New-York tribune., 1908-07-26

population that had grown to number nineteen
thousand. Some of the population made little
noise when they arrived by the stork route, but the
village council overlooked the disturbance, hoplns
that these native Montcairtes would learn 10 keep
still in W. B. Dickson, vice-president of the
Steel Trust heard the silence of the town noised
abroad and he there and bought an estate
So did Frederick T. Gates, the almoner of John d.
Rockefeller who has probably produced more ST
ence by the OF lubricatng oil on wheels and by
other methods than any living. Mr. Gates
himself has stilled considerable tumult by hand
ing out checks in his employers behalf Then
there is George B. Mallon newspaper man of a
sunny disposition. and E. j. Ridgway. who abhors
sounds not made by everybody and Tom" Mason
editor of Life who is content to manufacture
shouts paper. Also George W. Da Cunha,
retired New York architect, and no relative to the
solitary peak in the Atlantic and James NJ. Jarvie.
retired coffee man. came the town and added
their conservative influence TO the hush spirit
Time passed. and Montclair became so famous
for its specially that travellers from Europe
stopped over to get nights rest. Arctic explor-
ers wrote testimonials saying they could get bet
sleep Montclair than in the Northern sotudes
An ordinance against stray dogs was passed. ana
the town secured the services of David Steinfedt,
acknowledged to be the champion dog catcher of
the United States Mr. Stcinfeldt obtained a
laundry wagon in order deceive suspicious ours
10 his true purposes. although 1t was said that
dogs used 70 collars and cuffs David, II
is said did not become embttered and really skill
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his profession. After that Steinfeldt declared war
on all the of dogs, formed dog catching
trust to operate in six Jersey towns, and boasted
that he had caught six thousand dogs in COM
paratvely short career. This king of dog catchers
wore and still wears a uniform with brass buttons
that overawes all and dogs
Dogs important part of this narrative
vet they must not be allowed 10 run away with the
sequence and the philosophical Interpretation of
Montcairs quietude
Montclair compared to other suburban towns,
was a graveyard three months ago Yet at that
very time begun crusade for absolute meta
physical silence which is hurrying the settlement 10
an unirnasinable peace. An ordinance was passed
closing all saloons at IL p m and reducing the
number saloons from eight TO seven New build
ings were put up by the concrete method, instead
of the rackety hammer and saw, and the brick
LAYERS union stipulated that the liquid concrete
should be softly travelled into the moulds instead of
being thrown in by the hodful- A deputation OF
citizens asked Chief of Police Gallagher to instruct
his staff of thirty patrolmen not to fan the soles
of sleeping hoboes loudly as to disturb the quiet
of the neghborhood The council heard COM
plaint against the ringing Of the matn bells at 43O
o'clock on Sunday mornings and the first Fridays
of the month from the tower of the new Church of
the Immaculate Conception.
81 didn't approve of that noise myself, said the
Rev william 5. Brothers, rector of the church. to
the Tribune man. and l had the hour changed 10
o clock / came her only last spring, and the
bell woke me up rather unpleasantly the first time.
Yes / expressed thoughts the anti-noise
movement in parochial school address, suggest
ing that everybody might have to come down 10
rubber sOleS.