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| Winthrop Murry Crane. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, March 14, 1902.
GONE BACK TO WORK.
Great Boston Strike Has Been Settled.
ALL OLD MEN TO BE TAKEN BACK.
Settlement Was Made at Conference in Office of Governor Crane—Everything Had Been Tied Up—Steamships Had Been Unable to Load. Builders Hampered.
Boston, March 14.—Through the united efforts of representatives of the great mercantile bodies of the city, seconded by the chief executives of the city and state in conference with the recognized leaders of organized labor, the great strike of freight handlers and kindred trades represented in the allied freight transportation council, was broken last night. Fully 20,000 men who have been idle for four days went to work this morning.
This result was attained at a conference at the office of Governor Crane. The decision was at once reported to the Allied Freight Transportation council at a special meeting and unanimously endorsed.
The settlement was the result of an expressed determination of Governor Crane and those representing the merchants of Boston to bring all possible pressure to bear upon the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad company to adopt the rules in force upon the Boston and Maine railroad forbidding freight handlers to unload teams except at their own option and risk.
All the old men for whom places can be found will be taken back by the railroads, but owing to the suddenness with which the strike was ended and the large number of new men who have been installed it is likely that many of the old employes will find no vacancies ready for them immediately. It is believed they all will regain their old positions eventually,
The teamsters and longshoremen found an unprecedented demand for their services and traffic of all descriptions, which has been virtually at a standstill for the past three or four days, was resumed with a rush.
The Brine Transportation company, the loading and unloading of whose non-union teams precipitated the strike of New York, New Haven and Hartford freight handlers, does not appear to have figured at all in the settlement of the present controversy and as far as that company is concerned the sentiment against it on the part of the labor unions is as bitter as ever. Under the new arrangement, however, union men will not be required to load or unload his teams.
TO ADOPT METRIC SYSTEM.
House Committee Will Report Favorably on the Bill.
Washington, March 14.—The bill to adopt the weights and measures of the metric system as the standard for the United States as introduced by Representative Sharoth, was ordered favorably reported by the house committee on coinage, weights and measures. It provides:
''That after Jan. 1, 1904, all the departments of the government of the United States in the transaction of all business requiring the use of weight and measure, except in completing the survey of public lands, shall use only the weights and measures of the metric system, and after the first of January, 1907, the weights and measures of the metric system shall be the legal standard weights and measures of and in the United States."
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| Admiral Seaton Schroeder. |
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
A Petition from Guam.
The petition just forwarded to congress by the secretary of the navy from the citizens of the Island of Guam is a singular and interesting document. It prays for a commission to study the condition and government of the little island in order to devise some method of giving to the inhabitants a just, stable and efficient system of administration in which they shall have a proper share. They represent that the people of Guam are loyal, law abiding and orderly. They do not complain of the naval officer having charge of the military government now in operation—on the contrary, they express great confidence in him—but they urge that military government is radically unsuited for the island, if for no other reason than that it is liable to change at any moment, and they ask for measures "for the establishment of a permanent government that will enable us to mold our institutions to the American standard and prepare ourselves and our children for the obligations and the enjoyment of the rights and privileges to which as loyal citizens of the United States we feel ourselves rightfully entitled."
It is notable that the petition has the unqualified endorsement of Commander Schroeder, governor of the island, who states that radical defects exist in the system of taxation and in the administration of justice, but that these should not be tampered with except for permanency, and that an unsatisfactory condition is better than a succession of changes.
The prayer of our loyal and law abiding Guamese citizens should receive prompt attention.
THE WATER QUESTION.
Public Meeting to be Called to Discuss Municipal Ownership.
A petition, asking that the mayor call a public meeting before next Tuesday evening to consider the advisability of buying the Water Works company plant, was handed to Mayor Charles F. Brown today. The paper is signed by about fifty business men of the city.
Mayor Brown stated today that the meeting would be called according to the wishes of the petitioners, except that there did not seem to be any evening between this and Tuesday night, that would be satisfactory for it. This evening the board of health meets and, too, there is not time to get the meeting thoroughly announced for so early a date. Saturday night is a busy one and those most interested could not attend. Monday evening is the annual banquet of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, which will call away many who would wish to be present at such a meeting. It is thought that the public meeting will be called for some evening immediately following the meeting of the common council next Tuesday night, at which it was thought that action would be taken in the matter of the contract with the water company. This action could perhaps be put over to an adjourned meeting of the common council.
It does not follow that all the men who have signed the petition are in favor of buying the water works. The paper states that the signers wish a meeting
to discuss the matter, and such a meeting will be called in response to the desire of the petitioners.
THE FLOODED DISTRICT.
Board of Health to Decide upon its Coarse of Procedure.
The board of health meets at the office of the city clerk this evening, and the question of clearing out Otter and Dry creeks will come before the commissioners. The residents in the vicinity of the creeks are still bothered with water in their cellars.
The board, it is understood, will hesitate upon one point only in ordering the property owners to clean out the creeks, and that is that when once the city takes control of the streams it is said to be responsible thereafter for the care of them, and all damages, in the future in case their assumption is correct, would fall upon the city to pay.
The people who are urging action by the city take the view that the city only orders the property owners to do the work, and that the city does not in any way assume control of the creeks or thereby become responsible for any damages that the creeks may cause in time to come.
NEW GREENHOUSES.
L. N. HOPKINS TO MATERIALLY ENLARGE HIS CAPACITY.
The Whole Plot to be Covered with Glass—New Show Room to be Built and Four New Greenhouses—Roses, Carnations and Violets to be Grown in Quantities—Up-to-date Devices to be Used.
L. N. Hopkins, the florist at 31 North Main-st., [in year 2025 location of Key Bank—CC ed.] has completed his plans for materially enlarging his present greenhouse plant. The work will be started at a nearby date, and Mr. Hopkins proposes to increase his hothouse capacity to such an extent as will enable him to meet the demand for the flowers that he grows. Four new houses will be built in addition to the six that are now operated. To make room for these the house and barn on the south part of the lot will be moved off as soon as a buyer is found and nearly the whole area of the lot, which extends through to Charles-st., and which has a frontage of 90 feet, will be covered with the glass houses.
Adjoining the building that is used as the office and facing on Main-st., a large building for a general showroom will be erected. This, like the other buildings contemplated, will be of glass. It will stand back from the walk a distance of only 5 feet, and will afford a fine view to passersby. Only flowers of the season will be kept in this building. This showroom building will be 64 feet long, extending along Main-st. from the office to the driveway on the south side of the lot. It will be 26 feet wide and 16 feet high at the peak.
Between the building at the front and the present hothouses at the rear of the lot will be built three long buildings for stock plants. The one at the north will be 86 feet long by 18 feet wide, and will be remodeled from the building that now stands just back of the office. This will be used for roses exclusively.
Running parallel with this building and to the south of it will be two other hothouses each 95 feet long and one having a width of 18 feet and the other 9 feet, The first will be used for carnations, while the other will be used for violets.
These three new buildings which run parallel extend down to the other buildings and with them make a total length of more than 230 feet. The new buildings will require upward of 5,000 square feet of glass in their construction, and when completed the plant will be covered with more than 15,000 square feet of glass. A cross shed will be built between the new buildings and the old ones to connect them. The glass to be used in the new buildings will be 16 by 24 inches.
The buildings will be completed in time for growing the fall and winter stock. The capacity of the greenhouse will be very largely increased by the addition of the new buildings. Over 5,000 carnation plants, 1,500 rose bushes and 3,000 violets will be grown when the work is completed.
Mr. Hopkins opened his greenhouse nine years ago and has since then added to his equipment until he had secured a convenient plant. The facilities, however, did not meet with the demands of his increasing trade and thus the new buildings are to be added. The work will all be done in the most modern manner and when it is all finished and inhabited with the fragrant inmates the place will present a most attractive appearance, and the proprietor will be glad to welcome all who wish to inspect the place.
COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
Discusses Tuberculosis in Its Various Phases at a Regular Meeting.
The quarterly meeting of the Cortland County Medical society was held at the supervisors' rooms in Cortland yesterday afternoon, these members being present: Drs. Carpenter, Dana, Didama, Higgins, Jennings, Neary, Sornberger and Ver Nooy of Cortland; Whitney and Green of Homer; Hendrick of McGraw; Leonard of Harford Mills and Powers of Blodgett Mills.
The meeting was called to order by the president, Dr. Higgins. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. A discussion on "Tuberculosis" was then taken up. Dr. Watson, to whom the subhead of "Pathology" had been assigned, was unable to be present, but sent his paper which was read by the president. Dr. Jennings followed with "Symptoms," Dr. Whitney with "Laryngeal Tuberculosis," and Dr. Sornberger on "Relation of Uric Acid to Tubercular Disease."
Under "Treatment" Dr. Ver Nooy gave the medical; Dr. Reese, non-medical, and Dr. Powers sanitary.
Dr. Andrews, who had the surgical treatment assigned to him was unable to be present. Following each paper a short discussion was held on the subdivision given which brought out many points of interest and value in the knowledge of a disease which causes the death of 16,000 persons in this state annually.
Under miscellaneous business Dr. Higgins stated that he thought that Dr. Joseph Collins of New York, a celebrated neurologist, would give the society a paper at the annual meeting in June if the members desired it, and suggested that a sum from the society's treasury be voted toward meeting Dr. Collins' expenses should he come.
Moved by Dr. Reese and seconded that fifteen dollars be used for that purpose. Motion carried. Moved to adjourn, carried.
F. H. GREEN, Sec., Homer, N, Y.
BREVITIES.
—New display advertisements today are—M. A. Case, Drygoods, page 6.
—Night Captain Baker is acting chief of police today in the absence of Chief of Police Barnes from the city.
—One of the bills introduced in the legislature provides that street car passengers who cannot get seats shall not be obliged to pay fares.
—Miss Maude P. Cody of the Cortland Conservatory of Music is organizing a class in physical culture in the Y. W. C. T. U. of this village.—Cazenovia Republican.
—Prof. H. Morse Stephens of the chairof Modern European History at Cornell university has accepted a call to the chair of history at the University of California.
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