New-York tribune., 1902-10-07

New-York In I--3 Hamilton entered Kings
(row Coluubia1 College. st.pulaurg that he
should be admitted 70 any class tor which he
was qualified, and that be might advance from
class 10 class as his zttaIanelrs might Justify.
He NOT only kept uU with his classes n coll
lege. but studied political and economic science.
medicine and philosophy. he mingled also. boy
he was with The patriots of his time. and was
one II the Sons of Liberty. and advocated the
tuniry. and gave immediate promise ~ MS emf
nent career.
II has been a i-le OF the Chamber 20 disrs-
gard political considerations ITS object has
been 10 advocate good laws amend imperfect
and defeat bad ones as FAR as they AFFECT com
usrcial affairs. The Chamber has always be-
heved that The prosperity 81 any city de-
pended largely upon the character of its rulers
and the administration Of lts laws. It has not
hesitared 20 take part -n reform movements
when justice an1 commercial ~0CsfL fLerations de-
r1anded lis action The 1rsr p-1.rc suggestion
of The project ot the Erie Canal which created
.-s ~s-----lsT-lal supremacy o- NrN-horh tttlt
was discussed and approved rv The Chamber
and II has always used lts influence for the ir-
pfoNrnlflt ~ me canal and S--I believes the
proposed enlargement essential -o The continued
commercial welfare az The STATE
sufferers by famine, rre. earthquake or Hood
have never appealed 70 rh- Chamber without
liberal response. and SIS charities which are
counted ly millions ~ dollars, have reached N
England, France. Russia. Greece. China and
Incia as vel a.. IN case - need, 90 all sections
OF GUY own couurr--
The Chambers influence has been conspicuous
IN sustaining sound currency from It's
ganlzariOn. and after rhe close or the civil War
II insisted upon the resumption Z the gold
standard.
in the matter o., municipal reform. the mem
ne7s or the Chamber We're the prime movers n
the overthrow of the Tweed regime. which dis
gracec the municiDality- n initiated the police
inNestgaton which resulted IN the appoint
rnert OK the LeXow committee, and exposed the
police connection with vice and crime, and IN
IT'S rooms was neld The meeting whica appoint
20 the Committee or Fifteen. which was iustrl-
mental n The election Of the existing reform
aCministra ton.
completed IN about twelve months. under rs
present working contract. Is the child ~ the
Chanoer, and the conception OF the scheme by
Wh-ch the property reFerts 20 the city IN FORTY
~ dTry years. without cost. rs due 20 an hon
orary member of the Chamber. A BRAN s. Hewitt
The conspicuous ability and fidelity whlch eX-
President orr % the Chamber of Commerce dis
plays president OF tee Rapid Transit Com
mission deserves public recognition The sur
The commission IN rs ear-v days IS largely Que
70 Nr. Orrs patient industry and perseverance.
The private beneractions OF the members -
the Chamber ~ recent years are too numerous
20 mention N detail One cannot fa-l. how-Ve-.
70 remember Cooper CEion. and is generous
endowment BY our fellow member the late Peter
Cooper and members of his family. and % recall
the fact that one u our vice-preSi1-nts, car
negie, gave 70 the public S''rn"o within
business. IN addition 20 all that Le hac given
before.
The Metropolitan Museum q Art and the
Museum % Natural History have each received
gifts IN value II more than z UDo o. -r1m two
members 81 the Chaulter The munlfreur d0ua-
rious 10 various institutions hy such men
Aarquaud Kennedy. Jesup Morgan Rookie
teller. Dodge. Scnir and others have hon0red
the membership q the Chamber
New TCrk's TWO great museums were founded
and largely endowed by NaW-T York rler- hanrs.
The same rs true Of the Roosevelt 81 Luke's
the Presbyterian. Mount sinai and Hahnenann
h1spftals. The pr'ucely gift OF So 1000 by
Jacob = Rogers 20 rn- Metropolitan Museum.
and that OF S4pnpb by j. 81 Burke 10 pro-
vide a home Tor hospital couval-scents were
both The result of fortunes made In commercial
Iife and emphasize the lines of the poet.
.sT-N= hand OF commerce fs designed
To associate all the branches OF mankind
And II bounteous plenty De the robe
Trade is the golden Etrdle of the globe
CHARLES STEWART SMITH
Neu.-York. Oct 8. 1902