The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-07
NEW YORK CITY GOSSIP
PRESIDENTS. OFFICIAL YACHT,
THE MAYFLoWER, FINISHED
New York Weather Weather Bureau
Becomes National Station - New
Syndicate Of Capitalists Obtains
Control of the Shoe and Leather
Bank.

NEW YORK, July 6.-Trim as a
summer girl in her daintiest bathing
suit, the Mayfiower lies in the Brook
lyn navy yard. the official yacht of
the United States and ocean home of
president Roosevelt. In her new
junction, after undergoing alterations
that cost $4,000, she is ready for sea
as one OF the most luxuriously APP
pointed vessels afioat. She was COM
m1ssioned last week, but the date of
her sailing from the navy yard has
not yet been settled.
In designing such a palace for use
by the president the United States
departs somewhat from the old lines
of Jeffersonian simplicity, and takes
her place with the other world powers
in the matter of naval luxury. Neither
the Hohenzollern nor any of the other
royal yachts has staterooms and sa-
looms more beautiful or costly than
those of the presidents yacht.
When Gov. Allen was sent to Porto
Rico he was given the Mayfower, aft
er she had been QUILTED at consider
able expense, as his official yacht. The
Mayt1oWer, which now replaces the
Dolphin, is under command Of Lieu
tenant Commander Albert Gleaves.
Inc food and naval supplies for her
summer sailing are now being stored,
and she will be ready in a few days
TO go wherever the president shall de-
sire.
This National Weather Station.
An order of Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson raised the New York weather
bureau to the rank of national fore
cast station. 1t also promotes Local
Forecast Official Eben H. Emery to
the new rank and increases his salary.
Inc local weather bureau has hithef-
to been only a local forecast station.
ThlS action was taken because the
nur GER of people served by the local
10 tcasts from this city is as large as
the population in some OF the present
forecast districts embracing large
areas.
His promotion and the elevation Of
MS weather station was altogether a
surprise to Mr.. Emery. He said that
ne mad no information on the sub
JecC, ana was cogniZant of neither the
new duties nor the salary attached to
them
There have formerly been only six
national forecast stations, Chicago,
land, Or, and San Francisco" said
Forecaster Emery.
This does not necessarily mean
that the country is divided into six
districts, but that each city named is
IN the center of district The Wash
lngton bureau forecasts for the re-
ma1nder of the country not covered
by the national forecast stations.
Changes in New York Banks.
Control has been obtained of the
National Shoe and Leather bank by a
new syndicate of capitalists Changes
were made in the executive force of
the bank by the election of w. L..
Meyer as president and John M Crane,
the retiring president, as vice presi-
dent. John A. Hiltner was reelected
second vice president. Mr. Meyer has
for several years past been the vice
president of the Western National
Over the entrance to the erstwhile
Hide and Leather National bank, at
No. 100 William street, painters are at
work upon the new title>of "The Ma
t1onal Bank of the United States in
New York" Permission to change the
name was granted by the national
banking officials last week. This is
the institution which recently was
acquired by interests identified with
the Morton Trust company and the
Mutual Life Insurance company. 1t
is understood that somewhat later
announcement will be made of an in
crease in the capital of the bank, as
the men who are now in control in
tend to greatly increase the working
capital and sphere of influence of the
institution. ~.