Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-28
New York g Debt Passes That Of
United States.
si.O37 ,O.OOO--One New Building
Every 20 and one New BUsi-
iness Every 10 Minutes.

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few million dollars more than the sum for
Nh'ch 'ncl" Sam Is liable. thus making
this city tn" first billion dollar debt mum
icipalitN In the country. Just what this
swollen Indebtedness ACTUALLY means is
BETTER indicated hv the fact that Ncy
York now owes moro than five times as
much as Chicago. PHILADELPHIA and Hos
ton combined. Great as is this doNt those
Interesting figures indicate that the do
fc'"pmcnt of the city is even more re-
ma kahl". The daily average of new
luldin2s completed and put into use is
row 9? or one new building in approxi-
matelN every fifty minutes AS the av-
rag" number of persons which each Of
these buildings accommodates is in the
n"ighhorhood of -. this means that every
month acconmoda tons sufficient To- house
tn" population OF n town of more than
10" Inhabitants ar" constructed here.
New business however is in advance even
Of the record breaking figures for new
buildings as tn" figures show that there
IA now business corporation every N
minutes More rapid still Is the increase
of population since the stork brings n
new New Yorker every six minutes OF
Gates that there ar" 2f.00 who produce
of goods IN contras, to these rema ~ al BILE
figures Of development there are still
more than $500 acres Of vacant land in
IN" city, a fact on which statisticians
base their prediction that New Works
municipal indebt cdness will eventually
reach the &.oNo.oomo mark. or five times
the indemnity paid by France to Ger
r'lany as the result OF the Franco rrus-
SIAN war
Probably one of the most surprising
bits of news which has come To this
country from England in many wears Is
to- the effect that England is to have
l,-" farms. Coming from country
Where land rents for years have been
ion" of contention. the announcement
= AL th' NOR" surprising. even though
this novel NOV" is not u general one but
j. initiated only hy Il single large land
Nvld"r. s. toitcscu" flanncrT bY name
According to the report brought over Sir
, l'ort"scu" has announced that on his
iar.;c E.-S"N estate he Will chalg" no
rent Tor any portion Of his land which
his tenants plant to- sugar hccis. Wheth-
! 81 or not this is the result of the anti
| German feeling in ENGLAND about which
so much has been heard Lately is not re-
ported. but students of International re-
| lrtons her. are inclined to think II a
defensive moN" ia this connection. Not
| only does Germany prodUc" all her own
sugar from the meet. with a surplus for
| export amounting to sD~".rU annually,
they point out. while England Is dcpen-
| l,,r t-sc o
bat the crops secured 10y tn" us" OF the
sugar beet in rotation in the land of the
Kaiser a.. double those where the hcet
is not used G"rmauys success in Sc
curing great Yields is now acknowledged
To- lr du" to the cultivation Of the beet
ana AS TIA" factor Of food supply IS al
| ways important in the case Of war. this
step to encourage the use of the beet in
| England is rcgl rd"d in some quarters as
| having particular significance. AS an
| illustration il is pointed ont that in this
| country the crop Yields are only half
| those secured In Germany, though an in
| crease of 20 per cent. has been shown in
| sections where tn" sugar beet industry
has taken hold. No offer of free farms
| has been mad" here. however. since II Is
recognized 'hat with such encoura gc'ncn,
as is needed to caualize wages the in
dustry is likely to become even more
| important than it has in Germany with
| cut any such RADICAL stimulus that
| proposed by Sir t'ortescue. That The
| free farm movement should he instituted
| ly man named Flannery. gives Il hui
| mOrous turn to the situation in view OF
| the many troubles of the British govern
| ment in the past in connection with Irish
| land rents.
Remarkable ways of making "A livinl
have many examples in New York, but
perhaps the most peculiar yet uncartheC
is dog stealing which has grown into
| regular profession. according to the Off
GERS OF the Society for the Prevention OF
| Cruelty to Animals. This game" /.
looked upon as Il sure thing and there i,
practically no risk for the thief. TIL,
dog stealers choose their prey CAREFUL,
| and always make sure that the dog be
longs to a wealthy family. especially on,
| where there are children. They scOu
about the neighborhood sometimes fo
days. waiting for a chance To find thu
| cog alone. or with only a child for pro
lection. once stolen the rest is easy
The THIEF waits. The owner ADVERTISE
d reward. The children cry for the
| playmate. The owner advertises agaiI
| and adds mo questions asked The dos
comes home in the arms Of poor bu
| honest friend who claims to have fount
Il In the streets, and the reward. some
tines as much $500 or 500 is paid with
| out "A question In IA rather unusual cas-
the other dav in which such a stolen doi
had been sold to a grocer who Dough
him in good faith both parties went I,
| court with their claims The magistrat
who evidently inherited some OF the wis
dom Of Solomon ordered the dog himsel
on the witness stand. Jack" the olerl
Of the court called, and jack a stubb!
black and white bulldog was shown II
by a policeman Both the lady who sal,
she had owned him and the grocer VIII
had bought him stood facing him. Jacl
went straight to the lady. shifted once n
her skirt and then climbed all over II
his Joy. The Judge called no more wit
nesses and decided the case.
The finest animal hospital in the world
which II Is hoped Will serve as a mode
for other cities, Is soon to he erected her
at cost Of about $4,000, Architect
have already been commissioned to pre-
rare plans and the hospital when com
pletsd will not he surpassed In the point
| of efficiency even by the institutions 4
| The building Will be three stories hix
and will be- provided With the lates
methods for treatment Of four footed "a