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general manager Of the Long Island Motor
Parkway. gives the following details OF
the construction work on tho Parkway:
4Mspy of the plans which we early formu-
lated have been executed TO the letter.
Vide. SOi the sixty miles, he length which
we contemplate. We have already secured
something over fifty miles. The gaps
intervening are not consequential and will
DO closed within the very near future.
and railroad crossing is to be taken either
above or below grade. At tho preeent
time we are constructing about twenty
six Of these crossi nes. We have under
contract and are now constructing about
type. Our bridges arc constructed with
reinforced concrete abutments and steel
spans Of as nearly standard type and con-.
str,lotion as possible. -.
Variations, Of course. are demanded as
Hssr Az umsloas % tests % of %arios. types Il
road surface we decided upon and oon-
tracfed with tho Haseam Paving Company
for stretch about eleven miles long.
So confident was this company OF their
ability to meet our demands that they
obligated themselves to complete this
eleven miles within specified period OF
time. and furthermore bonded themselves
against maintenance on our part Tor o
term Of ive years from the date Of compile
tlOn ana tuium6 oNOf W tuo ah6hVoJ "
the Parkway Company for use,
.For the benefit Of those who may not
be familiar with this construction, and
while avoiding technical description. I
would simply state that this road surface
is q grouted concrete. using Greenforoement
OF wire Of given mesh The subsurface.
| drainage, grading, cuts and flls are ail pro-
pared by the Parkway Company, and
turned over to the paving company ready
for the application Sf their process
.Stone of a given dimehMon. approxi-
mating about two inches. u laid 70 the depth
| Of two and one-haH inches. wetted down
and rolled. On top OF this is laid the reen-
| forcing OF steel wire. q second layer OF
stone OF smaller size is laid on top Of the
wire. wetted down and rolled TO perfectly
| smooth finieh.
| Following this work the concrete is put
| on In liquid form-rich In oement-and
| rolled In; sufficient number Of applications
| OF cement in this form 10 made until the
entire mass Ia securely bound and all in-
terstices are filed by the groutipg. Roll
ing 10 continued during the entire time OF
grouting. ....;..
sin order that the finish might not be
| todpainful or tiresome to the eye pigment
OF lamp black 10 used. varying as the condi-
tions o. scenery demand, 90 that In sections
through the woods the road surface ii
| lighter than on the open plains or In the
| open country, making the roadbed readily
distinguishable at all times Of tho day and
sThe work Of construction on this road.
bed was authorised by our construction
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committee on May II. On May lt-ths
Parkway Company began the. work of
clearing, grading and aub-surfaoing. Dur
ng the last weei In June the paving oorn.
.pany oommenoed to receive deliveries OF
broken stone from the Clinton Point stone
quarries on the Hudson River, and at once
began the work Of construction. carrying
the same 70 a point near each one OF the
bridges, which are also under constr uotion
by the Parkway Company. Immediateiy
upon the, completion Of the bridges and
osa 1os sSsos s be oooued on to anS
over each one OF these bridges or crossings.
Eleven mi es Of this highway will be
completed In time for the fourth race FOR
the William K. Vanderbilt. Jr.. cup. OF,
October 70 81 ths yssf thus cate ob.nas nssns
the race for the elimination and selection
OF tho American oars 10 compete against
the foreign cars which have been and are
being entered. Provision has already been
made for % extending this hlghway S sr a. ,east
Of 1909. In fact, the work Of clearing,
grading. filing. &C.. will be prosecuted
during the fall and winter Of 1908 AMI tbe
soring Of 1909, 90 that by May Of next year
the road surface. OF whstever type mag
-Ifr addition TO the Hassam paving We
are studying with great care the use OF
petroleum compound In connection with
local material-Peekskill gravel Georgia
gravel, loan clay, &c. We are especially
Interested in and are giving all possible
consideration to the type OF road construc-
tion which prevails in California, where oil
Is injected under pressure into the earth
which has previously been plougbed and
later tampei by special form Of tamping
roller, which packs the mass from the bot
tom up. This type Of construction has
many attractions for US, and as soon as we
are assured Of the fact that 1t will with
stand the rigors Of the Northern climate
am more than justified in saying it's use
win be undertaken. = a. - fsrs
To-day We find the automobile owned
not only by the man who resides in the
city and uses 10 for pleasure but also in
the hands OF the farmer, the small shop
keeper. the, doctor, the travelling salesman,
the clergyman and the undertaken. the
result being that the general public is be-
coming educated to it's use, and in fact
learning to operate. care for and success
fully handle this type Of looomotion.
sThe construction Of the Long Island
Motor Parkway has not been work OF
10 as revolutionary and unusual as was the
construction OF the first steam railroad,
the first steamboat and the first trolley car
line. or the first telegraph OF. telephone
line. We believe that the Long Island
Motor Parkway. with its sixty miles of
length. reaching to the limits Of the city
Of New York. Is but the forerunner OF
other types Of specialized highways. which
In time viii radiate from all the centres
Of population In this country
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the opportunity they SO greatly need OF try
ing out their products under true road
conditions where there exist no speed regu-
lations. Buyers OF cars at the present time
find II dlff1cult to 50 test cirs as to know that
their requirements have been complied with.
This plrtcular feature 80 appeals to engi-
neers md designers Of racing Ind touring cars
az 10 call forth unanimous expressions OF
appro val n nd support.
Long Island. convenient as It Is to New
York city. is daily becoming more and more
place Of year round residence by owners
OF motor cars. The scenery through which the
Motor Parkway Ia to pass comprises level
stretches. numerous hills, views OF the Sound
and ocean. passing lakes and many large
estates, The Long Island Motor Parkway is
q necessity. The Use Of the much frequented
highways Of the island by motorists has be-
come irksome and expensive,
All railroads and highways will be crossed
above OF below grade. These highways. cross
ing the island from north to south. will in time
undoubtedly be improved and act as valuable
feeders to the parkway. making 1t convenient
for those who desire to ride daily to and from
New York. Coincident with the completion
OF the Blackweils Island Bridge the city OF
New York Is planning vast improvements to
the boulevard system OF Queens borough,
Liberal speed ordinances are contemplated
which will make high speed between Man.
haitian and points along the Motor Parkway
permissible.
0wnersof Long Island real estate are appre-
ciating the fact that their land values will be
greatly increased. and ere freely offering rights
OF way through their properties. The numerous
golf. fishing. yachting and shooting clubs will
be con nveniently and speedily reached and can
be more fully made use Of by their members
The local authorities Of the towns and villages
through which the Motor Parkway viii pass
are cooperating to make possible its early COM
pletion. II is believed that as soon, as the
rights of. way have been acquired the work Of
, construction can be completed within six
months. which will make II possible to open
the parkway in the fall OF 1859.
Tho Parkway directors wcro dissp-
rointed in their hope Of being able to open
I tho Psrkway last fail, as the matter Of
securing a continuous right Of way proved
to DO much moro difficult than had been
expected. While miles and miles OF right
of wey was freely offered without cost
to tho Parkway. there wero number OF
connecting links that suddenly assumed
| previously undreamed Of value In the eyet
Of the owners. Then the financial dis.
turhaaoe in this city made it difficult
| to got hold Of ready ,nohey.
A. r. PardinRton. who was chairman
Of the fret Vardertnlt cup commission in
1904 and is now secord vice-president and
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STATE OWNED RAILROADS.
For;y.one Countries In Which the Exprri-
ment Is Being Made.

tato ownership OF railroads is the SUBJ
ject OF a report recently issued by British
commission Forty-one countries are dealt
with, the number being divided into four
groups.
The first group contains the countries
which own and work part or the whole Of
the railroad system: India, Canada. New
South Wales, Queensland. South Austria liza.
Tasmania. Victoria, Western Australia.
New Zealand. Cape Colony. Natal and tho
Transvaal and Orange River Colonies.
Austria Hungary, Belgium, Brazil. Bulgaria,
Chile. Colombia. Costa Rica. Cuba. Dem
mark, France the various States Of the
German Empire, Honduras. Italy. Japan.
Norway, Portugal. Rumania, Russia. Servia,
Siam, Sweden. Switzerland and Turkey.
The second group is composed Of the
countries where the State. while owning
railroads, leas2s them to private corpora
tions. Thes, are Newfoundland. Mica
ragua and the Netherlands. In Brazil and
in Bulgaria the State works some Ct the
railroads IL Owls but leases others.
In the third group are the countries
roads which are in private .ownstship:
Denmark, France, Greece, Inxernburs,
Russia and Spain In France. Qreecs and
Spain concession, are given for these roads
for q certain number Of years and q the
end Of that time they pass into the hands
Of the State. In Norway some roade be-
>long jointly to the State and the local an-
thorities.
The fourth group La scarcely group.
since II consists OF only one country. This
Is Guatemala, where the railroads which
were built by the State were turned over
to private ownership Italy was at one
time an example Of this condition. but 10
not at present. z
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over the course OF forty-seven miles by
fifteen minutes, and the excellent record
OF the Shamrock OF Sir Thomas Upton.
which won every day except when the
Brynhild proved all conpuering on We'd
nesday. Another interesting victory was
that OF Lord Ailsa's Bloodhound. which
was built thirty-four years ago. She won
the race. but her victory was short lived, for
the weather subsequently was too much
for her, and soon after the start she went
down and now lies sorry wreck just of
the parade az Cowes.
A decided novelty was the appearance
Of two hydroplanes which were manned
by the lie Las brothers. Thes, little vess sls
look like fresA water punts Of twelve or
thirteen feet, decked forward and eft, hav-
ing some machinery installed on their floor
amidships and two bucket ssats. cne In
front OF the other.
There are two rudders astern. at the
extreme points port and starboard. and
after that a propeller, which instead Of
projecting In horizontal line thrus.s ITSELF
downward into the sea at an angle Of about
seventy five degrees with the line Of the
bottom. ..
These are not the first hydroplanes ever
constructed. but to Claude Ls Las and his
brother Maurice may be given the credit
OF having achieved a greater practical
SUCCESS than any OF their prs1eo'ssors,
The principle that they follow is that OF
a rioochet shot, touching the sarfaoe Of
the SEA obliquely, principle obviously
identical with the familiar ducks and brakes
Of boyhood. the game In which fat s,oncs
are made sIdp over the water. e.
For a vess.l t. gil ie over tbs w,tsr rather
than through II a fat bottom. rsna-ka5l,
lightness and the largess availabis pro-
pulsive power mus. be sought In oombina-
tion The bottom Of the hydroplanes 10
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THE HYDRoPLANES AT CoWES

really slightly oonoavs on the under side.
The sides are OF thin wood The bow and
stern are covered with oiled canvas and
the impris air gives great buoyancy. r.
On the one side Of the little cockpit amid
ships Is a petrol tank and on the other, q
tank for lubricating oil. The motor erp-
ployed Is q IL horse power Anzani. which
works directly on the shaft without any
clutch The weight is only 200 pounds. and
the draught is light. ~
The hydroplanes outpaced the motor
boats with considerable ease and were
capable Of forty kilometers an. hour. The
most noticeable feature about their travel
ling was that when In motion they were
clear OF the water for fully half the length
Of their bottom and they seemed TO pro-
oeed by sheer leaps. tF,
An interesting development Of the yacht
races was that humber Of women raced
their own boats. The Duchess Of West
minister. Lady Londonderry. Mrs. Derelx
Ke2pel, Lady Betty Keppel and Lady Con-
stance Butler were ell faithful sailors and
won in son.s Of the contests +.
The King. accompanied by the Queen
and Princess Victoria, and sometimes the
Prince Of Wales and Prince Edward Of
Wales, boarded several Of the ships in har-
Dor The whole royal party spent an after-
noon on the 1ndomitable. the bsttleship
,cniissr which 10 the last word in naval
design. After her record breaking tdp
across the Atlantic 70 Cowes the King was
most anxious TO inspect her, and a. soon Is
she was put In order the royal pa-ty
orlised around the island on her.
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rAFTs or AWAY BACK.
The .IudGer Own Father Said They We're
Not Much IN Politics.

y The Tafts--those who at present are
the Tafts--hail sncestrally from Uxbridge.
Mass. They say that Tafts are 30 thick in
Uxbridge that even woman can't throw
stone there without hitting one.
Some years ago-in 1874, to be exact
there was q Taft reunion in Uxbridge to
which descendants OF the original Robert
Taft came hooking from all parts OF the
country. One OF the conspicuous features
Of the affair was an historical address by
Alphonso Taft. father OF the present Repub-
lican candidate He traced tho history OF
various branches OF the family. and when
he came to the one TO which he and his
children belonged he said:
@Our family have not embarked much
upon national politics. except that they
have shared In the battles Of the country
when national independence was to be
won and also when the Union was at stake
But brilliant political careers have not
been characteristics Of the .Tafts in the
store for them. There is tide % IN 70 the y,
Affairs OF men and also Of families
This Ia taken from the account Of the
reunion pubhshed at the time. Alphonso
Taft would perhaps have been somewha
quickly and brilliantly the family would
proceed to Nemhark upon national politics.
He himself started the turn OF the tide
which he predicted. II seems to be resoh-
ing It's food In tho career of the son who
that year was. entering Yale.
As Alphonso Taft described his immediate
ancestors one sees where his son got GER
tain characteristics. Peter Taft ans was
= large, good looking man OF magnanimous
dtsposition.y He had four sons.
Aaron, the candidates e ancestor, was also
% ,nsmapimous that he lost money by
indorsing friend b notes; he was man aof
great intelligence and integrity And
was Capt. William Taft who took Blarney
Castle In the sixteenth century aby blarney
quite as much as by military prowess.s
Good stock was Capt, William from which
to maize twentieth century Secretary Of
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HYDROPLANES SHOWED SPEED
QUEER FRENCH CRAFT MADE 10
KILOMETRES AN HOUR.
Boats Made to skip Over the Surface O'.
Not Through. the Water Exhibited
During the Regatta Week at Cowes
Features Of the Yacht Racing Events.

Boats Made to skip Over the Surface O!.
Not Through. the Water Exhibited
DURING the Regatta Week At Cowes
Features Of the Yacht Racing Events.
LONDON, Aug. 2o.-The last Of the play
grounds OF the London season Is on salt
water. On August /. after the rush and
stress Of town entertainments. after the
great races ending with Goodwood have
come and gone, the rich world OF Lonoon
follows its royal leader and sails OF to Cowes,
on the beautiful Isle Of Wight. for seven
days Of nautical pleasures.
Fifty-one weeks In the year Cowes is just
Q pretty little English seaport town. Then
one morning II awakes and transforma-
ton has taken place. The harbor is filled
with the feet Of pleasure craft
There are American steam cruisers Of
thousands Of tons and full riggei schooners.
There are racing craft Of all sizes and rigs.
grea cutters with masts like forest trees.
three masted schooners and little red
wings. There are British cruising steamers
varying In size from comfortable craft that
can face the waves Of the North Sea to little
boats scarcely larger than steam launches,
which slip from port to port on calm days.
The royal yachts lie In the centre Of the
largest group Of boats. and around them are
the towering masts Of racing cracks. Out
side all Ii the guard ship.
This year there were more boats than
ever before. All the English world and
share o. the American seem imbued with
desire to look on at the Cowes races or TO
enter into contests.
The most beautiful Of the steam yachts
was Morton Plants Iolanda. fresh from
the builders hands. It is said to have cost
so5o. 600 and Ia fitted with every modern
and beautiful appurtenance for yachts.
Mr. Plant has been 80 interested In this
years racing at Cowes that 1t Is said he
will join the twenty-three meter class
ns1t year and has already placed an order
with Herreshoff for racer.
The neet OF racing yachts this season
was such as never has been seen at Cowes
since the old days when Britannia and
Navahoe fought their battles, and Il
included Sir Thomas Upton's Shamrock,
ne German Emperor's Meteor. Miles Ken
nedy's White Heather. Lord Iveaghs
Cetonia and many others in the twenty
three meter class,
The most impsskant events were the
debut OF the German built schooner Ger
MANIA which won the cup the German
Emperor presents annually to the Royal
Squadron Club. and also broke the record
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, MOVING FLoWER GARDENS
Are the Firth Asenne stages With the sum.
mer Millinery on Ted. -,ss5 It.

Tho Fifth. avenue stages may often N
these summer days suggest in appearance
great bouquets. - toe1 So r- 81
The roof seats are now well patronixe1
by regular travellers and by sightseeing
visitors who take to them. as n ,oonvanisnt
and comfortable lofty perch from which
to view the avenue to advantage, and some
times there may be met q stage whose
roof seats are fille1 with women. Such
a stsge may inoeei look Hike more than .
t~uquet; with its roof, completely hlied
wearing vari-colore1 hats, 1t may look Hike
a yeritable flower garden carried high In
the air and moving along the avenue on
wheels 4sly
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GIRL IN THE RIDING HABIT,
And the Inipresxien ste Made on the -Four
Grimy Calaorians.

Sometimes it's too bad not to have
working knowisdge of the 'Caiabrian dia-
lect. -
]. Only the other day girl in riding habit
got into subway train. Il was a habit
made Of white duck, with the skirt eyag-
geratsdly short,
The huge hat OF straw and the general
getup were striking even to those persons
who are used, to, young American women
and their sartorial ecoentrlcities. Here
10 where Celahrian comes in.
Across the car were four italian laborers.
dirty, grimy and dlshevelled. How they
looked At that girl, and the things they said
10 ofis anotherl ..
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my watch
but just IA polite as knew how TO hreak
into this exceedingly interesting exchange
OF views: but I've got latter living there
on the floor In that bunch OF mail and I've
got to get q train four miles from here In
just fifty minutes. and | sure would he
Look a.heah Mistub Man, cut in the
postmaster right then. crushinSly. All
wants yo' all tuh understaa' that All IN
runnin' this heah eeud o. tn Ee-you-nited
States Gov,mert. a. Ah'm a-runnin i q, on
greatest nurnbuh, as .vo'-ail's Abe Lincoln
said somewhnah, an hist como fust su'ved.
suh. Jes' yo'-all keep yo' hreeks on. an
u they's any lettuh heah TO yo'-all- an
I've on'y got yo' wod TO that yit -yo'-all
.The wool hatters' shoulders shook again,
AZ could see ont Of the tail Of nv eye. over
their poetmasters rich repertee. What
was the usei sat again.
After sorting over all the newspapers and
folders and catalogues and such matter.
and distributing them in the two or three
tiers Of boxes ct the end Of the counter. the
postmaster picked UP tho packet OF letters
and postcardE WHICH wes tied around with
a cord He had great search for his pocket
knife with which to cut the cord. Then he
turned the letters face downward and started
In To stamp all OF the envelopes on the hack
with the Pinkville stamp before sorting
them out, Slow work. that. He came upon
q number OF picture postcards, and he COM
mentod upon them TO the one -galluses.
s'Heh, heh, heh! he caokled picking zip
one OF the picture post oards and studying
the seashore picture in colors printed ON it.
We all sho' Is gittin' stylish down this he1h
wsy--heahs keahd from Zeh Mankin's gal
at Asbuhy PehS. addressed e her paw. An
here's one Hike Il To- her maw An heah.
picking up another picture postal and gazing
at Il intentiy, 10 one from Jim Boyd's niece
whut keeps house fc' him. from Bosting.
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Too True.
: From Harptr's Weekly

Whit is a synonym. dadi" n
"A synonym. my son, 10 a word that you
can use when you don't know how TO spell
the one you thought OF FIRST sr
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-11-21
DEATHS.
--~>->----~-----~---
-Tributes, &C.. 10 Cents Per Line

Tributes. dc.. 10 Cents Per Line
drew L. Black, aged 81 years, a native of Scot
land.
BLAIR.-On November 18th. at his residence
1888 st. Paul street, Baltimore, William j. Blair
in the SD year of his age. son of the late Alex
Blair, of Baltimore county.
URGAN.-November 18th. at his home, Frank
lin avenue, Gardenville, Walter p. D., aged s
years, son of Agnes g. and VIM. E. Burgan.
BUCKLEY-November 18th, Benjamin g. in his
4Sd year. son of Helen M. and the late Earlum
Buckley, of Mt. Washington.
FRENCH.-November 18th, at his residence,
York road, near Willow avenue, James, aged
So years, husband of Katharine A. French.
son-in- law, John Dorsey, Mt. Washington,
Annie, widow of Thomas Gordon.
GREEN.-At Highlandtown. November 18th,
Charles, aged rs years. months and 10 days,
wife of the late Mary E. Green.
Y:-November 18th. Emily G. Hanway,
at the residence of her brother Harry d. Han
wayl. Belair, in the Goth year of her age.
acknowledgements l4th, Lydia c.. aged 81
years, wife of James Hawkins, formerly of
MARCH.-November 10th, at her late residence,
Westport, Baltimore county, Caroline March,
wife of Philip March, Sr.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 18th, at Sparrow g
Point. at the residence of his son, James Nc
MUHLBACH.-At westport, Baltimore county,
November 10Th. John L., aged Al years, husband
of Christina Muhlbach.
PEREGOY.-At Irvington. November 14th, John
H.. aged rs years, husband of Sallie j. Peregoy.
ROBINSON. AT Highlandtown, November l4th,
James b., aged rs years, husband of the late
Ellen e. Robinson, formerly of Perry Hall,
Baltimore county.
ROE.-At Orangevile. November 18th, Samuel
H. Roe, aged 81 years, husband of Sarah ]. Roe.
SOIL ERS.-At Hamilton, Baltimore county, No
vember 18th, George L.. in the Goth year of his
age, husband of Martha A. Sellers.
TlCE.-November 18th, at her home on the Falls
road, Baltimore. Susan E. Tice, (nee Palmer),
wife of John A. Tice, aged so years, formerly
of Baltimore county.
WYSHAM.-Novemberl 10th. at Catonsville Ida
B., wife of Clarence Wysham.
TAYLOR.-November 18th, at her late home,
Schwarz avenue, Govanstown, Dinah, aged Il
years, wife of the late Isaac Taylor.