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WIETTE MAN WITH THE COM ?DEB WHEN THE POINT WAS REACHED. ort!. Sydney, C. B., Special. vate dispatches received from ttle . Harbor on Saturday, -which ee Commander Robert E. Peary just left on his trip south, give her details of the daring ex rer's dash to the North Pole. Thc underwent many severe experi in the far northern journey, one occasion a party of five j was caught in a furious bliz and was missing for sevural For a time, it was supposed had perished, aotber time another member of] tw"'expedition, Professor Ross Mar in, of Cornell University, lost his tfe by falling through the ice and feiog> drowned while leading a sup porting party. In view of the unfavorable condi ?n which Peary tells oi* the quick ie he made on his final dash is con ered all the more remarkable. With the Commander's exploring krty on board, the Roosevelt sailed rom Etah Ford in the afternoon of lugust 18, 1908, Peary says. Cape ftbine was the destination. There ere on board, in addition to his |arty, twenty-two Esquimaux men, ?venteen women and ten children, id more than two hundred dogs and >out forty walrus. Ice was en mntered shortly after the start. It as not packed closely, however, and it little difficulty, was experienced the Roosevelt in ploughing her iy througK Cape Sabine was reached and pass wiihout a single mishap. It was J>ty^ntil after the cape had been Hissed that ice was again sighted. It \s to thc northward, and the dis Bvery of the floating bergs checked K plan to set the lug sail before the pitherly wind which prevailed. The was quickly passed, however, and far as Cape Albert there was open ter. Between there and Victoria Bad scattered ree was encountered, thick fog added to the difficulties ^he boat lost her course, ot until the^fog had lifted" was] party able to ascertain its where uts, the Commander says. They bed on north past Cape Lupton, in in ft southerly direction toward [pe Union. Impassable floes of ice ipped the beat a few miles off that e, and they drifted back to Cape! ion. The anchor would n<^ ^pld, and to ;ent drifting south Regain they t refuge for several days in [ncoln Bay. Violent northeasterly nds raged most of the time, remind Jg him, Peary says, of his unpleas ed: experience there three years ago. The heavy ice piled up about the: lip, twice- forcing them aground, tie quarter rail was broken, and the |dwari*was ripped open. Each time ey pushed oat in an attempt ito ntinue th^ voyage they were forced |ick. by .the wind and ice. Peary relates how finally, on Sep mber 2, they managed to make their lay around Cape Union. *?hey steamed up the open water ound Cane Sheridan. The original lan was to mitke the trip to Porter (ay, near Cape Joseph " Inlet, where kary had winter quarters. Condi gms were unfiivorahle, however, and Roosevelt was again anchored ar the mouth of the Sheridan river. After a rest of a few days the work transporting supplies to Cape Col ibia was begun. Assisted by Dr. odsall and Borup and the Esqui ux Professor Marvin safely trans ited sixteen loads of supplies to ?pe Belloe. About two weeks later i same party started with supplies Perter Bay. This work was con ned until November 5. Various ees, from Cape Colan to Cape Col bia, were fully stocked, peary says that October 1 he, ac- ! npanied bj' two Esquimaux, went a hunt, returning in seven days h fifteen musk oxen, a bear and a sr. On a subsequent hunting ex K?tion he obtained five musk oxen, per members of the party secured put forty deer. Peary kept a diary of the going i coming of all of his men. Ex ,cts which he gives in the message eived from him, tell of Bartlett's p to Cape Hecla in February, pdsell, he says, moved more sup Tfrom that cape to Cape Colan, Borup made another hunting trip time to Markham Inlet. Bartlett) the Roosevelt with his division February 15 for Cape Columbia & Parr Bay. He was followed by [?dsell, Borup, McMillan and Hen with provisions: ?The temperature was below ?ero len the start was made, and a jng wind was, blowing the drifting )w causing them great inconven Lce. Several sledges were wreck by the rough ice and the teams r? sent back to Columbia for &ers. Ten miles from Cape Columbia, ich Peary says he christened Crane Jty, the party camped. Despite the fltfavcrablo weather conditions, they issed the record of 82.20 made by kirkham, the Eglishman, in 1876. pen water, formed by the wind, ought them to a stop. On the trip Bartlett's third camp, Borup, who 4 returned, missed his way on ac int of the movement of the ice. Burrin also returned for fuel and iphol. ?11 this time, according to Pearv. pl DISCOVERED THE 1 utland, Vt., Special-That both Bfry and Cook discovered the Pole he belief of Dr. William Stickney this city, who accompanied Peary his expedition of 1897. [)r. Stickney says that if the Dan people, who are more acquainted th Artic conditions than any other be, accept Cook's story he thinks lex nations should do likewise, fche doctor says Cook owed his Sorted success to his familiarity En methods of Nansen, the Duke of the wind continued enlarging tho atretch of open water, which waa now ail about them. Bartlett, who liad been stopped by a wide stretch of open water, was overtaken at th-.; end of the -fourth march, the party camping there for seven days, from March 4. For the first time since October 1 the sun was visible for n few moments on the afternoon of March 25. Fiery red, it appeared above the horizon, hut quickly dis appeared. Marvin and Borup were still miss ing, and Peary says he began to fee: anxicus about them, as they were two days overdue. In addition, thc alcohol and oil, which they had were badly needed. It was decided, Peary says ,that they had either lost their trail or were imprisoned on an is land by the open water. On March ll conditions were again favorable, and the party started northward, leaving a note for Mar vin and Borup to push ahead by forced marches. One hundred anti ten fathoms were sounded by the lead at this point. The march, during I which the eighty-fourth parallel waa crossed, Pearj says was exteremely simple. Three days later the party got free of leads which were encountered, and for some time travelling wac easy. On that day, while the party was making camp, they were inform ed by a courier that Marvin was on the way in. The temperature at this time. Peary says, was 39. The first mishap to any members of the exploring party was discover ed the following morning. Peary's dispatches tell how he learned that, two or three days before, McMillan'-; foot had been frostbitten. Pluckily, he had not said anything about it, believing that he would come out all right. The pain became too much, however, and he reported to the Com mander. There was nothing to do MAI? SHOWING PEAKY' but send him back to Cape Columbia. With Marvin and Borup with them, Peary says, he was able to send back enough men and dogs with him. The sounding at this point gave a depth of three hundred and twenty five fathoms. The sledges and dogs were carefully selected, being loaded with the best supplies. Peary says he discovered about this time thct they were over a continual shelf. ? Sixteen men, twelve sledges and one hundred dogs comprised the ex pedition when the start from camp was made. In the latter part of thc march, which was considered a suc cess, there were disturbing move ments of the ice. In crossing one cf the leads, Borup and his team fell into the wat?r and were rescued with difficulty. Finally the party was stopped by a lead which opened in front of them, Peary says. Borup gave up at the end of the tenth march, in latitude 85.23, and turned back in command of the sec ond supporting party. At that. time he "ad traveled a distance equal lo Nansen's farthest north. Peary says that Borup was a Yale athlete and up to that time had been making headway in a fashion to compel thc admiration of every one. To reduce the liklihood of the dif ferent divisions being separated by open leads, Peary say6 he brought his advanee closer together. At the end of another march it was learned by Marvin that they were at 85.43. Owing to the slight altitude of the sun up to this time it was considered a waste of time to stop for observations. The going improved on the ne.tt two marches, and Peary says that good distances were covered. . A lead held thom up for several hours on one of these marches, the party finally being compelled to ferry across on an ice cake. A new record was established the next day. Bartlett, full of enthusiasm started out early and reeled off twenty miles before comiug to a halt. Another satisfactory sight by Mer vin here gave the position as SG.f'3. This, Peary says; is between t;.> farthest north of Nansen and Abrurzi and eonvinfpd him thit thar h?ul etty POLE SAYS DR. STICKNEY Abruzzi and of Peary himself. Peary, he says, is a man of pleas ant demeanor, but of a quick temper men t. The Commander regards the Artic regions as his personal property and was far from pleased when he heard that Dr. Cook had entered the exploration field. The Eskimos, says Dr. Stickney, cannot be depended upon to tell tie truth. All of them know Peary, and j the Commander would have them ont his side because of his liberal gift?. ered fifty miles of latitude in the three marches. Nansen's Norwegian record of 86.14 and the Italian record of 86.34, by Cagni, were passed in these marches. Marvin herc turned back in command of the third sup porting party. When he left, Peary, says, he warn ed him that the leads were dangerous and that he must be careful. ' From this point the party comprised * nine men, seven sledges and sixty dogs. For the first time since leaving land the party at this point experienced difficulty in seeing. Peary blames the hazy atmosphere, in which the light is equal everywhere, for this condtion. All relief, he says, is de stroyed, and it is impossible to see for any distance. The only men to reach the Pole were Commander Peary and one Eskimo, Engin Wah by name. The others, while members of the various parties that left Cape Columbia, were sent Back one by one as Peary drew nearer daily to his objective. Mathew Henson and three Eskimos, the only other members of the reduced party that made the final dash, were left one maren south of the Pole. The Final Dash. Bartlett took the observation on the 88th parallel, on April 2, and then reluctantly returned, leaving Peary, Henson and three Eskimos with pro visions for-40 days to make thc final dash to the Pole. Thus reduced the party started thc morning; of April 3. The men walked that day for 10 hours and made 20 miles. They then slept near the 89th parallel." While crossing a stretch of young ice 300 yards wide the sledge broke through. It was saved, but two of the Eskimos had narrow escapes from drowning. The ice was still good, and the dogs were in great shape. They made as high as 25 miles a day. The next observation was made at 88.25. The. next two marche;; were made in a dense fog. The :3un was sighted on the third march and an observation showed 89.57. The Pole Beached. The Pole was reached April 6, and a series of observations were taken at 90. Pear;; deposited his records and hoisted the American flag. The temperature was 32 degrees below zero, Fahrenheit. The Pole appeared as a frozen sea. Peary tried to take a sounding but got no bottom at 1,500 fathoms. Peary stayed at the Pole for 34 hours, and then started on his re turn journey the afternoon of April 7. On ihe return the marches were continuous and Peary and. the Eski mos suffered greatly from fatigue. They had their first sleep at the end of tho eighth march from the Pole, in the igloos left by Bartlett. Here there was a violent snowstorm. On April 23 the party reached the vertical edge of the land ice west of Cape Columbi a The Eskimos were delighted tu leach land, and the party slept for two days. They re paired their sledges, rested the dogs, i and resumed the journey reached the Roosevelt April 27. Professor Marvin's Death. Marvin left Peary on the way up on Friday, March 26, to return to the ship. He had with him 2 Eski mos and 17 dogs. The story of the professor's death was obtained from one of the Eskimos. April 10 Marvin was 4?5 miles fron. Cape Columbia. He started on that morning, walking ahead. The Eskimos wore delayed in packing the sledges, u fact that per mitted Marvin to get a good start on them. When the Eskimos arrived at an ?pen lead they noticed that the young ice was broken about twenty five yards ?ut, and they saw what looked like a man's body floating in thc center of the lead. Owing to the treacherous condition of the ice, thc Eskimos could not venture out. They returned to the Roosevelt and re ported. ' Captain Bari lett then went back lo the point they designated and recovered Professor Marvin's spare boots, clothing and personal belong ings, which were still on the ice where the Eskimos had left them. The su perstitions of their race prevented the natives from bringing thc dead man's effects with them. Professor Marvin's roonriU nnd observations were saved. Has a Third Man Found tho Pole? Philadelphia, Special.-A third man may be heard from any day as having discovered the Pole, accord ing to Henry C. Wetherill, the scien tist of this city. He said he expect ed a telegram any day from Captain Joseph Elizear Bernier, a distinguish ed Canadian explorer who has been absent a year establishing his base of operations on coast of Labrador. "If he is not heard from soon," said Wetherill, "it will be because he lost his life on the dash to the Pole." Declares He Can Prove His Claim by His Observations. WOULDN'T TELL PEARY'S MAN Evasive Rtply, He Says, Caused Statement That He Had Admitted Not Reaching Tis Pole-Peary Admits Cook Could Have Succeed ed. On Board the Steamer Oscar II, at Sea, Sept. 17, via Marconi Wire less Telegraph to Cape Race, N. F. "Tell the people of America to have the fullest confidence in my conquest of the Pole- -I have records of ob servations made by me which will prove my claim. I shall be glad again to set my foot on American soil." This was the brief message of Dr. Frederick A. Cooli, sent to his coun trymen as he nears home on the steamer Oscar II, bound from Chris tiansand, Norway, for New York. Dr. Cook discussed the ass?rtion of Commancer Peary that he (Cook) had never reached the North Pole. When he departed for the North Dr. Cook said he left a depot of pro visions at Annootok, north of ' Etah, | in charge of Rudolph Franche and several Eskimos. Franche had in structions to go south aboard a whaler and return later. This he did, but missed the returning vessel owing to a slight illness. He was then taken aboard Peary's ship, the Roosevelt, and proceeded North. : Commander Peary found my. sup ply depot at Annootok," Dr. Cook continued, "and the Eskimos in charge told him that I was dead, which they fully believed to be true at the time. "Peary placed two men in charge of the depot, Boatswain Murphy, and another. Harry Whitney, the New Haven hunter, also remained there. Murphy had orders not to search for me, but war, told he. could send Eskimos northward the following spring from the relief depot. Whitney Given The Facts. "When I returned from the Pole, unexpectedly, Harry Whitney- was the first to see :tne and to tell me what had occurred. Whitney was placed in possession of the facts con cerning my journey to the Pole on condition that he would not inform Commodore Peary or his men of them. At the same time the Eskimos who had accompanied me north were told to maintain the strictest silence. "When I went into the depot there was a dispute between myslf and Murphy, who delivered to me written instructions he had received from Peary, although he himself could neither real nor write. These in structions showed that he was mak ing a trading station of my depot, the contents of which had been used in j trading for furs and skins." Dr. Cook said he was intensely an noyed at this alleged wrongful use of his supplies and threatened to kick out Murphy and his companions. Finally, however, he consented to their remaining at the depot, hs there was no other shelter in the vicinity for them. "On one occasion "Murphy*asked me abruptly, 'Have you been beyond 87 degree?" Dr. Cook said. "But was determined not to let Peary know of my movements, and replied evasively that I had been much far ther north. From this statement has been concocted - the declaration that I had said that I had not reached the Pole." . Dr. Cook declared that neither Harry Whitney nor his (Cook's) re cords are on board the steamer Roosevelt and that therefore Peary's information concerning him emanated from Boatswain Murphy, who knew nothing of his movements. Dr. Cook said also that he had made arrange ments for the two Eskimos who went with him to the Pole and Knud Ras mussen, whom he met in Greenland, to go to Now York and confirm the story of his discovery. Dr. Cook is :horoughly enjoying his rest aboard ship after the strenu ous days at; Copenhagen. He sleeps 10 hours each night and spends a long time daily in writing and in walking the decks and conversing with the American passengers, who have all been formally presented to him by Benjamin Trueblood, presi dent of the American Peace Society of Boston. All the passengers are impressed by the sincerity of Dr. Cook, as in dicated by his conversing with them in regard to his discovery of thc pole. He said thar the Danes, with whom he lived for several months, are ac quainted with the whole story of his exploit; that he also has provided the Danish government with the fullest proofs of his achievements and that he is now prepared to lay these proofs before a competent body in America. Dr. Cook expressed astonishment that the news of the discovery of the pole had created such a sensation; and is anxious lo learn what specific declaration!; Commander Peary has made to minimize his exploit in or der that ho may formulate replies to them. It is his hope that he will arrive in New York before Comman der Peary '.rets ;here. In a lecture in the saloon of thc steamer Dr. Cook, with the aid of a maj) drawi. by an engineer, gave an outline of Iiis route to the-pole. "Thc journej' was nothing really wonderful," he said, "I used no new devices or inventions. I had how ever, every necessary instrument, kept these to pure necessities. "The reason for ray success is that I returned to the prinu'ive life-in fact, becar.ie a savage- -crificed all comforts to the race 1 the pole." The Eskimos genera kept up their courage, but Ahw , two days before we reached the " , despaired and said ' It is good t<- -, ; it is im possible til go beyond. ' iowever, I -- nimwiiiMii? IM i.i. i mi.nm MU i cheered, him up and he nov?r coi plained afterward, undergoing hardiships with cheerfulness." The long winter night was utiliz by Dr. Cook in writing. He used primitive stone writing desk and L prone while at work with his man script. Meanwhile the Eskimos se' ed and sang. The temperature in t snow hut was rarely above the free ing point. Pol?r bears abounds making exits from the hut dangeroi Has Confidence in Cook. Zurich, Switzerland, September 1 -Dr. DeQuervain, chief of the Swi scientific expedition to Greenlan who was the first European to me Dr. Cook in Greenland after tl American explorer returned from tl north, and to hear his narative < the discovery of the North Pole, hi arrived here. Dr. DcQuervain sa; that after having tested Cook's fii ures and statements to him he is coi vjneed that Cook reached the Norl Pole. Activity on Roosevelt. Battle*Harbor, Labrador, Septen ber 17-via Marconi wireless.-Aft< a week of rest ipr the crew of tl Artic steamer Roosevelt, on board ( which Commander Robert E. Pear is making his way south.'there i bustle and activity on all sides s the men put the finishing touches t the vessel preparatory for the sta] for Sydney. One of the first things Commande Peary did was to go to the quarte deck of the Roosevelt and face battery of cameras. When the pictures had been take Commander Peary and the newspf per reporters all went ashore, whei the explorer became the target fe a broadside of questions. Peary sa with his back to the single window i the gable end of the attic, the news jjaper men grouped in front of bin Some of them were mounted on pile oafish nets, others were seated oi barrels and a number squatted on th floor. In addition, the crews of th steamers and sailing vessels in pori the local merchants and fishermen an and a gathering of small boys, fille the rude hall and listened to wha might be termed Commander Peary' first public lecture since his retun from the pole. In explaining to the nowspape men what he considered the scientific value of polar exploratiou, Comman der Peary said he had taken sound ings of the sea from Cape Sheridai to the pole which supplemented sim ilar data taken on the other side ty Nansen and Sagni. Continuing, hi argued that north polar exploratioi is much more difficult than the sami work in the Antartic. In the Arti? the work must all be done in one season, while at the South Pole it ii not necessary for exploring partie! to turn back to winter quarters. Hobdays in the North. Commander Peary described th< celebration of Christmas Day, th? Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Daj and St. Patrick's Day in the fai North. On Christmas they had spec ial dinner and a distribution of pres ents. There were also running races for the members of the party and Eskimo men and women for which prizes were given. Describing the flags he had raised at the pole, Commander Peary made particular mention of the silk Ameri can flag given him by his wife fifteen years ago, and which he had carried on every one of his Artic expeditions, leaving a portion at the most north erly points attained. The remnant of this flag, raised at the pole, con sisted of ono star and a section of the blue field and a part of the red and white stripes. Peary Admits Cook Could Have Suc ceeded. battle Harbor, Labrador, Sept. 18, -"It would be quite possible foi Dr. Cook's party or any expedition to arrive at the North Pole by any one of a hundred routes aud for me to find no trace of it. If our pains lay far apart," said Commander Robert E. Peary when he was fur nished by an Evening Journal corre spondent with the latest information concerning Dr. Cook's claims and the present status of the controversy which has interested the civilized world. While Peary would not concede that Dr. Cook had reached the Pole, he admitted that it was feasible'for a competitor to do, without his knowl edge if they .travelled by widely sep arate trails. "I am holding my proofs," said Peary, "to submit them to the Inter national Polar Commission and thus controvert Dr. Cook's claims. When I started north I believe I was a mern ber<.of that commission, which, as I understand it. has final authority in all Polar matters. I am sure Dr. Cook never informed the Commission of his intention of trying to reach the : pole. "With the same equipment that we had on this voyage, and equally favorable conditions, I could make the Pole two out of three times." Why Whitney Remained North. Asked how Harry Whitney hap pened to remain in tho North, Com mander Peary said Whitney was one of a party of sportsmen who went as passengers on board the steamer Erik. Thc party included Whitney, W. Norton, of Now York; a man named Hamed and G. J. Crafts, of Washington, who came for the pur pose of taking magnetic observations for Dr. Banar, head of the depart ment of terrestrial magnetism of the Carnegio Institute at Washington. At Etah, where it was determined to land a party and supplies for the relief of Dr. Cook, particularly in view of the fact that Rudolph Francke was being invalided home. Whitney askod if he might remain on the station to hunt walrus and' polar bears in the Spring and make a trip to Ellesmere Land with Eski mos after musk oxen. This was de cided on. In order to provide against the contingency of the Roosevelt not coming down from the North in the Summer of 1909. in which event he would be obliged to remain in the Artic for two years, Mr. Whitney , made arrangements for a ship to I como np for him this Summer. " Whitney had' no doubt as to this ship coming north," said Peary, "and when the Roosevelt was sight ed at Etah August 17 last, Whitney started out at once in a sailboat for the Roosevelt under the impression that she was his ship, . "On the arrival of the relief vessel Jeanie, Whitney was transferred from the Roosevelt to her, and he is now probably engaged in hunting bears somewhere along the west side of Baffin Bay or David Strait.''' Dr. dook is Annoyed. On board Oscar II, by United Wire less Telegraph, via Boston, Sunday, ' ' To the Associated Press : . ' My desire to get on American soil increases with every mile laid behind by the Oscar II. The vessel is doing her best record, although delayed oc casionally, making '400 miles in the last 24 hours. "Commander Peary's unfortunate accusations have disclosed another side of his character. The specific records of my journey are accessible -to every one who reads, and all can decide for themselves when Peary publishes a similar report. "FREDERICK A. COOK." According to the. captain's observa tions at midday, the Oscar II wUl arrive at Sandy Hook at about moon Monday, unless something unfore seen arises. This will bring the ves sel to quarantine between 2 and 3 o 'clock. Dr. Cook appears to exercise great restraint, but can hardly repress a natural'annoyance at impeachment of his varacity, without proofs. He re quested The Associated Press to make public the following: "Commander Peary has as yet giv en to the world no proofs of his own case. My claim has been fully recog- j nized by Denmark and by the King of Sweden; the President of the United States of America has wired me his confidence; my claim has been ac cepted by the International Bureau for Polar Research at Brussels; most of the geographical societies of Eu rope have sent me congratulations, which means faith and acceptance for the present, and almost every explor er of note has come forward with warm and friendly approval. Proofs Open to All. "A specific record of my journey is accessible to all, and every one who reads can decide for himself. When Peary publishes a similar report, then our cases are parallel. Why should Peary be allowed to make himself a self-appointed dictator of my affairs? In justice to himself, in justice to the world and to guard the honor of na tional prestige, he would be compell ed to prove his own case; he should publish at once a preliminary narra tive to be compared with mine, and let fair-minded people ponder over the matter while the finar records by which our case may be ?ventually proved are being prepared. "I know Peary the explorer. As such he is a hero in Arctic annals and deserves the credit of a long and hard record. To Pear- the explorer, I am still willipg to tip my hat, but Peary's unfounded accusations have disclosed another side to his character which.will never be forkotten." NEWSY GLEANINGS. President Taft decided to start a new fight for tariff revision while on hie Western trip. The Rio Grande overflowed Its banks at Matamoras. Mexico, and half the town was flooded. French exports to the United States show large increases since the pas sage of the tariff bill. Four warships are to represent Great Britain at the Hudson-Fulto? celebration at New York City. The cruiser Des Moines sunk the E. F. Mead, a lumber schooner, in a collision just below the Narrows. Mayor McClellan issued a procla mation calling upon citizens to decor ate their homes for the Hudson-Pul ton celebration. No broken bones were found in the body of Lieutenant Sutton. which WSB exhumed and reburied with Catholic rites at Arlington. William Lloyd Garrison, son of the great Abolitionist, and himself wei! known as a publicist, died at his home In Lexington, Mass. Young Turks at Constantinople re newed their pressure for the dismis sal of Gabriel Norodunghian, tue Minister of Public Works. M. Leur announced In Paris the Invention of an air omnibus, and has a s bed permission to carry passengers am.i merchandise oyer the city. Hundreds of children were turned away from the public schools in New York City through ignorance of the regulations for admission as pupils. The rush of applicants for rooms duriDg the Hudson-Fulton celebration forced the managers, o' hotels in New York City to stop booking engage ments. Conrad Harms, alias Henry CI2r ford. was found guilty In London of forgery in connection with the swin dling of J. S. Bache & Co.. of New York City, out of nearly 08000. A Chicae? citizen who has evident-, ly been scared frequently by'the loud "honk" of automobile horns as he scudded across streets has written to the Tribune to suggest "that automo biles be made to carry sleigh bell?, the snme as horses are required tc wear in sleighing time." This, he thinks, "would give continual warn ing to pedestrians." j WIME IM GO T( HARLINC Before insuring elsewher Old Line Companies. HARL/flG At The Farmers Good Ronds For'New Jersey. The plan outlined in my first mes? sage to the Legislature contemplated a. great system of highways to be maintained by the State between each county seat in the State and a boule? yard on the Atlantic Ocean. The proposed roads are very large ly constructed at this present time, and the parts not now completed could be finished at no great cost. After they are fully constructed the State can maintain them at reason? able expense and rel:eve the counties of that burden. I doubt if our peo i pie fully realize what a connecting highway from county seat to county seat and a great highway upon the Atlantic Coast of our State would mean to the people of New Jersey. These highways would be 850 miles in length. Think of that great length of highways of the finest roads anywhere, with all the conveniences for travel that they would give! It would Increase the values of all agri cultural lands and would make "the whole State a place of the greatest attraction. The increasing of wealth to our people by this system of good roads cannot be estimated. . The cost of maintaining such a sys tem of highways under the State con trol would probably not exceed $300 a mile, if it equalled it. How could the State spend $265,000 a year to better advantage on its highways?i The automobile is with us, aad to stay, and the fees that will come to the State from it will provide the nec essary revenue each year in the fu ture to cover this cost of mainte nance. The automobile owner is per fectly willing to pay our present license fees if he can only have good roads, well maintained. Such roads will save the license cost many times each year in the wear and tear of tires. Who can foretell what an ocean boulevard will add to our coast in the way of attrac tiveness? Our coast in a few years will be a city from Atlantic Highlands to Barnegat Inlet, and from Atlantic City to Cape May. People sojourn and erect costly houses where they can get most advantages and con veniences. New Jersey can assure them everything that is desirable, coupled with good laws, reasonable taxation and fine roads. I am con vinced that the State highway plan that has been outlined is popular not only in the shore counties but all through the State, and will be more and- more so as the matter is under stood.-From Governor Fort's Speech at a Meeting of the State Highway Commission. Passing of the Cobblestone. Baltimore has made such strides since the great fire and the city has been congratulating itself so on its progress that the application for an injunction to restrain the mayor, city council and city engineer from paving a street with cobblestones comes as a jolt to municipal pride to remind us that we are not free from some of the trammels of antiquity. And of these the worst is the cobblestone. Ap propriately enough, in the last year of the nineteenth century-1899-an ordinance was passed that cobble stones should not be used in future in paving streets of the city. So the twentieth century people began in the gladsome hope that this anomoly in a modern community would no longer be extended, and that what was left of it to afflict the sight and make sore the feet would be removed by the. gradual process of elimination. Hence the jolt when it is announced that the city is preparing to pave a street with the unsightly cobbles, and hence the injunction of patriotic citi zens and disgusted property owners to prevent a resurrection of past cen tury methods. ' Smooth, well paved streets are among the prime requis ites of a modern up-to-date city, and the cobblestones have absolutely nothing to serve them as an excuse for being. They are an unsightly blot on civic beauty; they lose time and create labor In travel; they are a source of ridicule to visitors and of mortification and discomfort to na tives-altogether they belong to the past, with its watchmen, its lanterns, its horse cars and its other evidence! of a primitive village period. The Proper Crown. For a road fifteen feet or less in width it will be found satisfactory to have the centre five and a half inches higher than the sides, forming a crown of three-quarters of an inch to .the foot. On roads of greater width it will be necessary to reduce the crown to one-half inch to "che foot, or perhaps even less. The best practice is to make the crown by two slopes or planes, with the apex at their in tersection slightly rounded. The blackening of incandescent lamps is due to the vaporizing of the .arbon. Let us encourage the aviators aU we can. Let us glorify their triumph* as navigators of the air. They are tihe forerunners of a new c?ra or great human achievement. But, O broth ers of newspanerrtom, pleads the New York Times, let us stop likening them to Darius Green and 'Icarus! )ITI1L4M3 3 SEE ? & BYRD e, We^ ?represent the Best & BYRD> Bank of Edgefleld