Tuesday's Free Press Contained An

Ann Arbor dispatch about the organization of our Democratie board of supervisors. The notice appeared as thefirst item under the head of Obituarios. Was this arrangement intentional or did the Free Press, the fountain head of Democratie law and ospel, act wiser than it knew when ït placed our Democi-atic board among the dead? It would not surprise many Washtenaw people if the Free Press performed a really prophetic act. I Last year the board of supervisors elected a Republican chairman. In making up his list of committees he gave nme of the seventeen chairmanships to the otber party. How different it is this year with a Democrat as chairman ! Of the seventeen committees only two chairmanships. and those of the least important committees on th-5 list, are given to Republicana, lt savors very much of the "hog" nature. It is at least Democrat nature. Evidently the Democratie push seem to think that it is the proper thing to take the whole pie while it is in their power. They may not have a chance to gobble up the eartb. after another spring election. Yesterday morning's Free Press announces that Hon. J. T. Jacobs of this city is a candidato for the appraisorship of the port of Detroit. There are numerous candidates for this appointment and there will, no doubt, be a lively contest before the question is settled. Mr. Jacobs, should lio secure the honor, would lili the office to the satisfaction of everybody. He will have a lot of strong backing and we believe will stand a good show ot success, as he has always been a hard worker and is deserving of the recognition. Senator McMillan could no't please a greater number of his constituents or select a more competent man than by recommending Mr. Jacobs. "We hope that his choice may come to this city. There is one consideratie! that Bhould be sbown to wheelmen by the Board of Public Works and the Street Commissioner. It is the sifting of gravel before it is used in leveling the streets. As work is now done every rut and chuck-hole is filled with gravel containing hardheads anywhere from tbe size of a hen's egg to stones as large as a man's head. These become scattered about the street and are ceedingly annoying and oftentimes dangerous to wheelmen, especially those who are obliged to ride after dark. As there are fully twice as many bicycles as there are other road vehicles in the city, it is but just that BOme effort should be made in their behalf. The work of President Hutchins in arranging for the cooperation of University professors in the farmers' institutes of the state, is to be commended. "The scientific knowledge gained by the professors, ought," he says, "to be in some way made of use to the farmers." In following out the system, University men will come in contact with farmers of every county íd Michigan, will learn their wants, and will understand what their views on the University may be. They will have an opportunity to correct mistaken impressions, and if they should find that the diasatisfaction which somo farmers feel with the Univer3ity has a real ground íor existence they may correct what is wrong in the great institution. An acquaintance with the professors can not fail to makc farmers more friendly toward the University and the whole result will be to do away with misunderstandings which have existed in the past. THE Register desires to cali the , tention of the council to tbc need of an ordinanco eontroling in somemanner the sprinkling of strects. While 1 are many portions of our streete selI dom if ever sprinkled during the cntire Bummer, there are othor portions where the other extreme is reached. Thero are a nuinber of places on baat Hurón street, íor cxample, where so much water la poured upon the street that there has cot been a day this sumImer when there wore not mimerous mudlioles any where from two to six iaches deep. As a result the street has been in an abominable condition, totally unfit for a carriage or bicycle to pass along. Surely there is no need of any such state of affaira and It should be prevented. AnouT two weeks ago the several members of the city council went to look over the land lying between the boulevard and the river witb reference to purchasingit íor a public park Since that it has been ascertained ihatthis magnificetit piece of ground, the hillsido, the island and A stelp lof land four rods wido extending Uear to the bridge, in all about Mt. acres, can be had for only 32100 The purchasc would give the ,-ight to make an artificial lakc by uamming the Huron. The street car company promisos to run a line to tne ground as soon as the park is made and will probably lay the tracks olear around the boulevard. There is no question but that the city fathers will be taking a step in the ,-ight direction if they purchasc thlB maenificent site tor a park. Nothing .!.. -►,,! 4Vift would add more to our cuy, auu cost is Slight. . One condition of the proposed sale is Ihat no intoxicatingliquor shall besold on the prounds, and there need be no íear that the park would become 1 thing but an ominently respectable relorU and with its lake, woods and street car line it could not help adding I much to the attraotiveness of the city.