The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-09
UNDER ASKY OF ASPHALT GRAY
THE GOVERNOR AND THE GEN.
ERAL MADE DIALOGUE.


mission to Find the Mum who Gets tho
Cent?-Sklpper Raymond or the Grass
hopper Fears All ROchester's Been Cor
rupted Agin Him and His Literature.
In rush through the State. George Fl.
Raymond, the former skipper Of a floating
elevator, now the press agent Of the proposal
to spend Sl0l ,0O0, 900 for an enlarged canal,
spilled half column Of suspicion on Roches-
ter. The ex-commander of the Grass
hopper can't understand why Rochester,
its newspapers and its Chamber Of Com
merce are against the barge-canal project
unless they've all been corrupted by the
railroads. IF one could see with Capt.
Raymond's eyes into the innermost pocket
OF the waistcoat Of the Mayor Of Rochester,
he might find there contract, sealed, signed
and delivered not at 100000 year. to
take charge Of the Hartman interests in the
Middle West, but to be station agent at
Rochester when it shall have diminished
to away station by reason of the failing COM
MERGE of the canal Spies paid by public
spirit loiter about the bathing pavilions
at Ontario Beach seeking to confirm the
report that the president OF the Chamber
Of Commerce has locomotive and train
Of cars tattooed over his heart.
While in Rochester Capt, Raymond dares
hardly to breathe lest he inhale the faint
Of the air, but he moves on to Buffalo with
expectant lungs There he will find no
such disloyalty on the part Of the Mer-
chants Exchange while the Hon. Leonard
Dodge, that unassailable judge Of a joke
or a Camembert, sits in the presidents
chair and the Frontier elevator flies a flag.
Mr.. Raymond reports that the people
Of Rochester look at the canal as ditch
running through the heart of the town and
smelling In the summer time. But he
has caught the atmosphere of the canal
boosters. and sagely shapes this agument
at will mean the expenditure within
Monroe county of SI4,57O, COO, practically
the largest sum which will be expended in
anv county of the State"
That's the trumpet CALL Here's 8l4,-
COO goo for Monroe. Come and get piece.
Mr.. Raymond won't have a ship canal
unless its IS feet deep, IA feet deeper than
ways Commission which President McKin-
ley appointed. Mr., Raymond wants that
other IA feet in which to stow the corpses
of the Rochester rebels.
Over the rail OF the Northwest the Gov
ernor and the General were watching the
CLINT of sun on waves of tiny white crests
In the Governors hand was a report Of
the Committee on Canals OF 1890 Taking
his gaze from the dancing waters. the Gov
emor said: General, I've just been read
ing the letter in which Gov. Roosevelt APP
pointed you chairman Of the committee
which launched tho barge-canal PROPOSE
ton"
"Yes'" said the General with that infiec-
ton which so delicately saws: SEQ on"
al find that Gov. Roosevelt wound up
his letter ia this fashion: The broad Gues-
tion OF the proper policy which the State
should pursue in canal matters remains
unsolved, and ask YOU TO help ME to reach
the proper solution.
The Governors emphasis on me" sug-
gested coming comment.
The General looked up at the asphalt
gray Of the sky.
Il have read your report sent TO Gov.
Roosevelt nine months later" continued
the Governor. You say Trusting that
the result of our laborA during the past
year NAV be Of some assistance in enabling
Won and the Legislature to formulate def
nitely the canal policy of the State &c
at ,rds mistake said the General
contritelv.
"Of course" said the Governor. what
was the. need o., dragging in the Legislature
when wiser heads"
But interrupted the General, 'Legis-
laturcs audit bills"
And they resumed the study Of the deeps
When the Governor returns from his
inspection OF Yellowstone Park, the rapidly
developing railroad systems Of the West
and like things Of interest beyond the
Mississippi, it is suggested that he may
appoint commission 10 ascertain who
gets the cent.
The great claim made for the proposed
enlarged canal is that it will make a grain
rate to the Atlantic one cent bushel less
than the rate to-day.
If a State commission could locate the
taxpayer who gets the cent the Governors
friends say that that service would be almost
az important to the economic world as
that done for art and minstrelsy by the
Governors $4,000 train to st. Louis.
In four months the people will decide
by their votes whether the State shall
try the experiment of building practically
a new canal at a cost OF 3l0l 100000 and
inward