The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-03

money theen men propose n rut ~ ~ htv
theaa lands and dtIafriHa.
One n The pngSlas haa hscn me s'titude
~ Senator Ar'uetrong He vac e1pnctsd 20
favor tho measure lie has been hostile 70
every a'temp, ~ talk ths matter over. He
hae Declared that y hss heen an sttempt
70 deprive The 0Unera ~ he 1,arriea ~
their rights.
President Foss ~ the Rockland lake
Trap Rock Company hae said opsnly that
no d~ovprnor vill sign the bill II II comes
before him because he can chow the Cover
nor that the livelihood ~ something Ike
/ no mon. mostly Italians, IL involved and
that most u Tho none received from the
sale II HE rock Ia expended for labor IN
getting u ont
when Odell talks about II one notes RE
conviction that SO, Opn. no is q lot Of money
To he spent by the state and that the men
who are supplying the rock are entitled 10
have a good deal Of consideration.
The course Of state Engineer Van Alstyne.
alAn, has puzzled the advocates Of The Hook
Mountain measure. He holds an elective
Office. He has said that The rock from the
rear Of Hook Mountain was just as good as
from the front. He has favored digging
the rock by convict labor from the north
end Of the West Shore tunnel at Haverstraw.
On the other hand he has carried water on
the other shoulder by suggesting that the
matter he postponed for the present, q
suggestion favored by Mr.. Foss, who would
| ike ~ IA RIPCINNl oihlt C-ldNtI INlF ldlAt
There are also limitations that the Rock
land Lake Trap Rock Company has been
able TO make extremely advantageous sales
Of its product through State officials TO the
contractors who are building the state
roads, Mr., Van Alstyne was asked recently
where the State got most OF it's rock. He
said that II came from the Rockland Lake
o,larries and that some Of il came from the
Clinton Point quarTies There are seven cor.
Germs getting stone out OF the face OF HOOK
Mountain. hut the Rockland Lake and the
Clinton quarTies are doing the worst part
Of the destruction of the face Of the noun
tain. Mr.. Van Alstyne was asked why these
concerns were patronized, and he SAID II
came abou in the usual course OF busl-
ness
The importance Of preserving the beauty
of Hook Mountain is seen when It il recalled
that if this land is made a park all OF the
west shore Of the Hudson will he practically
preserved in its scenic beauty. From Fort
Lee up 10 Hook Mountain the Palisades
Park Commission has control. II the Hook
Mountain project becomes a Law this con-
/, troll will extend TO Stony Point, From there
all along the Hudson UP to Newburgh the
West Shore Railroad has control OF the
bank and the confguration " such, that no
~quarrying Of rock Is likely. The plan II to
build a great boulevard along the west shore
of the river to join the State road at Stony
Point, The land acquired will be paid for
by private contributions, which, have already
been assured. The park will be thrown
open to the people and camping privileges
will be given at nominal cost,
The owners Of the sever quarries on
Hook Mountains face first asked $40 ,oo0 900
for their rights. Then they came down 10
So, 0oO, 900. The assessment rolls were looked
up and It was found that these quarries
we're assessed for a little over 5000 ono, I
has become known that they will probably
be willing to take about that sum for their
rights. The advantage in quarrying from
the river side ~ the mountain Is to get tide
water transportation, The rock also falls
naturally into or nearthe crushing, hoppers
II is not necessary 10 60 to OdelFsfriend
Foss, to get the trap rock for these roads:
A member Of the Canal Commission said
recently to one ~ the Hook Mountain
preservation advocates that the Canal
Commission would not only be glad To
furnish the rock. but would be willing e
crush It and give It to the State II it would
only take It away. The Odell programme
does not include any such economical
measures when there Ia $780, o 900 to be
spent. -,
It is interesting ia note that while 0dell
him selfdeclares that he has had no interest
In the bin; that while his friends, Foss and
Dickey, nave been fghting II tooth and
nail; that while the 0dell Senators have
been opposing It, even to the extent OF
resorting to trickery, Mrs. Odell is a mem
her Of the Scenic Preservation Society.