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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-23
Another Unusually Heavy Increase In Wheeling
Clearings; Volume Of City's Business Large

Wednesday was stiIl another Gay
marked by an unusually heavy Increase
in the Wheeling banking cicarings. the
total being Nf65.3f1.5s. compared with
s-bH. 3bo.lI for the same day last March
an increase of Ale6.3ts.62. or s21 per-
cent During tire past seven banking
Gays there mas been no perez ntage IN
crease OF less than SIS percent. and
twice the Increase Nas enuch over 100
percent Never befo.e since the clear
ing house association was formed som,
years ago has there been such a series
OF abuormally large increase FOR seven
successive days.
Speaking OF the remarkable increase
In ciearings for the past seven days. As
sistant Manager Ankle Stcadman OF
the Wheeling Clearing House aSsccia-
ton. said to the intelligcnCer yesterday
that IL was brought about by legitimate
increases in the volume OF actual busl-
ness transacted by the manufacture
ana Wholesale and retail merchants OF
the city. In some quarters there had
had been belief nat the incr.aS..
might be ascribed largely to speculat ION
IN stocks. This. however. IL Is learned
Is not much greater than "a year ago.
ana tho heavy additions to tine cleariugs
now IN evidence means the transaction
OF that much more legitimate business
Tor the Wheeling district.
Tht total FOR the month OF March TO
cat" lS now 3i.l3l.47. compare with
s",'9'. 1885. an increase Of Se.63f .O01. 90
or 4'-H percent. That the clcariugs FOR
the month complete will reach about
eleven and a half millions iS now gen,r-
ally believed In banking circles. and tho
t"tai may even exceed that figure De
.5lis Tor the month 70 date.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-23
HAZEL-ATLAS UP
stock Bio az fs5 Yesterday and Bu
Little Could Be Obtained
Demand Has Seen Strong.

The oniy feature Of the local stock
market yesterday WAS the bid OF 1Sg
offered Tor Hazel-Atlas Glass com
Iauy stock There has been consid
cradle demand for this stock recently
and DO has advanced FIVE or six points
0Ir'rE the past two weeks. EnCourag
.ne reports of business conditions al
irr U8zelAtlas factories are given az
'Ir cause Tor The unusual demand
Central Glass stock was offered yes
.nrday 1t 900 Generally. the market
was quiet yesterday. local brokers rc
porting Few sales Bonds wore no
good demand
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-23
FINANCIAL
TIRE MONEY
FOR MESSENGERS

A saving Of from $4,000 TO SIS 600 IN
expenses a. year. % which its 5000 mes
EsuEer hos s throughout the country vii
got the benefit In replacing their worn
out bicycle tires. will be effected through
% new measure which has just beer
taken ly the Western Union Telegraph
company ir limo with its recent poles
nf adapting It's service for greater say.
fms of time. labor. expense and comfort
Goo its employees. The company has
just closed % deal with the Kokomo Rub.
her company o. Eokono. Ind. for whs
I- said tu nc one 81 the largest orders
for bicycle tires ever placed In thit
country. GO the same time making ar
arrangements for their exclusive sale q
II- messenger boys a. cost
The company vas soon able % con.
-Iudc "a contract with tho kokomo Hun.
Usr COMPANY. ONE OF the oldest rubber
loruusn .es ir tho country. whereby ths
N s.trru Union COULD proc uro Tor Its boys
all fHe new tires thoy would need AZ Q
fiEurs Iar usluw Lhc present meIkeI
price paid Uy me boys.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-23
wall street Summary.

Federal Court ~ chicago authorizes
issuance Of S6U0.0oO Rock Island r.-
covers certificates; judge rules there.
should To" no default ON urst rcftiudinx
D, ud- at present time
Mexico fu issue bonds To redeem all
government notes now m circulation
senate passes government armor plate
iltni hlll by vote Of IS to "a
Dispatches received at Galveston say
ne OIL fields south Of Tampico are in
the hands of the \alligtas
state department issues official denial
mat Germany has iutimat.d 60 the
United States that the time ~ ripe FOR
peace No gotiations. nor that Gerard was
requested to poStpon his vacation be-
cause 81 pending peace negotiations.
lively" industriais 122.Ui. on 1856
per cent.
Twenty active railways 1902 9S. up
Ouf per cent
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-23
RAILWAY SUPPLIES
ADVANCE GREATLY
Frisco Receiver Uuryos Keen Economy
because Of INCREASED Prices.

NEW YORK. March 22-Wuliam G.
Nixon. receiver an. chief operating off
Ger OF the 81. Louis md san Francisco
Railroad. In a circular letter to officers
and employees urges tine utmost economy
IN the use OF supplies In view Of the
TACT that prices Tor materials used by
railroads have advanced ON an average
or approximately % per cent on the last
Twelve or fourteen months.
" ith the exception OF steel rails ties
Ya4ia-l and tucl IN. materials bought
ny the Frisco" last year cost about
SS'usv.uVe. An interesting feature OF
the rapid advance in ,,.,~z ii me- f,ct
that last year the road spent for sta
tionary S-"2.slI. II the same amount IL
proNiruately S355. ZOO w
The Following table gives an idea OF
tht percentage increases In the price OF
this country must use. "
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-23
BUILDERS ACTIVE
IN STEEL BUYING
Railroads After All Kind. of rou,pm.p,
Especially Rails

INV YORK. March 22.-The railroads
sVh.lhue actively In the market FOR all
Illus OF equipment. especially Tor rails
WIN contracts reported yesterday AK
kregating 10000 tons OF standard sec
IONS placed for delivery in 1917. Among
the large contracts closed are SO DOE
IONS Tor the Baltimore and ohio rail
roSu' 10000 tons. approximately. for the
IRE and 10000 tons FOR the Chicago
VIII be rolled at Chicago. About 10000
IONS additional for the Chicago. ST Paul
uSr hesotiation az Chicago. The Balti-
more and Ohio and the Erie tonnages
nave been divided between Pittsburgh
ana Chicago mills. Eastern pennsy lvania
mills are also reported TO nave taken
some supplementary contracts for this
years delivery and other roads In the
central West have contracted for %. 900
tons for 1917 shipment.
specifications Tor next year. but some
81 the large tnquiries-that is. for tho
New York Central ana Pennsylvania
railroad systemS-prOhably will not
come before the mills inside OF four
weeks. The Boston and Maine. how
with inquiries FOR $1,000 tons The New
Haven IL still taking bids on about Is
goo tons for it, next years require
for the Southern Pacific already arr
ranged for. u Is estimated that 100000
tons are under negotiation with Pacific
roads.
The American Locomotive company ia
reported to have secured "a contract for
100000 gains for the British Govern
ment. through !. L. Morgan X 20. Gains
are used in the manufacture OF large
size proJcculcs. Negotiations continue
ON about 100000 additional gains. To be
manufactured TO British specifications.
steel companies in the Eastern terri
tory have placed contracts Tor about
25.OOyo tons OF low phosphorus pig iron
I'm the last ten days. including one
contract FOR little more than 5000
tons reported yesterday. al So and SSS
In the Pittsburgh territory several add
dttional large contracts FOR beSSemer
and basic iron have been closed. i'm
Guiding about 10000 TONS or standard
hesscmcr secured by the Cambria Steel
Company from several dia1r,nt FUR
naces for this year. shipment
The southern Pacific Railroad is re-
ported to haV, specified on the 1850
box. automoLiI,. ~toc. and flat cars
placed with Oh" i;lI-tor car Company
and on 1850 box and Luu.olJ cars orr
dsred from tho IaSk,I ~ liurkcr car
company. About 10000 tons OF steel
will bee used m the construction
The American BridE, Company. ace
cordiug 90 trade reports yesterday. WIN
furnish tho structural steel used ia
building th, F'nu~y lNHuI3 Railroad
Hotel Tn, exact tonnage viii Doe t'-
cid,d when plans are drawn. but tts
latter await tho decision ut sine railroad
IN regard 90 thro" general schemes now
under consideration. D. I- estimated
that 10000 Go $1,000 t'.s cot steel VII!
he required.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-23

cash quotations:
Wheat. No. red. nominal. 40. . red
Slloiz No. . hard, nominal. No. hard
$1,000 l.O6is
Corn. No. yellow 5sAc. No. 4 yellow
59c. No. ! white zoe.
44U s5c
Perk s2i.5oa 22.Se. lard sIII5, RIBS
Sll.5Vff 200.
TOLEDO. -. March s2-M heat. cash
Sl.l3iz May Sl-1+ia. july $l.l-A
Glover seed. prime cash Sll.9a. March
sll.65. April Sg.6J. october $3.50.
Alsikc. prime cash and March $40.
Timothy prime cash ana March $3.50
April $3.50.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-23
Logan q Bryan's CLOSING stoe, 1.,,.r

NEW NORk, March 22-LiouidatiOn
showed signs OF subsiding. The vul-
nerablc portion % fthe short interest
was inclined 20 cover. and as "A result
thereof moderate bcttcrment developed.
strong interests are Still arrayed ON
tho constructive side and Will" ~
might b. "a time before aggressive bull
ish tactics ar, again inaugurated. Sfill
u would appear 10 be- tac part OF wis
dom 10 slac, long lines ou "A scale
- Mm from ur-Nnlllm.. lnA.l.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-23
WHEAT MARKET
WASUNSETTLED
Peace Reports Disregardsd For a Time
But eea-fsh Euect Became Mani
fest and Prices wS.e In

CHICAGO. March 2e-Although at
first the wheat market today seemed To-
disregard peace reports. the bearish .f-
feet OF such gossip became manifest
later. Largely az a result. prices closed
with May at IOSls&~ aud July at
100 =. Corn lost - 10 i.ul-sc. oats
= 10 y q =. and provisions lVGi2 TO
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In addition 10 those items dv-nap,t,o
,oSlS % per cent. more than last year
ar aud engine bols.ers have lucrca sed
IorElugs 40 per cent. and rniscellane,ns
Ia IA laIS snow au average advance of
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-23

NHTOAIO, Maroh 22=IIurs. re|efnf.
$4,000; firm. Bulk s9s0.tg.O. NM
s3-l0 30. mixed S:.s5 lf3.55. he9yI,
st-s"H 80. rOushs $3.50 Is.i5: plEs
Cattle. r"ceipts 1900: strong. Native
beer steers >5-75 q, 1905. stockcrs ana
i''trrs SO. uu ~ So. COWS and h.if.rs
sac" 800. calves SS.OOUl05O.
Sf"'p. receipts $4,000. firm Wethers
$50 80. ewes $3.50 SIS: lambs
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-23
PITTSBUkGh STOCKS

WHEELING. W. Va. March =. &c.
1he active IItIsDurEu SIC, - corrected
daily by \. Il. Mast,n 8 Co. bankers
anu brokers. %Gtiun.I DanA OF West
Virginia Building.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-23
PITTSHURGII ,f,rch

steady, supply. light Choice g. s1','
800. prime Ss.lUff $50
Sn"sp. steady. supuly ltpht s-t.,,
Wclhrrs $4,000 . %. Gull and com,T1,,
Sf.'n H 300, lambs S7OuFfII Is. Nj
calves SlU.50mIl.OO.
Hogs steady. rrcefuts In d,,,t.to
atcAS. Prime he4vies and n.diurs
$5.tvA 1000, heavy yorkcrs s9.sUGygs.
AEnt Aorkers $500 Hs.25. pigs SS.5Jy
H.'5, rOughs SS.154s.25.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-23
N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE

WHEELING. W. Va. March 90 "a
Range OF active stocks on The New
York Stock Exchange. corrected daily
oy \. Z. Mastcn * Co. brokers'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-23

a method of Vb.,. aI UIuUrs can
r' .u'IdIf'i Infu Table. form ra. boon
invented Dr. 1 French chemist.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-23

NEW YORK COTTON MARKEl
WHEELING. ". Va. March %. 10.
Market reported by a. A.. A.asten q
Co. members New York stock Exchange
Open. I High. Low. / Close
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-23
Hay AND GRAIN

QootaGons ~ c. Z. Rranniich D CO.
Ray Grain Farming Implements,
lol2 Market Street.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-23
LOCAL STOCKS

WHEELING. ". Va. March ~. TO-
EAiiy quotation .,'as - the - neoi.ns
Stutk l-Nt haugc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-23

DONATION DAY TO-DAY for
the North Wheeling Hospital. Re
member this deserving institution
generously.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-23

Totals ss.391I2i.47 S5.75512a.54 ass
Inc. ....S-.636.uJ-.g
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-15
Self.revelatiOn Of Certain Pactnxts.

The mental processes of those who
oppose adequate armament for the
United States are clearly exposed in
the comments made by opponents of
>elf-dcfcncr on the Citizens Prepared
ness Parade. To one Of them Il
seemed To- lack the spirit of free
dom and spontancity.' Another he.
held in 1t only the constrained slaves
If big corporations To.a third II
recalled that this community Is
boss ridden politically. pleasure rid
den socially and mammon ridden in
dustrially."
Men who are capable Of uttering
such ahsurdities are intellectually so
constituted that they cannot recog-
nlze the facts OF everyday life.
They live appropriately and con-
genially In FOOLS paradise. The
conditions that obtain in the world.
the serious realities with which
every nation must deal. they cannot
recognize. A mighty body Of serious.
thoughtfn, freemen passes by them.
and they SOC only slaves. The mr.
nestness that dignif1es the marchers
is lost on them. They fail to grasp
the Significance OF n tremendous
demonstration. and delude themselves
with puerile imaginings and palpablc
falsehoods.
These are tho mon who hid MS to
ignore history. to exclude experience
from our calculations. To blind our
eyes to the dangers that surround
lis, and to put u welfare and our
liberties in their keeping!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-15
Public and Private Rights In Health
Regulation.

An additional precedent for the
rights Of the citizen and the commu.
nifty In their relations with each other
may he established in the case Of n
clergyman In Princeton. y. j., whom
n health officer Of that town asks to
have committed to Il tuberculosis
colony maintained by Mercer county,
on the ground that his continued
presence in the town Is n menace to
public health. Tho health officer af-
firms, and the clergyman's friends
deny, that he neglects precautions
necessary to prevent c~Ontagion.
The court will hear and ndjudge
the contentious and arguments. sift-
Ing the merits Of the opposing pleas
from the irrelevant assertions that
will he prompted on the M side by
official zeal and on the other by hon
est sentiments Of friendship and per-
sonal freedom. The present point Of
public interest Is the promised de-
termination of the limit beyond
which, under existing laws, health
officers may not 20 In the exercise
~ their powers Of supervision and
regulation. and Of the obligation upon
private persons to submit 10 per-
sonal Inconvenience in the interest
of public welfare.
The member of IA town council or n
State house OF Assembly who could
draw nm lnfallibly discriminating line
between the liberties Of the indlvid-
ual citizen and the collective rights Of
his fellow citizens Would earn recOg-
milton a. n champion among legisla-
tive draughtsmen. So long as the
twilight zone exists along the border
Of the copxistent and often conflict
Ing interests. It ENTHUSIASTICALLY.
we suppose-des!rable that oflcinls
temper their zeal with wisdom and
citizens govern their conduct with
consideration for the s~ensibilities Of
their neighbors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-15
The DEGRADATION OF SoukhomIinof.

The name Of SorKHoMLINorF was
one to conjurc with when Russia en-
tered the war. To-day the bearer Of
it lies in the fortress Of Peter and
raul charged with high treason In
his administration Of the War Office.
The General made an imposing fig-
ure seated at his desk. his breast
covered with decorations. He looked
the part Of Minister Of War and was
deliberately photographed, fulsomcly
praised. But he had learned nothing
in the shameful struggle with Japan.
The man was incompetent and cor
rupt his administration proved to he
rotten from top to bottom.
The failure of munitions was traced
TO SovKHoMLtNorF. He was RESPONSE
hle for thousands of lives lost. for
thousands of wounds and mutations
suffered by the rank and file Of the
brave Russian army. He lasted until
March. 1919. when he was deposed
ltoIh iit 'iii' VI WV islliitV ~.
the Car, and could wenr his crosses.
stars. medals and regnlia 10 longer.
Now he has been degraded. The new
Russia will not tolerate sloth and cor
ruption in high place or low.
Russia aroused and militant. Rus
sia bending her back to the burden of
war, Russia with her 10000, 600 of
people and in%exhaustible resources.
expects every mar every day 10 do
his duty. from the Car TO the hum
BILE mujik. Grand Duke NICHOLAS,
either because he had failed to save
Warsaw or because his l%ieutenants
found his martinez temper unendur-
able, was translated to the Caucasus,
where he has redeemed himself: one
corps commander after another made
way for n better man laggards felt
the spur. shirkers were shot, graft
ers were kicked out of the service or
sent to Siberia.
For the first time In their history
the Russians, collecting their re-
sources with measured elaboration.
are making war for Con and coun-
try. a united. c%hastened. sober. clean
living and resolute people. Their soul
Is In the n Famine cannot touch
them. They must grow more forni-
dable as the conflict wears on.
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"The making OF the park to the sss'
OF the railroad Improvement ,hroi.h N,
Riverside section. says the report. "s
something with which the railroad con-.
PAM is not concerned.
1T seems hardly necessary 70 ,o'r.
out that with the completion 81 the ,ar.
road Improvement ther" VIII be @ ,e-
nr"pe- demand from tho public cer,rl'r.
for tho completion % the extended Eve-.
side Park. and the Board of Estimate
should undoubtedly be pt.rnrcd 20 n.et
'h!s demand when II comes
An attempt Mas made a., tho soaring,
t. show that the city j. surr"rd.r~c IN
IN" railroad company Waterfront NOR.
crty ~ great Waite. IT, Commute. say.
That IN the exchanges the city Is soc;r.
ing from the railroad company water.
front properties far greater IN extern,
and value than u 10 selling
The committee mentions tho sale O.
tie pier in the line OF Yves, Fftv-rtrth
street to the railroad. The vicr Is sixty
feet wide and is located A. n polr, where
the city owns no adjacent bulkheai
rights. But one side of tho pier can ~
used and y could Re leased probably
only TO the Central.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-15

the growth of Austrian sentiment in
the country.
The Albnninns have been inclined
To trust Austria more than any other
Of the south European Powers. They
believe that her desire to defeat the
Serbian and Italian designs would
lead her to oppose the division of
their country aud to favor the estab.
lishmcnt Of Albania IA II separate
State.
That Albania shall have another
try ut statehood Is evidently the in
tcntion Of the Central Powers and
their allies. They have already put
forward three candidates for the
throne Austria supports Prince WILL
IAN Of WED; Bulgaria one Of her
princes, CyRriL.E, and Turkey the
Young Turk leader BAsM Bey.
A Bulgarian would he scarcely more
acceptable to the majority Of the Al
banians than n VI their hereditary
enemies. the Scrbinns. The Chris
tians. still remembering their suffer
Ing under Turkish rule, would oppose
my n suggested by the Ottoman
Empire. WILLIAM Of WED lost favor
with the Albanians when ne ran away
from his throne: they considered his
descrtion cowardice. the greatest OF
all offences to these wnrlike people.
hut. backed by German and Austrian
Influences, there Is reason to believe
that he may again be made the Al
bantam ruler.
Austria has so far realized from
the war more Of her dreams Of en-
pire than any other Of the comha-
tants. Through the assistance of her
allies she made n complete conquest
Of the much hated Serbia and is still
In occupation Of the country. She
herself conquered the other Serb land.
Montenegro. and by thus gaining and
occupying the 1ovcen stronghold and
extending her sway and influence
over the greater part of Albania she
has won control Of the Adriatic, her
most coveted goal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-15
WHAT IRELAND NEEDS.
A Suggestion for American Support.
ers Of Rebellion.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Str: 7
wonder II these New York men who
have melted and aided IN the Irish re-
hellion feel any direct responsibility FOR
the d~erloraHle loss OF life entailedr
From n nurses viewpoint conse--
walton OF human life is n subject os
paramount Importance. since on Il a
nations strength and continuity depend.
Europc's struggle seems 20 produce a
~callousuess FAR reaching IN It's corse.
quences Apparently tine ertire world
secs red today. and men are merely
rated from the German standpoint as so
ruch cannon fodder.
Could some of the money which
fnanred this horror have been srcnt In
alleviating the poverty everywhere APP.
parent in iceland. and markedly so in
dublin. VIA; a fnc work Of up,ift might
have been accomplished Notori~r
through Ireland IN the summer OF iHi4
We reached Dublin the day after the gun
running episode az IFow'h. when the
Scottish borlcrers shot t. disper>e the
crowd ap|plauiinc the National Voluu-
teers in Bachelors walk OF that city.
Tire victims. an in"~cnsiyc tlrd M
and three children. lay in TIVE pto-Cathc-
dral. ard the City's poor. narrowed by
their deaths, hun ahou; the church por-
ta'S a sad eyed group.
could some Of these lowers % Ire
land" who bray so loudly OF free ne her
have seen .n"se poor they could have
'nuni 4 work ~ real Importance in as
s.st!ug them TO economic freedom. ubcr-
alton from tn sha,kl'S NJ roycriv
and this without any Of the German aid
and interference from which the world
is now suffering.
Her reputation. that is Germauy's. as
Tho euccorer e small nations has pre-
ccaed her. and that these misguided
lrishulcn should have died victims 81 her
spite for England and their own euli.-
billy Is a Gauge for deep sorrow and
everlasting regret.
MARY NERoSrCA O'REILLy.
WAsHrNGroS II. G, May 10,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-15
RIKER.S ISLAND.
Why Not Put the Garbage Crematory
on IT.

To II EDITOR OF THE SrS-Sir. An
excellent location for the proposed gar
baGe crematory is Riker's Island. SuE-
gestion has been made to use this ISL
and for a recreation ground. bu. az II
is entirely inaccessible. except by water.
his would he out 81 the question. There
~ plenty OF unused land for recreation
parks in The Bronx and at Pelham Bay.
which can be approached by, trolley.
Garbage could be transferred from the
dumps 10 this spot both by tho Harlem
and East rivers. The crematory pro-
posed, II located at this spot. would not
be n nuisance to any one. There il
plenty of property in the vicinity thai
could be used for filling in. There are
miles OF the shore OF Flushing BAY tina
are swainpy. and the owners would.
without doubt. pay for this material.
| understand 1t is perfectly practical
for such a crerpatory. on account OF the
great amount Of combustihle matter COM
tanned. to use this refuse Tor making
steam power and running an electric
'.aht and power plant at this point, from
which the current could he distributed
To the n~eishborins shores. II could
easily he made n part ~ the plan to
have the convicts help in building the
work and also in tho management Of
the plant when completed.
All electric power plants are placed
by the water So that the condensers ca
be kept cool. as this adds greatly to
the ability 90 create steam power This
IL another reason why the location IL
an ideal one, rs the plant would be
adjacent 10 tide water al any part OF
the island. The proposition seems so
practical and simple and feasible that
unless there Is soma hidden interest in
vo'ved. of which I know nothing. II
could he adopted at once.
The Idea Of building an island in the
lower hay and having every one enter
ing our harbor see our garbage DISPOSAL
plant before they saw our forts or the
statue OF Liberty is SO srotesque that
I do not believe II can he consummated,
or ever Ions thought Of.
JOSEPH n. HOLMES.
NEW YORK, May 10.