New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-15
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

NAVAL ESpPJT-The tonic effect OF the
Meyer generalization of the navy has been
already commented on IN this column. anu
another striking proof came TO the atteh-
ticr IF tho Secretary to-day in the case
tf civil Engineer H. R. Stanford, whose
efforts in the direction of economy have
r-cve6 ca successful that Mr.. Meyer has
written q letter of congratuleuon to MI
Stanford. Mr. Stanford has been in charge
of the three important pieces OF the WORN
! the extension of crane track, the con-
struct;on Of a number of rifle butts, and
considerable piece of paving. AS bids were
received on all three 1t is possible TO MAKE
an intelligent comparison between the cost
of The work performed by the civil engl-
neer and the cost had 1t been PERFORMED
by contract In the first instance the saw
ing effected over the contract price was
s!i70, In the second instance ss,065 and IN
the third S, $40 In the estimation OF MT
Never these results show that, with prop
erly supervised yard labor, this sort of
work can be performed more economicais
than by contract and it further demon
strates the Importance OF having such "oi
done under the supervision of trained teen
meal officers.
WHICH is RIGHTHDiscussine the con-
servation bill in the Senate to-day, Senator
Hughes asserted that the first steamboat
to cross the Atlantic brought TO this coun-
try book written by well known SCI
enlist proving the impossibility of
vessel relying on steam power crossing the
sea No sooner had Mr.. Hughes concluded
than Senator Bacon arose. in the interest,"
of historical accuracy" to correct the SEN
ator from Colorado with the Information
that the first vessel to cross the Atlahuc
under steam proceeded from the united
States to Europe. not from Europe to the
United States and that II sailed from
Savannah although 1t was owned py
Northern ca pitalists. When Mr.. Bacon hao
concluded Senator Money arose TO an
nounce that his colleague from Georgia
was in error, the first vessel to cross
the Atlantic under steam was the Great
Western, which sailed from Charleston TO
Bristol. AS each of the three Senators was
equally convinced of the accuracy OF MS
historical lore, no decision was reached,
although it would be Interesting to know
Just which was correct, if any one of the
three
TO MEET ROCSEvELT.-If all the
statesmen and officials who now expect TO
go TO New York to meet Mr. Roosevelt al
here to their purpose there Will be almost
quorum of both houses on the wharf
when the ex-Presdents ship comes in. to-
gether with enough officials TO carry on the
government A large contingent OF the
New York delegation has announced Its
purpose to attend the reception, including
Representa- lives Alexander Olcott, Par
sons Bennett. Fassett, Calder, COCKS
Young. Law, Dwight and Fish. Many or
those who expect TO GO have received in
vitations TO the wedding of Theodore
Roosevelt jr.. and will remain in New
York until after the ceremony. Among
these are Senator Lodge and Representa-
tive Longworth. who goes to meet his wife
as we'll as his father-in-law, and 1t Is un-
derstood that Messrs. Lodge and Long
worth have been invited to take luncheon
with Mr.. Roosevelt on Sunday. G. 6. II.