Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-07-30
Ambitious Scheme to FIJI Up
East River and Add Hall
Billion Dollars Worth of
Property to City.
SPEAKER CANNON SEES
GAY C0NEY ISLAND
"UnCIe Joe" Seeks Rest in
Gotham But Succumbs to
Nostalgia and Sighs fol
That Dear DanviIIe, III.
Correspondence Morning Journal

Correspondence Morning Journal
New York, July 27.-To abolish the
East river and make it dry land from
the Battery to He'll Gate is the dar-
ing scheme just proposed by Thomas
A. Edison, which would involve the
filling in of nearly eight square miles
now occupied by water, and the ex-
penditure of something like $4OO ,OOO.-
600 or 100000, 900. 1t is argued in
support of the plan that the popula-
ton of the city will surely amount To
100000 souls within the next twen-
ty years and that space must be pro-
vided for this enormous aggregation
of human beings to find accommoda-
ton, as well as for the immense in
crease of mercantile and manufacture
ing establishments which such pop
ulation would imply. Engineers who
have been consulted declare the en-
terprise to be perfectly practicable
and absolutely demanded by the flu
ture needs of the city. Mr.. Edison's
opinion carries great weight, familiar
as he is with the metropolis business
development during the twenty-one
years which has passed since he es-
tablished his first central electric sta
ton in Center street, which has since
grown into the great system Of to-
day. 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 flowed. 1t is n
magnificent conception and may
prove the solution of New York s
present traffic perplexities.
Sks
Uncle Joe" Cannon, who came to
Manhattan and Coney Island to ger
far from the excitement and hurry
burly of hRying time "t'hum," said at
the Waldorf that he felt that he
ought to go away from here. After
chute shooting at Coney Island "Ua-
Gle Joe" arose later than usual We'd
nesday morning. He took one glance
at the papers and turned in a hurry
call to the office for few reams Of
paper, and then wrote feverishly co
the old folks at home until late in the
day
Uncle Joe" did not appear around
i the office until the afternoon was well
advanced. He leaned sadly against
the counter at the bureau of infor-
nation. On his rugged features was
that expression that goes with an old
rose taste a man has after spending
the best part of the day licking post
| age stamps.
The speaker selected the Waldorf
for his relaxation time, beause while
here he wanted to get "trip snortin, y
rest and get it good.
my boy" began "Uncle Joe" IN
far away tones, as he fearlessly
| placed his arm on a reporters shoul-
| der and led him toward the Thirty
fourth street exit, 81 haven't done a
thing today but write letters to the
| people out home in Illinois. I'm not
going back to Coney Island tonight,
he continued fervently. I'm not go.
Ing any place, I'm not going to d.
anything. / want to go home"
"Wlll you not even give your opin-
ion Of little old New York as a sum-
mer resort?" "Uncle Joe" was asked
"You know Colonel Wattersor
says"
Colonel Watterson? Now. what,
the use." demanded "Uncle Joe,
peevishly, "of giving interviews like
that--of, saying just a lot of empty
words? If ! had done something to.
day or If / were going to do anything
tonight, / might have something r.
tell but as 1t is haven't a word
want to go home"
Speaker Cannon wiped his brow
then stood for long time with bowed
head studying the mosaic floor in Pea.
cock alley. He sighed TREMENDOUSLY
and looked uD.
Down the alley sauntered a younl
person wearing a poached egg shir
and creamy russell shoes with laven
der cloth uppers. "Uncle Joe" stud
led II carefully, then glanced down a
his own gray suit of store clothes will
a panied and detected expression, a
one who would say. There are 9th
ers." Then he broke for Thirty
fourth street.
=Rs
: A crusade against impure milk !.
In full progress since the alarming
facts about the great increase of in
FAINT mortality have been made pub
lie. Inspectors stop milk wagons II
the street. examine their contents an
II the milk is found to contain NOR
than a certain percentage OF bacteri
tevery can Is ruthlessly emptied int
the gutter. Thousands of quarts hav
thus been destroyed during the pas
few days and the inspection still con
tlnues more rigid than ever. 1t
found that most of the milk
brought into town pure and whole
some, but that II is often kept to
long In the hands of small city deal
ars, such as grocerymen and baker,
or has been improperly stored, !
consequence of which 1t becom'
dangerous for babies. although Aduli
may use Il without injury. MIX ca
bt kept for twenty-four hours at