Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-14
GOT THAN PLANS MUSEUMS
To Cost S3O,000,000-TO Cover
All Industry.
uptown New York Being RemodeIed,--
Hotel Patrons Learning where
Some Tips Go.

Plans are being actually furthered to-
ward the naturalization of the project
to establish in New York group of 20
great industrial museums to be known as
the Museums of Peaceful Arts surpass-
ing anything Of the kind In the world.
1t is estimated that more than a million
men in New York city would benefit from
a group of such museums, a group of
museums where every kind of artisan or
mechanic can see every known article,
appliance, or device in his particular line
of industry. In such museums each in
dustry could be studied In It's true pro-
portions and the artistic beauty of each
product be mastered 1t has been estm-
ated that the museums will cost between
$50, 900 600 and $50, 100000. In the certificate
of incorporation granted several days
ago the objects of the corporation are
stated as follows: To establish and main
tain as a permanent and useful memorial
of the century of peace and amity that
has followed the signing of the Treaty
of Client on Christmas eve, 1914 in the
city of New York. and for the benefit of
the citizens of the State of New York
and of the United States generally, build
ings which shall be devoted to the hous-
ing and proper exposition of permanen
exhibits in the following branches
among others, of the industrial and
peaceful arts: Electricity, steam, as
tronomy and navigation, safety appli-
ances, aviation, mechanical arts, agri-
| culture, mining, labor, efficiency his
toric records, health and hygiene, tex
! tiles ceramics and clays, architecture,
scenic establishment, gardening, roads
and road building material. commerce
and trade printing and books. The To-
cation Of the proposed museum buildings
has not been definitely settled. The
place which. stands out most prominently
as a possible site is that section west
of Riverside park and north of Ninety
sixth street to about 10th street.
Two important changes will be made
shortly in the Forty-second street Sec
ton of New York. Both are due to the
| increasing commercial and transit de-
veopments of that section. One will be
| the closing of the famous Grand Union
| Hotel and the other will be the demolition
! OF several old structures on Fifth avenue
| to make way for a 10-story building to be
| erected by one of New York's large re-
| tail clothing firms. The closing of the
Grand Union Hotel is caused by the fact
that the property has been condemned
by the city in view of the enormous ex-
cavation work which will be necessary
| beneath that hosiery for the subway
tension. Nothing definite Is known as to
what will be done with the plot after
the subway work is finished. but it's CEN
trail position will assuredly lead to some
hiGh-class development, doubtless of a
commercial character. This will be the
second well-known hotel doomed by the
subway. the first having been the old
Aston House. With the destruction of
the Grand Union Hotel the days of good
old-fashoned hosteries in the upper
part of the city will be closed. For near
ly half century the Grand Union has
been one of the most popular and best
paying houses in the city. In 1876 1t was
the leading hotel of New York although
in recent years 1t has given way to more
modern hotels Many of the patrons of
the Grand Union have lived there for
20 or 80 years, but they have been or
dored to find new quarters as the old
hotel will be turned over to the wreck
ers within a few days
When the patrons of New York's no.
tells cafes and restaurants pass their
wraps over to the liveried boy in the
checkroom-and incidentally pass over a
''tip"-many OF them do not realize that
they are contributing to one of the great
est grating enterprises in the city. A
recent investigation revealed the fact
that the check-boy does not receive the
money that is supposed to go to him. In
stead it is turned over to the owner of
the "check-room privilege This privi-
lege is sold by the hotel proprietors for
sums ranging from $500 to $1,000 a year
In many cases the salaries of the door.
man and the elevator boys are added tc
this amount. The check boys are paid
from IS to $40 a week, according to their
ability to obtain tips from the guests
Where the public is misled is in the
uniform of the boy. When the boy re-
; ceives his reward he apparently places
it In his pocket and the general public
believes 1t goes to him. This, however
is not the case for within the pocket
there is a blind pocket" The coin pass
there it remains until the boy goes of
duty, at which time his uniform Is pas
ed over to his employer who extracts
the collection Of coins contained in the
blind pocket In other words the mo.
ney which Is intended for the check boy
really goes to the enterprisng man who
rides about in an automobile collectine
easy money from the generous public.
COLLEGE CAMP OF INSTRUCTION.
, The Army and Navy Journal says thai
no movement of the troops to Texas oil
, Mexico is expected to interfere with the
college camp Of instructions The score
tary OF war is very anxious that thi:
work shall go forward without interrup
ton. and nothing but actual war Will
Mexico Will bring about the abandon
ment.
SOME LONG FELT WANTS