The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-05
TWO PRICES ron FOSS'S ROCK.
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II rscsms hnown yesterday that tho
r,sasse n the bil ~ ave HoUh W~m'sin
,.fn The quarry dsapuilsrs sii prnt'ahlV
.%r,srfsrs with . pfphisbl" lne ~ htisi
.ass sifh NJ state ~ CUSTOMER ~ Wilsrn
ss president ~ tho yilisas N Havsrs'fsw
suI no man whom nrn ismin y Obieli hss
...mlasi ~ make ssnsipr ~ sueurssi s~H
st.s Cr,si-sli ~ The Ufsnae Hrrtltnd diF
iIf'
vf r,s4s rpncarn Ihe HThland Lake
Iur Enuk tntufrtnV he heen getting tifu'H
81 .tttsrs vtri frf he stOn" Tho
rsIrr " tho stre STONE deiiverri IN New
lHrh oiiv run FROM a. fenta ~ o. q -utare
t-l vlfrpver W. Foa- asid Nv The pres
,r,n " ono ~ the Hpuk Mountain prs-~rva.
,lr nI,uyatns within . month, hat ~ had
Iat rIrarI . contrac' supply ~, WN'
r,ria n HE STONE IN New ToFk city ~ 81
, ,,r. state fheneer Van Alstyn~ has
admitted Within ~ DAYS that the state,
rlan n, he regret hi- been forced a. pay
.; 81 f.f tho anma -'rns fro the -ams
qprty
I, hat h,sr arranged in Albany that moS
NJ rho .tonH hat vas to he ussh In tbs good
,,l s entrrpns, ~ thu state. for which
i.r ~a'r b. - paw VI 100. O0O o year fo- ten
var. -ruuli COM from the Foss quarry
Pr. che rgri IN albany that natter werN
81. n.ci 'hn' he s'a'r Engineers hand.
v.,o tial aud tha y cotnhine practically
,,,.." OF. In ceiling 60 private c~ua,out'rs
,Ur Rurklind Lake Trap Rock Company
fa. nni 10 me- competition. In selling
,o the S'ate there has brsn no such com
ro.itor 'hiaf Engineer Van ilstvne's
friends -,y that he has been the victim II
,irrs1s'anceS in respect to the nigh prices
iaii 'rr the Fo@s rap rocl, and tina he has
tti TO approve the purchase ~ this stone
much 10 hi4 personal regret.
Tho paasign NJ the bill has also revealed
another trick ~ senator Malby. tho eN-
tent NJ whose bitterness toward the Hook
Mountain measure has been u -irpris'
oven 10 his enemies. senator stevens
openly cha rgcd him in committee with
irving to beat the measure by having an
error recorded on the Senate's minutes.
The final trick which Malby attempted
wae the suppression OF an important letter
In debate lust before the vote was taken.
l. was a letter written to him by state
Engineer Van Alstyne modifying certain
statements made in a previous letter.
Malby read the first letter in his final
sue on and said nothing about the other,
which changed materially the statements
Of the first letter. The second letter was
delivered to Malby and there are men who
saw him get it. Copies Of that letter were
IN possession Of the friends OF tho bill but
no attempt was made to read II or to OK
pose Malby's actions on the floor ~ the
Senate, because there was less than fifteen
minutes to spare in which the bill could lie
passed before adjournment.
on April 3 Mr.. Van Alstyne was induced 20
write a letter TO the effect that the passage
Of the Hook Mountain bill might jeopardiZe
the good roads movement because tina State
depended upon the stone Of that mountain
10 make tho roads, Later 1t was pointed
out to Mr., Van Alstyne that the two move
ing quarries on other parts Of the mountain
than its river face the stone could still be
secured, and that II this could not be done
trap rock would still be available under the
law Of supply and demand Mr.Van Alstyne
wrote the second letter gladly because it
there should be any increase in the price of
trap rock, and he could say that he had
pointed out that feature,
Mr.. Malby read the first letter, declaring
that the good reads project was in danger
pressed tho later one asserting that further
reflection had convinced Mr.. Van Alstyne
that II was not.
A further development Of the Hook
Mountain agitation came to light In view
VI lIt ueltdl Cl tut Dhll thht ouptIilhtSiIu-
ent of Prisons Collins advocated. 1t was
10 build a new State prison south Of Pough-
keepsie and on lana containing trap rock,
which should lie used to improve the high
WAYS Of the State. The plan waste open a
quarry, hidden from the river, on Hook
Mountain and have Idle convict labor dig
out the stone for the States good roads.
That plan has been followed with good
results in several States, notably in Cali
fornia, Such a scheme. however, would in
~terHcre with the profits of Odell's good friend
Foss. and It would also make the cost OF
tho stone much less to the State than II is
even now to private individuals. The bill
was beaten. The Odell guard in the Senate
knew the situation and the passage OF the
Hook Mountain bill caused great chagrin
to them.
The friends OF the movement to preserve
Hook Mountain began getting together
Yesterday, but II win be several days be-
fore any definite announcement Of a pro-
Gramme to supply the money to purchase
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