The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-28
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a further extension of the city's limits
 In the ten years since the organization of the greater city it's population has grown SO rapidly that 1t has overflow ed the limits then created Much of this increase has gone into New Jersey and has built up an almost solid ur- ban community in the northeastern part of that State. extending for q distance of from fifteen to twenty miles from the Manhattan shores. These cities have a population of a million and a quarter or more and commercial ly form a part of Greater New York, although territorially of course they cannot be added to it on account of the conflict of State boundaries. To the northward, however. there is no such dsfculty as this and this is the direc- tion in which the city has been grow ing most rapidly.
 Ten years ago when the city was en- larged to it's present boundaries, the northern part which formed Bronx Bor- ough had a population of only 100000 and contained great stretches of unde. veloped land. This has been built up very rapidly and now has more than 100000 inhabitants.
 Adjoining New York's northern line the cities of Yonkcrs, Mount Vernon and New Rochelle have been growing at tremendous rate and 1t Is now pro- posed to include these and the inter vening sections of westchester County In the city, adding quarter of a mii- lion to it's population and bringing the total up to more than 4,500.000 with q prospect of reaching the 5.oeo,ooo mark by 1910.
 The subject isl being akitated, par. ticularly by representatives of Bronx Borough. who declare that the Brook lyn and Queens section of the city are favored in public Improvements at their expense. Consequentiy they. want to add to their voting strength on the city boards by the creation of a new borough. This addition, if made, would increase the area of the greater city to nearly 40e square piles. but would leave it still only thrae-fifths the size of metropolitan LendoM.
 While there are many people who hold that New York ig already so large as to be an unwieIdy niunicipality it seems to be inevitable that It's limits will soon be extended to take in a con- siderable addition ol territory up the Hudson and along Long Island Sound.
 One effect of the currency law passed at the recent session of Congress has been to make one of the strongest banks in the country decline Govern ment deposits and return those that 1t has on hand. This is the famous Chemical Bank of this city. The req son for this action ls not hostility to the new law, but the fact that 1t re- quires banks to pay interest on Gov ernment deposits.
 The Chemical pays no interest to de- positors and 1t argued that to make an exception of Uncle Sam would be an unfair discrimination against It's other customers. The Chemical Bank fs one of New York's institutions in the same sense as the Brooklyn Bridge or Cen. tral Park and it's atmosphere in spite of the new building which 1t recently erected. is much more like that of an old world establishment than like the typical hustling American banking house. It will not accept deposits sn- discriminatory. and to induce it to take on a new depositor is like obtaining membership in one of the city's exclus- i've clubs.
 The sole concession 1t has ever been known to make is to furnish desk room to its star depositor. Hetty Green, who ia reputed to carry the largest cash. balance of any bank de- four or i've millions. and who makes her headquarters at the bank. thereby saving office. rent.
 The case cf Brian Boru threatens to become historic fin the legal annals of the country.
 The Brian Boru referred to is not the celebrated Irish hero, but a terrier of the same nationality belonging to Bor- ough President Bird s. coler of Brook lyn, who was formerly Comptroller of New York, and later the Democratic candidate for Governor. Tn an evil mo- ment Brian Boru wandered from home and fell into the hands of one of the dog-catchers employed by the s. P. c. A.
 Mir. Coler, whose actions do not belle his peculiar first name. hastened to the rescue of his pet, only to be in- formed that he must pay a fine of t3 and a tax of $2 or else see the redoubt- able Brian go the way of many anoth- CT less highly pedigreed canine into the gas tank. Mir. Coler who loves a light as well as his terrier does had no other battle on his hands at the moment. He did not so much mind parting with $5 of his hard-earned sal- ary inasmuch as he Is man of con- siderable wealth. but he immediately the State to delegate police powers to a private organization such as the 'cruelty society" He, thereupon be- came the champion of oppressed dog dom and set out to obtain a legal de- cision as to the constitutional rights of dogs and their owners.
 The case has got as far as the Su- preme Court of the State. but it Is like- ly to be carried through higher tri- | bupaIs to the Supreme Court in Wash | ngton.
 Meanwhile the fate of Brian Boru | langs in the balance. If he finally goes | he chloroform path he will have the | questionable satisfaction of knowing hat his name figures in voluminous | court reports and may be cited in pre- centuries hence.
 New York Is again excited over the iwindling of its export grain trade The cause of the latest agitation Is the of five of the great freight ITS of tho White Star Line
 The commercial interests realize that t is inevitable that much of the grain which formerly passed through this port on its way to Europe will continue O take its course marketward via Sulf ports on account of the advantage | n location which the latter enjoy. | What arouses ire in connection with | he present incident Is the fact that l he grain divc-ted from this shipping I ,oint Is going out through Montreal | md that some of the steamers with irawn from here may be put on the | Montreal service.
 The railroad differentials which make | grain cost 21-2 cents a bushel more in | New York than at the Canadian ports |