Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-02

Railroad companies are secretiVe In
their plans and usually successful in3
conceaiing them until the time comes
for their development. The suspicion
has been extant that the Pennsylvania
railroad never entertained a genuine
purpose to establish a rapid transit line
terminal at Saybrook place. The prop
erty on lower Park place. purchased
originally for the Public Service Cor
poration. has been available. Evidently
there has been some difficulty in get
ting the necessary additional property,
and at the same time the city might be
persuaded to offer certain advantages
ia the shape of rights of way and sub
ways. But it will all come out in the
wash.
1t will show a disregard Of the hui
name sentiment of the State if the Leg
islature which is to make this year per-
ha ps the largest appropriations in the
States history shall refuse to provide
for the needs of the feeble-minded chill
dren and the e~pileptics, for whom there
is now no adequate provisions. The
State has already appealed to the Leg
islature on behalf OF the defective chill
dren, and set forth the imperative rea-
sons for a sufficient appropriation to
enable the Vineland Home to care for
the many children that are now unable
to get admission.
Camden is unable to borrow money
at the rates of interest that Newark
tc establish a public doc system the
Assembly has passed a bill to make
the limit OF interest 8 per cent instead
of 1 per cent, as in the case of the
dock act passed for Newark in 1907.
This and other municipal dock meas
sion will open the way to all municipal
tiles located at tidewater or having |
waterway access to the ocean to inn
prove their facilities for
Atlantic City shows an enterprise
that makes other seaside resorts in
New Jersey look like two cents" The
city government has now acquired
practically the whole of the Absecon
watershed for a water supply, at a cost
of e1S0, 900, and will transform it into a
park reservation. 1t embraces 5,063
acres, and is well watered, having large
ponds and running streams. Atlantic
City can be congratulated upon his
evidence of its go-aheadness.
What the effect will be OF the excess
sive prices of food, artificially created,
upon voters minds next November
will not depend on the elaborate
explanations that will be made in the
election campaign to shift the RESPONSE
bility from government. People gener-
ally are fully convinced that govern
ment is responsible and they can't be
shaken out of their belief by any care
fully prepared statistics.
The Mohawk valley in New York is
by hood that were lately the lot of
many thousands of people in France.
The worst flood in the history of the
valley has swept down upon peaceful
villages and hamlets. In other sec
tons the food waters are rising and
threatening danger. How is it with the
upper Passaic valley?
The conference of mayors is to meet
again at Trenton on Friday. 1t is said
that in the drafts of bills to be pre-
pared for the Legislature the question
of excise will not be touched. But
that is really the crux of the situation.
The large cities desire the power Of,
local regulations. No scheme OF local
home rule can be acceptable without
that.
The Rostand chantecler fad has ar
rived from Paris, and the rooster, head,
wings and tail, is to adorn the hats of
women this spring. Easter will be
chantecler day, and all hat will be
lacking will be the growing. The small
boys may. however, supply that.