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The Jersey City news., 1905-12-08

FRIDAY, DECEMBER s. 1905.

Governor Stokes viii, it is understood
recommend in his annual message that
the Legislature shall pass an act prohib-
Ting in the future any grants of the II
aarian lands of the State, and that here
after the State Riparian Commission
confer only leases for terms Of wears,
ne Newark 'Daily Advertiser" He
viii al<e. probably recommend that an in
.vestigatia sha4l be made Of the extent
and valne of the States riparian domain
and its probable future value and uses.
The Advertiser almost alone among
the newspapers of the State, has for
years earnestly recommended to the Leg
islature the preservation of the States
riparian domain as permanent asset
Of the State school fund. which now, by
law. receives all the income from the
sales and leases Of riparian lands. Had
the policy suggested been adopted al, the
outset when the Legislature began grant
ing away valuable riparian tracts to
railroad and steamship corporations, the
State school fund would now have an
asset easily worth one hundred millions
Of dollars. and the rentals would be pay
ing all the public school expenses of the
State.
New Jerseys experience in that res
spect is not exceptional. In Other. states
great tracts Of land set apart as public
domains for public school purposes were
sold at nominal prices by careless or cor
rupt legislatures. and finally. after the
best had been disposed of what was left
was reserved for leases. No State. ex-
sept perhaps Texas. has had richer her
itage than that of New Jersey in her
riparian domains and the best of this
was not only given away. for next to
nothing. but its value in private hands
was exempted from taxes. The enor-
mously valuable shore front of Jergey
City and IEoboles doesn't pay tax on 10
yer cent Of its actual value. 1t ought
to pay At least I per cent. on its value
Is rental to the State school fund.
se-eral years ago the State Riparian
Board estimated at about $25,Goo,0o0
the value of lie riparian land that then
remained in possession Of the State.
Since that time the value disposed of
has not exceeded q quarter Of q million
=
dollars. As the State is growing, and
its commercial needs are constantly in
cFensia:g, tie ripaIian lands are enhanc-
ing IA y!slne, and probably the aggregate
to-lsy exceeds the estimate of s25 Geo.
coo By the State board. Probably if
some Of tic grants in fee should be m
arvsc into closely they might be tinvafi-
datel and tie property recovered BY the
stste.
The late Senator William p. DAILY, Of
Hudsoa, proposed that the State should
cons ~sn srd take I'll riparian rights and
lgt :ie present owner pay rental to the
scoel fan5. Such a proposition would be
III. radical for New jersey Legislature.
ssR - enough # we shall save what
ssl.st 81 che s:xts's great domain, to be
,.svnxzans asset of the school fund,
"a aeycss:er Stokes nscd ask no better
The Jersey City news., 1905-12-08
70 WHOM II nay COHCERN-HOTICE

The regular. annual meeting aof the stock
OF AMERICAN HoMINd PIGEON FAN
CIERS win be held at the offiee of the Cor
Boration 1873 ClareHoSlt avenue. Jersey CITY,
N. J., on Monday, December 11th, 1906 at two
o'clock P. M.
WILLIAM vERRINpER. Secretary.
The Jersey City news., 1905-12-08
EIrst National Bank .of s1sraau. city !.

First National Bank OF Jersey city,
Jersey City, December II 1i905.~
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN
election for eight Directors of this Bank
will be held at the Banking House on Tues
days 9th day ofJaiiudry next
THE polls viii be open from z NJ. to P. u,
c. w. EONKLIN,
EEL s .s54s = X 1T Cashier.
The Jersey City news., 1905-12-08
no rHE cRnprroRs on THn aENRRAI.

Jersey city. December I, 1905
The Jersey City news., 1905-12-08

Dated Jersey city, Dec. 5. 1895.
The Jersey City news., 1905-12-08
j IN cHANcERY OF NEW jrRsEx

pated Jersey clty. peoember ,4tn. ],
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-01

has 70 40 with sims 4alxa tF,eir Isis,i-a-
~ tine In board and rsus arri,-;r,e, I-ae.
seIs. No arrival af4ar C,4Fs.e. 49, :
allowed TO interfars vxit1, of47ci,4 s,~-
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:, - 49, 49,
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-01

Of this kind without a charter from
the legislature that is a condition pree-
edent TO the business Of supplying the
public with light and fuel by means Of
ccnduits in the public streets
At three sessions Of the legislature.
one OF them the legislature Of the Re
public of Hawaii. Mr.. ". R Castle
sought TO obtain charter for q COM
pany to supply gas. for fuel and IL
Ir1nInatin purposes. TO the city Of He
noiulu- At the first session Of the Ter
riterial legislature. in 1901. the fran
chlse bill asked for was pas zed. but It
was vetoed by Governor Dole because
Of a defect in the provisions Of the bill
asking for the necessary authorization
from the Congress Of the United states
TO grant the charter
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-01
Building the Canal


AT a meeting of the House Committee
Interstate and Foreign Congress, held
at Washington on December Is. John
z. Wallace. Chief Engineer Of the 18th
milan Canal. gave the committee the
benefit Of his investigations so far made
regarding tie engineering tasks Ia, be
performed IN the construction of the
big ditch Wallace made this explana-
ton Of the general problem:
To determine the most feasible plan
for the construction OF the canal will
require q most careful ana coFaprehen-
aive examination. nor only Of surface
conditions. but The sufs-surface must be
explored.
After following the valley of the
ehagres 10 Gambia. the lire Of the
eanal follows q tributary called the
obispo up the summit OF Culebra. and
thence follows the valley OF the Rio
Grande into the Bay Of Panama The
summit ar Culebra was originally abont
three hundred feet above the sea level,
and is the lowest pofar In the divide
along the entire length of the 18TH
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-01

Francisco. where q man can be more
easily and completely lost in fifteen
minutes. than in a~ysaxs xplora1ioF "a
the heart OF Africa
On the other hand. in a City of the
size of Honolulu. every stranger is
Immediately recognized as such. and
a runaway sailor is located and re-
turned 70 the ship IN a few hours
This reason for preferrina the Ho-
noluIu over the san Francisco route
may appear frivolous 70 the uniniti-
aied: bur 70 those who know. the trials
and tribulatIons of masters and OWE
ers of deep sea ships. it viii appeal as
strong factor IN considering the reia-
tive merits OF the san Francisco and
Honolulu routes.
QUICK DESPATCH
San Francisco IS q great city. and
is rapidly growing greater. The great
field of its activities lies inland The
arrivals by sea and its over sea COM
nserce are bur incidents. items in
great whole.
To Honolulu the over sea commerce
the arrival and departure OF deep sea
ships. IS the alpha and omega OF its
existence Everything that It imports
and everything that It exports passes
by sea. Everyone who goes anywhere
and every enc who comes from any
where travels by sea
These two diametrically opposite con-
ditlons have created q habit Of mind, a
spirit and method OF treatment OF
shipping that markedly ctlaraaterizes
the two Dol4s-
At san Francisco the customs. quar-
antine and other officials, everyone wao
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-01
Gas System for Honolulu. :.

The matter went ever then until the
session OF 1868. when the charter bin
was finally passed and signed. and the
necessary authorization obtained IN due
form from Congress That body, how
ever, cut down the rate that it was
proposed 10 charge for gas from 81 50
10 s. a thousand feet
Being thus set upon its feet in a
legal way. the Honolulu Gas Company
proceeded to enter into arrangements
10 put down pipes and construct it's
plant First. il was necessary to de-
eide upon the kind Of gas that could
be manufactured most conveniently.
and correspondence was opened with
experts in the business of max
ing gas The decision was in favor OF
Continued On page 49,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-01

The Honolulu Gas Company has
closed all contracts for its works, and
expects TO have its pipes laid and to
be ready TO supply gas for fuel ana
for Illuminating purposes not later than
the first of JulyI AS matter Of fact.
it is anticipated lby the gentlemen at
the head Of the icbncern that II may be
ready for work even earlier than that,
but il is certain that the date in ques-
ton viii see the works started
The struggle Of the gas company TO
get legal permission 70 get upon its feet
has been going on for a number of
years past. It has always had the
financial ability TO stand alone. being
backed by some of the strongest men
in Honolulu. but mere money can do
little in the promotion of an enterprise
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-01

mus OF Panama The plan OF the form
er commission provided for a darn or
practically 100 feet IN height above sea
level, al Bahia. with a water, level Of
ainefy feet above sea level. This place
was selected on account OF the fact
that al that point the hills on either
side CT the Chagres come comparatively
close together. being about fifteen hun
ared feet apart, and from the surface
indications il seemed a favorable place
for the construction OF a dam. But the
Indications are that this locality would
be an pnfeyorabse and expensive one
for the construction Of high dam.
The first plan TO be considered. the
one estimated upon by the former COM
mission, is the possibility and probahs-
lily Of high dam or proper foundation
for a high dam at Bahia, upon which
depends the advisabalfty of constructing
high level canal, with the surface
Of the water ninety feet above sea level
The second plan under consideration
is a summit level Of sixty feet above sea
level Constructing a canal on this
Plan admits Of two different methods OF
treatment r The construct ION Of a
dam 50 feet aba, sea level at Bahia
with twt, locks Of thirty feet. there be-
ing two locks on the western slope:
second. che construction OF a dam sixty
feet above sea level at Gatun eight
miles from Colon, with two tlairty-foot
locks in the san.e vicinity The asg0p-
ton Of sixty-foot level also win rem
der il necessary - construct a dam at
GaInbsa. in order to provide a reser-
voir to accumulate 'xater enough during
the vet season to furnish water for the
summif level of the canal.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-01

y the wind is not entirely a head wind
ABSENCE OF FOG.
3. The harbor of san Francisco. and
IN fact the entire North PACING, is be-
set with fogs during the greater part
of the year.
One OF the farorite arguments Of the
San Francisco route theorists. is that
Inalaska or Dutch Harbor in the Al4u.
tan Islands which lie the same dis
lance from San Francisco that Homo
lulu does, viii make an ideal midway
eoaljng station for the Panama. Hong
kong route
The ports named are not only the
storm center OF the North Pacific, but
are among the foggiest ports in the
world They are not infrequentIy so
beset with fog that for week, and
even for weeks. at a time, navigation
IS practically suspended in their vicin-
uy.
These. fog conditions are responsible
for a never ending series of wrecks and
disasters The Rio Janeiro is only The
last Of a long series Of victims to the
fog terror CT the Northern Pacific.
As against this deterrent 10 safe ana
economical commerce, fog is unknown
IN the latitude Of Honolulu, from Pana-
ma TO HongkoRg. The mariner upon
the Honolulu route is certain that. day
or night. whatever obstacles there may
be to navigation. they VIII be visible:
and seeing an enemy IS half the task
Of conquerfng him.
FAvORING TIDES
The variation of the tides at Homo
lulu IS only about fifteen inches. 1t
Is only two feet IN extreme spring tides.
As a result there are no violent cur
rents 10 be reckoned with. there is no
waiting for high tide on the bar, there
are no delays night or day
With clear. mild weather; 81 feet OF
water on the bar at low water; no en-
dangering currents. and with deep
nater wharyes in an absolutely lana
locked and safe farbor within half a
mile of the high sea. through steam
er can arrive, enter the harbor. dock.
coal, water and depart in less time than
It frequently takes a vessel to get in
side the Golden Gate at San Francisco
It is only upon the rarest Of occa-
sions that an ocean steamer attempts
TO enter San Francisco If it arrives
after dark It was during an attempt
to enter just Al daybreak that the
Rio Janeiro tragedy took place
-Iaretrc- ss--teo4r place. The
largest steamers also have to wait for
high tide. in order to cross the bar
safely
At Honolulu. Ocean steamers arrive
and depart as freely at low as at high
tide: and u o'clock midnight is as one
with u o'clock noon, 50 far as safety
Of the ship IS concerned
This ability TO proceed promptly IS
good on the average for day or
more In favor OF the Honolulu route
~ over that by way OF San Francisco.
DISCRETION OF SEAME.N.
5 The sailor mans love for sra life
is proverbiaI. but no less well known,
TO the distracted captain
whc wants to pursue his voyage. Is the
fact that after long ocean voyage
Jacks consuming desire is to get ashore
and away from his ship. He frequent
y abandons his clothes and the wages
Tue him, In his haste and anxiety TO
accomplish this object
Ships are delayed for days. and even
weeks. through desertion Of crews. ard
Avs authorizing their arrest and re-
urn 70 the ship are dead letters in
;uch great cities as New York and San
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-01
GREAT SUMS INVOLVED.

Asked by members Of the commission
for an estimate OF the cost OF the
various plans, Wallace said the best
estimate THAT could be made al pres
emf would be based on the estimate IF
the former commission of S20o. 9s8 for
for . ninetv-foot level Figuring
with this as basis. the sixty-foot
level canal would cost 1925 .b9e, 600 could
be open for traffic in ten years. AMI
fully completed IN twelve years the
thirty-foot level would cost $3.50. 600. eco.
open for traffic in twelve years and
completed IN fifteen years. the sea
level canal would cost 1896. 9e0. Oh. cold
be open for traffic in fifteen years and
completed IN twenty years.
Wallace stated that the excavation
for the CuIebra cut vas the fes tire Of
The construction Of The canal tl2at tOoh
the tine he said
Upon the economical and efficient
handling of tna terrell from Culebrs de-
2c.a tsle cost aad rIrne it would take
to complete the canal Ever other
question and every oeher problem cor
fsscted 7-ftt. the entire work IS sGbor1I-
nate and tnferfor 10 the problem Of the
C.ulaf7ra cut. that Is the principal prob
i=rn Ct elhis work
Work Is now going on n the cut, one
American steam showei and seEne OF
The French machinery being IN oper-
stfon. Fourteen American steam shoy-
els have been purc NJ se5. one Of which
Is berg SCI up The others are 20 be
delivered 81 the rate Of one A month
During October 57s5 anen were on the
"a vrrois 81 the commission OF these
z1s5 were laborers. More lzborers ara
TO BE- employed IN the immediate
future
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-01
OTHER LEVELS POSSIBLE.

The construction OF dam at Cam
boa IN this connection would also con-
troll the Chagres River. except that IL
would be necessary 10 provide a safety
spillway by the construction Of a tun-
mel some eight miles IN length through
the divide, discharging the surplus wa
fsrs OF the cllagres into the headwaters
of the Juan Diaz, or the alternative plan
OF constructing a tunnel four miles
long through the divide. separating the
Chagres basin from the aeadwaters Of
the Gatunci1Io. a stream that enters
into the chagres Valley at Ga4zEn-
Should this latter course be adopted IL
would be necessary to construct an
auxiliary channel for the Chagres from
Gatun 10 the sea IN order 10 divert its
aoodwaters into the bay westward OF
Colon
1.-THE third general plan under con-
sideratson would be the construction Of
a canal with 2a-foot level above sea
with a single Jock at Esraf1ores, and
a single lock at Bahia. or In the int
mediate vicinity; the construction Of
the Gamboa dam To be required ia this
instance the same as in the 6g-foot level
plan.
The fourth plan would be the con-
struction Of a sea level canal with a
tidal lock at Mraaores In this con-
nection it is necessary 20 explain that
while the mean sea level of the Pacific
and the Caribbean are the same, high
tide il the Bay CT Panama rises tan
feet above mean sea level and falls ten
feet below whereas. the fiuctuation of
the tide of the Caribbean at Colon Is
less than two feet. The construction OF
a dam at Gamboa with the necessary
spiiiways as noted in the previous plan
would be the same under the sea level
plan as under the 80 or 90 foot level.
The construction Of the Gamboa dam
would provide the water snppiy for the
entire line Of the canal, including the
cities Of Panama and Colon. II also
would provide a power plant for the
generation Of electric power sufficient
10 furnish ample power for the oper-
alton OF the Panama Railroad and for
the operation of any machinery that
might be used in the construction OF the
canal Il would require two years to
construct this dam and. roughly es-
tfrnated, its cost, including spillways.
would be between s15.g09.ooo and s1s 0O9.-
9a9, not including the power plant"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-28
Cotton Acreage Cues ses.

The New York Commercial presents
1868 replies from 675 cotton counties,
and the names of its correspondents
are given in every instance. The 1868
correspondents are averaged up or
down. and a decrease of 1921 per cent
in acreage is ascertained. In other
words, the acreage in cotton has
fallen from S2,000,O0O acres to about
27,500,00O acres, where it stood In 1908
and also in 1902. 1t is merelySnormal
again, in the opinion of the CONNER
cials correspondents.
But the estimates of the 1868 are
mere guesses, as any examination of
them quickly shows. Take, for ex-
ample, these opinions from Montgom-
cry:
ntgomery.-Acreage about as last
year. with small g to per cent? increase
In use of fertilizers. Season a week late.
A Il. Fisk.
Montgomery. and use of fer
tiuzers have decreased 10 per cent here;
season a week late.-M cKitthen Il Pow
ell. cotton warehouse
Montgomery about per cent
less than last year; season same; stands
are good and start fully up to average;
frost did little or no damage.-Marks &
Goyle.
Montgomery Acreage in this county
is 10 per cent less. with Il per cent in
creased use of fertilizers. The season is
about week late.-Marks Il Gayle.
ontgomery.-Aereage and use of fertil-
izers as in 1904 Season a week late-un-
usually large amount of cotton still on
plantation and county stores.-Montgom-
cry Cotton Mills.
Montgomery. In Montgomery
county has Increased about per cent.
and use of fertilizers about 10 per cent;
season week early; uniformly favorable
weather for over two months: farmers
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-28
Legislative Vacancies.

An extra session is always possible,
and with one in view the Montgomery
Journal calls attention to the vacan-
cies existing In both house and SEN
ate. Were an extra session called at
once Montgomery, Marion, Colbert,
Baldwin, Monroe and Escambla would
be unrepresented in the senate, while
Marion, Wilcox, Conecuh, Chiffon.
Lauderdale. Macon, Bibb and Gull
man would lack representatives. 1t is
believed other vacancies exist, which
cannot now be readily recalled.
The governor is authorized to issue
a writ of election to fill all vacancies
In either house; but he has not done
so and if an extra session should be
called no doubt time enough would
be given in which to hold special cleo
tons in the counties that have vacan.
cies.
1t would, perhaps, be a better rule
to fill every vacancy as 1t occurs, thus
keeping the state ready against an
emergency. Legislative sessions four
years apart call for extra sessions at
times, and the governor might be held
to have neglected his duty in not is
suing writs of election. Section As of
article of the new constitution is
mandatory. 1t is not merely permiss-
i've. 1t does not say the governor
may issue a writ of election. when
a vacancy in the house or senate &C.
ours. 1t says he shall" issue one
Up to this time the governor has neg
lected this important duty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-28
IN HOTEL IOBBIES
Praise for Tuskeaee.

Eugene Flies, who returned recently
from Tuskegee where he had gone in the
interest Of the Alabama State Fair and
Exhibit association, of which he is pres
ident, speaks in glowing praise of the
Booker Washington school situated there.
The school itself and the personnel OF
its faculty." said Mr.. Flies last night at
the Hillman, were revelation to me- 1
vent there strongly prejudieed aginst
the school, its purpose and its work as
| understood them, and not altogether in
sympathy with the man whose name mas
won for the institution national and inter-
national fame. | came away convinced
that there are few if any institutions IN
the country doing wiser or better
work than is Tuskegee, and that there
are few If any men in tAis or any other
country who in character and achieve
ment excel the principal of the Tuskegee
Industrial Institute.
"Professor Washington is unquestloh-
ably a man Of keen insight, eomprehen-
slve grasp of the needs of his people ana
tremendous personal force. To kno" MN
Is to respect and admire him.
4 am glad to say that his school VIII
have an exhibit at our fair and can
promise every one in the state that the
Booker Washington schools exhibit VIII
be well worth seeing and studying
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-28
For the Emperor's Cup.

All the yachts racing for the Ger
man Emperor's cup across the ocean
have been sighted except the Hide.
garde. AS nearly as can be ascer-
tanned the schooner Fleur de Lis, an
American boat is leading the race,
followed by the Atlantic, also an Amer
lean schooner; the Valhalla, an En-
glish ship, and the Hamburg, Ger
man schooner. Out Of the eleven
yachts the Hildegarde alone has not
been sighted. The Hildegarde is a
Philadelphia schooner, but 1t does not
follow, therefore, that she is a slow
sailor. She may have taken the north
ern course, where fewer vessels sail
in the summer season.
Some, if not all, the racing yachts,
carry immense spinnakers, and no
doubt they are using every inch of
sail that the winds will fill, unless in
deed squall would fill them too full,
and then they have to be taken in.
The race is all the more interesting be-
cause it is not confined to yachts of
peculiar size or rig. 1t is wholly un-
like the hot house races for the Amer
ica's cup, and this is why all the
world is taking an interest in it.
The German cruiser Pfeil has taken
up a position off the Lizard as mark
boat at the finish line. The race will
be two weeks old next Wednesday,
when, perhaps, the winner of the race
will be sighted. The Fleur de Lis is
the smallest yacht in the race, being
but los feet long, with width of 21.9
feet. She was designed by Burgess,
and her commander is Tom Bohlin.
She represents the Cape Cod fisher
men.