The Newtown bee., 1902-01-31
The OUTLOOK.


THE The Constitutional CONSTITUTIONAL Convention is merrily CONVENTION. going on its way and as yet has come to no vote or any question that affects any change in the Constitution. After the body had become organized by the choice nf presida-+ Andrews of Litchaeld and Vice Presidents John H. Perry uA .,ou.npo. Thomas M. Waller of New London. it decided that the delegates should go into the commit tee of the whole and discuss the question of representation. Each day since that program went into effect the body has first opened with prayer by the Chaplain, and whatever bills the delegates have to present altering and amending the constitution are presented to the convention, read by the clerk and laid upon tho table for future consideration. Then some one moves that we go into the com mittee on the whole and the food-gates of eloquence are opened and the delegates sit and listen untn it is time for the afternoon trains to leave. Some of the speeches which have aroused the largest interest in the con- vention have been those by Delegate Daven- port of Bridgeport, Delegate Osborne of New Haven and Delegate Clark of Hartford, who spoke in behalf of 8 larger city representa- ton. and the addresses by Delegate Holcomb of Southington. Delegate Perry of Southport and Delegate Brinsmade of Washington, who have spoken In behalf of the town representa- tion in the Legislature. A large :number Of bills have been presented which look to giving equal representation for the towns Another plan is to base the :whole legislature upon population and have one representative for every Ave thousand of the population.
 
 THE The Steel Trust Is said to have
 STEEL earned ss5,OOO.OOO in the first TRUST. nine months of its history. The price of American steel rails in this coun- try Is &2s 8 ton and they sell the same in England at ss.S0 per ton. As the ocean freight alone is sS.ll per ton it has been pointed out that the steel trust is collecting at least S222, 0OO, 900 year from American customers in excess of what 1t would charge for the same grade of goods in England It has been sug- gested that 1t would be a good idea to take off the Dingley duty of s7.s4 per ton on steel rails and let the Americans get their rails for s2O 0 ton.
 INCREASED Those who have to buy all COST OF that they eat have noticed
 LIVING. that the price of food has risen very much In the last few years Since 1897 the increase has been something like 4 per cent. Breadstuffs have risen 90 per cent meats have gone up 90 per cent, while dairy and garden products have added 75 per cent tc their cost. Eggs have been unusually high all over the country and the price of milk is far above what Is usually charged. There has been, however, abundance of work so that tht eople who are the large consumers, have hat abundant opportunity to earn enough to live on In spite of the increased cost of living.
 THE The World Almanac MILLIONAIRES. publishes the names O 3,54s men and women of this country who ar, millionaires and also shows bya map of tn, states where they are located. New York ha 894 names, Connecticut T, California 11O North Dakota 1 and Texas 34. Illinois has 275 Ohio 182, while the states in the South do moi many Of them have. according to these figures more than six or eight each. The list Is no at all complete but 1t shows, so far as made up New England has its share of millIonaires May they make good use of their money.
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