The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-07
New York Letter.

NEW YORK, April 6.-After thirty
three years continuous service in New
York city, the Rev. Dr. R. Heber Newton
rector of All Souls Protestant Episcopal
church, is about to resign his charge. He
expects to go to San Francisco, there to
accept a call to become the special preach
er at the Leland STAFFORD university.
WHICH under the will Of the late Leland
Stanford and the recent settlements made
by his widow, has become the best en-
dowed educational institution in America.
1t is understood that Dr. Newton VIII
not enter actively upon his new charge
until the opening of the university wear
next fall, and that until then he will rest
at his Long Island home. The Leland
Stanford authorities had urged him to
take his own time in reaching a decision.
but DR.. Newton felt that, in justice to
his New York parish, he should inform
its members of his intention once he had
definitely framed it.
Fight Reef Trust
In order to fight the beef trust on its
own grounds, the retail butchers of the
city are forming an association for the
slaughter of cattle. 1t is expected that
the capital of the proposed organization
shall be at least 81, 100000 A partial can
vass of the trade indicates that there
are twenty-five or more retail butchers
who are willing to subscribe S25 coo apiece
toward the stock of the new company.
Besides these, there are many butchers
who can give $4,000 each and others who
may be put down for from 81 1000 to s. 900
apiece.
SaroDy'S Name Worth Money
Otto Sarony, son of the founder Of a
Fifth avenue photograph studio we'll
known under that name, testified in sup
Elementary proceedings that he had been
unable to pay a judgment for $78.72 OBJ
tanned against him by a dressmaker.
Mr.. Sarony averred that he is now
merely an employee in the photograph gal
lery which he inherited from his father
the original SarOny, the business .,aving
passed into other hands through fore
closure, and that he is retained there at
salary of $35 a week in consideration
of his services and the use of his name
The Speedway Draws Crowds
The speedway is the best free show in
New York. This fact is beginning No be
| appreciated. At first there was a great
deal of rebellion against the expenditure
| of millions for a handful of men who
like road driving as an amusement The
popularity of the speedway will continue
to expand until the walks on either side
will be too narrow to contain the legions
of would-be sightscers. 1t would be an
AAAiPA lIOWGN ell IL the nel2QIS be-
hind were terraced, so that more room
would be at the convenience Of specta-
tors
Cab System Is Notorious
Municipal abuses have been in the past
subjects of fruitful discussion. But in
the presence of many attempted reforms
/ one abuse has remained unchanged, the
cause not merely of shame, but also of
commercial loss to the city of New York.
The cab system is VIGOROUSLY bad There
are two salient points on which the in
spectiop of the cab system may dwell
! First the legal tariff which the CITY
| ordinance permits the cabman to charge:
second, the amount in addition to this
that cabby manages to extract from his
victim. That the legal charge is exor-
bltant in comparison with the charge of
other cities is beyond question. The re-
suit is that business men who are able
to choose between New York and other
cities as places to buy in, naturally avoid
city in which they are so abominablv
pilfered as here.
Perhaps the worst feature of the cab
system is that which compels the cabbies
tc overcharge in order to make living,
In few weeks large number of cab
bie5 will be turned loose to shift for
themselves. Ehe time when the great
demand for cabbies is experienced il
past. Then a large number Of cabmen
hire their cabs for so much night. The
result is that they must make all they
can on each fare in order not to lose if
they get no other. That presents q
phase of the situation responsible for
much Of the present VIGOROUSLY bad con-
dition.
Not Enough Directors to Sell
Among bankers of New York the joke
Of the hour is the perplexing situation in
which the mutual bank at Broadway and
Thirty third street, has been placed in its
efforts to sell itself to the National Park
bank
The National Park bank has purchased