The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-05
Chorus Girl pfctures on pr. Park hurstsx Church--London Behind
 in Electricity-The Goddess
 of Lfberfy's New Costume.


 New York, Aug. 4--To abolish the East River and make # dry land from the Battery to Hell Gate Is the daring scheme just proposed by Thomas A. Edison which would Involve the filling in of nearly eight square miles now occupied by water. and the expenditure of something live s{o0,000,000 or s500,- 100000. IL is argued in support of the plan that the population of the city will surely amount to i0,000,000 souls with in the next twenty years and that space must he provided for this enormous ag- gregation of human beings to find accommodation, as well as for the im- mense increase of mercantile and man. ufacturinE establishments which such . population would imply. Engineers who have been consulted declare the to be perfectly practica- ble and absolutely demanded bv the future needs of the city. Mr. Edison's opinion carries great weight, familiar as he is with metropolitan business development during the twenty-one years winch have passed since he es- tablished his first central electric sta tion in Centre stret, which has since grown Into the great system of today. He says that when the river is filled in the Manhattan streets can be extended to Brooklyn making a solid mass of buildings where the tide once ebbed and fioweds It is magnificent con- ception and may prove the solution of New York's present traffic perpiexi- tics
 A crusade against impure milk Is in full progress since the alarming facts about the great increase of inc fant mortality have been made public. Inspectors still stor milk wagons in the street, examine their contents and If the milk is found to contain more than certain percentage of bacteria every can is ruthiessiy emptied into the gutter. Thousands of quarts have thus been destroyed during the past few days and the inspection still con tinues more rigid than ever. It IS found that most of the milk is brought into town pure and wholesome, but that it Is often kept too long in the hands of small city dealers. such as sroccrymen and bakers. or has been improperly stored: in consequence of which 1t becomes dangerous for babies. although adults may use it without in jury, Milk can be kept for twenty four hours at a temperature of fifty degrees. but when that temperature is exceeded bacteria appear and multi ply. The increase in the child death rate in hot weather Is ascribed almost cHLiTely L0 tAtS ONEE0tOtcu
 Pictures of chorra gTrlsornamfenting the front of Dr. parkhurst's old church on Madison Avenue, now in process of demolition, considerably surprised passing New Workers the other morn ing All sorts of ruInors began to ny about regarding the possible future uses which the property might be put to. although ft has been perfectly well known for a long time that big insurance company is to occupy the site Later on the pictures were found to have been so thoroughly blackened over with printers ink that they no longer conveyed any hint of their character, and this. of course. started another set of rumors, for Madison Square frequenters have little to do but exercise their ina ginaticns. The truth proved to be that one of the church trustees. scandalized at the sight of the posters and no doubt alarmed about what Jr. Parkhurst, now fin Switzerland. would say if he heard of this invasion of his old enemies. had ordered the pictures to be obliterated so far as ink would do it. Thus the incident closed.
 That New York is four times greater than London in it's available supply of power for manufactures by electric current. has been conceded by experts from each metropolis this week. The story of the stagnation in industrial activities at the British capital is being told on the arrival of every steamship from English ports and the story of the supremacy of Yankee en- terprise in the matter of the supply of motive power in the American metrop- oils is being rehearsed. One thous- and million units of electricity are supplied annually in New York city alone to turn the wheels of industry. Tn London. with almost twice New York's population, only a little over a quarter of that amount Is available. The London manufacturers declare that unless they can obtain cheaper cur rent and much more of 1t the indus trial interests of the city will die a naturals death. Nevertheless these same men are fighting tooth and nail the proposed Electric Supply bill. which authorizes the municipality to supply the sorely needed power Inedi- um., Much as they need electricity on a big scale. the London manufacturers say they object to municipal trading in its supply more.
 The Goddess of Liberty on Bedloe's Island, who has never had new gown or been in any way smartened up since Bartholdi gave her to the Amer iean people nearly twenty years ago, Is to be generally repaired and reju- venated. Congress has appropriated $62,S0 for the purpose and various improvements will be made, beginning with her torch, which of late. so far from enIightening the world, has not even illuminated the harbor to any noticeable extent. The torch will be provided with ten electric lights. in- stead of i've as at present, and by in- creasing the power of the plant the amount of light will be tripled An elevator will also be put in to carry passepger from the base of the torch. the founda- tions will be finished of, new ap- breaches put in, the fort repaired, the grounds renovated. and the whole statue painted inside ana out All these Improvements will remove the shabby and poverty-stricken appear ance which the Goddess has too long presented and make her a much better exemplar of the wealth and luxury on- ly a mile or two behind her.
 Three millions for paintings and cu- rios,-$250,000 for a single picture,- such are MT J. Pierpont Morgan's re- ported expenditures In Europe during theAlast three months. The picture In question is Sir Thomas Lawrence's Portrait of Miss Faren." which sold for s444 in 1863. and for $f1.250 in 1891 The enormous increase in price is said to be due to the fact that the portrait was owned by another mill iionaire who refused to sell for some time untfl Mir MorRan's last offer