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The World's Work THE STORY OF AN ARTIST'S LIFE 11769 "We have also advocated in the legislature the consolidation of the State Board of Education and the Industrial Commission. We are asking these two bodies to surrender their separate identity, just as we ourselves have done, and to permit the state's educational policy to be formulated by one strong harmonized board, to be appointed by the governor, instead to two jangling commissions working at cross purposes. "We are at work on some deep problems concerning taxation, but we have already advocated an amendment to the state constitution to permit differing rates of taxation so that, for example, forest lands may be less heavily taxed than improved property, and that certain part of the productive machinery of the state may be relieved from some of the excessive burdens which are hampering the commercial development of our manufacturing industries. "We are deeply interested in the city charter. We have had a joint committee of the Chamber of Commerce and the Merchants' Association, headed by Professor A. Lawrence Lowell, report to our members on the subject. As you know, we are trying not to make the mistake of thinking that all the intelligence of the community is within our ranks. We realize that the future of Boston depends upon the intelligent coöperation of all our citizens, and we have done our best to prepare a way for all to take part in the movement for a better city government. "We believe that savings-bank insurance, if extended throughout the state, will be of great benefit to our wage earners, and we have a diligent committee at work to effect this. "Our committee on trade extension has organized an excursion of our merchants to northern New England. They start by special train on May 4th, and this excursion will inevitably bring Boston and our northern neighbors to a better understanding, and secure Boston much trade now going around by water, or through our city to New York. "At the monthly dinners we have tried to promote not merely a social spirit among our members, but a coöperative, intelligent interest and responsibility for the future welfare of Boston. "New England's fuel bill is $100,000,000 a year. We have at work on this problem the best talent we can secure in our community, and we hope to point the way to a substantial saving, which will increase the prosperity of our New England industries and add to the welfare of New England's capital. "We shall make mistakes undoubtedly, but we are trying out best to make a fair contribution toward a better Boston. We are not trying to do this in a selfish spirit. We do not think we are divinely ordained to do the whole of the job. We want every citizen of Boston, man, woman, boy, and girl, to help along the work and contribute his or her quota to the advancement of our beloved city." THE STORY OF AN ARTIST'S LIFE II RECOGNITION BY H. O. TANNER The good old City of Chester rolled across the Atlantic and, as my cabin was, it seemed to me, immediately over the propeller, the first day out laide me up. Indeed it seemed that those demons of the air and water of these vast watery plains only waited for us to get out of sight of land before they pounced upon us. They were nor huge, antediluvian monsters, but little midgets —— innumerable millions of them, who whirled themselves in glee across our bow, who danced upon every inch of rigging, who enlarged every vent, tearing every rope-end into shreds, whistling through every pulley, shrieking Below! Below! in the ears of any who were bold enough to venture on deck, shouting and gesticulating to one another, as fierce grew the gale and paler the faces of our little company. But, at last, after fourteen long days, we arrived at Liverpool and by night were quickly whirled to London. Next morning found me in a little hotel under the very dome of St. Paul's. Later, arriving in Paris —— more even than in
