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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-09-15
OBITUARY.
MRS. ANpREw REAsoNER.


Mrs. Andrew Reasoner, widow OF
the former and well-known superin-
tendent of the Morris and Essex divis-
ion of the Lackawanna Railroad, died
Sunday night, at $3.50 O'Clock, at her
home, Arlington avenue, East
Orange. Death was due to the intirm-
tiles of advanced years. She was
eighty-fve years old. Mr.. Reasoner
passed away nine years ago, when the
couple had lived in East Orange only
five years.
Governor Fort, an old friend of the
family, has taken charge of affairs.
Mrs. Reasoner was, before her marri-
age to the famous railroad man, in
1874, Miss Abby E. Byxbee, of Nor
walk, Connecticut, where her family
enjoyed not little prominence. For
the major part of their married life
the couple resided in Morristown,
whence they moved to East Orange
nine years ago. Only one child was
born to them, Georgianna, who died
about forty wears ago at the age of
four years.
Two brothers, Joseph.S Byxbee, of
Norwalk, now in his ninety-seventh
year, and Samuel Byxbee, of South
Norwalk, survive Mrs. Reasoner.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-09-15
rhrown Ont Of AIS Antomoblle.

While on his way to Morristown and
travelling forty miles an hour, Thomas
.Conlin, Of Wharton, was thrown out
Of his automobile near Mount Tabor
on Monday morning. He was bruised
and scratched about one leg and his
clothes were ruined.
The steering geer Of his car, which
had been defective and repaired re-
Gently, gave out, and although Conlin
tried his best to stop, the heavy ma
chinerswerved to the right, left the
macadam road and crashing through a
fence, collapsed in field twenty-five
feet from the road. The left front
wheel came off the car.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-09-15
BASE BALL NOTES.

The baseball fans who journeyed to
Boonton on Sunday had the satisfac-
tion of seeing the Jersey r. G., of
Boonton, meet it's Waterloo at the
hands of the Parksides, the score be-
ing to 0. Miller, of the locals, made
a. catch of Rogers long fly in right
field which would be a credit TO any
baseball player. Hayes, who pitched
for the locals held the Boontonites
down to three hits having them at
his mercy throughout the game. The
score by innings.
Parkside A. c.. % 10 o.
Jersey f. Co.. 20 20 90 90 90
Batteries Hayes and Quick Lewis
and Shiffner.
The Parksides were defeated on Sat
urday by the strong Jersey f. G., Of
Boonton, by the score of 2 to |. Two
out, two men on base and Duquette
struck out was the finale of the game.
The score by innings
Parkside A. Co.. 0O01 90 OIL
Jersey f. G.. $50 o. o02 % 0--2
Batteries Duquette and Quick
Rogers and limerick
%
Manager Lyons, of the Parksides,
has booked tile Newark Easter
League team for Thursday afternoon
September "a. He expects the locals
to make creditable showing as they
are the strongest team in Morris
county.
The Jersey A. G. defeated the Lake
side A. G. to the tune of 9 TO in a
game of baseball at the Collinsville
grounds on Saturday afternoon.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-09-15
1885 school Pupils are EnrolIed.

The new public school on Mills st. was
occupied on Thursday after two days
spent in classifying the pupils. There
are four grades there, the third and
fourth under the care of Miss Emma
Gray, the principal of the school, the
lower grades being taught by Miss
Clara l.. Abbot, who has been trans
ferred to the new school from the
Liberty street school. This morning
saw the two rooms more than full and
a further re-adjustment will be neces-
sary. The total enrolment of the
schools SO far is 1886, divided as fol.
lows: High school, 1859; Maple ave
nue., 634 Speedwell avenue, 357 Lib
erty street, l4l Mills street, S4.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-09-15

Che following year. While member
of the Legislature, Mr.. Mills served on
on number of ofimportantc committees,
including the joint committee on State
treasurer's accounts, house committee
on elections, banking and Insurance
and railroads and canals.
| For ten years he was counsel of the
Morris township committee.
When the Morris county tax board
was organized two years ago Mr.. Mills
was appointed it's secretary, where his
knowledge of the law, familiarity with
county and township affairs and genius
for details made his services most val
liable, not only in the direct discharge
of his clerical duties, but also to the
taxpayers of the county in showing in
equalities and omissions and secured
fair deal from the State authorities.
Mr.. Mills is of social disposition
and is affiliated with Morristown
Lodge, f. and A. M, the Ionia Tribe
of Red Men, Morristown Lodge, B.
and P. o. of Elks and other orders,
and the Alumni Association of the
Morristown High School.
ELIAS BERTRAM MORT.
Elias Bertram Mott, was born at
Rockaway, Morris county, New Jer-
sey, March IL, 1879.
His preliminary education was Sc
cured at the Rockaway public schools,
after which he took a course at Wy
oming Seminary, Kingston, Pennsyl-
vania, from which school he gradua-
ted four years later. After completing
his education he accepted a position
with the Rockaway Supply Company,
in which capacity be was engaged one
year, when he entered the law office
of former Judge w. w. Cutler, of Nor
ristown, N. J.. Mr.. Mott studied law
in Mr.. Cutters office one year, when
CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-09-15
Mail Carrier Killed.

John Gardner, tifty-four years old,
the Denyille mail carrier, while cross.
ing the tracks north of Denyille sta
tion on Friday was run over by the
passenger train due at Denville at 7:l5
p. M, coming over the Boonton
branch. He had mailbag on his back
and did not hear the train.
Gardner was taken to the Memorial
Hospital at Morristown, and died that
night. He was unmarried, and lived
with his sister, Miss Sarah Gardner.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-09-15
JOHN CHAMBERS.

John Chambers died at his late resi-
dence, 277 South street, on Friday,
death following protracted illness. He
had resided in Morristown with his
brother, James Chambers, who died a
few months ago, and his sisters fol-
many years. He was interested in
business in New York but about two
years ago gave up active business and
devoted his time to the improvement
of the Evan Evans farm above Brook
side which he purchased after selling
his Loantaka place. He belonged to
the South Street Presbyterian Church
and local clubs, Mr.. Chambers was
quiet and transformations in his tastes.
Funeral services were held on Monday.
He is survived by two sisters.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-09-15
AUTOMOBILE CARNIVAL.

Owners of Cars are Asked to Loan
Their Machines for the Afternoon.
Arrangements are being affected for
the automobile carnival, tour of
the world, which will be given on Sat
urday, October 10th, by the Young
Mems Christian Associations of Nor
ristown and Madison and a club of
Chatham. Two countries have been
assigned to each community, Norris
town having Turkey and Germany as
its share, at which there will be at
fractions, while automobiles donated
for the occasion will transport the
passengers from country to country.
The round trip will cover about fif-
teen miles, for which fare of one
dollar will be charged. Coupon tickets
will be issued for the TRIPS and the
passengers will all be landed at the
station nearest their homes before the
circuit of the world ceases. The carni-
val will begin at two o'clock in the af-
ternoon and continue until nine in the
evening, with the exception Of an hour
for the chaffeurs to dine and care for
the machines. Those owning automo-
biles will be asked to loan their MAJ
chimes for, the afternoon, and from
present indications the request will
meet with ready response. 1t is
thought that at least hundred and
fifty automobiles will be required. A
general committee with mem bers from
the three organizations participating
has the matter in charge, while local
committees will attend to the details.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-09-15
MRS. MARY E. P. MENzrE.

Mrs. Mary e. P. Menzie, wife of
William B. Menzie, of this city, died
at her home, 55 South street, on Mon
day. The funeral services will be held
at her late residence on Wednesday
afternoon, at 3 o'clock.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-09-15

The Young Mems Christian Asso :
tion has secured the use of the Cutler
field on Speedwell avenue for seeker
foot ball for the coming season. Prac-
tice under the direction of Physical
Director Brink will be started this
week.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-06

DINA, South Carolina and West vir-
sinia.
Many great Virginia plantations OF
colonial times have contracted under
the pressure Of surrounding forests,
giving up dicld after field to the pine
seerlings. until small openings now
mark the sites OF former estates. and
all else is woods-secord growth or
thfd growth. The early settlers
found a soil of great fertility. They
drew upon 1t as though 1t would last
forever. II yielded tobacco and corn
Tor generations, and made fortunes
for the planters. But the result was
inevitable. The soil wore out. A
rev pstches of land are pointed out
in James City county, and also in
nearby districts. which have been
under continuous cultivation for
nearly or quite three hundred years.
jamestown Island. the site of the
very earliest settlement, still pro-
uuces corn, hay and peanuts. But
such places are few. The majority
OF the Oldest plantations have partly
or wholly gone back to forest.
In travelling through that region
now 1t is frequently possible to note
the successive stages OF the forests
advance into the cleared land: In
one place n body OF timber NAV con-
sist OF trees a foot in diameter and
probably seventy feet high. Thei,
even tops and uniform size show that
all are about the same age, and in
dictate that they occupy the site OF a
former field. where Seeding took
possession after the pillow left off its
annual tillage. Adjoining such wood :
lot another may often be seen. with
smaller and younger trees. suggest
ing that they occupy the site of a
held abandoned al later date.
Nearby may be seen still younger
stand. In some localities. the even
tops OF one woodot are seen beyond
another, descending like stair steps.
ana marking the sites of one aban-
doned field beyond another. each sue
seeding one title later and the
i ees a little smaller The descend
ing series frequently end with fie u
where young trees are just starting
from seeds blown from neighboring
woods. 1t may mark the site OF the
last remnant OF a former plantation
which was allower to relapse because
the soil was IN out.
TIE encroaching forests are mostly
lob-iolly pine. Occasionally othe-
stands are seen, and hardwoods in
mixture arc not infreQuent. Small
poplar trees are cut by pulpwood cut
tiers many years before they mature.
The pines and oaks are cut locally
Tor fuel, and few small mills saw
lumber from the larger sizes OF the
second growth The loblolly pine Is
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-06

nauntepec. 4,4l5 miles; via Panama.
$500 miles. via Punta Arenas, 1s.Ose
miles. and via Suez and SINGAPORE.
1852 miles. From New York 10
Nome, Alaska. the distance via PORT
lownsend Is 5.555 miles: via Sd.
Francisco. 5,s96 miles: via Tehaunk /:
pee, 1880 miles; via Panama. s,d
miles, and via Magellan Straits, NJ
$40 miles. The length OF route from
viadtvostpk. Asiatic Russia, to New
Orleans via Magellan Straits. IL H.
445 miles. while the distance from
VladiTostol1 to New Orleans via San
Francisco and thence by rail- IL bit
LASS milee. The distance around tho
world via the Trans-Slberian and our
OWL tranacontinental railway lines b
shown to be 1897 miles, being: from
New York to St Petersburg, A,63s
miles; from ST. Petersburg to vladi.
.vostok. $500 miles; from Vladiyostok
70 Port Townsend, 4,357 miles, and
from Port Townsend to New York.
$3.50 miles. The sailing distance
around the world from New York Via
Suez, Singapore, Manila, Guam. the
Hawaiian Islands. and Panama causf
to New York again would be 2S,052
miles; being In detail, from New York
TO Singapore. 1910 miles; thence to
Manila, 1886 miles; thence to Guam.
1.506 miles; thence to Hawaii, 1887
miles; thence to Panama, 1856, and
thence to New York, 2,028 miles.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-06
Distances Between Cities
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Punta Arenas. the next point M
which the feet OF United States M
val vessels Is expected to touch. IS.
according TO a map just Issued by the
bureau of statistics OF the department
OF commerce and labor, just 6.543
miles from the point of the fleets de
parture, Fortress Monroe, and 6.199
miles from tho point OF Its present
destination, San Francisco. The fleet
when II touches Punta Arenas will
then have accomplished .172 miles
.lorethan onehalf of Its Fortress
Monroe-San Francisco itinerary.
This map just Issued by the bureau
Oh statistics, entitled "Pi1nclpal
transportation Routes OF the World
shows the chief railway lines and wa.
ter routes of the entire world, the dis.
tances from port to port across al,
oceans and seas, and carries with IL
a marginal table showing the distance
from New York, New Orleans San
francisco, and Port Townsend to each
OF the principal ports of the world
ana from many of the other cities O..
the United States TO those four initial
coast ports. thus enabling the citizen
oil all the principal cities of the conn.
try TO determine the exact distance
from his door or railway station TO
the docks of any of the DrIncipal
commercial ports OF the world. The
distances by which the land and wa.
Ter routes are stated are supplied by
the lrreau of statisuce. in the case OF
me water rontes by the photographic
ofilca OF the navy department, and IN
the case OF the land routes from off.
cial tables prepared by the paymas.
teltgeneral of the war department.
the distances By water routes being
in nautical miles, and those by land
routes statute miles.
The map, together with its distance
tables, SLOWS many interesting facts.
mere glance at its lines which
show the principal railways Of the
world Indicates that they are chiefly
located In the Temperate Zone. The
total length OF the railway lines OF
the world is given in the document
which accompanies the map at SCI .O0C
miles. though in most cases these
figures are for 1905, thus indlcatinc
that the worlds actual mileage al
the present time approxiamtes GOO.
600 miles. OF which twofifths is
found in the United States.
Another equally observable fact
with reference to the worlds rail
ways is that by far the largest part
are found in the Temperate Zones
OF tho practically 100000 miles Of
railway in the world, but about 10
per cent. are found in strictly tropi.
cal territory and no more than Ia
per cent within what 'uould hn t.r,>,
ed tropical and subtropical areas
The greatest length of railway lines
In any tropical country is that of
India Including Burma), 10000
miles: while tropical and subtropica!
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-06

South America has $4,000 miles. iron.
Teal and subtiopical Africa $4,000
miles. Mexico and Central America
$4,000 miles the West Indian islands
$500 miles, the Dutch and French
possessions in the tropical Orient
nD1ut loVo miles, Slam. 500 miles. the
rhilippines about 200 miles, and the
hawaiian Islands about 100 miles
iaking the grand divisions, North
Alherica has speaking In round
terms 10000 miles Of railway. Of
wnicn 225,00O are found In the United
states. Europe as whole has, still
speaking in round terms, 10000
miles or $4,000 miles less than those
IN the United States alone. Asia has
e2ooo miles, Africa $1,000, and Aus.
traiit and the adjacent islands OF
oceanla 1850. The estimated cost
OF construction OF capital cost OF prin-
cipai railways is given for Europe at
$2l,ooO,0OO Tor 10000 miles for which
statistics are available; and for the
remainder OF the world. SIT 1000 ,O0o,.
ou0 Tor 100000 miles for which sta.
ustics are available. the figures with
reference to the United States being:
cost. as given by Poor's Manual, S12,-
OOO,OOO.000 Tor $4,000 miles for which
figures are available.
Many interesting facts are discIos.
ed by the distance figures accomnanv.
ing the map. Ore fact. OF especial
interest at the present moment Is
that the sailing distance from New
York to Punta Arenas at the south
ern end of South America, via the
Panama canal. is SIT miles less than
by the route which ships passing be-
tween those two points much now fol-
low The tables show distances from
Our own ports via the Tehuantspee
Hallway and the Panama Railway or
Canal. as we'll as via the Suez canal
and the Cane OF Good Hope and Cane
Horn routes and via the railway lines
across the North American continent.
The distance between New York and
Yokohama Is shown to be via Suea
canal. 1900 miles; via the Panama
canal. 10.093 miles: via the Tehalinte
pee Railway. 9.24S miles: via San
Francisco Gland and iwater) 1927
miles. and via Port Townsend (land
and water), 7,439 miles. From New
York to Shanghai the distance Is Civ.
en- via Sue2. 1860 miles, and via
Panama, 1885 miles. TO Hongkong
the distance via suez is 11.6lO miles
and via, Panama. 11,410 miles; and
to Manila the distance is shown to
be 1855 miles via Snez and 1i,546
miles via Panama. From Chicago the
| distance to Hongkong is. via New
York and Silez, 1882 miles; via San
Francisco. 1886 miles. via New or.
leans and Panama. 11.742 miles, and
via Tehanntepec 1929 miles.
From New York to Sam Francisco
tho Distance shown are BIZ rail- across
the continent, slsl miles: via rzse.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-06
orestsSupplamtfmg p Plantations

Forests are creeping back over
abandoned farms in many parts of
the East. When wornout fields can
no longer produce agricultural crops,
nature takes them back and clothes
Them with trees again to give them
share and test. and slowly restore
fertility to the soil. This Is more in
evidence In the. first settled parts OF
virginia perhaps than anywhere else
IN the country for the reason that
longer time has passed since the
orlginal forests were cleared away,
ana the second growth has had bet
ter opportunity to take the land.
In James City comfy. Va. the frst
permanent English colony In tho
United States was established three
hundred years ago, and In that old
county the whole cycle OF deforssta- .
Lion and re-forestation may be
studied. The threads OF American
history lead back to the beginning
at jamestown in 1907, when not a
Forest tree had fallen beneath the
Agriculture for a long period push
cd the forests hack and plantations
covered the country: then the forests
came again and crowded agriculture
out a hundred years before the
itcvoilltion tobacco plantations occu.
pied the best parts OF tidewater yir-
Finia and had pushed up the rivers
INTO the Piedmont region. Coniinu-
Gus bodies OF cleared land embraced
thousands Of acres Nearly every
large plantation had river frontage
and wharf. and ships carried the
Tobacco directly TO Europe and
brought merchandise hack. It,would
ho difficult, perhaps Impossible. to
determine with approximate accuracy
IN promo tion OF clear land to the
forests in Tidewatcr Virginia fifty
years before the Revolution. but
mere can be no doubt that thera was
more cleared land then than now.
written and printed reco' as relating
10 the early history OF that region
are fragmentary and hard ia find. but
The encroaching forests OF second
Growth furnish II record the truth
of which none can dispute,
The census record OF the Old Do
minion is unique.
Virginia had eleven counties whose
population was smaller in 1890 than
when The first Federal census was
taken a century before, in 1890. uNo
other state approaches this record.
This applies TO counties only whose
formulation was not diminished by
cutting off territory to form new
coanties. Each OF the following
f'T,ss has one such county: Maine,
Sis1 scausc,'s, Maryland. North Car
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-06
Women and Closets.

1t would be just like rolling on
log sideways ito design a house, re-
marked a prominent local architect a
day or two ago. "if we could just deal
with men. It's the women who are
crazy about lots of closet room, who
mike the architects Job difficult. Tho
ordinary closet isn't such an eiabor-
the affair, It's true, but when
You get hold of a woman who
wants a Closet In nearly every room
it's mighty hard to design house for
her that will be q credit to the archi
tect It's the most difficult thing In.
alle world, sometimes, 10 allow for
closet space off room and yet not
make a. room cut up" = Cleveland
Plain Dealer. &
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-06

old plantations will be cleared again,
not rs plantations but as little farms,
and the ycle will be complete--from
forest TO iield. from field to forest,
and from forest back to field again.
In view OF the threatened timber
famine in this country. the sugges-
ton has been made that the old
plantations of the South might pro-
perly be permitted to relapse into
woods in natur way. and grow tim
Der. The wisdom of that policy is
questionable. In the first place, the
land thus growing up is usually we'll
situated for farming. and its fertility
can be restored by artificial means.
1t should produce farm crops. hut
the bulk OF the country's timber
ought to grow on rough and steep
land. fit for little else. Generally.
forests should occupy mountain tops
and steep slopes. pasture the more
gentle slopes. and the plains anu var
leys ought to be eserved for the
pillow. But oven II the old Southern
plantations are 10 be given over TO
timber growing. II Is poor economy
TO have them overrun with inferior
species as at present. Good kinds
should be planted-white pine. oak.
ash. poplar and others suited to the
Innate and soil. 1t is as easy to
grow good timber as poor. and i'm
mensely more profitable Richmond
NeWs.I ,eader