The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-07-03
GlIMPSFS OF AMERICAS BIG CITY.


New York Correspondence.
It IS now generally believed that
President Roosevelt will be forced by
popular demand to run for a third
term for the office of chief executive.
His objections, which were very
str ong at first, have become less en-
phatic as the wishes of his party have
become more insistent, and it seems
as if the American tradition regard
ing presidential third term will be
put aside. The realization that the
time has come to revise the tariff,
to curb the illegal practices of the
great railroads, and to safeguard the
peoples rights from the extortion
and overcapitalization of corpora
lions in general, has caused this
change of opinion; and Theodore
Roosevelt is the particular Individual
whose mind is set on these reforms,
and who can carry them to a success
full end. He has been forced to make
the statement that if his party be
unanimous in asking him to take the
nomination he will feel it his duty to
accept and that is enough.
Richard Croker had probably the
most respectful consideration ever
given him by the press when his
horse Orby won the classic English
Derby. Snatching the blue ribbon
of the racing world from the best Of
England's thoroughbreds with
horse, jockey and trainer of Ameri-
can birth, aroused no little pride on
this side Of the water. "A page Of
description and cablegrams was Civ
en- to the event in every prominent
newspaper. The impulse was to pat
the old Tammany chief on the back
and forget his many political sins.
Thus one more victory in sport goes
to America.
Englishmen have the comfort of
knowing that Mr.. Croker was not in
yited to dine with King Edward, as
winners of the Derby generally are;
although he had the courage to say
he didn't care. He had, however,
the comfort Of 5000 congratulatory
cablegrams from as many good
American sportsmen. The king, on
the other hand, didn't object to
"cashing in'' $1,000 on the winner.
There is just a possibility that
Richard Croker may enter Irish pol
itics. He has denied it but the rum
or will not down. The first thought
is to break into British politics, as
the game is a totally different mat
ter in Westminster than that played
in Fourteenth street. But there is
no denying Mr.. Croker strength as
party leader and his faculty for
organization. Richard himself again
as a political factor would at any
rate add diversity to Irish affairs.
Work has begun on the construc-
ton of the Ashokan Reservoir. from
which water will be supplied to New
York. The undertaking will cost
S162, 100000 and will be completed
in 1880. Many engineering feats
must be accomplished in the i'm
pounding of the water from various
creeks and rivers into this gigantic
reservoir. The aqueduct to carry
the water to what will be the High
View Reservoir, above Yonkers, will
cross the Hudson river at Storm
King, 1000 feet below the surface,
in solid rock, and will be IN all lou
miles in length. The plans gives an
idea Of the probable population Of
New York twenty years hence. 1t
| is estimated that in 1915 there will
be 5000, 900 people in this city, and
in 1890, 1000, 900 will be using the
i 1 900 n00 0n0 ~.o1lo,c ~ xrya+ar that
will be supplied daily.
The sight Of an airship sailing
over our heads has become common.
A Staten Island sky pilot few days
ago gyrated in loops and double
loops, for the amusement of the
natives, and otherwise handled his
vessel as good skipper ofthe clouds
would. The conquest Of the air is