Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-03

order to win this year the fusionists will
need every vote they can muster but
insignificant factor has the Greater New
| York democracy become that its possible
detection is not looked upon with alarm
Ivy the fusion managers. In fact the or
ganizatiOn has never appealed very
strongly to independent democrats and
its leadership is almost as suspicious as
that of the Wigwam.
| Further evidence that Concy Island is
undergoing a Transformation is furnished
by the Introduction in one of the new
pleasure resorts there Of the baby inCu-
bator that attracted So much attention
at the Buffalo Exposition. There is "A de-
| cided element of inConSruity in the plac-
ing of such a show amid the hurry
burly attractions of Concy Island, but it
indicates clearly that wealthy amusc-
| ment companies intend, if possible, to
make the famous resort a new, better
ana more refined place.
The laying OF asphalt pavement in
BROOKLYN is now in progress in no fewer
than SiXty-SeVeu streets, not counting re-
pair work and as millions are to be spent
ON paving work the city of Churches will
soon emerge from the undesirable class
OF the worst paved city in the country"
Since January l. there have been laid in
BROOKLYN ~ miles of completed pave
m"nt as compared with Ia miles laid in
the corresponding half of 1907
! Mayor Low has promised TO let the
Fusion leaders know by August 81 whether
ne Will accept ren"ihlhitlph Inc ru-
NOR Is current houEh' oil course, can
not be VolIled that MI roosevelt VINO
Is greatly Interested in III" New York
city campaign Is not impressed with the
political skill of the fusion managers
ana Is sad to nave suggested 10 repub-
mean leaders that they cultivate the IN
dependent democrats more ana devote
more energy 10 creating dlSS'hSlohS III
Iammany. If Mr. Low docs not consent
To a renominaton, he VIII Doubtless go
abroad to one of the important diplomatic
posts
There Is little doubt That the strict
regulations relative to preaching in the
streets Will be rolaNd and street eNhort-
ers VIII nave as much HpcrtN as musl-
clans, poddlorS, push cart mon and others
who have use OF the city thoroughfares
! Prominent ministers signing the petition
to the aldermen asking th1t missionaries
and lay workers be allowed to preach
point out that large proportion of the
inhabitants OF New York profess no re-
lgion of any kind and attend no church
or mission, but yet they will attend open
air services freely, hence the usefulness
of the missionaries and lay preachers
| The nrst consignment 81 tie ,h pas
sonCcr cars ordered from a Springfield,
Mass company for the subway have ar
ne little different from those in use
on the elevated lines, but closer mspcc-
ton shows many points Of difference.
They are more ornamental, little lar
ger, less liable TO catch ire and more
convenient both for travellers and opera
tors The seating capacity and arrange
mentS of seats is the same, the cars be-
ing divided practically into two sections.
| rhe commission, with tn" attending on
gincers and draughtsmcn appointed early
in the year to inveStigat" New York
cityS possible sources OF water supply.
is having a plcasurablc time of it up
in the mountains and along the pic
turcSuue Hudson, while others are swell
tering in the city, and it is not surpris-
ing that it shows little inclination t. fin
ish its work speedily. When the com
mission began its work it was stated
that the results of the Investigation would
be known by June |. Since that time it
has been stated almost periodically that
the report would be forthcoming in a
couple ofweeks; now it can be stated that
the report will not be made before Sep
tembcr and perhaps not before Octo-
Der l.
Women are usually considered to be
| the incorrigihlc cosSips but Wall Street
has suffered considerably lately from this
nuisanco-in men it is - nuisance Indeed
it is said that some of the recent fail
ures. large ana small were largely due
to rumor mongcrs who are buster now
than has ever been known before. The
report that a house was in financial diff.
cultics is no sooner started than it is all
over the financial district Customers
brokers and creditors generally become
alarmed and the effect is something like
"A run on the bank The gossps have
not hesitatcd to attack some of the best
and many institutions whose resources
are unquestionahly strong enough to with
stand almost any strain have been com
lIcllod to fortify themselves heavily &c
/, avoid injury from the rumor purvcying