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New-York tribune., 1907-06-09
NOT YET HALF DONE.

As has already been said the lob Is ro+ Va
half finished by any means. 4 giant fist os
threatening rock IS held under the very noses
OF the little knot OF worknen which the rail-
road now has on hand. This must be fought
and conquered before tracks can be laid and
to have this obstacle reduced TO spl!ntered rock
and dust far greater force Of men viii have
to be employed.
Another hindrance unforeseen v.bA, +L. -,
were figured on. is a 20 per cent Increase i,
grarnc since the work began. This great increase
mas brought about a proportionate increase n
travellers baggage. as well as a demand for
more car storage room at the station At prese,t
the number Of trains entering or leaving m,
station each day is well over a thousand. sor,c
OF them running over the same track less tba1
EtiI.Ltuts apaFl me New York. New Haven &.
Hartford Railroad. which is paving bir tracI-a,o
rlshts declines, II Is said move from the even
to44oI VI It's way until u new and equally even
teno- has been established. This MEANS tIat -,
railroad VIII not submit to the inCopve1,io-,(,a-
eLIlaAed oy the abandonment of the present
racks & Tor temporary ones, thus adding anothsr
olIncuIty to a situation already coruplic9teI p
Low S,s the surface are the manifold difficulties of
olgglng. blasting. removing dirt unda~nfrnir,.
buildings and e!ectrifviny A''i4-s
these' then are the difficulties to be settled
Dy ths man who undertakes to finish the ion
Already rumors have been heard tNat tba "a IL
road win drop the work for the pressnr 49,
tnere Is a shortage OF funds that the original
plans viii be altered and that the yrorI- viii
& OnX proceed oy slow gradations To all OF this
" IHlain H. Newman. president OF the New York
central, gives emphatic denial We don't owe
doiIar. won't owe a dollar. and are going
ahead with tho work fast as We can bs said
the other day, when questioned about the mt
ure or the terminal. Il can't say when the work
VIII % done any more than you can but II is
going ahead from now on. and we're going To
put three thousand five thousand eight tbO,,
SAND or ten thousand men at work there tust os
soon as we can" Later IL was given out M
the office Of Vice-President WiIgus thar tEe
- the poncy which VIII be pursued with regard
20 me work OF construction Is yet to be decided
put that at present the engineering work Is en-
tirely IN the hands of Mr. VViIgus
The chief engineer himself is rnaintofrtrg- ,
New-York tribune., 1907-06-09

Of big fire, but he added that tho public must
Of necessity suffer some inconvenience in the
face of great Improvement such the ter
minal promises to be-
This seems to be the plea Of the officials OF the
railroad company when confronted with their
many sins Of omission and commission. They
readily agree that they have done many things
they ought not to have done. and have left un-
done many things that they ought to have done,
but at least they say they mean we'll and that
they are doing their best with such a big load
on their hands. They admit that they could not
Keep their contract with the O'ROurke company
while the latter amiably agrees that the inter-
ference on the part Of the railroad was for the
most part unavoidable Trains had TO be rushed
IN on time IN order 10 get passengers, mail and
baggage In according TO schedule. which never
thelesS held up the fifteen hundred men whom
the contractor had working on the tracks This
caused loss 20 the latter. and the continual
coniNct between the affairs OF the two CoTnpanies
ended In the railroads releasing the contractor
and taking upon itself the completion OF the
ETeat Wnrk
New-York tribune., 1907-06-09
Il BIG BOND ISSUE,
Nearly 100000, 5cith Face Value OF
S29, 100000, for Ne7o HaUep Road.

The printing OF $4,000 bonds with total fscs
value Of $50 10000 is something OF a task even IN
these days OF big financial deals. That Is ths
order just completed by the American Bank Nots
ford Railroads French loan. With the exception
OF the Pennsylvana's recent $4,000 90 French loan
il IS the largest single issue OF railroad securities
ever placed abroad.
In order 10 get the work out on time the order
required the daily delivery OF 1000 bonds Weight
IS not usually factor in bond transactions but IN
issues OF this kind Il means a good deal TO the
printer In this the total issue weighed almost
eleven tons The issue required the engraving Of
about Ia plates Weighing 1000 pounds and the
printing OF $4,000 plate Impressions In thess
days Of fast newspaper presses 1900 impressions
an hour may not be unusual but no such sp=ed 10
possible in engraving. where each plate must bs
wiped by hand before II finally receives the sheet
be printed
No polish Ike that Of the human hand has avsr
been found in banknote printing. Modern presses
mechanically ink and wipe the plates from which
the impressions are taken. but the final viplnz ia
always done by pressnan. who rubs the plats
deftly with the palms OF his hands. on witch 10 a
little polishing chalk.
This removes the last vestige OF ink except Of
course. that remaining IN the laceIike depressiou,
IN the plate which constitute the engraving Ths
bond paper, previously dampened BY special
process. is then laid the plate under pressurs
and receives the impression from the ink thus rs-
II IS because l4le greater part nrSr
Piled IS rubbed or that twenty-seven tons of Ink
was used the New Haven bonds while me
actual weight OF the bonds themselves Is less than
half OF that figure.
The issue requires $4,000 personally written sig
natures and the atfiNing OF 10000 seals Although
appear on each bond The task or ne-s,rav sxsclt-
Ing IL IS too much for him 10 undertake and rs
facsimile has been engraved in the space provided
for that purpose The assistant secretary does not
escape so easily. His signature must appear on
each bond IN ink must also that ~ the cashier
OF the bank which acts register or the bonds.
Some men are more rapid sigUers than others
but II the work or signing each OF the e9,om
bonds fell 70 one man and he could write his mans
400 times day il would take him almost thrsa
working months TO complete the task
New-York tribune., 1907-06-09

hasten to pGs:ants beyond find It most incon-
venient to become entangled in the almost In
extricable mass OF vehicles to be found at these
crossings.
Greater than aIl Of these objections ia the
difficulty TO be undergone by fire engines IN get
ting across to the buildings near by in the
event of a big fire. Here indeed would be a
serious handicap, for the shortest distance be-
tween two points is none too short when fire
breaks out in a thiCky populated quarter. such
as that from 42d TO 10th street. The objection
20 q lack OF bridges on which the fire apparatus
can cross in case Of a big fire has started a
complaint from insurance men, who say that
the sparks from tho engines which are being
used instead of the electric locomotives de-
manded by law. make the possibility OF fires
greater in this district partly isolated from
the fire department. In the face of this danger
q complaint was made to Nelson Z. Lewis, chief
engineer Of the Board of Estimate. who straight
way turned the matter over to Fire Chief Gro
ker. Mr.. Croker said that some Inconvenience
would be suffered by the fire companies in case
New-York tribune., 1907-06-09

upon them. Their wagon bridges were removed
one after another, until finally, under cover Of
darkness their last remaining bridge for
hcles, at 5lst street, removed without
word of warning to any one, thus leaving the
space between 42d and oGth streets without
bridge over which a horse or an automobile
can travel Several footbridges have also been
torn down from time to time. and the residents
on ;he east of the cut say that there has been
no attempt made To restore any OF these. True.
the construction OF several permanent bridges
has been begun, but just these partly fin
ished arches are being used for the storage OF
cement and supplies. Storekeepers are mourn
ing because OF the loss Of trade and the depre-
citation which their property has suffered, while
the banks on the west side are also feeling q
difference in a loss OF deposits from east side de-
posit0rs. Transfers and other drivers Of yehl-
cles find all manner OF trouble getting across at
42d and Doth streets because of the congestion
OF traffic caused ty the absence OF bridges be-
tween these TWO streets, while doctors trying 70
New-York tribune., 1907-06-09
whsn win the great s7o.ooo.ooo termInal OF

When will the great $70OOO0OO terminal Of
the New York Central Railroad be completed?
Here is a momentous question before present
DAY New Workers. which when taken up for
discussion has been found to contain as many
loose ends as the severed strands of the Gordian
knot. It's solution may be in plain sight while
again it may be further away from the strained
vision of interested onIookers than ever before,
this now depending entirely the efficiency of
the CentraPs engineering corps. which is under
the direction of Of the roads vice-presi-
dents, W. J. Wilgus. who for the time being
has the immense undertaking in hand. If the
railroad company finally decides to finish the
terminal itself, which 1t says it intends
10 co. then tts completion is a question of
ability. II the officials IN charge show the
same capacity for engineering as they have dis
played for fnanciering there is hope for an
early end TO the construction work Of the ter
minal. if they do not show this capacity New
Workers may be puzzling over the same question
IN 1917 that they are asking IN 1907
To the lay member impressed with that recent
utteTanCe of great statesman, This sir, is
q country Of billions. not millions" the expen-
diture Of seventy millions a project of this
kind may aot seem so great thing, but the
colossal task which the builders Of this terminal
have TO accomplish is not to be discounted. It
IS one Of the greatest engineering feats Of to-
day. as great almost as the Pennsylvania Rail
roads 100000 terminal which is beins
built in this city. When this enterprise of the
Central Is completed-and the railroad officials
earnestly declare that II will bet will meet
the future increase Of traffic for generations TO
come, all of its vast accommodations have
been planned this end. The improvements
VIII extend from 42d street to 9th street. dis
tance of fifteen city blocks in length IN the
heart Of Americas great metropolis. For nearly
half of this distance the tracks occupy a space
covering two city blocks in width, while both the
station and the yard will be on two levels, the
upper level being devoted 10 express tracks and
practically covering the whole area while the
lower level will be reserved for suburban trains.
The new station yard begins at 57th street,
where the tunnel has been excavated the full
width and on ten parallel tracks the trains will
diverge into the main yard at 50th street.
The terminal station itself will be a monu-
mental structure with a frontage Of 800 feet
in 42d street and $50 feet in Vanderbilt avenue.
In order to meet the requirements of the city
as 20 the restoration Of streets, the whole Of
the upper or express level Of the station and
yard IS being lowered fifteen feet below the
present level, and TIE suburban tracks will be
twenty feet below this thirty-fve feet below
the present level. When finished the total ex-
cavation WIFI be over two million cubic yards,
most Of this being rock while over two hundred
New-York tribune., 1907-06-09
STARTED WITH HIGH HOPES.

Thus far the work has not been especially
marked for its expedition. When the big task
of digging the terminal was begun in 1908 1t
hoped that the work would be completed In
1910. according to the terms of the contract
With this end in view the O'Rourke EngIneering
and Construction Company started out and for
4 time matters went along smoothly But as is
not unusual IN such contracts the work Of the
railroad interfered with the work of the con-
tractor. most Of the interference unavoidable
but nevertheless deterrent to the efforts Of the
latter This unlocked for Interference continued
until the work began to drag in a manner that
damped the hopes Of those who suffered
most by the delay Matters went from bad to
worse until a few days ago the contracting COM
pany cancelled its contract with the sanction
OF the railroad company, and left the work on
tlreiE IN the hands of the latter.
Now. as the work scheduled for completion
IN 1910 is not Yet half done. Caustic comment
VINO thlnk they VIII suffer directly by the sew
erance Of the relations of the railroad company
and the contractors. Among the residents
the east side of the station, who cut of
from those the west by the sparsely bridged
chasm between, there are rumors of legal steps.
murmurings are beginning to be heard from the
residents the west side of the deep cut, who
are partly separated from the protection of
the fire engine houses beyond the abyss; urban
and suburban travellers delayed by the con-
fusion in the cut add their protests to the
swelling chorus, While the butcher. the baker,
the Candestick maker and other tradeSmeu
within q radius OF thTee-qUarteTS of a mile OF
procrastiRatiOn or the railroad authorities.
The Citizens East Side Improvement AssoCia-
ton, of which the m, rlberShip IS largely COM
posed Of persons living to the east Of the pros
pective terminal, is assembling its grievances in
contemplation of giving them early airing in
court unless relief is in sight The members say
they readily admitted that the terminal would be
a great Improvement to their property on its com
pletion and that they offered no objection when
the work begun. II meant temporary in
conYeniences. but they firmly believed that
these would some time have end They
"a ,,nI
would work the greatest good for the greatest
number late in the year of 1910. Thus they
signed themselves to the numerous inCOu-
venienCes which the work forced upon them.
They climbed the foot bridges without a mur-
long the end was in sight. But the
work dragged. the railroad wouldn't give ear
to their later complaints. their troubles in
creased, until now that the contractor has aban-
doned the work they fear the worst.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-09

which Great Britain was but Ill prepared Lord
Salisbury therefore, considered It policy TO avoid
so FAR as possible, giving any sort of pretext TO
the Continental powers for even questioning tina
action or Great Britain. and he fully realized
that an English occupation OF Delagoa Ray even
with the consent Of Portugal would furnish Il
pretext Of this kind, and might afford to France
which was then unfrendly. TO Germany and 10
Russia n plausible ground for demanding an
international congress to consider the whole
South African question, which scheme il re-
jected by England, would have placed her I'm a
position of hostility to the entire concert of
Europe. Then too, there were the natfonnI
susceptibilities Of the Portuguese themselves TO
be considered especially as there is In Portugal
a strong republican element which aware Of the
support assured to the throne by England re-
CARDS with disfavor the British proclivIties of
Dom Carlos and his government. Rather than
confront possibilities such as these, Lord Sails
bury preferred to take no steps Whatsoever with
regard 10 the Transvaars use of Lorenzo Mar
quez as source OF supplies until complete vic
tory was assured and Pretoria had been occ,
pied by Lord Roberts.
Although Dom Carlos is being denounced bv
one-half OF his subjects as usurper. who
should at make way for the Legitimist
sovereign, Dom Miguel of Braganza and by the
other half Of his countrymen as "a ridiculous and
useless dude" IAN incapable fool" as "a
manifest coward" "a common thief of public
funds" and "a criminal worthy of death'-I
am quoting from speeches In parliament and
from the leading papers at Lisbon and Oporto
which loudly demand that he should take his
departure and make room for the establishment
OF a republic THE only form OF eovernrnent
New-York tribune., 1907-06-09

subject to their influence. As for Queen Mars
Amalle her generous devotion to the cause o.
every form Of suffering. her foundation. erdo~-
ment and supervision OF innume-able hospitals
and phuanthropic institutions. her study OF rleo-
icine. in which she now holds the diploma OF :
full fledged physician in order 10 enable her u
understand more thoroughly the needs ana ~
quIrements of the sick. and her exemplary pr
vate life should have endeared her 10 the peop'
OF her adopted country. But the contrary =,
case Instead Of winning gratitude shs H''
reaped nothing but abuse and animosity'
The fact is that the Portuguese are taught
the foes Of the dynasty 10 believe that TINS -
proachabIe royal couple are wholly responSos'
for the present political and economic asOa~
at Lisbon; whereas the blame. as have ni'r
toned above, belongs wholly to those nv.
petent ministers and dishonest statesmen
with nothing TO show for 1t. have pHs1 -,
national debt to an extent that IL 40" ,-..-s.t. .
two-thirds of the national revenus u - -.
Confronted with the danger OF Lssi''I--
surrection of the peasantry. the religious.
and clergy and the old territorial -, -, N
under the Legitinist pretender Dom 'Ns- '-s,,,lu.
the one hand. and. on the other, WIZ .,,-s,rrs
tionary rising for the purpose or es'A hs
republic unable to depend on his army s0ss
navy. King Charles has as last is'0 '..-,sr,
away for a time with that parhaiiio-,rt parhD. ,rt.
which has been the bane OF this tne m,o-sng mo-s %
crate nation in Europe, and Is ehSess sId Of
rule as an absolute monarch. Win win. ~ that Do
the most honest and capable mllnsse. .-,catlns
has been able TO find. In the hope OF IA eco
his country from its present pohueSSa S,iIs in bis
nOmic chaos. II. as is predicted. ne Ia.-.srses-
efforts nothing remains but the armed - nalrgE
tiOn OF Great Britain. EN-AA
New-York tribune., 1907-06-09

ratification of tho Portuguese Cortes and when
year afterward, the Lisbon government secured
the legislative majority necessary to pass It, the
British Cabinet Of the day. which was q Liberal
administration turned deaf ear 10 Sir Roberts
entreaties and gave him TO understand that II
was not worth botherng any moro about the
matter Fortunately Lord Salisbury repaired
this neglect, carried out the project Of Sir Rob
ert Morier and completed the instrument in 1895
It's provisions comprise an undertaking on the
part of England TO safeguard the throne from
attacks not only from without but also from
within and TO protect the kingdom and It's de-
pendencles from all foreign aggression. In re-
turn England received the right to embark and
disembark troops stores and munitions at any
point on Portuguese territory or else to convey
them across Portuguese territory TO any point
that she might see fit Irrespective of the ques-
tion as to whether she was at war with any
third power
1t was this that enabled the English govern
ment in the early part Of 1900 TO land Genera,
Sir Frederick Darlington and his army at Betro
on the east coast Of Africa, for the purpose of
occupying the northern frontiers OF tho Trans
vaal and thus cutting off any Boer trek I'm that
direction OF course the question will arise as T.,
why. with all these treaties of alliance In evist
ehce England should have refraIned through
out the in South Africa from, occ,,n,i,,,
Lorenzo Marquee through which Portuguese
port the Beers received not only much of H.
material which enabled them 10 carry on the
campaign. but likewise reinforcements IN r.
shape OF volunteers In order 10 explain this
II is necessary TO draw attention to The fact
that at the outset of the war there was for
time serious danger Of foreign intaryenti, :,
New-York tribune., 1907-06-09

nent, but II he retains his present position an
the head OF the Central's engineering corps No
herculean task OF driving home this euterinS
wedge OF progress will rest entirely with him
and his corps OF engineers. Therefore, IL Is to
him that the public Is beginning to look for a
satisfactory and final solution Of one OF ths
biggest problems that have ever been pros
pounded in New York.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-09
THE REAL ARTICLE.

The Youth-Ahi would I were a glove. that
might hold your pretty hand.
Young Widow-You certainly would be success
in the glove line.
The Youth-Do YOU think So
Young Widow-Yes: you are a genuine kid.-nlue
trated Bits.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-09

Merchants. Passengers. Fire Insurance.
Men. An Complaining About The
N1~~---7R 7 Renewed Delay E7-----1HS>-l
Renewed DELAY

buildings have been demolished in order to make
room on both sides Of the tracks. These facts
rive one some idea of the labor involved and
of the skill required TO carry the work to
expeditions finish
New-York tribune., 1907-06-09
TRAFFIC GREATLY IMPEDED.

Now that their faith is wavering the east
sIders assert that the railroad has never been
too considerate of their feelings from the begin
ming. despite the fact that they have been con
tent to grin and bear the indignities forced
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15

good baseball players, came all the
way from northern New York to take
a try at the Greensburg team Of the
West Penn league. The two boys
brothers. have been playing ball for
number of years. They heard Of
the formation OF the West Penn
league and determined to take try
for good position.
President Anderson really had en-.
ough men on his list for a tryout
but he took the two players on and
assigned them to quarters In the Cope
apartments. W. C. is pitcher and
H. L. is an infeld player Both
have played in the northern New
York leagues and have good records
They will be given a fair show with
the rest of the players.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
GAY FUNERAL RITES.
Curious Ceremonies That Accompany
Cremation In Siam.

Curious Ceremonies That Accompany
Cremation In Siam.
The funerals of young unmarried Ia.
dies in Brazil are grewsomely gay. So
to speak. The color OF the cofin il
bright scarlet, and bright scarlet, too.
are the hearse, the livery Of the driver.
the harness and the plumes that nod
on the heads OF the horses.
But for gay funeral we must 20 10
the cremation Of the dead in siam.
When the body is that of a prince the
proceedings are most elaborate. Gold
carriages galore abound, and the pyre
is ultimately lighted by the king him.
self with candles which have been IL.
nited at the sacred lamps In the tenn
pies Of his palace. which burn night
and day. The lighting OF the funeral
pyre is followed up with sports and
the lotus dance. The king promotes
the mirth by tossing lines to the PEG.
pie, by whom they are eagerly fought
for, as inserted in each are current
coins of the realm. Darkness having
at length fallen over the land, FIRE
works and gay Examinations conclude
these curious funeral rites.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15

titles" says a writer "Teu specialists
in Europe aud America manage to OBJ.
tain specimens through corresponding
firms in Chinese export centers. but
these samples are not for sale. These
rare teas are preserved for occasional
comparison anfi testing with the gen
eral commercial teas. They are known
as unsupported teas have known OF
only one person outside of the tea pro-
ducing countries who supplies the
trade OF the general public with speci-
mems Of the rare teas His prices
range from $T5 to 500 pound.
LAS not even an expert can safely
judge such tea by its appearance alone,
it is necessary to taste it in the cup be-
fore purchasing. The vender can hard
" afford to dispense this 500 tea gra.
tuItously, so a charge OF 81 to SI.50. a