they have nothing
TO compare with the usual supply. The question
but there has been no general movement In tbat
nreepon' householders especially not caring TO
II unless they are absolutely obliged to They are
not az all sure OF its effect upon the cleanliness Of
h aIcH N ne IeSIoentlai sections IS we'll
from the smoke nuisance. It is not, but the resi-
Serious thing the of oece see Of 8 the ef tonsodafed he T!
thar fine building.
Speaking Of the Capitol the dome has recentIv
been provided with an electric system of lighting
by which the melon-like ribs Of the structure
carry double line Of electric lights which make
fire show, somewhat like q section OF the Pan
American light show The dome was lighted on
the evening Of the Fourth Of July and there is a
very general desire the part Of people in this
vicinity TO have ii lighted every evening This
has aroused some objection on the part Of the press
q the State outside OF the city, and there is a
cry Of expense TO benefit Hartford. AS the cost
Is 8 night only, the objection does not seem
70 De vel founded. When lighted the dome ca n
pe seen Ior thirty miles 70 the north and south
sng ABOUT nfteen miles 70 the east and west. Con-
success in having the entire building lighted with
e5eeulclty IN such manner that the finest pos
sipIe eIecIs are ontained as well as good service
An industrial affair Of some Importance in this
city the election this week Of Lewis c Grover
as president Of the Colt Arms Company, to sue
"a 81 Tr~r ~.
ana acting manager for many years. Mr. Grover
has been superintendent Of the factory for a long
time. and on the mechanical side Of the concern
has has beer been most valuable man He will bring
assurance that there will be no general shaka-nn
o. ON oIcIa!S @ or OF employees and that the factory
IEg INES but sun eggressive enough to keep pace
with modern ideas in firearms.
The political situation in the State is somewhat
slow In developing. The Republican State Com
raittee will meet late in August and IL Is ex
Pecteo that the convention Will be called in this
city for September IS and Il. The sentiment seems
70 be drifting in the direction OF John II. Perry
of Fairfield, candidate for Governor and for
the other places there is strong probability that
the present incumbe7ts VIII be renamed il ba wing
been the custom for some years 10 give the minor
officials denomination Controller Chamberlin
especially has done great deal OF excellent work
= the care Of the Capitol. and he will leave it in
much better condition than he found IT, New
rooms have been added n the working depart-
nents. ana the new system Of lighting has been
commented upon with great favor The Demo
cratic situation is little miXeG account Of
The strength OF the Economic League in the State.
The leaders fear nothing much the capture
o. the organization and Of the nomna tons by the
league. and they have some reason for their fears
u the capture is ayerted il viii De because Of
the small town vote in the convention which is
not large prOpOrtiOnately. the party is con-
slstent in its ideas Of representation. and has a
SeonEsItion based on population. rather than on
legislative representation, il now exists If the
League makes the nominations Mayor Sullivan of
ms city Is likely be the nan