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' N A S S A U COUNTY BBVLBW We felt it in our bones that Norfolk Suits would be more popular than ever this Sum mer and we made our plans accordingly. The Right Style \ye’ve a Fine Line The Norfolk is the Suit of Suits for the Golf Links, Tennis, Camping, Boating, or for any sort of Summer Outing. Tin- Suits are ArtisJticall v Tail- imh (1 whilo the fabrics are s[>ec- i• 1 11\ soiocted with reference to their adaptabilitv to this style of garnieut. ChecVs, plaids, Striped, tfomespuus, Serges, and Tweeds—many suitable for Spring , i m s E i i i Army Engineers Impressed by Arguments of Delegates, Who Make Strong Plea • For Co-operation. WATERWAY FROM JAMAICA BAY TO RECONIC BAY. “ If Lung Island w a n ts a canal from Jam a ica bay to Peconlc bay. Long Island m u st w o rk for it N O W .-—Slo gan by C o n g ressm a n Latlirop Brown ( heviots vf them wear, as wr 11 as Summer wear. Prices Moderate $10, $12 to $15 H e a ring w as had in W ashington last week before the board of engineers for rivers and harbors on the project to construct n canal from Jam a ica liaj i to I’ceouic buy along the south shore of Lung Island. A fter more than svv eu years of Investigation United S tates engineer ottieers Colonel am be landed In the laterals? Let m get after the state, the city, the coon- bee. the Tillages and the towns and aee If we cannot get som e assistance from them w hich would meet, in a sense, the objections of the engineers, th a t It Is a state and local m a tte r and not an in terstate and national high w a y proposition.” Mr. K ilm er said he had talked over the report w ith Colonel Boessler and he thought th a t if the sta t e of New York w ould furnish the land the n a tional governm e n t m ight do the dig ging and m a k e the canal. “T h e executive com m ittee of my as sociation.” Mr. K ilm er said, “request ed th a t I have a bill introduced in the assem b ly providing th a t th e state of New York co-operate w ith th e national governm e n t to the extent .o f furnish ing tlie right of way, either by con dem n a tion or purchase. T h is I hope to do. and l have assurance from Gov erno r G lynn th a t if such MU be passed ho will approve it.\ It w as tlie unanim o u s opinion that a delegation should go to W ashington to carry out the suggestions of Mr Brown. ! The sentim e n t of the south side - At this Store of good Outfitting’ :11“1 of 1,11 of ishmd-was for the canal, and Mr. B row n took prom p t ac- a Man can always find the right tlon- 110 valle<! . ... ting at the | K n ickerbocker hotel, in New York, and thing to wear at the right time! j ,ho situation with x b . Long Island For the Project. W hen the hearing w as called to or der in W ashington C o n g ressm an B row n had behind him delegates from all over Long Island, including H iram It. Sm ith, Supervisor Tow n of H em p stead, Assemhlymiftl lx; Roy .7. Weed of N assau, Samuel Eichen of Baldw in, , ............... ,! ex-Congressm n n W. W. Cocks, W. S. \ T 1'!, ! fipw iis of liiiy Shore, Joseph Bailey of v ... „ , . 1-18 0 oll< I I’atchogue, W. \Y. H u lse of islip, N S. \\ . Roessler, the offleer appointed D , . . . ' ..., . ......... „ ... . . . , , ' ‘ B. K ilm er of the Jam a ica Bay Ini to tlie work, reported ngainst the con- . . v ! , 7 , , , provem e n t association and Elvin N stm e tion of tlie canal by the United States. The lionrd convened to meet and consider finally the adverse report H. BARASCH S. Main Street FREEPORT, N. Y. It w ilt soon be tim e to w a t e r you r L a w n and G a rden. W h e n you w a n t H o s e rem e m b e r t h a t w e carry th e product o f th e B o s ton W o v e n H o s e & R u b b e r C o m p a n y . T h is is th e sam e m a k e w e h a v e hand led for th e la s t ten yea r s and w e th o r o u g h ly recom m e n d it. T h e grad e s are as follow s : L e a d e r . $ .09 per ft. W izard .10 “ “ R e d Chief .12 “ “ T iger .12 “ “ B o s to n Terrior .15 “ “ Lew is H. R o ss Co. K ilm er, chairm a n of the executive com m ittee of th e Long Island W a ter way association, and C o n g ressm an ; O 'Leary of th e Second district and del- I i'gates from every section of Long Is land. There w a s considerable discus sion as to the I>est w ay to proceed. “ We arc h e re.'' Mr. Brown said In sum m a rizing the situation, “to help each other get a report from the hoard of engineers for rivers and harbors, w h ich will give us some loophole to enable us to keep this proposition alive instead of having the adverse report adopted and th e whole project buried.\ A d verse Report. Colonel R o e s s ler's report, Mr. Brown showed, states th a t the trunk canal is seventy-five m iles In length, with four laterals of com p a ratively sm all length. The report states th a t there is a good channel from B abylon to Heliport and th a t m ost of M o riches bay Is all right. Taking the project by sections, the re port states th a t th e cost of section 1 from Jam a ica hay to Post Lead, a dis til nee of four and one-half miles, with the four necessary bridges, will be if!.- 175,000, Including if5S8,Oia) for the right of w ay over Itcckuw n y Neck. Section 2, P o s t Load to Babylon, 21.3 miles. Including creeks and estuaries. $208,000. Section 3. Babylon to Howell’s Point. 111.7 miles, no dredging Section 4. H o w e ll's Point to Pe ed that the state author)tiee are will ing to co-operate, provided they have tim e end can ta k e up the m a tter sci entifically. From Baldw in Mr. Eichen brought a pledge to build a lateral so that the entire tow n would benefit by the ca nal. The argum e n t th a t the canal will not Interest in terstate com merce was com bated by ex-Congressm an Cocks, who declared th a t th e r e would be interstate romm erce through the canal in am o u n t sufficient U» J u s tify the e$i>endlture. \Long Island w a n ts the canal.\ he said, \and believes the federal govern m e n . Justified in constructing It iu co operation w ith the state and local au thorities.“ All the other delegates spoke in like stiain. prom ising local co-operation. Mr H u lse presented several petitions and resolutions for th e record, and Mr. j K ilm er said: j “W h a t I am here for prim arily Is to j a sk you gentlem e n not to close this j m a tter, not to accept Colonel Roessler's J report ns conclusive and not to close I the proposition to any further action j I believe th a t the state o f New York ! wjjl co-operate all that is jj ceded fvi j the purpose of assuring the United j S tates governm e n t th a t it can and , will do its part. W e believe this work prim a rily belongs to the United States governm ent, and I tru s t that some plan will be agreed upon here This tiling is humid to come. It can not stop. T h e Jirmnien liny improve m e a t w as turned dow n a few years a go. The first action wiyi taken by some board sim ilar to your own—some ; report sim ilar to Colonel Roessler's. hut nature designed th a t there should be a harbor there. It Is designed that j there shall he an im p roved (waterway on tlie smith side of Long Island, iind man cannot stop it.\ Speaking for the Inland W a terw ay league. Mr. E d w a rds argued that if Colonel Roessler had before him tho facts ns they are today, his report would have been different. “There Is no question as to interstate omm eree through Long Island.\ Mr Edw ards said. \T h e reason there Is not more Is because the federal gov SUPREME COURT, NASSAU COUNTY. to the bulk freight carried by water waa 81 per cent by rail and 40 per cent by water. On the basis of those figures he sub- BARBARA J. ROTH, fitted proof of the commercial benefit Plaintiff, of constructing an Inland waterway In i —against— a section where one railroad company mow has a monopoly of land borne I KQSABELLE WILLIAMS, traffic. Since the w a terw a y s in 1909 and 1010 carried 40 per cent of the to- hie wife, and others. Defendants. tal bulk freight, an addition to this of In pursuance of a judgm e n t of ide and 30 per cent of the 51 per cent carried I closure and sale m a d e and entered in by rail would m a k e the total percent- the above entitled action on the 13th age of a.I bulk freight th a t would lx- ^ day of May, 1914, I, the undersigned, carried by w a ter 75 per cent Thus i “ Vr, r e £ free 'P,.said judgm e n t named, the total annual saving to the fom- PMbl‘C au^ t,on. ^ the front T ... . .. , . } door of the N a s sau County ( m u tiitles along the route of the pro- at Mineola. in the town of as s a u Coun ty C o u rt House H em p stead, the I B. K ilm e r of th e Ja m a ic a ! p rove m e n t associatio n an d | E d w a rds of Freeport, i Colonel W M. Black. U. S A. corps I o f engineers, presided. T h e surveys an d original exam inations of the proj ect under the rivers and harbors act of 1!M>7 w e re m ade under his direction T h e principal brief subm itted for the canal showed th a t m a n y of Colonel R o e ssler's conclusions w e re Incorrect deductions from the detailed in form a tlon before him. th a t the proportion of costs to tlie com merce to be benefited had been erroneously calculated and the prospective advantages and gain- ,,.n|m ,nt hns sligbtpd ,.hannels l,v underestim a ted The brief w as pre lllmvlnt, thvni to (.|,(S(Ml ........ .. pared by i ’hlllp Edw a rd Ittm a n n , •' | shifting sands.” rip a r ian rights attorney of 132 N assau i street, New York city, who as engineer I Expert Opinion, for the w a r departm e n t m a d e m a n y of Mr. Ittm a n n w a s then called as an the Investigations for the d istrict and j xpert. Cross exam ined first by Con- w h o had been retained to show the j gressmnn B row n and Inter by the injustice of an adverse report. board, he told of his qualifications and In opening the proceedings and he j experience in the service of the w ar fore Introducing any of tlie otliei departm e n t in th e southw e s t and in speakers Congressm an Brow n rem ind jibe various New York districts for a od the board that of all th e states In period of nine years. R e ferring direct the U n ited S tates there are only eleven ! ly to the south side w a terw a y project including the state of New York, that i Mr. Ittm a n n said lhere are thirty-tw o have a g r e a ter population than Long public w h a rves along the south shore Island, so th a t the proposed canal I if Long Island w h e re no w h a rfage is could hardly be considered as a merely I charged e x c e p ting at the public local m a tter. j w h arves In the tow n of [slip, where •barges arc m e rely nom inal: that there ire IIft<‘en private w h a rves open to the ‘On Saturday last in New \ ork. public on equal term s ; th a t there are posed canal would be 299.343 tons at 76 cents, or $227,500.08. and 570.205 tons at 10 cents, a grand total of $”>10.- 003.48. T h e estim a ted cost of constructing the canal is $2,000,000. the w itness w e n t on, replying to Colonel R im !;. w h ich includes condem n ation of up lands. w ith necessary construction of bridges, tide gates and dike There would lie an annual saving of $:’,10. 003.48 predicated on figures compiled several years ago in n section of rapid grow th and estim a ted conservatively on percentages. This w ould show an atinual net saving to the public of id per cent of the estim ated cost, a n d thq S treet called “ B e a trice C o u r t.” and total cost of coi-struction takes no n*r- parallel w ith the Southerly line of land count of the trem endous Increase of of s a 'd W illiam H. Cowl, one hundred land values, reclaim ing of wn«tc lands aml seventy-live (175) feet; thence run- .. .... . ..... - . ..... . •\ lB7'ii;5:li,:j1,,;LKll1,5r^h dustries. conveniences, access and sue | running thence E a s terly and parallel 'n g to the I idled S tales to be had on with the Southerly line of land of said the im p rovem ent of Inlets and chan William H. Cowl, one hundred and sev- nels. enty-five (1751 feet to the w e s te rly side Industries Benefited. ° f St. Raul's R o a d ; and running thence Mr. Ittm a n n laid special stress on the the W e sterly side of i . ; . , , „ . , , , St. Raul s Road, one hundred (100) f e e t Blue I o lnt o.W ci trade and showed to the point or place of beginning, th a t in 1U11Z uii-i.UDO hiislivls of s.Mi<l 1 1 ............... N assau County, N ew York, on th e 27th day of J u n e , 1914, at eleven o’clock in the forenoon of th a t day, the prem ises described in said judgm e n t of foreclos ure and sale as follows:— All th a t certain plot of land, situate, lying and being in the village and Town of H e m p s tead, C o u n ty of N a ssau and S tate of New York, bounded and des cribed as follow s :— B E G IN N IN G a t a point on the W e s t erly side of St. P a u l’s Road, distant Six hundred and fifty (6501 f e e t South from the inteisection of the W e sterly side of Si. P a u l’s Road w ith the South erly line of land of William H. Cowl, an>l running thence W e sterly along the Southerly side of a certain proposed ntrinxi t * * m 11,1 oysters had been brought from Re conic bay to Hie vicinity of Snyvilli n lid Pafchoguv; that the \ B lue I’olnt section had shipped by rail ‘jno.nno liar rols of shell “ Blue Rointsi\ 250,000 gal lons of opened \Blue Rolnls\ and O.OOo barrels of fish and clam s and that, m o reover. 37.non tons of fish and shell fish w ere handled by w a ter, adeq u a te and safe m e ans of mec.ss T o g e ther w ith all the right, title and interest of-the party of the first part of, in and to St. P a u l's Road, in front of said prem ises to the centre line thereof. Being a p a r t of the prem ises eon- yed by G race 1. H o rsfall. Ssiih ii't'f Subject to the covenants and restric tions contained in deed from Franklin W. Crandell and wife, to A lfred B. W ith Crandell, dated M arch 14th, ISil.'t, and dul\ recorded in the office of lhe Clerk 1059 of by w a ter the oyster boats, w h ich ne tlf Queens County, in Liber fnully dredge flip oysters, could e a r n 1 l’aKC 173, to w i t : the product p , ;xYw York m a rkets ,,,1 , Ih e said p a r ty ol the first part here- , ' , , . . . by covenants and agrees with the party dci tlieh own power and w ith but a of the second p a r t hereto, his heirs and single handling upon the arrival at the m a rket. Between V.IU) a n d 1912. 195. 099 bushels of seed oysters w e re plant- ed a t Blue Roint. F r u it and vegetables shipped by fie sections along tin* proposed canal In to , i assigns, th a t they shall have a perpet ual right of ingress and egress, through and upon “ B e a trice C o u r t,’’ from St. Raul’s Road W e sterly, as herein des cribed. “ B e a trice C o u r t\ is a proposed S tr e e t ' ' j fifty (50)feet in w idth,the N o rtherly side a l l o f ..{• ,1 h ic h h e i r i n s o n t h e w e s t e r l y s i d e n f Localities to Work. Saturda y fast In New 1912 am o u n ted to 17d”o l tons, all or ()f whil.tl begins on the w esterly side of w ld 'h w ent by rail. The one village St. Paul's Road at a point distant six of Spoonk sli|p|H <! f o m a rket 279.900 j hundred (6(Xl) feet South of the South- ducks. erly line of land now or form e rly of In length the canal proper will he William H. Cowl, and running thence seventy five miles, affecting a strc t d i W e sterly and parallel w ith the South- O t 195 miles s h o r e front. The area of lam o said W illiam H. . , , ......... .... * ., Cowl, one hundred and seventy-five to tie benefited is ,.t., square miles. In 075) feet wldcli there is a population of 149.099. D ated May 13, 1914. excluding the residents of New York ED W IN G. W R IG H T , Brooklyn Avenue and Main Street, Freeport, N.Y. Lumber and Building Materials, Coal and Wood, Glass, Builders’ and Marine Hardware and Paints SOMSHOM g E E E l : i 1 Boat House and Building Plots For Sale f ON REASONABLE TERMS g A Few Docking Spaces to LEASE J* NEW BUNGALOW S AND HOUSES g 4 Rooms and Upwards Modern Improvements IN ALL SECTIONS OF FREEPORT g W rite or call f o r particulars JOHN J. RANDALL COMPANY, Owners t Office, No. 6 Brooklyn Avenue FREEPORT, L. I. g tw o bridges nt $5 ii ,(HH) c ich . tide gates. I J e tties In Reconic bay. $399,900. ! W ith contingencies Colonel Roessler I e stim a tes the to tal cost at $2,000,990. j Colonel R o e ssler’s report goes on to say th a t the developm e n t of Long ls- | land Is siiburlm n and residential, w ith i very slight prospects of factory devel opm e n t; that tin ...... .. of freight by rail road is not very m u c h more than w hat It would be by w a ter. H e fu r th e r sta t e s th a t the canal would benefit tlie tow n s, counties and tnte, but not th e U n ited States. Lands w ould become m o re valuable for taxa tion, but in t e r s tate com m erce would re ceive very sligh t benefit from the im provem ent. H e estim a tes a t 184,1X19 tons tlie tonnage w h ich would use tlie canal w h en first opened to truffle and th a t tills tonnage w o u ld have a value averaging $2,250,900 per year. He states th a t the haul from th e railroad Saving the Cost of a New Roof A single application N O W of VALDURA 99.5% PURE ASPHALT PAINT w ill save y o u the co s t of a new roof later. W h ether y our roof be “ R u b b er\ Felt, Composition, Tin, Iron, S t e e l , or Shingle. VALDUKA will do the work quickly, perfectly and with r e a l e- conomy. Our flat guaran tee stands back of every drop of VAL DURA — it must serve you properly or purchase money will be refunded. VALDURA 99.5% PURE ASPHALT PAINT There is no tar in VALDURA; it is a strict 99.5% pure mineral asphalt paint. A few dollars worth used on your Farm Machinery, Implements, Fencing, etc., will save you hundreds of dollars in their added life. ; . We have some interesting literature on VALDURA we would like to give ’ you and a sample of the paint itself for your test—all without cost. VAL DURA is very easy to apply and it can be used in any season. It is the paint to use— “When you want sure results.” — 9 0 c GALLON C. E. Jones Freeport, N.Y. Mr. B row n w e n t on. “we held n m e e t ing In w h ich w as represented. In most pnrt by offlcinl notion, alm o s t every political subdivision of Long Island along the line of this proposed canal T h e object of that m e eting w as to see if w e could not get together to present ! to your honorable- board som e method of m e e ting the objections to this prop- | osltlon as set forth In Colonel R o e s .‘ighteeu private oyster w h a rves in Islip town and th r e e lum b er w h arves not >pen to the public. T h e re are. he said, an abundance of imblic w a ter fro n t lands available for l.be enlargem e n t of the present facili ties and the construction of now w h arves. T itles to theso m a rsh lands h assocks and hind under w a ter are vested in the various tow n s along the slop's report. I desire to sta l e th a t wv-j,route of tho proposed canal exeept do not appear in any spirit of anragi nlsm . We appear before your bottl'd to ask th a t you hold tin's m u tter In abeyance until we can show you some plan of co-nporation and give the Ic- valitios along the line of the canal an opportunity to indicate th e ir willing Islip, w h ere the sta t e exm -iscs sovei •igaty, and p a r t of tlie old Smith G rant of the town of Rroiikhnven. The towns, he explained, have sub mittiMl to th e ir tow n clerks certified roples of resolutions prom ising aid and easem ents for r ight of way to the Unit t/i do th e ir part in sh a ring w ith ed S tates fur th e construction of the flic federal governm ent the cost of this im p rovem e n t. Wo m u s t of neeos city put ourselves hi yo u r hands ; > show us how to do this. “ A ny suggestions w h ich you urc w illing to m a k e we are prepared. If possible, to adopt. The various gen tlem e n w h o have come here by olllelnl resolutions and because o f tlivir pub lic spirited interest in th is m a tter will tell you w h a t they believe their com m u n ities and localities will lie w illing to do if given the opportunity and tim e to m a k e tlie effort.\ Mr. B row n read from the record im stations to the business places w h ere j Portn n t parts of the m inutes of the the m a terial w o u ld be used averages one-fourth m ile all the w ay dow n the south side at 35 cents per too ami th a t the haul from th e w h a rfs to the dw ell ings or places of business w h ere the m a terial would be used w ould average one-half mile and th e cost would be 50 c e n ts a ton as com p a red to 35 cents per ton from railro a d term inals. Then the rep o r t s a y s th a t on account of crossing various leads w h ere the tidal w a ter com es In, in the w e stern p a r t of the p r o je c t there would be a g r e a t deal of filling In by th e w a ter and consequently a very high annual cost of m a inten a n c e in the western A C h a n c e In Co-operation.. \This is w h a t w e are up against. said Mr. B row n in conclusion. \The rivers and h a r b o rs bill in 1907 author Ized the engineers in New York to m a k e a survey and estim a te the costs of this canal, w h ich would have a depth of six feet w ith these four lat erals com ing in a t four points. It Is now 1914, the rep o r t has been subm it ted, and It Is an able and com p rehen sive report. 1 \F o r years Colonel Roessler and »ther engineer officers worked on this project apd he has reported unfavora bly. Can w e today present a n y change in the situation? C a n any tow n agree to do anything w h ich It did not agree to do when Colonel Roessler and his people w ere looking over the proposi tion? Will any tow n s h ips or villages build laterals? Will they guarantee p a rt of the cost? W ill they deed rights of way and w ill they construct apd m a intain w h a r v e s so th a t freight m e e ting held In New York, and then the delegates addressed the board. . S u p e rvisor Sm ith, from H e m p stead, said th a t th e town hoard and the hoard of county supervisors had come to realize th a t the w a terw a y s of the tow n of H em p stead are o f as much im p o rtance ns the highw ays. “ In connection w ith my official du ties.” lie said. “ I have ch a rg e of the bridge across to Long Bench. One Sunday last sum m e r I counted cars from ten different states passing over th a t bridge. I mention this to call atten tio n to th e fact th a t w e are not entirely a local com m ittee. W e lie lievo so much in w a terw a y s there thal our people are putting in the lateral canals, and our assem b lym a n at the la s t session of the legislature hud u hill passed authorizing us to expend annually $5.1X19 for the purpose o f dredging in our hays and creeks. “T h is canal If bn fit will pass through 10,909 acres of the town lands and public lands of the tow n of Hemp stead. It will give us a w a ter front age qf tw e lve miles on either side It w o u ld aid In developing that property; it w o u ld firing people there; It would tiring m a n u factories: it would increase our population. We feel the im p o r tance o f this Improvement, a n d it will lead us to co-operate with the fedora 1 governm e n t in every possible w ay.” State Ready to Help. A ssem b ly m a n Weed, from N assau county, said that w ithin the Inst ten day s he hud spoken to the New York sta t e engineer and his deputy and had taken up the m a tter w ith G o v ernot G lynn. In each ease he w a s inform- proposed puna! T h e re civ no legal obstacles. The average distance from the rnJ road term inals to the business ecu leva Is one q u a r ter of a mile as comput ed w ith one-half of a mile from w a ter term inals to business centers. The average cost o f ' h aul com p ares as 35 cents Is to 50 cents In favor of haul from railroad term inals. This eondl tlon w as produced by Inadequate \vn terw a y s, wfiivh have created a unique and unusual developm ent of litislne-s centers around the m llrond term inals city. In this section during 1905 and 1909, a period of partial depression In build ing operations, there w ere constructed 25,179 dw elling houses, 2,(XX) stores, 162 factories and 1,168 m iscellaneous buildings, m a k ing a total o f 28.569 stru c tu r e s erected. These figures take no account of the developm e n t of hom e coionies on Long Island since 1900. Asked by the board his opinion of tho necessity for tin* proposed on mil. Mr. Ittm a n n said lie considered that It w ould he flying In the face o f nature to allow eight magnificent bays, all but tw o of which are already joined, to lie fallow for lack of a lequatc m e a n s of ingress and egress by wa tor. T h e sw lloli to he alfei-tcil is par thilly w ithin the limits of th e great city and port of Now York and a rap idly developing section of its suburbs w h ile Hie entire shore line is pierciXl by r i v e r s ntnl estuaries valuable for the developm ents of Industry and m a ritim e eotiuneroe. W ith the w a r departm e n t shore m a p s before him Mr. Itfm iiiin de scribed in great detail the course of the proposed ennui. He show e d th a t for practically its whole length there are shallow shifting Inlets entirely unpro teefod for com mercial purposes. From B abylon to Rockaway Neck the chan EDGAR JA C K S O N , A ttorney for Rlaintiff, F reep o r t, N. Y. R e fer OVER 6 5 YEARS' E X P E R I E N C E P atents The total am o u n t of f reight shipped by j nets are m ere shallow, sinuous, m a rsh drains w hich are a disgrace to a pub lie advocating adequate w a terw a y s . \T h e Improvement can only be ef footed.\ Mr. Ittm a n n said, “by canallz Ing the (iitire section of bays w h e re th e depths arc not Adequate and w h ere the channels need nritificntlon. F a c ts show that the work can be done eco nom ically and efficaciously; th a t It m u s t he done a t some tim e an d as the cost of condem ning right of way is constantly m o u n ting, now Is the best tim e s to do It If the canal is not constructed tlie w a ter borne com m erce of the entire south shore m u s t lan guish. strangled for lack of egress to the m a rkets of the w o rld.” T h e reupon the hearings w e re closed and the m a tter left for determ ination by the lioard. We Welcome Small Advertisements BECAUSE they soon Grow into Big Ones GOING TO rail to the south shore of Long Island In 1919 w as ab o u t 690.000 tons, valued at about $21,000,1MX). T h e principal commodities so shipped w e re coal, coke, m ineral oils, building and road m a terials, fertilizer, lum b er, fruits, farm products, oysters, clams, fish and general m e rchandise. The am o u n t of tonnage transp o r ted by w a ter to and from the south shore in 1910 was about 576,009 tons, estim a ted to be w o rth $10,000,900. Tlie principal com m o d u les transported by w a ter were lumber, coal, briek. stone, gravel, fish and sheilfis'h. Saving on Freight. Questioned fu r th e r by Congressm an Brown, Mr ittm a n n said th a t tlie a v e r age rate of transportation paid by the m e rchants and shippers by rail aioiu- the south shore during th a t year was #1.25 as com p ared to 1111 a v e rage charge of 65 rents per ton for transportation by hulk f l i g h t by w a ter. There was no package freight shipped by w ater to com p are to the im m ense express shipm e n ts over the Long Island rail road. The differential In favor of rates by w a ter tra n s p o r tation w as therefore 60 cents per ton. The best experts on shipping agreed Mr Ittm a n n said, th a t the construct|\u j of the proposal canal would effect a fu r ther reduction In rates by w a ter o! 25 per cent of the present rate mid that the am o u n t of hulk freight now1 , carried by the railroad w hich would he J divcitcd to the w a terw a y s would lie lit a conservative estim a te at least 50 j per cent of the present am o u n t of bn1’: freight carried by the railroad: that the percentage o f the bulk freight car rli-d by rail in 1909-1910 as compared MADE. Ivl A rm » D esigns C opyrights Ac. Anyonn utmillng n sketch mid deurrlnflnti may ulckly ascertain mir npminii free whei her an Diith'ii is probably patentable. ( 'ommunloa- iy strictlyootiUuiMitfnl. HANDBOOK on I'mrnia t free. 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H ew son, N a ssau S treet, N e w York C ity, on or !>ofore the 26th day of N o v e m b e r , 1914. Dated t h e 30th day o f A p ril. 1914. W illiam Koch as A d m inist rator o f tho Goods, C h a ttels and C r e d its of J o s eph G o d frey Barker, also known as G e o r g e Barker, deceased . HUGH M. H K W S ON. A ttorney for A d m inistrator, 32 N a ssau S treet, N ew York C ity. Prima Donna,Soprano an d K a n d e g g e r < H a v in g ju s t returned from an ex t e n d e d >• i v in Europe, w h e r e she has been s in g in g r, ost > i< fu lly in grand opera and concerts, has t.aki n p e r m a n e n t residence in FLO RAL PA R K , Ixm g Isl and. N . Y., and will teach the Art of Singing coached and prepared for y operas in E n g lish , French Raymond J. Miller, Mgr. Auto, Plate Glass, Burglary, Life and Fire Insurance 24 S. Grove St. FREEPORT, L I . 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GRA- S u r r o g a te o f the C o u n ty of N a s s a u , notice cby given to all pertM U having claim s against E V A A THOM AS late o f the Town o f H e m p s tead, in the said county, deeea.hed, to present t h e sam e w ith the vouchers thereof, to th e s u b a c r iber. the executor o f the last w ill ami tenlum e n t o f staid der caned, at hi* place of transacting b u s in e s s at The Freeport Bank, !• reeport. N e w York, on or before the first day of D eccm lier next. Dated, M ineola, N Y.. May 18, 1914. W ILLIAM K. H ALL. E x e c u tor. M ARTIN V. W. H A L L . A ttorney for E x e c u tor. •13 Cedar S t r e e t, N e w York C ity. NO T ICE TO CREDITORS Pursuant to an order of H O N . JO H N J. G RA HAM. Surrogate o f th e County of N a s sau, notice is hereby given to all tlem o n s having claim s SA R A H J A N E HULM E R , late of the Town o f H e m p stead, in the said county, deceased, to present th e sam e w ith the vouchers thereof, to the subscriber, the adm inistratrix of of the goods, ch a t tels and credits of said deceased, at her place of tran s a c t in g business at the office of Sidney H. S w e z e y , F — M— v —»- — — before th e first day of L D a ted. M ineola, N . Y. rone, on or 81D» All KEY H. 8WEZEY.I ito m e y for A d m inistratrix. 29 Railroad A v e n u e , F r eeport, N e w York.
