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THE BUFFALO REVIEW, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 11, 1899. ft RAYMOND OF BUFFALO MAKES AN ADDRESS BEFORE THE STATE COMMERCE CONVENTION AT UTICA. in the' larerer pities so that all thines NEW YORKS COMMERCIAL TAXPAYER LOSES IN COURT OF APPEALS. LEADING INDUSTRY OF BUSY DUNKIRK. AND STEEL THOS.

2 466 and 468 3lanvf(icturer of i DERRY, Vermont Street. DOCTORS9 WAG- A IRON if ujvs, sruEJDixa BUSINESS BUGGIES. 2 SPECIAL DESIGNS FURNISHED. large fires occurring the world over, insurance companies, therefore, are heavy losers. get the strongest only.

We represent the best. TEDDER WOOD, 22 WEST SENEGA STREET. considered these interior cities could certainly compete with the other cities in the state and to vastly better advan tage -witn oher manufacturing cities in other states as thev certainly can then buy their Iron and steel at the lowest pos sible cost of Droduction. The advantages that must accrue to the wage earners of thife state from such a growth in manufacturing are, of course, evident. The advantages to the general business -man in retail lines is at once evident as it must result in a very large increase of population throughout tne state.

We now come to the farmer, who. in my judgment, for the returns received worKs more hours and harder than any class of men in the state and runs great er risks from the weather and other things not under control. There are in this state a few narrow minded and dishonest politicians who have for years been trving to array the farmer against the cities. The idea being tnat on general principles the farmer must oppose everything that the. cities want and favor everything that the cities do not want.

Such advice is most in jurious to the farmer, as he will at once understand, when he thinks it over. If there were no cities there certainly would be no farmers. The fact that there are large aggregations of population at var ious points is all that makes it possible tor tne farmer to dispose of ms surplus produce. Farmer's Friend. The more cities and the closer to the farm the better prices the farmer can get for his produce.

There is nothing more plain than tnis. Every additional mouth to be fed in the city makes an added demand from the farmer, and he should at once drop this senseless idea tnat tne cities are nis natural enemies. They are in fact his only friends. There is another thing for the farmer to think In addition to buying his produce the cities alone make it possible for him to properly educate his children. There are but three sections of the state that take care of their own schools.

These I think are Greater New York, Buffalo' and Albany and the counties containing these cities. Every other county in this state pays very much less in the way of school taxes than it receives from the state for that purpose. Greater New York and Buffalo and the counties containing them actually contribute to the other counties of the state the enormous sum of $1,237,000 to assist in giving the children in the country a proper eduction. The contributions made by the cities to the country from the Raines law taxes are still more than these figures. A movement is foot at the present time to separate Greater New York from the rest of the state.

It would be a fine thing for New York, and on the plea of econ omy it would be a fine thing for Buffalo to be included in the same State as New York, but it would be a terrible blow and would practically double the taxes of the. farmer if he gave his family such privileges in the way of education as it now enjoys. Such talk is unpatriotic and should be discouraged, but it is a matter that tne farmers and the citizens of every county in this state should ponder over. Let us all work together and do what ever seems for the best interests of the large cities, as they are the real estate barometer. The cities cannot be prosperous without the country being A word in regard to this convention.

It appears to me that too much credit cannot be, given to Mr. Frank S. Gardner, the most efficient secretary of the Board of Trade and Transportation, for his efforts in bringing this about. This con vention which is called to deliberate on all matters which may be for the best interests, of the state is a step in the right direction. But it should not be per mitted tnat its efforts should cease immediately we adjourn and go to our homes.

When the enormous commercial interests of this state are considered it is marvelous that they are so greatly neglected by t'he state itself. Almost every 'Western railroad of any size has an industrial agent whose business is at all times to watch everything that can possibly enhance the value of the road by assisting all enterprises along its line and bringing new ones within its influence. Commerce Comfmissioner. Would it not. therefore, be a proper thing to so amend the Constitution that a permanent commerce commissioner could be appointed whose sole business it would be, to watch all tendencies of commercial activity outside the state in their bearings on all lines of commerce in this state, so that he could recommend, to the Governor- what course should properly be taken to check such tendencies from injuring the commerce of the state? It would appear that a very broad field would be open in this direction and that the money necessary to carry out such a plan would be well expended.

A good deal is being said about trusts and without going into this matter would add that there can be no trust which would bear so heavily on all the line3 of commercial activity in this state as a transportation trust. When the time comes, as it surely will, that all the trunk lines leading to New York, running through this state, are practically under one control, and "they are not so very far from that point at this time, then will the people of this state learn the full meaning of the word "trusts." However honest. however fair-talking the railroad men may be. they are but human, and there could be nothing more suicidal than to make possible a transportation trust through this state by failing to properly improve the Erie Canal. With, the canal properly improved the 'commercial position of this state Is absolutely unassailable and there would open up a greater period of commercial prosperity within this stale tnan it has ever experienced before.

PRINCIPALS' ASSOCIATION. Will Meet in Central High School Next Saturday. The Erie County Principals' Association will meet at the Central High School Building, Buffalo, on Saturday, October 14, lit 10 a. m. Following is the list of speakers: Melvil Dewey, secretary state board of regents, Albany; Miss May Louise Harvey, specialist in school music.

New York; Prof. Joseph Mischka. supervisor of music in Buffalo schools; principal W. S. Steele.

Springville; principal A. K. Hoag, Orchard Park; principal D. B. Albert, Williamsville.

There will, also 'be-a question box, in charge of Supt. F. J. Diamond, Tonawanda. The officers of the association are Geo.

L. Hanley, Depew. president; William B. Chriswell, Hamburg, vice-president; W. S.

Steele, Springville, secretary-treasurer. Stele a Bicycle. William Kugel, 18 years old, of No. 47 Elm Street was arested by officer Hogan of the Main Street squad yesterday afternoon, charged with petit larceny. It is alleged he stole a boy's wheel owned by Julius Dletz of 569 Sycamore Street from in front of the City Bank.

The wheel was valued at $25. Kugel will have a hearing in Police Court. Bicycle Thief. Jacob Langenbach was arrested by patrolman Malon'ey of the 3d Precinct yesterday afternoon, charged with petit larceny. The wheel of William F.

Krue-ger of 55 Sycamore Street was stolen on September 30. The police have been looking for It since, and yesterday Maloney saw Langenbach with it. He was taken to the station and locked up. He will be arraigned in Police! Court this morning. More big transactions Dy "Phone" than any other way.

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RAYMOND ADDRESSES THE STATE COMMERCE CONVENTION. It is Possible to Wrest From the Great State of Pennsylvania a Very Large Portion of Her Traffic in These Two Metals. Glowing Picture of Prosperity. (Special to THE REVIEW.) UTICA, Oct. 10.

This, the opening day of the Commerce Commission in this city, was known as Canal Day, as tomorrow will be Railroad Day. The convention was called to order in the auditorium of the New Century Club promptly at half past 10 o'clock this morning by Mr. O. Waldo Smith, chairman of the committee of the New York Board of Trade and Transportation, who told of the purpose of the convention, and outlined the events which led to Its inception. The morning session was devoted most ly, to the appointment of committees and receiving the reports of the committee on credentials.

Cine of the features of the afternoon session was an address by Mr. George H. Raymond of Buffalo, whose topic was "The possible commercial future of the State of New York in the iron and steel traffic from a proper Improvement of the Erie Canal." Mr. Raymond said: The laws of cemmercial activity are as fixed as the laws of gravity. The stream of commerce In its course from the raw material to the manufactured article seeks that course which gives it the least resistance as surely as the river in its path to the sea does not climb over mountains but seeks the va-lleys which afford no resistance.

That -rierson, that city, that state, which can contribute the best facilities in the path of commercial activity is as sure to reap the larger share of the benefits, as that water will run down the hill. These commercial truths are well known to every one of us, but like many a truth, we are likely to be careless in following out the line that must lead to success by forgetting, for the time being, these infallible Jaws. We do not need to go outside the borders of our own state to see the action of these laws. In no territory of. equal extent in the world is there found such a.

string of great and prosperous as are found between New 'and Buffalo in this great state, Albany, Troy, Uttoa. Syracuse, Rochester, and the host of smaller cities and prosperous villages are found clustered along the easiest line of movement from toe great West to the sea. Their prosperity is due primarily to the wise forethought of that great canal Governor Dewitt Clinton, who in my judgment has done more for the State of New York than any hundred, men who have lived since. Buffalo is proud to number among its best citizens the descendant of great canal governor, Hon. George Clinton, and 'has done herself the-honor to send this gentleman as a delegate to thl important convention.

Pennsylvania's Traffic. Let us now look at the great state of Pennsylvania. She is pre-eminently the manufacturing state of this country and Is made so oy the same fixed laws of commercial activity. Iron and steel are today the commerc'al barometers of the world. The nrst sign of better times appears in the iron and, steel traffic.

At present, of Course, that industry is experiencing a tremendous boom. Pennsylvania possessing the first discoveries of Iron ore and following it up with 'her Inexhaustible beds of coal, naturally took the leading in the iron traffic and as a result she has had the lion's share of that valuable traffic in this country. With such a start it has not seemed possible that Pennsylvania would ever be attacked in respect to her iron and steel traffic. However, the past few years has shown the beginning of The end and it is today possible to wrest from the great State of Pennsylvania a very large portion of hev iron and steel traffic and bring it within the borders of this great state. There is but one thing that can prevent the greatest commercial growth within the borders of this state from iron and steel traffic and that is the absolute stupidity of its citizens in respect to the Erie Canal.

One Proper Plan. It may be asked what is a proper improvement of the Erie Canal? There seems to be but one proper Take down one side of one tier of locks, set that side back seven feet. Lengthen it after setting it back so that it will be possible to move boats over the canal having a length of 125 feet, a beam of 25 feet, and then complete the deepening so that the boats can draw eight feet of water. Such boats in such a canal will carry practically three times as much as the present boats -on the canal and can move wheat at one cent per bushel from Buffalo t.o New York and steel and iron at 50 cer.ts per ton. Such a rate on grain and steel makes the State of New York forever unassailable by any other route from the West to the sea.

Canada is making tremendous efforts to rapture our trade and steel plants are already talked of at the -Wetland Canal and vast elevators at Montreal. All this effort will. however, be vain if we but take care of the canal. If it cost a hundred million dollars, it would be money well expended. But it will not.

If the cost was twenty-five million dollars it could be paid off principal and interest in fifty years at a cost of not exceeding 25 cents on each $1,000 of taxable property. The average farm assessment is not over $3,000, so that each farmer would contribute not over 75 cents annually. A trifle of cost for an enormous return. Hew York's Harvest. It requires but a trifle of consideration of the present course of the iron and steel traffic in this country to see why Pennsylvania must lose it to a very great extent, and also to as easily see that nothing can prevent New York State reaping the harvest hut Pennsylvania sowed many years since The ores of Pennsylvania have never been exceedingly running from 15 to 35 per cent, of iron to a ton of ore.

Ciieap coal made this ore profin.blo to work when nothing better could be had. Recent years have brought out the most marvellous deposits of iron ore in the Northwestern part of this country in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. These deposits are virtually immense mountains of ore, which are so located that they can be inmost tumbled down their sides into cars. Situated only 'SO to 150 miles from lake transportation it is cheaply moved to the lakes. enormous increase in size of lake craft from 600 tons to over tons has decreased further the cost of carriage, so that today the ores of the northwest carrying as high as 65 per cent, of the best iron in the world are moving in millions of tons down the lakes each year.

HISTORY OF THE BROOKS LOCOMOTIVE WORKS. Originally Built, 30 Years Ago, As a Repair Shop for the Erie Railway. Special Correspondence.) DUNKIRK, Oct. 10. It is hardly necessary to publish the fact that the Brooks Locomotive works constitute the leading industry of the very busy little city of Dunkirk.

For so many years has It been the mainspring of business here, that the people would be stupefied with amazement, were any untoward circumstance to separate, or even threaten to separate from them this vast enterprise, at once profitable as an (investment to its Owners, and t'he quantity of business to the locality. That the people were not called Upon to lose it, or rather not to have had it in the full development of its importance was due to the business sagacity and the public spirit of its founder, Horace G. Brooke then superintendent or power and machinery for the Erie Railway Company. Built for the Erie. The works were originally built for the Erie Railway Company as a repair shop and for the building of locomotives.

In 1889, when Jay Gould, then president of the Erie Railway had built extensive works at more central locations, he ordered these shops to be closed and the machinery removed. Mr. Brooks, whose home and interests were in Dunkirk, proposed to lease the shops and machinery and formed an independent business here and the lease was consummated in November of the same year (1869). The works at that! time had a capacity of one ldcomotive per month. Under the energetic management of Mr.

Brooks they began to develop a greater capacity. During the year 1883 the business and works were purchased from the railway company and Improvement in the manufacture became at once apparent. The Chicago Exposition of Railway appliances the same year awarded the Brooks Locomotive Works three gold medais for the superiority of their engines. In April, 1887, occurred the death of the founder of the business, Mr. Brooks, and Mr.

Edward Nichols succeeded to the presidency of the company, and he dying In 1892 was succeeded by Mr. L. Hinman. Mr. R.

J. Gross being elected vice-president. Winners at Columbian Exposition. Their exhibit at the Columbian exposition of 1S93, of nine resulted in the award of a first medal for excellence of design and workmanship. In 1894, April 16th, a Brooks engine coupled to the "Vanderbilt Special" (L.

S. M. made a speed record of 78 miles an hour. This was beaten in 1895 by "the fastest fast runs," on the same road by a series of Brooks engines, which on the 24th of October made the distance from South Chicago to Buffalo at an average speed of 65.6 miles per hour, and attained a maximum speed on the Buffalo division of 93.3. Soon after this Mr.

Hinman retired from the presidency of the company in poor health, being succeeded by F. H. Stevens. Building of Heavy Freighters. The company built during 1897 and 1898 a number of very heavy twelve wheeled Mastodon engines for the Great Northern Railway, with 21 inch cylinders, 34 inch piston-stroke, 55 inch drivers, and boilers 78 inches in diameter, each engine weighing 212,750 pounds, or 320,000 pounds each with tender.

The heaviest and most powerful built up to that time, and these were the Initiative of a class of work which has resulted in large orders from nearly all the trunk lines on account of the efficency of these heavy twelve wheeled and consolidation engines for the handling of trains with large tonnage. The company has extended and en larged its plant and equipped it with up-to-date machinery, so that its capacity, at first one engine per is over 400 per year or considerably more than one locomotive per day. The plant entire occupies 20 acres of land and consists of thirty-five buildings; employs 2,000 horsepower in running its machinery; using 2,000 men in all its departments, 60 dy namos and electric motors, ten traveling cranes, 700 electric lamps and 400 tons of coal per week or nearly 20,000 tons annually. Hammer of Vulcan and Thor. As one enters the hammer shop where is perhaps the most interest of all, and sees how from great masses of steel blooms are wrought, the great frames which sustain the enormous weight, and looks upon the flaming forges where the heat is produced; one can hardly doubt the truth of the mythology in which figure the great hammers of Vulcan and Thor.

One could well spend a day watching how piece by piece the great side frames are made, and then carried to the great planers in the other shops where skillful work both hand and machine-brings it to the finished form AVhere it may stand (36 feet 6 inches in lenglh) beneath the ponderous structure of ircn that is built above it. The furnaces and the the whole structure rests upon It the drums and the trucks beneath, and, think of it, more than one of these great machines per day. More than pounds of iron welded, hammered or molded into shape, finished by machinery or by hand, placed in position, and a leviathan sent forth upon the earth Surely a locomotive manufactory is a wonderful place. Other Enterprises. Col.

Walter H. Savory commenced the publication of the Dunkirk Evening News October 2d. It is a bright little daily 7 columns with four pages, and having telegraphic connection with the Publishers' Press. The initial number was started with a secured circulation of 1,700. Col.

Savory has had a large newspaper experience, has made a phenomenal success of the semi-weekly Grape Belt (which ia a national authority on grape culture) and no doubt will make the News equally successful. Horace L. Roberts has been proprietor of the Gratiot for about four years. The house 'has severity-five large sleeping rooms heated by steam and lighted by gas. They are all nicely furnished with beds Jthat cannot be surpassed and attendance is as nearly perfect as can be APPELLATE DIVISION ORDER AFFIRMED WITH COSTS.

Case of Kittinger Against Buffalo Traction Company Won by the Latter. (Special to THE REVIEW.) ALBANY, 10. The Court of Appeals today affirmed with costs the order of the Appellate Division in the case of Joseph Kittinger, appellant, against the Buffalo Traction Company. This was a taxpayer's action to restrain the building of 64 miles of street surface electric railroad In Buffalo by the company. The State Railroad Commission had refused to grant the company permission to construct the road, on the ground that public necessity did not warrant another surface road in Buffalo.

The company, however, went ahead and secured the consent of the Common Council and Mayor, and then secured the passage of the curative act by the Legls-. lature. The complaint alleges that the Common Council had "wrongfully, willfully and corruptly" adopted the resolution, and sought to restrain the construction of the railroad. MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP. R.

Y. Milne Delivers an Address to the East Side Business Men. The East Side Business Men's Association held its regular monthly meeting last night at Lincoln Hall. After dispensing with regular business, the association listened to a talk on municipal ownership by R. Y.

Milne of the West Side Business Men's Association. In opening Mr. Milne said the question of municipalities reaping the financial harvest which Is now reaped by corporations and monopolies from the use of public franchises is agitating all communities. "Tcke the street-car system, for in stance," he said. "A street-car system on the prairies would be of no use.

be cause there would be no patronage. It is therefore seen that the people make the commodity a necessity. The streets belong to the people. The franchises belong to the people by right. They were the original property of the people.

Why should not the people operate the streetcar systems and reap the harvest there from? We all know these companies pay large dividends on watered stock and im mense valuations on the franchises which cost them nothing. "Our street-car system cost $4,000,000 or $5,000,000, and is capitalized at $15,000,000. A 5 per cent, profit, means a 15 per cent. interest on the investment. All this is derived from the people.

Why should not the people reap the benefit? "With no interest on watered stock, no franchises to obtain and by Increased travel at the low rate of 2 cents, I be lieve the street-car system of Buffalo could be operated by the city at a profit." In closing Mr. Milne said the first thing necessary for successful municipal own ership Is honesty in city officials. He said the reform should be begun at once by electing honest men to positions in the city government. "Start the ball rolling this year," con tinued the speaker. "Elect the honest men to office, even at the sacrifice of party.

William Scott, president of the Busi ness Men's Central Council, and secretary Eaton also spoke briefly on the work of the business men's associations of the city. SANTRY BEAT JORDAN. Chicago Boy Whips English Cham pion in the 16th Round. (Special to THE REVIEW.) NEW YORK, Oct. Jordan, the English featherweight champion, who a year a so defeated George Dixon, was knocked out in the 16th round at the Lenox C.

tonight by Eddie tfar.try of Chicago. The deciding punch came unexpectedly. It was a clean right-hand swing on the. jaw, which followed a left in the stomach that helped to do the trick. Up to that stage Jordan had outpointed Santry with comparative ease, but could not stand the fast gait and was tiring rapidly.

Santry fought with caution and splendid judgment. He floored Jordan in the first round, but didn't lose his head, and fought himself out in an attempt to finish the Englishman early. Both men had bruised faces after the battle. Frank Erne and Jack O'Brien were matched again today to box for the light-weight championship of the world. The fight will take place at Coney Island on October 26, the day before the Jeffries-Sharkey go.

WANTS TO BE INCLUDED. Margaret Keating Appeals From an Award for Grade Crossing Damages. Papers were filed in the County Clerk's office yesterday afternoon in an appeal which is taken to the Appellate Division, of the Supreme Court by Margaret Keating from the report of George A. Lewis, Leonard Dodge and Edward C. Schaefer, appraisers of damages caused by grada crossing work.

The appeal is ta.ken on the ground's that the Grade Crossing Commissioners made no report on Mrs. Keating's property, but decided all compensation should be made to Catherine Austin, Kunigunda Winkler, the city and the county. Medical Directory. The Medical Directory of the city of Buffalo will be published on October 12. The directory will supply a want that has long been experienced for an accurate directory of physicians, druggists and graduate nurses.

The city has been thoroughly canvassed and the directory completely covers the profession named and also gives amongst other valuable Information, a list of physicians and surgeons In Lockport, Niagara Falls and Tonawanda. Published by the Medical Publishing Company, 45 North Division Street. Price 50 cents. At the' State Commerce Convention which opened in Utica yesterday George H. Raymond of this city made a strong address, showing how the interests of the state could best be subserved by a proper improvement of the Erie Canal.

In the course of his remarks he said: "There is but one thing that can prevent the greatest commercial growth within the borders of this state from the iron and steel traffic and that is the absolute 4' 5V 6 6 if 31 to the Erie Canal." The great blast furnaces of Pennsylvania have abandoned almost entirely the use of any other ore, except occasionally for mixing purposes. It is not possible to abandon these enormous plants like Carnegies, but they are nevertheless running at a much greater cost than would be the case at Buffalo. As the demand for the Northern ores increased Mr. Carneige, to save a trifle of profit that other roads were charging for moving ores from Lake Erie to Pittsburg, recently built at his own cost a new road from Conneaut to Pittsburg. Struggle for Competition.

In order to further decrease the cost of carrying ore from Lake Erie to Pittsburg a strong effort is being made to build at an expense of probably fifty million dollars, a canal from Lake Erie to Pittsburg. This is all being done simply to enable Pittsburg to hold its own in the future without making it necessary for the vast iron and steel, interests to leave Pittsburg. It is not perhaps right to build up one state on the misfortunes of another, but, as surely as the sun shines, it is absolutely impossible for Pittsburg to do anything at any cost that will enable her to compete with the State of New York in the iron and steel traffic if the canals are properly improved. A glance will show the hopelessness of the struggle to retain the iron and steel traffic to the State of Pennsylvania. The northern ores are now loaded on to the steamer and moved to Conneaut, we will say, for shipment to Carnegie's works.

The lake freight to Conneaut is exactly the same as to Buffalo. At Conneaut it is placed on the rails and moved to Pittsburg at a cost of 96 cents per ton. At Pittsburg it is smelted, run into pigs, or rolled into beams and the thousands of shapes that the trade requires. For the export or -New England traffic, it is then placed again on the rails and moved over the mountains to New York or Philadelphia a cost of $2-50 per ton on pig iron and $3.00 per ton on steei beams, etc. Approximately, it takes two tons of ore for a ton of pig or steel.

We then have two tons of ore, Conneaut to Pittsburg, at 96 cents to $1.92. $1.92 per ton of iron for freig'ht from Conneaut to Pittsburg, then on pig iron, Pittsburg to New York, add $2.50. This makes a ton of pig iron laid down in New York via Conneaut and Pittsburg at a cost for freight of $4.42. Traffic via New York. Let us now look at the course of this traffic via the State of New York The ore as noted will be delivered at Buffalo as cheaply as at Conneaut.

It will there be dumped directly into the smelter and made into pigs or steel same as at Pittsburg. Then it can be freighted on the lock-widened and deepened Erie Canal from Buffalo to New York at 50 cents per ton. There is just one thing that must be borne in mind in this connection. At present coke costs more at Buffalo than at Pittsburg. Coal costs a trifle more but if we allow the added cost at Buffalo of $1.00 per ton on the pig iron or beams we will more than cover the addition cost.

Therefore, we have the cost of a ton of pig iron made at Buffalo and laid down in New York, including the allowance for higher coke and coal, at $1.50 per ton, against $4.42, via Pittsburg. It should be added that just at this moment almost a new coke supply is to be opened up at the Reynoldsviile district which will practically lay coke and coal down as cheaply in Buffalo as is now done in Pittsburg, but the ground is safe enough wrhatever happens. Here is a saving today of almost $3.00 per ton, if iron is made at Buffalo, over -finsburgv As evidence of what $3.00 per ton on iron or steel amounts to it is only necessary to recall a speech made by Mr. Andrew Carnegie at a banquet in Pittsburg last November. He contended that Pittsburg was then the peer of the country in tne hon and steel business, but added, "that the, key to the Whole matter lies in cheap transportation." As he said, "io: cents per ton on the output of the Carnegie plant, which is 2,500,000 tons yearly, is $250,000." A saving- in freights of one dollar per ton would mean JiX) on Carnegie's output alone.

would pay close to a per cent, on all the iron' and steel industries centered at Pittsburg. What then could the State of New York expect in the way of commercial growth if $3.00 per ton could be saved. Benefits for Buffalo. Tnese figures show what a future is opening up for this state if we will but open our arms and embrace the opportunity. We can Gather a harvest for which we never sowed the seed and have never contributed a dollar for if we will but expend a trifle in making a proper improvement of the canal.

No community in fhe world was, ever made a victim of favorable circumstances more completely than is the State of New York today if its citizens will simply arouse from their lethargy." spend a few millions on the canals and prepare to gather the golden harvest now ripening. It will be apparent from this, state of affairs that Buffalo will be largely benefited and that is what we are naturally looking for. However, let us look at the c.y of New York and its prospects. It may be taken for granted as settled that, with such a canal, it will be possible to lay down at New York steel beams and plates at a lower rate than can be done at any other point on the Atlantic coast. Such being the case, what does it mean for New York? Mr.

Carnegie said that the United States can build the cheapest vessels in the world, and this is being proven by orders for foreign ships all the time coming to this side. Jf. therefore, New York City can, as is perfectly clear, buy ship's plates and beams cheaper than the Delaware by three dollars per ton there is nothing can prevent the building up along the shores of New York Bay the greatest ship-building plants in the world. It requires no word to show what this means to all the material interests in New York as aside from ship-building proper it would give an impetus to ail allied industries. Take the cities of Albany, Troy, Newburg, along the Hudson.

"What is their outlook? With low taxes, cheap rents, low-pric-ecl land, what is to hinder their getting their share of new ship-building plants? The only objection can be the ice in winter which Is not so serious, for much of the ship-building would be timed to be completed in Blew; England Trade. For all New England trade these Hudson River, cities would be fully as well situated as New York, and should control the whole New England trade. It may be asked what benefit will come to such cities as I'tica. Syracuse. Rochester and the smaller cities along the line.

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The table is first class in all particulars, all the delicacies of the season being comprised In the menu. Excellent stable accomodations are in connection with the house and. buses run to and from all trains. Care for the comfort of the guests is the first rule. The First Presbyterian Church of Dunkirk was organized in 1830 with 10 members.

It resulted from a revival held in that year by a Baptist minister, the Rev. Jairus Handy, and from which, In May of that year, a Baptist church was also organized. On May 22 a "committee from the Presbytery of Buffalo organized the First Presbyterian Church of Dunkirk, with 10 members. The church has had a steady and healthy growth since that time. A number of revivals have added to its membership.

At the present time it has a membership of 186; a Sunday-school of 210, and a Christian Endeavor society of 4i members. The present pastor is the Rev. J. T. Badgeiy.

T. C. Jones has been in the meat business in Dunkirk since He carries a large stock of meats of all kinds, fresh, salt and smoked, partly home-slaughtered, partly Western products. He makes a specialty of home-tried, kettle-rendered lard, home-made sausages and home-cured and smoked hams. Oysters and clams are furnished, selects and standards, during the season, all kinds of poultry to order.

He has a large frade, running two delivery, wagons. H. H. G. Wagner have been in business here since 1872, carrying a nice line of the best groceries, tobacco and confectionery, both wholesale and retail.

They handle these goods in large quantities, shipping to all points. They make a specialty of tobaccos and confectionery, at wholesale, also butter. of all grades. 'In their retail trade they carry a large, line of the best fruit and vegetables, and, also do an extensive trade. William Welner has been engaged in lire, life and.

accident insurance in 'D un-kirk since April last, in fire insurance the Pennsylvania and the American of Newark, N. each having surplus of more than the Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York in life, and the United States Cas-ualty Company in accident He is rapidly making a good business in' all lines. He is also engaged in real estate business, having property in every part of the city and many- desirable rentals. C. Ahrens Son, grocers, have been in trade in Dunkirk for the past 22 years.

They carry a complete stock of everything that is choice in groceries, provisions, fruit and vegetables. All of the best grades of patent and family flours may be found in their warerooms. The best Mocha, Java, Rio and Maracaibo coffees; teas of all varieties, and at all prices. Canned goods In glass and tin; crockery in many styles and qualities. Mltcneil's celebrated creamery butter, and Mitchell's pure cream and all.

of the best varieties of creamery and dairy butter are kept on hand for their own trade, and are specialties, also strictly fresh eggs. They are also large handlers of vegetables and fruit, both in their local trade and for shipment. They are extensively interested in fruits, berries, grapes and apples, shipping in large quantities, and they have an extensive and profitable local trade. A. E.

Nugent has been engaged in the practice of law in Dunkirk since 1S93, one and one-half years with the firm of Holt Holt, to whose business he succeeded. He has a general practice in the counties of Chautauqua, Erie and Cattaraugus and is doing a large and satisfactory business. He has had a suite of offices fitted up in the rooms formerly used by the Young Men's Association in which he, has placed the finest law library In Chautauqua County, besides which he has a reception, stenographer's and private consulting room. He was the Democratic nominee for District Attorney last year and will probably secure the Democratic nomination for Supervisor In the Second and Third wards of the city tomorrow. Van Scoter West, druggists, have been in business in Dunkirk since 1890.

They carry a very extensive stock of tha best drugs and chemicals for compounding; also all approved proprietory remedies, paints, oils, varnishes, wall paper, stationery and school supplies of all kinds and prices, and fancy articles and perfumes. holiday goods, etc. Also cigars. They make a specialty of prescriptions, both members of the firm being pharmacists, and Mr. Van Scoter being a graduate of the Philadelphia School of Pharmacy.

They have a large local and vicinity trade. S. P. Fox has been engaged in the practice of law in Dunkirk for the past eight years, doing a general law business. He practices In Chautauqua, Erie and Cattaraugus counties.

He has a pleasant or-rice in the Hequembourg building. No. 305 Central Avenue. He lias a large and profitable practice. Jacob bonn nas oeen in tne meat here for the past 14 years.

He carries a fine assortment of the best meats, also poultry and oysters in season. Home tried, kettle-rendered lard, home-made sausages and home-smoked hams are specialties. Three delivery wagons are used to supply the needs of his customers. A Physician's Home for tha treatment and cure of the Dr. G.

H. McMlchael, 75 West Jupper Buffalo.N.Y. JOHN C. POST'S SONS, Wholesale and Retail Paints, Oil and Glass, VARNISHED. BRUSHES, 52 South Division Street.

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