Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-30
SPECIAL Correspondence Of EvorT FvenIns

Special Correspondence Of Every Evenins
New York. April 2S. During tho past
10 days New York has been busy raising
a monster fund for the benefit of her
stricken sister on the Pacific Coast and
the probabilities are that the collections
from an sources far exceed $4,000 600
The donations came from rich and poor
alike. and for several days the city WIS
turned into great collection agency
John ID. Rockefeller was one Of the first
60 be heard from. with a check for
Si0O.O00 4. II Hartman gave 5000 600,
All the big commercial and banking
houses contributed the school children
gave their savings the churches took mp
special collections The Hippodromc
the circus. and practically al the theatres
gave heneft performances. for which
actresses in automobiles mided the Wall
street district selling tickets In some
cases as much as $50 was realized for a
single scat. popular actor raised
several thousand dollars selling news
papers in the shopping district On all
thoroughiares the familiar keep the pot
boiling collection kettles of the Saliva
tion Army, which arc usually seen only
at Christmastide, made their appearance
and thousands of hurrying passerby
paused to drop in their coins Men and
women in all walks of life contributed
their time or their money TO the remark
able manifestation OF practical SYM
pathy. Not least conspicuous of all
was the man who entered the City Hall,
laid 25 1000 bills on the mayors desk,
and departed without giving his name.
IN. Co., T..,,.;.,. ,..ti,f f,,,,d ,,.;l o,.
down as the greatest fund ever raised in
the metropolis in aid of stricken city
Amounts previously raised were $500
200 for Chicago fire OF 1871; $50 600 for
Charlestoon 81 g.. earthquake OF 1886:
$4,000 for jacksonville yellow loyer
epidemic of 1855; $4,000 for Johns
town food of 1850. S3O0000 for Gal
weston food ol 1900, $4,000 for pater-
son, n. j., food OF 1902
Among tho five boroughs Of New York
City there are many rivalrics. and each
borough has some line of activity in
which It claims prc-eminence. Thus
the Borough of Brooklyn has long pndcd
itself over the fact that more baby car
riages were Go hc seen ON the streets than
in any other borough this in spite of the
fact the az the crowded foreign popua-
ton on the East Side of the Manhattan
Borough gives it The highest birth rate.
However citizens in the Borough of the
Bronx which lies just TO the north of
Manhattan. have always studied with
great interest President Roosevelt 5
anti-race suicide opinions and rolled up
n handsome vote for him In 1904 Since
that timo the birth rate In tho borough
has risen steadily. and during the first
quarter of the present year the rate has
passed that of Brooklyn Worthy Bronx
burghers now declare that tho stork is
roosting with them From January lst
10 April lst, 6lS babies were born in
the Bronx including 10 pairs of twins
The babies continue to arrive at the rate
Of l25 p week Last Sunday there were
Is christenings IN single church, the
edihce being packed to overlooking with
proud parents and friends Rumors are
aioot OF movement to offer Mr. Roose-
Welt the presidency Of the borough on
his refinement irom the presidency of the
United States in 1909.
New Workers are cheerod bv tho fact
that at last the words of representa-
tive Of the Empire State have been added
20 the record oi tho momentous debate
on railroad rate regulation going ON in
IN the Senate. This spokesman is no
less a person than Chairman Knapp OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Recently the Washington Post printed
excerpts irom the testimony of the indi-
Vidual members of the Interstate Com
morce Commission before the Senate
Committee on Interstate Commerce In
regard to the Matchmaking power and
court review, and these excerpts were So
impressive that Senator Lodge requested
that the article be embodied in the Con.
gressional Record This has been done
and accordingly Mr. Knapp stands forth
rs the only New Yorker whose opinion
has come before the Senate since the
Hepburn bin reached il. Chairman
Knapp said al anticipate that when 4
decision Of the Commission is taken ia
court, under any scheme that YOU arc
considering, the vital question will he
Was the Commission right in its con
demnatlon of the rate complained Of %
Again he said. "The carrier which is nm.
willing 10 accept the adjudication and
order Of the Commission. and wishes n
review that should have the right 10 re
view the condemnation Of the rate com.
planned Of as well ms the rate nut in sub
ktitution. IL seems TO me that is within
the range Of Justice Similar expres
sions Of opinion favoring adequate
court review provisions are quoted from
the other members Of the Commission
whose opinions show a sharp contrast Il
those oi such radicals as Messrs. Hep.
burn, Clapp aand Dolliver.
New York's drygoods district, which