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The Newtown bee., 1907-01-04
Prices On Ranges and Stoves

Advanced Dec l, 1906 from $I % to $2so, but we bought large stock previous to this date and offering the old prices all which have stock We have sold quite number and still have good heating $2 and all the other sizes and kinds best and heavy Ranges which still price at $50 Remember deliver all goods within reasonable dis The tendency prices still higher but expect give benefit of the old price until Jan 1907.
 We you NOW from S1 400, according to size and kind you select
The Newtown bee., 1907-01-04
FOX HUNTER AT SEVENTY NINE

FOX HUNTER AT SEVENTY NINE
 Carl Swanson, 79 years old, and as nimble as young man of 25, with gun over his shoulder and dog by his side, is one of the expert fox hunters of this region. He has shot one fox already. He was on the trail on Sat urday last, and enjoys the tramping.
The Newtown bee., 1907-01-04

pr Hess Stock Food, Poultry Pana- cea and Instant Louse Killer, all guaranteed to do their respective work or your money back at S. E.. Sanford & Co.'S
The Newtown bee., 1907-01-04

for his success in the future will follow him to his new abode and congratulate him in his successful attempts to att tain prominence in other departments
The Newtown bee., 1907-01-04
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.

Rev MT Carter not having recovered from hoarseness of voice, last Sunday, his father, the Rev Samuel T. Carter, D. D., of New York preached for him. The Doctor is one among many thous- ands who contend for a restatement of the Assembly's Shorter Catechism, in simple language that the common people can understand. The tyranny ? theology, in the name of Christian religion, passes comprehension. There is but one creed, 1. e., All men are brethren. Love is the fulfilling of the law.
The Newtown bee., 1907-01-04

A Happy New Year.
The Newtown bee., 1907-01-04

ands who contend for a restatement of the Assembly's Shorter Catechism, in simple language that the common people can understand. The tyranny theology, in the name of Christian religion, passes comprehension. There is but one creed, 1. e., All men are brethren. Love is the fulfilling of the law.
 s. H. Clark is reported more com for rtable at his home in Marketable. B. G. Humphrey sold two driving colts to w. S. Blakeman, last week, making six that he has sold this year. Nearly everyone was remembered, last week, by some valuable present coming through the postoffice or ex- press office.
 s. b. Ford is making his usual an- nual visit with his son, P. D. Ford, at Richmond Hill, N. Y.
 An unusually large quantity of milk is being shipped from the station, Is to 20 40-quart cans daily. B. G.. Humphrey is the heaviest shipper.
 Carl Bader finished, last week, the harvest of oue cutting on his ice pond, some 200 tons. He secured 12-inch ice of fine quality. He will require two more cuttings over his pond to supply his own coolers and local trade.
 Two mammoth hogs, weighing 49o and 51O pounds, were oR exhibition, l Christmas week, at the market oI Carl Bader They were raised by El- more Platt of Worthwhile. c. l.. Hickox, Jr., put in two days, | INv v-{ l I Got, hi H,or vest. He cut on KilbOrn's dam. F. J. Kilborn also had teams at work fill. ing his ice house.
 Rev w. w. Breckenridge has been supplying the Congregational church at Sharon for three Sundays. He leaves, this week, for Chicago. Wesley Hollister, student at Mi Hermon, Mass, is passing the holi days with his father, John Hollister in Nettleton Hollow.
 Il Miss Vesta Chapin had very pret ty Christmas tree at the close of he school on Church Hill for the holidays
 Edward Zeiner, Jr., took passage oI the Apache, in company with Her bert and Clayton Beers, last weel Tuesday, for Ormond Beach.
 Willie Clark and sister, Minnie, o New Milford were St their uncle $ Thomas COstigan's, recently. MT and Mrs George Pickett of Nau gatuck and Paul Gage and family O Washington Depot were guests Christmas day, of MT and Mrs William Pickett.
 Homer W. Davenport of Naugatucl passed the holidays with his father w. G. Davenport.
 Benjamin Seeley was taken serious ly i'll while on the way to Roxbur, Station, last week. By great effort h managed to turn the horses aroun been confined to the bed, hardly dbl to stir.
 , Mrs A. o. Titus is in Washington s D. C., for a visit to her aunt, Mr Breen.
 Mrs J. I. West was called to Can bridge, this week, by the death of he , uncle, Rev MT Brooks.
 Myron Smith has been laid on tn shelf for several days with an attac of bronchitis. Lewis Logan has take
 his milk route for the time. . The travelling troupe have held
 longer time and sold the usual amour
 of medicine. The contestants for tt
 clock were Miss Rena Northrop, Mil
 The Swedish Congregational churc
 held watch night service, the 31st.
 The usual meeting at the Gunner
 with dance at the hall, was we'll a
 tended in spite of the rain and bs
 travelling on the evening of Decemb
 31.
 By request the Christmas music VI
 repeated last Sunday at the Congreg
 tional church.
 EcL,
The Newtown bee., 1907-01-04

PRICES IN MEIas co.'s CLEARANCE
 SALE.
The Newtown bee., 1907-01-04
LITCHFIELD COUNTY.

Barker.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-29
ENGLAND DOES BETTER.

Many men are conservative, and do not QUICK
" seize new idea, but there is no reason why
New York should not do what has been so sue
cessfully accomplished in England and in Ger
tain other cities in the United States. and adopt
what Is known as a store door delivery, which
means that railroads and steamships give a
bill Of ladng 10 and from distant points direct
10 the merchants storehoUse- the tansporta-
ton lines leaving their own transfer plant. or
an outside corporation to do the WORK ne
latter plan. for obvious reasons. Is PreIerahle'
and the c0nsgnees will shortly recognize IN IL
a substantial gain 10 them What they may
lose in owning trucks they VIII more Jlah
gain in time OF delivery and pier storage
Further arguments against the present system
are as follows: There is no cooperation between
the units involved Shipping clerks OF the ware
houses keep the trucks waiting. drivers do not
always so direct TO the pier. and at the ~'lerS
bide their time and block others The mos EN-
cient routing only gives a truCkman ioad 10
deliver at one pier and To receive another AZ
a nearby one The causes for this are tW0foid
The large east and west bound shippers are IN
different lines of trade. and the eaSthoUnd traiIc
man is not in touch with the yeSthound
All the conditions seem to point 70 the organ
ization of some clearing house for trucks or To
some central authority. to-day there are
twice as many wagons either at or on the piers
as are necessary for the work. and this At q
spot where space is OF the most importance o.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-29

sides of a warehouse When this important
point is understood by the citizens and the
transportation people there should be no difI-
Guilty in proving that they both Will save money
The next point to consider is some method Of
enabling trucks to carry freight both ways
SpasmOdic efforts have been made in the past
to combine the small truckmen into one or more
companies that vehicles could go and come
with full loads to certain zones These EFFORTS
have been unsuccessful account Of individual
opposition. The present would seem 10 ne a
good time. however, to revive the idea, as many
Of the smaller trucking companies have been
forced out OF business owing 70 untaForapie
conditions. These conditions consist Of lower
rates for transfer service. additional expense
for rent. food and wages. and the decrease OF
load efficiency Of trucks on account OF bad pave
ments: to which should b, added the fact. re-
ferred to above. that the wagons are oTten
from two to four hours in front Of a pier. Where
formerly they could get away in less than an
hour
When il is stated that the average number Of
trips last winter for a two horse load was only
two il becomes Immediately apparent that
something must be done % avoid such useless
expense The delays are constant source OF
friction between the transfer companies and
the steamship lines Formerly the men could
get AT their nerCha ndise quickly. as il was
stored in some specified spot the piers. where
as to-day in the season Of large tonnage this lS
impossible on the narrow wharves. It Is, OF
course. recognized that the larger merchandise
houses use their trucks for other purposes, and
will be Ioath 10 have the transfer done By out
-,yTo
New-York tribune., 1907-09-29
CITY AN EASY MARK.

And what an easy mark the city has been all
this time There has been no standard required
or system enforced in the purchase of cars. The
legal safeguard Of public tender has been to-
tally disregarded. and any car at any price
foisted upon the city. The Controller did make
effort to that the city got some sort OF
Of his engineering staff to test all cars before
they became city property but as often as not
his recommendations were disregarded.
The result Is that the city has been loaded up
with lot of junk in the shape Of cars that do
not last single year and even then cost more
nance and repairs
Last year of the officials Of the Health
Department bought a runabout for S99O IN
less than a year il had gone TO the junk shop.
This year he bought a 5000 car The Control
ler's engineer examined the machine before l;
was purchased, reported that il was not WORTH
$1,000. and recommended that Ii should not pc
accepted. But the Health Department officia!
had the permission of the Board Of Estimate
and Apportionment to spend the money. so ne
politely told the Controllers engineer to mind
his own business.
The chances are ten to this second car
VIII be ready for the junk shop next year ana
he silly business will be again repeated at the
city'S expense.
This only one Of dozen similar instances.
Under the present lack of system an official can
buy any kind Of he likes provided he goes
through the formality of getting the Board OF
Estimate and Apportionment enable him TO
disregard the terms of the charter. Nine times
ont Of ten he does not know a good car from
bad one He gets into the hands of a clever
SeihaS agent. who COnvinces him that he is
getting bargain, and he insists upon buying
the machine offered To him even after being
warned that he Is getting lemon" OF course
ne does not care much. for the city foots the
bill,
New-York tribune., 1907-09-29
DOES TRUCKING PAY?

1t has been argued that the trucking business
does not pay Such a conclusion has been
reached without taking into consideration the
saving on the piers by the adoption Of some
means for increasing the mobility Of trucks, for
# is manifest that under the present system
freight has 10 be handled two three times
before il reaches the wagons. and is not re-
moved from the premises until (. succeeding
cargo arrives TO make the situation worse In
fact the expense works back 10 the initial point
from which freight starts. II this point De
railroad it is paying Il per diem charge for
tonnage which lies in cars and cannot be sent
on its way direct and quickly 10 he consiSne7-
one Of the cardinal principles Of transportation
is what is known as the tandem movement
namely that every pound and ton must be kept
moving from it's place of origin, each unit OF
car of steamship. Of truck having continued
mobility until the freight reaches its final des
tination This mobility is absolutely essential
for the lower part OF New York. and can be
done if all interested parties Will work toward
that end.
The express companies have taught us much
on this subject, and a glance at their wagons
lined up in front of certain piers ready for in
stant service on the arrival of a steamer VIII
can be eventually enlarged TO embrace all
freight Such Improvement must. however,
be slow. as it will antagonize host of small
truck drivers who represent large proportion
of a certain political element in New York; but
a wise policy should prove 70 them that the
plan would give better returns than the long
delays incident to present conditions. Certainly
the transportation companies do not wish 70 do
the trucking. and are anxious and ready 70 see
that the present owners get their full value pro-
yided their vehicles constantly moving and
not blocking piers or freight yards
New-York tribune., 1907-09-29
SUMMARY OF THE PROBLEMS.

Pressure must be brought upon the govern
ment and our Congress representatives TO make
the harbor of New York worthy Of the metrop-
oils of the country. the main object of this
pressure being the opening of a deep and wide
channel TO the ocean by way of Long Island
Sound
There should also be urged the appointment
of a commission by the Governor or the Mayor
10 investigate the causes of congestion land
and present a report as its relief Its mem
bership should consist of the highest type OF
citizens cOnversant with the difficulties 70 be
overcome and with a thorough and detailed
knowledge of the present alarming increase in
congestion 1t should be divided into sub-COm-
rnittees who have knowledge of the various
matters mentioned in this article, which leads
TO the conclusion that among the commission
should be members from the Chamber of Com
merce the Board of Trade. the Maritime Assocla-
ton and kindred bodies, well as transpOrta-
ton men who have had long experience in hand
ling freight in New York. and owners Of trucks
who have faced the difficulties on the streets
during the last few years. Among other munic-
inal officers the Commissioner or Docks and
Ferries with his thorough knowledge of water
front conditions, should undoubtedly be a men,
ber of the commission
New York must act. and act quickly. IL IL
desires 10 keen at the forefront of commercial
activity II can do so only by facing the danger
from CONGESTION which confrOnts il with con-
centrated effort to improve its natural resources
This can be accomplished only through a CEN
traIized but small body OF men with ample
power TO carry out its views
New-York tribune., 1907-09-29

city Of Boston is blamed for the existing COM
ditions.
Less than ten years ago this town was one
of the most thriving in the state. but Boston had
10 have water. and the result was The seizure OF
practically tfs whole town and the wlping Out
Of all its industries. principally mills 70 ADD an
other immense reservoir IN the valley 70 the
already long string which supplies the Hub
with water.
Before this land seized Tor this purpose
the very poor of West BOyIston could be counted
on the fingers OF one hand To-day there is one
pauper 10 about every twe voters, and the task
of providing for them every year is one under
which the voters Stagger
The poor farm. managed by II D Potter. OF
Rutland. an experienced farmer, last year
cleared 5000 its product. whereas in former
years the farm had been operated at a loss
Mr. Potter. when seen BY a reported. said.
Last year 7 cleared $500 on th- farm, but
out Of this nv salary had to be paid, and a
large grain bill You can see what a stiff
proposition the town officials face every year
when I tell you that in addition 70 what the
farm made last year il cost the town $500
when the mills were forced to shut down ~
the Selling Of the land for the metropolitan
water system many old hands found themselves
out Of employment. They had been kept or the
payrOus by their employers more because they
had spent their lives in the mills than <Or any
work which they then did They were Of no use
as yyorIren 10 other mill owners To my knOwt-
edge only about score secured work in mills
in Northampton. The others became a burden
on the voters OF this town
New-York tribune., 1907-09-29

for the destruction Of more city cars than nave
ever been out in legitimate service.
So universal has this abuse become that a
prominent city official Informed Tribune re
porter that he willing TO wager that 30 per
cent Of the cars owned by the city could have
been found any fine evening down at the recent
Mardi Gras at Coney Island. He even admitted
that the he is in the habit of using was
there pretty often in course of the week,
though he had not seen the Mardi Gras perform
HnCe.
OF course a chauffeur who has been out all
night with party Of Joy riders is in no
shape for work next morning. And neither Is
his car. after having been raced home in the
small hours Of the morning more often than not
upon soft tires by a sleepy driver. The chauf-
ferr does not mind these nocturnal excursions.
because he usually receives a handsome tip
from the Joy riders that helps to swell his
81 900 year salary from the city. Besides.
his chief would be mad enough to expect
him to get work early next morning after
being out all night with a party of somebody $
friends
New-York tribune., 1907-09-29
City Employees Use City
Automobiles Recklessly
Out of Office Hours.

The 10y rider" in municipal automobiles and
The reckless manner in which machines are pur-
chased are costing the city a mint Of money
these days. Most people know that city officials
Use motor cars in the discharge Of their official
duties. Comparatively few unsuspicious tax
payers realize the extent TO which the city IS the
victim Of graft IN the purchase and abuse in the
use Of the machines purchased for municipal
purposes
In the present year the municipal authorities
have bought twenty-three automobiles Of twenty
different makes. kinds and prices. ranging from
the $500 runabout type TO the $1,000 Foreign car
This tidy garageful cost $4,000 in round num-
bers. and new machines being ordered right
along at the rate OF about one a week Annli
cations are now In for some twenty or more new
cars. and at the present rate the record ,bis
year viii be about fifty machines at a cost ~
$4,000
But it must not be imagined that this is in
any sense the municipal automobile buying wear
II was just the same last year and the year
before.
The city first began 10 purchase automobiles
for The use Of officials about 1903. Since tina.
time over seventy machines have been acquired.
at q cost Of about S1s0c1O
The charter provides that all purchases made
for the city over $1,000 shall he subject TO pub
Ic tender The records shov. that some forty
automobiles. costing much more than $1,000
each, have been bought since 1903. out Of this
number there We're only seven cases in which
public tender was even asked and IN :-o e
these cases purchases were made from other
than tie lowest bidder. But al this was away
hack IN 1899. before The ofHoaais g. wise 10
method Of evac5ng the requirements Of the
charter. Since THAI time no attempt has been
made 10 ask for tenders Instead a convenient
loophole was focnd in the TTiNi} -aa conferred
under the charter upon t,.o Board q Estimate
anu Appo'to1snen. To dispense with puiiic ten
d. IN purchases Of o--r 81 900 made in axcss-
t.oaai cases bg thirds vote Of the com
naitiee-
THIS pri.Ilese has been regularly used in the
taSt four years = he Purchase % motor cars
Tor city USe There was little pretence az any
Tine that the circumstances under which cars
were ooasSt lfe-e exc eptionaL When the mead
- 4 department wanted an expensive ear fc-
MS oAsn use. or for the OF the higher official
.. rs department, h Simply @cnt The Board
o. Esfi1aat. and Arpo-ttonnneat and got per-
n'sssi1a &c Sl2 what wanted oy private sale.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-29

road would undoubtedly take traffic from the
streets and there would seem to be no reason
why should not double deck them, even If
such system involves a new pier construction.
Whit east and west connecting elevated StruCt-
ures at certain given points freight could be
transported to the interior of the island to large
storehouses, whence it could be distributed. 1t
is manifest however that such a railroad must
be in the nature of a loop Circling the city
around the waterfront at the lower end Of Man
hatten Island. and connected at the upper end,
where switch yards might he established.
The objection to the plan, as heretofore pro-
posed. was that it was impossible to provide suf-
fCient facilities for switching downtown. and
yet it must be remembered that the whole of
West street is sufficiently wide for from six 10
eight tracks. while South street is broad enough
for four It would thus seem that the principle
of continued mobility on the elevated structure
could he 2 ir1ed
New-York tribune., 1907-09-29
o'ugSeec1ion0o" Of e4no BxPesb
Who ComPrekserdee The
Y az WI, ole e%ituations.

New Hork-about two and half miles WIDE at al
10Th street, and gradually narrowing as II
reaches the Battery-had sufficient space 10 ac-
commodate its population; consequently all pro
fessions and trades were comprised WITHIN II,
the whole Cf the city's traffic being nanny
within this region The number of persons ply
Ing their daily VoCations then limited 10 the
capacity of the lve-story houses which tney oc-
Cupled. This region now contains populaIloh
which has 10 be transported daily 10 ana from
points outside of the area, while tenants occupy
buildings four times high as they were, there
fore the. number of transient persons IS at least
zen times what il under the old conditions
In addition. the street crowd Is sWeled from the
fact that offices, dwellings and storehouses are
in many instances now replaced by factories
with numbers of employees. This alarming con-
geStion OF people has been the constant theme
of the press for many years. and means have
been taken lessen it, although X is doubtful
if the relief will keep pace with the rapid build
ing of ''Sl5yscra perS.
The corresponding growth of freight traffc,
however, has not been sufficiently discussed.
nor has the Increment of supplies essential to
provide the daily needs of the community been
appreciated. 1t is patent that the thOroughfare
space to-day IS insufficient for pedestrians and
trolley lines. and totally inadequate for the
movement Of stores essential to carry on the
greater needs Of the area; while the streets
blocked with traffic which neither originates in
is used by the people Of lower New York.
Bad weather or snoWstorm means weeks
blockade. consequently all eSraneous traffic
in the future be handled elsewhere. The
breaking point has been reached
New-York tribune., 1907-09-29
IN HOSPITAL WHEN NEEDED.

Anyway, more often than not the car has 10
go into hospital for repairs. This sort of thing
has become so common Of late that the officials
who actually require the services of machine
in the transaction of official business are be
ginning to object the abuse. They point out
that cars ostensby purchased for their use
ran never be had when wanted. because some
higher official has lent the machine TO party
of his friends
In rbe co11rse of these unofficial nocturnal ex-
c,Irsions municipal automobiles are sometimes
badly smashed in accidents. II Is only a teW
months that a city car cohtalhlliS q JOY
riding" party came TO grief down near CoheN
IcIo,d : II was left by the roadside without any
ore 70 look after II. The police took possession.
and the next day of the city officials claimed
the machine over the telephone ana s55la n7
-yould send some after it Every dlstln-
p1,ishing mark had been removed, and II was
inst like any other private car.
hout ten days ago city car driven by a city
chauffeur was held mp by a city policeman IN
T-nion Square for a violation of the city speed
ordinance and condemned to paw fine by Il city
,,,apistrate Naturally the public would like 10
I,poy, whether the round of the farce was com
nieted by the city being compelled 10 pay its
own fine. ,
cases and in many other similar ones. But the
innuIsitive taxpayer would look in vain through
the city accounts for any such charges lie
,,,igb. nossibly find or two, but thatswould
nnt helm him much in getting at what it costs
to maintain and repair city automobiles every
wear In every department of the municipal
service there is an amount, considerable in di-
,7ensious voted every year for the mysterious
n,,rnose of covering contingencies 1t is under
this head in departmental expenditure that all
charges for maintaining and repairing automo-
bfles are be found.
The o41cials Q. the Controllers Office will
smile if YOU ask them TO tell You what 1t costs
the city 10 keep automobile for year and
endeavor to evade the question But 1t is GER