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urtoia SIS. ~. 2iox 81 80. 5erssp sls 60
Saracas ia. 80. Dtnuort4'8 III 20, 9de
Sara Hlexs $500. GItaaS Saba Blexb
s1b'75. Dtniea slS.76.
Eu6er-DorutnoeS 7.57s 6ti6,ndss 6.07
puIpertfrter s.4ae; xxx1 puIps.tRxts 6.47s,
fstRa ~sraHafsrtes 6.l2e; Subs 5.57ei Gsss
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0aIIoxe.
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Use: 1900 tn SaIbfaS $50; eos O sas
$3.50.
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boxbons lie; Ns. 3 Cream aeurssc. TO-
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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-12-04
Haerlst tletue Sepei&en.
8. DECEMBER.

Os 0sdSatVsSs
- @efern fubr Der fpanii4e Ban.
~asrirsu3sr .prin3sha be auarias" bon
@abi3 nod Ranger ab.
- Sn Der @.publit san saIbaocr
III Der gelaserunsssufano wieoer auf-
9sboben ruorben.
IA. grip, Der f6usoiids @efanote
tn Wafbinston. III aurtd bsrufen NOR
ben.
- Admiral Sou1arb, Der Rom.
manoant bes nod mauriidsn @swdi.
fern behimmten @ei&waoers, wiro
@aoir anIaufsn. UNI Rbnis Alfonio 81
beiu9en.
- Der Inn October 1905 ernnr1nie
Quits. 5nsenisur&ef Sobn o. Suaiuan
Der panama.@ analeommiiHon bat ietne
&eRgnatiOn bsuie singerei4t.
- Der reid. GARNER 2atprenee 3.
Sutton bon 3anesbils. o.. farb
beute i'm Dartebtmmsr oes @bieaao &
0ortbmsfern BabnboIss In Gbiea9o on
stnsm 9sr3i8lase.
- Wa& einem parIamentsberi&t
bat ben go Wttslisbsrn bss enslti1en
parlamsnts bic g~rudbluns su!ammen
S. 1884. 200 gstoRst. bas III pro Ropf
our9i1ntttii@ SO Ssnis.
- Ge&s Snbiansr bon Der gape
Greet. R~eisrbatiOn ~srtranten bsute
Raamittas I'm Safen bon WeSresor
bet @iartsn, Ont, als he tn einsm
Boote, wslGes fentsrte, fif&ten.
- Sn Notwithstanding uuroe beute
Rarbinal 2opp. Btf3of BON BrssIau,
bonn papR tn Rom smpfuneen. Der
2arDtnal rpirb iofort nod Berlin ret.
fen uno 2alier Wtlbelm Bsrt&t abfat'
ten.
- Der eroBe Stau bes Samss WiI'
ion BET Omsnsboro. Qp.. brannte In
Der iebtsn Nadt NIT 20 Waulefeln, 2
pf.roen. 200 gufbsls Wais. 200
SufbsIs 6afsr unb so 8onnen 6eu
edn3li& ab.
@eneraltoniul WiQsr In Dotobama
if BON Staatsospartement auf9efor.
bert tporoeu, fi& oartbsr 3u ertldrsn.
Oh CT ssfast tabe. Sapan rifle lu Dai'
fsr urb 3u 2anos gum Rrisse gsssn bic
Der. Staaten.
= Sn 6onolulu unb auf ben gam
sen 6anowi&.S bat es I'D Der.
ausssfellt, baB bic felt siniasn Rona.
ten iebr ffarie iapanii&e einuanbe.
runs aus aussrleisnsn unb militdrif&
aei3ulten Japansrn b,f.bt.
- Der Is Sabre cite Sobu Nape.
rano wuroe beute In Nsp Do,t nertlf'
tet, ba er an9eflast if, bri rs Sabre
alten Donate Battno uno ben .93 Sabre
alen Grancisco Dsminto BURG S&aRe
tDbtlt& peruunoet 3u haben.
-3w6lf 9errortRen tberReIen beute
bas e&lob Der prinseIRn aualora BET
fifits, 9rans.RaufoRen. pItnberien
urb oriHen bic prinpiRn tbdtlt& an.
Sic wuroen ssfangen aenorumen uno
pom 0rlegsgert&t gum 9obe berur.
theilt.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-12-04

1rHAte xas 0ssGkts.
8vHata
gesfd %. 00-46o rx Gab.
Granberries--$s.50 per Gob.
Uanmen Sl.76-2.2b ; ilstas sI-sl.sS'
astronen SO 1910 90 w &aea
Dranaen - %. 6-8 Is $H &sPs.
gHrR6e, 3l.7s-2.s0p es DuibeI.
California pFarmea, 81 BITE Rife:
Wrrnen, $1.b0-2 80 pei Gab.
Dei ~trauben, san bunbert 96rbe.
gerfimmons, S0e bte Rife.
0smaIa
aotSe Rabes 81 pei Sat.
4eIerr-l6 bis acc per Dsteno.
3rout - $l2 -$1S pet Tonne.
8~lamenfobl SLAB pa saufbeI.
gaIat - &c PEI HufbsI.
8uiebeln - Hotbe uxh petss $l.eo BIB
ST. pa Sab; epaxti3s ButsSsln sl.so
per Rife.
SeterfsIie lb-soe PEE D,atssh Dun4ss.
RartoHeIn-$l.7S tss Set.
Nabteie ibe per DuteHA Bun@es.
eiS.artcFeIm - Hrstxsa e8.15; NaItt'
NOR. s8.O.-8.76; Seriep $500 e4.0o
pei Sab.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-12-04

Duttes, 0teS 191 OeTeSss
ndxhIer bescblea to.csxss $reYss
Trij@e Gser-80e Pei Euteab.
sahrer exc, Hdtas 8. Txx,aS-u-las,
Gnten &c, @dnie &c.
Surte1 - 0ouxxp, 1866 3rscmsS7 g..
otssR 8ae
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-12-04
$ungersnotb
Sn ~ YroDiu5en &uBlano's farrt 20 MiQiOneu
Meniden in's Nngsfidt.

GrO6bet beruriahte Dieuteri. SaifummHdre MAIDEN quite JorthriHe. :
giermairr burd Seuer 3erf0rt - Wabluorlage angenommen -
Mnju iharf madt itatg. - &eDuluionGre Gereulae psrs
tbelt - SpBeoienft uno uHnifiher &urer.
Neue Staot Der GlntrhGt.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-12-04

gHaros . Batauf1$rsHs SmpcsNsr,
s&peiserfdie 88e pee 4fuxb eta9stnE&s'
S~nnebeidte l6s, Btseoxfx Sssar6 $ &af
l4}, Rem Dort 64sbears Lee. sxhsus''
t&a 2subureer l8e. evtf i6e,
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-12-04
TnBlanb.


6hrHsn 2soff uno Orbsliani. bic &e.
pr~disntantsn Der Wostausr 3emRwo
Stlfsgeislfdaft, tansn beute BON ibrsr
Snipsftionstour burd bts 0uggeroi'
frifte Rublano's surtid uno bsrihteten
Der afoe. prsfe hbsr bic Situation In
isnen probin3en.
Die grnte In ben Rsbsn 9robtn3en
Samara, Saraiou. Simbtrsf. 2a
fan, pensa, 8ambotp nno nfa III
edn3Ii9 In bisfem Sabre miBrathsn.
Sr 3tpansig anbsrsn probinssi III oie.
fslbs fsbr mittslmdBis ausgsfu0en
r1ngefdbr 20 Wilionsn Wsnf6sn mHi-
fen pdhrenb Der Gauer Don bier bis
3ebn Wonatsn. Biz cine rsre grnts
einssbsimh III, NIT Rabrunssmitieln
rnisrfibt merben, usnn fs ni4t ent.
fsblin lsiosr urb 0unbsrttauisnbs elem.
big 6uneers ffsrben folsn. en- ben
Isbts, 3sbn Sabrsn babsn bie Bswob
nsr btsierl 6unssrpropinssn nur 3wsi
CUTE grntsn esbabt.
Die MOstausr 3smauo SalfsssisI.
i@aft slaubt. bab SIS. 600. 900 uno
bisasi9t nod msbr. n6tbig isin usr'
ben. um In ben probin3en Der DUN.
gersnot6 0err weroen 3u t6nnen. Jn
Der QaHe Der 3emhmo bsfinnsn R6
nod $50. 900. bic absr faum BIB on.
fan9s Sanuar ausrsidsn wsrben. Die
bon Der &sgierung far bic 0ungsroi.
frifte bisbsr bstpiQieie unterftSuna
bon $50. 600 III nod AnR9t bss 6tr.
fien 2poH sdu3Ii& unsurei9snb.
HIIsu darf ma9t
4arttg.
g I. Petersburg, 8. Seq.
Nit isinsr grfldrung. baB bte rlsue
ruffT9e Suma fOfort pieoer aufsel6a
tnsrbsn folle. ruenrl He Der RsqierunQ
ni8t gsftstg let uno cine umRirBIers'
f&e @sinnuns :ssias. 6at Der prsmte,
StoIpptn gsraoe bas @easntteiI be,
bsabR&tieten Wtrfune sraislt. Gsir.
Trobuns bot ni3t nur bic repolutio'
rdrs1 glsmsn.s su nsusnt WibsrRanb,
an%gsipornt, fonbsrn au9 bic Der.
faRungsbemotraten unb fonffiesn fort
i&rittl!9snjp artsisn In elmer Wsifs sr'
bittsrt, oie S1limmes bsfhr2tsn ldbt.
@snn nun, uirtlid sin rseisrunIs.
fsinbIi9ss parIumsnt Qstpdblt ruirt
unb bic untsrortdten unrubsn nsu b.
sinnsn, 10 trdst stoIppin aIsin btI
S1uIb baran.
@robbritanniem.
@robbett oerur a&te
Weuteret.
portsmoutb b. 8. Ye3. 81
Aomiralitdt bot bie Sis1uns oes Wa
rinelieutsnants Bsrnarb ct. @eore
gonaro %angsOrbnet. befsn erobss Bs
nsbmen 9~egsntiber fsineu nntersebener
bie lsbts Wsutsrsi bier bsrurfa&t baber
foq. Der 2%tsutsnant fpll bic 6si3e,
NIT Dumb unb dbnli9sn S9impfpor
ten trattIrt unb fs ssatpunaen bab.n
Dor ibn nisbsrjuinissn. Die trisas
ssrt&tIi&e igsrbanbIuns nabm beut
ibrsn anfans.
0termaer bur9 6eue,
3erf6rt.
2tberpooI, 8. DECEMBER. =
Der britii&e Tampfer rArbsola" ian
beute BON 2iRabon. portugal. bier o,
unb lamoste bis S&ifsmanni&aft be,
britif&en. Barrie .Aneona", tpel&e an
80. Robember I'm Biseapif&en Nesr
buien bon ..ibrem In 6lammsn fsbel
ben 6abr3euee aerettet tuurbe. 81
bisrmafise Barrie ~Aneona" bsrlisb an
IL. Robembsr Antuerpen NIT cine
bolen 2abune fir San 6raneisto
I'm Der Ipanii&en WOrothfis ssristb BITE
isIbs In Branb uub tuurbe total aer
Fort. iudbrsnb TIRE RannI@aft nod
rs&tattis bonn -Dampfer .Arbsola'
eersttet uerben fonnte.
Die .Nneona" tpurbe TN Sabre I89:
In @rssnod erbaut. bate etne 3raafd
tiaisit bon $3.50 Rsaiffsrtons unb &c
bDris ber aneOna.g sisni9aft tn aIosy
-.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-12-04
S6tfsna@ri&ten.

BREMEN: .0unuobsr~ nod Rem Dori
unO Baltimore; .Srisbrs4 Der
0robe" bon New Dori.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-21
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON
TFrom The tribune Bureau.J

From The Tribune Bure8uJ
Washington jan 20-Mr and Mrs Edison BRAD
Law entertained at a large dinner tonight the Ger
man Ambassador and Baroness Speck Won stern
burg Lieutenant General and Mrs Chanee' MT
and Mrs. Marshall Allen, of New-York' MI anu
Mrs Chapton Coleman, Captain and Mrs Ryan OF
the British Embassy; Commander and Mrs Lowry
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Lee, Mr. and Mrs Oicott
Miss Chabot is spending the winter with sec
rotary and Mrs. Metcalf and Perry Keith
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh had decided 10
leave Washington the middle of this week, out
finding the operation performed upon Miss Eve /
Walsh after the fatal automobile accident to her
brother at Newport last summer. was unsuccess-
full, they decided after consultation with New
York Washington and Baltimore physicians 70 re-
main in washington until another operation could
be performed for setting the broken bones TO fur-
Their the comfort of their daughter during her long
confinement here and to give her greater range
they have opened their great house in Massachu-
setts-ave sufficiently for her comfort and are now
living there.
Mrs L. T. Letter will sail for England in May,
but not in time 20 welcome the heir expected in
March at the home Of the Earl and Lady Suffolk.
General and Mrs. Draper dinner hosts to-
night Their guests were the Speaker of the House
and Miss Cannon. Justice and Mrs Brown, Justice
and Mrs. Holmes. Senator and Mrs. Foraker, Ad-
miral and Mrs. Rixey, Representative and Mrs
DalzeIl. Mr.. and Mrs Charles P. Taft. Mr.. and
Mrs John E. ReybUrn, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Weightman, Mrs Glover. Mrs Audenried, Mrs
Whitmer, Representative S. W. Mccall, admiral
Caps and Woodbury. Blair.
General Miles entertained box party this after
at the performance Of 'Veronique" Captain
and Mrs Ryan. of the British Embassy. were also
present
The wedding veil Miss Alice Roosevelt viii wear
to be married in will be of the regulation. white
tulle. The Presidents daughter for her wedding
will wear only the conventional and modern COS
tune worn on such an occasion The veil Will
reach to the hem of her gown and will be worn off
the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-21
NOTES FROM TUXEDO PARK
TBy Telegraph to The Tribunal

IBy Telegraph to The Tr1eunsl
Tuxedo Park, N Y, Jan. pa large uEnoer
well known persons came out TO Tuxedo ts-1T
enjoy the week end entertainment The vssias;
although threatening. did not interfere with .
social affairs scheduled The principal eatdna
sport was skating which attracted a large Ea'a1
ing There were several interesting MATCHES
court tennis at the tennis club.
Week end parties were given by nearly e's1
cottager. J. Henry Smith came out cary "a
and entertained a large party AT Kincralg -
and Mrs. Richard Mortimer. Mr. and Mrs HeF1s1
Peu and Mr. and Mrs. r Fulton Cutting ass "
passing Sunday at their cottages.
Among those giving dinner parties To-Day "
Mr.. and Mrs. A Lanfear NorTfs. who are z :
small Barley villa: Mr. and Mrs. J. FTsas.s1
Tams Mr. and Mrs. @. c. Warner, Mr.. ana NJ
Norman Whitehouse, ". NacNeil RodeTas -
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rutledgs Gibson
Amos T. French and his daughter, Miss Fs~--s
French. who have gone abroad for several VssA'
sailing with Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt on Nsdl~'
day. Will return to Tuxedo in April Mr. and n
II. NJ. Alexander have closed the Van CoT-A.''
cottage and opened their town house for Ia VI
ter.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and Miss GlsdSs -
derbIt arrived at tbs clubhouse to-day TO sp%-
Sunday.
Among other arrivals were Mrs Lucus n
merding, Mr.. and Mrs Samuel c, Hennias = =.
Cornelia Van r. Delaield, Paul THlckernlan 80 -.
A Baker. the Misses Scoheld Barton w. =
Pierre Loriuard. H R Duval. W. S. Moors s'o -
and Mrs. W. Pierson Hamilton snd family
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-21
AT THE While HOUSE.
frrom The Tribune Bureau.I

1W
4,r.sbing+on Ian 2O-President Roosevelt to-uas
received an invitation to attend the May Day e go
bration at Cincinnati. but obliged 10 o 80
az he will be unable TO make the journey o. -
time Lawrence Maxwell jr.. OF Cincihha ~ ths
tended the invitation. He was escorteu
White House by Representative bons"oi erorn
The thirty thousand name petitoh -. che
Massachusetts to Congress protesting as vas
destruction of the old frigate Cohsllt '. Co. the
brought to the White House this mornns -.
Presidents inspection Admiral Dewey, 10 =
Frye and spooner. Representative NcCail ,.-a
throng of bureau chiefs and invited guess 7e 80
present when the huge manuscript was tSAeil
it's cedar casket President Roosevelt spent "e''-
half an hour examining the petition
Senator EIkins Of West Virginia ha'l a -
ence with the President to-day upon ralirodd "a
legislation Mr. Elkins said that ms coihiiii''e
had NOT vet decided upon any bill. put "dS q"
qsged i'm going over number OF measures 9i.O'-9
them being those introduced by Senators DoiIiEei
and Foraker and by himself
Among the callers at the White House lo-u@S
were Secretaries Root and Hitchcock Send'oi ,
warner Clay and Alger, Representatives DSFiu
and Meier and the special committee appon.eu "
the Grand Army of the Republic to appear OelOi0
Congress to urge service pensions The PresloehI
and the members of the committee discussed tie
pension matter very fully. but 1t was sald no c9n
illusions were reached at the conference
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-21

was earning more than 10 per cent on us N
vested capital. The proposed measure IN tne
legislature was either Withdrawn or suppressed
The telephone company kept faith with lis
patrons. and made reductions which ranged
from 10 to 20 per cent. It can claim with a
show OF reason, therefore, that its acuon 'ileh
was voluntary There is equal cause, perhaps
for assuming that its latest decision is, too.
The immediate effect of lowering rates VIII
be to increase patronage. Whether the result
ing gain will ever offset the loss is uncertain
Certainly. no pecuniary advantage can De &h-
ticipated for two or three years. SUM- II lie
company continues to earn more than ine ~
per cent which it has named as us stahu,
ard of fair compensation, it can ana shouia
submit TO a sacrifice of revenue Even 50. II
would occupy a peculiarly hoherapie po'i'lo ..,
IT would have shown a sensitiveness TO cru
cjsm and a disposition to deal fairly by the
r1Tff7l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-21

ton of a great work it is always pleasant 10
annIaud the workmen. We may pay tribute
IN Mr., Coleman and his associates Tor the au-
mirabIe manner-saving the delay-rn Whfch the
great pile of masonry has been built some Oh
tha present commissioners, of recent appoint
ment. have also probably done the best lney
couId with the disheartening legacy of delay anu
plumbers. But those who years ago were Fespoi ,
sible for that enterprise are to be remembered u
in connection with IL only after the manner VI
the horrible examples of the oldtlme TEN
perance lecturers-as illustrations of whaC nlei,
In their places ought not to be. Inc soofy VI
the dam. so far as its official administrative -
concerned, will be profitable one for STUDY ~
the men who shall be in charge OF those !uluio
extensions of our waterworks which VIII soon
be necessary. But they should study 1t not fof
imitation, but for avoidance. If they VIII care
fully observe just how the Aqueduct Columns
sioners managed the new Croton dam ana then
themselves do exactly the reverse they Will
do we'll
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-21
wHFy IRON is BETTER THAN STEEL.


DIR. c. b Dudley, the chemist OF the fenn-
sv1vania Railroad has just discussed before
the American Institute Of Mining Engineers
tho relative merits of wrought iron and steer
&c constructive materials. His observation
leads him to think that where tension or COM
nression is involved steel is the better Out
where bending strains alone are TO De cohsiu-
erred iron is preferable. To Illustrate the Ial-
for conviction he mentions the following CIT
cu1nstsuces which are presumably derived lFon
the experience of the company with which lie
is associated A car axle composed of steel OF
which the tensile strength is from 60,UOo TO
10000 pounds to the square inch viii give no
better service than one made OF wrought IRON
with a tensile strength of only $4,000 or $1,000
mounds 70 the inch To match iron of the quail
ity here specified, he says, it would be nee
essarv TO use steel whose tensile strength WAS
between 10000 and $1,000 pounds TO the inch
Though the facts submitted by Dr. Dudley
are comparatively new, they Will not excite
much surprise Within the last few years steel
has proved to be distinctly inferior to wrought
iron for a number of purposes. The wire nail.
for instance will not Withstand the action Of
the weather nearly so well as the cut nail For
interior work one will give about much sat
isfaction as the other; but steel nails which
have been employed in shingling a barn roof
have been known to fail before the shingles
which they were intended to fasten. Again.
farmers have been greatly annoyed by the
rusting Of fence wire, which is also made of
steel. BY observing certain precautions in the
processes of manufacture the tendency TO rust
can. no doubt be diminished, but, whether these
be adopted or not, the history of fence wire,
like the history of the wire nail, furnishes
plenty of precedent for the warning now given
concerning car axles. Car builders and practi-
cal railroad men may desire corToborative testi-
mony before accepting DR.. Dudley's statements
at their face value. but they cannot be re-
garded as incredible
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-21
nevolence to school as of patriotic states
manship.
ROCKAWAY BEACH.

A nronosition has been before the city TOT
oma time to secure a considerable porton OIL
RocksWay Beach for use as pubic parh.
are not aware that any important opJecHoh ~
If has been offered. We cannot imagine une
existence of any. From every point Oh we" lnS
project seems not only commemorative "ut -
gently desirable. Yet, strangely enough Hn0i
seems to be lack of popular eApiessio"
approval Of it. and it is thus perIhltteu 70 9'
IL not to languish. That is perhaps iol on0
of the very reasons which should most con-
mend the scheme namely, that it is Designer ~
serve no special interest. but merely 10 adu ~
+be welfare of the whole people. Ii some lana
company or clidue of spectators were 10 oe
nrosnectively enriched by it we should near
enough in its favor. But as nobody in paruc"-
Jor hnt the four million people of New-1ork are
to he benefited, the scheme goes a-oegglhs-
We should like to call attention to couple
of features of it which seem to deserve spe-
cial consideration and which most suonsV
commend it for prompt and faVoraple ac'ion
Ono is that Rockaway Beach is of all lands
not only in this city, but, indeed on tne enliIe
Atlantic Coast one of the best fitted Tor sucn
purpose. There is regret that Coney lslanu
was not long ago made into park, but Gone!
Island is not to be compared with hocha"a!
Beach for charm and comfort. Its peach Is
petty affair, and it Is directly contiguous WIN
tbe mainland and thus subject to land breezes,
while Rockaway has one of the finest stretches
of beach in the world, and in its penlnsular
situation is practically an island several miles
at sea. 1t gets the full sweep of the Atianuc
tides and breezes, it is almost wholly removed
from, land breezes and it has on one side the
fine exnanse of Jamaica Bay for still wafer
boating bathing and fishing. Those VINO nave
enioved the delights of such place as Beacn
Haven on the New-Jersey coast can estlndle
the value of a great public park of almost pre-
cise1y similar situation within the limits OF tne
metropolis.
The other point is opportunity we nave re-
farred to tbe laments over the failure to secure
Conev Island for q park years ago. A large
part of our time as a city is spent III mourning
over what might have been or in trying 10
atone at much labor and expense, for the mis-
takes and neglect of the past. Surely we shouiu
he chile 10 learn the lesson of foresight at least
enough to see to appreciate and to improve
sucb an opportunity as this when II is SO III
rectly confronting US. The proposal is 10 Sc
c1,re q tract of nearly four hundred acres Win
frontapes of a mile and quarter eacn on tle
ocean and on the bay. This can be done no"
Of q comparatively tri1ing expense. re"
voars hence the need of it will be far more
annarent and pressing than now. but the cost
Of II will also be vastly greater. Inc part OF
wisdom is to anticipate the need and 10 avon
tho increased cost by securing possession OF Ilie
nroOertv without delay
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-21
REALLY?

1t is said the new Croton dam is finished at
last Controller Metz went On Wednesday to
put the last stone in place The Mayor was in
vited to GO but did not. He could not spare the
time 1t was probably just well. He will
have another chance the next time the dam is
finished or the next, or the next. For it is not
Supposable that this is the only time of its
completion. 1t has been finished" before, sew
eral times and we may reasonably expect a
series of competitions to be continued indefinitely
like the farewell appearances of prima donna
The notion that the dam is really and finally
completed now after only thirteen years work,
seems incredible. Why, that would mean that
it had been built in only little more than twice
the time il should have taken. 1t is really mpos-
sible that such should be the case. six years
job done In so short time as thirteen years by
our strenuous, pushing, hustling. interchangeable
Aqueduct Commission? Tell that TO the ma
rines.
But if il were so, what then? Why, we should
say the occasion was one for humiliation rather
than for rejoicing, and for warning rather than
for emulation. The whole story Of that water
works extension is disgrace TO NewYork The
new aqueduct reeked with scandal. The new
dam and its appurtenant works have been at
once SO absurdly and so badly managed that II
is doubtful whether contemplation of them
should provoke the more ridicuie or indignation.
That public work of supreme Importance to the
very life of the city, on which there was the
greatest possible need of expedition, should have
been dragged along year after year, in such
dlly-dallying way Is something not TO be jusd-
fed outside of Bedam. 1t is characteristic of
our administrative methods that public works
are almost invariably much slower and much
more expensive than similar private works
Well, perhaps we stand such things when
only Hall OF Records is concerned. But when
municipal authorities are sitting up o nights In
a cold sweat OF apprehension lest there be
water famine on the morrow, 1t really does seem
just little bit beyond the limit to go TO sleep
for half dozen years over the very work which
alone is TO save us from such a catastrophe
Even If the big dam is now somewhere within
measurable distance of completion. and is sub
stantiaI and credltabe piece of work in itself
of the latter we have no doubt, for the con-
tractors are believed 10 have done their work
In the most thorough manner-this city owes no
thanks TO the overpaid flInctaonaries who during
SO many Fsars nfssnanagsd iL AZ sas compile