New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-01

iho CHANCES arc that the Third Avenue
line VIII Increase its assets to the extent
OF some s-oo,0oo in 1910, because times are
better and people are more prosperous.
Everything is fine, and 1.-THE goose honks
high"
ADRIAN II. JoLINE co-receiver with
Douglas Robinson, of the Metropolitan
Street Railway Lines-It is very hard for
envy one to prophesy in any way on surface
traction matters in this city. If the Legis-
lature and the Public Service Commission
would let us alone for little while We
might get ahead. However. the Metropoi-
tan system Is showing very satisfactory
increase in earnings.
SENATOR CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEW--
Each New Years Day In my experience of
seventy-ffve of them has had it's distinct
characteristics for everybody. This one is
marked by less unrest, dissatisfaction.
crankiness. mental dyspepsia and general
desire to cuss everybody who is a little bet
ter off than ourselves than almost any other
in my recollection. The first New Years
Day under President Taft is full of hope for
peace prosperity and plenty.
MAYOR McCLELLAN-The best New
have for the City Of New York is that the
citizens, on account of wise and righteous
municipal administration, may experience
steady advancement in morals and educa-
ton as we'll as in material prosperity. 1
believe New York is better off, in the best
sense, than ii was six years ago, and my
faith in its future is unshakable.
PATRICK z. MCGOWAN. retiring pres-
dent OF the Board OF Aldermen-Among the
city's pressing needs / would put the edu-
cation of illiierates foremost, and trans
portation, or suhways, q close second. The
best New Years gift New York could give
itself would be vigorous determination TO
wipe out the large percentage of illiterates
among the children of this city-large when
we consider the educational facilities af-
forded
HERMAN 4. METZ. retiring Controller
Speaking from experience both as bust
ness man and city official, ] believe the
greatest need of the times is a more ra-
tional relation between capital and labor.
1t is inevitable that friction will always
exist between them. but it need not 60 to
the crazy lengths that we witness to-day
In small things, as we'll, hostility to cor
porations as such should cease. For the
last ten or fifteen years agitators and GER
tain newspapers have been educating the
people to believe that corporations were
depressing the people. and that the right
thing TO do is TO smash the corporations.
Labor is just as oppressive as capital I
believe $50 is going to be a good year. and
L wish the new city administration success
JOHN PURROY mitchell. the new
President of the Board of Alderman-I
wish for the city of New York a better
administration of its municipal affairs than
1T has had, and / believe il is going to get
IT. ] think the big question before the
Gaynor administration and the Public Ser
vice Commission is the question Of sub
ways. and / am confident that we shall
make substantial progress in giving the
PEOPLE increased subway facilities before
our official terms expire. four years from
now.
GEORGE MANENY. the new President
of the Borough OF Manhattan-By platform
utterance | am committed to a businesslike
administration of the affairs of the Bor-
ough of Manhattan, and all my energies
viii be devoted to making a record that
will meet the approval of the citizens. /
expect TO see every man on the city pay
roll in my department do an honest days
work, and / shall make It my business to
see that he does it,
CHARLES S. WHITMAN. the new Dis
trict Attorney--I wish everybody very
happy and prosperous New Year I believe
the outlook for 1910 is exceptionally good in
every way. and we may expect continued
prosperity and lcreased development In
a business way. financially and politically.
the coming year ought to be of the best
AS 10 my office. will do my best to keep
my promises to the people.
ALFRED z. STEERS. the new Borough
President OF Brooklyn-New Years signifies
to me perhaps more than anything else
new born hope Let us enter the new year
prepared to do better and, TO be better
ready to achieve more than we have ever
achieved before in any single year in our
lives and TO be better citizens than we
have ever been in any period of our past
WILLIAM A. PRENDERGAsT the new
Controller-Upon entering on my new
duties-far more important than any that
] have been called upon 10 look after in
the past--I am naturally met with feeling
of uncertainty. but 1 believe that it is not
so much exceptional ability that is re-
quired to carry them to a successful con-
clusion as it is honesty and certain de-
votion TO the civic welfare. think that I
may say that / bring these two qualities
honesty and devotion to my city-with
me to the task of managing our finances.
CYRUS c. MILLER. the new Borough
President of The Bronx-The Borough of
The Bronx is about to enter into period
of expansion and construction It is a
borough of homes. We expect to have a
great deal of building. and hope by the
conduct of the government of The Bronx
60 attract capital. SO as to cause the erec-
ton of large number of buildings and
give employment to our manufacturers
and laboring people.
GEORGE CROMWELL, Borough Presi-
dent of Richmond-I viii conduct the af-
fairs Of Richmond on the same business
like and economical basis during the next
four years as ! have In the past There
are many improvements to be made in
this borough. and i hope to have them all
accomplished before my next term of office
expires.
LAWRENCE GRESSER, Borough Presi-
dent Of Queens-I am resolved that the
new year shall be one Of active and ag-
gressive work on my part in the interest
and for the welfare of the Borough Of
Queens I shall acquaint myself thoroughly