Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05

last said with every evidence Of SINCERITY,
monumental taNy."
When / asked Mr. Edison why he llved
The year around in the country, ~ FAR
away from The commercial assnciHtcs who
are developlug his various business utter
esis he said
II don't like New York. and ! never
20 there of To any city when lean avoid
o. have not been in the new Edison
building half dozen times since u was
finished, although therr ~ q room there
reserved for me Do YOU know said
be, THAT ! think New York " going to
he outsirnpcti hy chicago Ia the next
century New York will hc the Liverpool
but chicago The London of this country
suspect ] don't think there viii Ice
ANY other great cities west at New York
SUmc people sHy that Denver or Salt
Lake CITY or Omaha are going Co threaten
Nhcnrus prcNirc They are going tu be-
Threaten Chicagn. Thrrc is goiug TO be-
ship canal, ! think oui across Michigan
and Sew York which will make Chicago
g great scaport hu that W. not exactly
Ia my lhc'
MIR Edison hid yon ever make au
estimate ui thc number oi persons Who
directly Or Indirectly gaiucd their suplurt
for themselves aud their families hy
reason Ut tho commercial development OF
Nunr invputiunHY I asked
Nes ] made Un estimate NOT long ago,
Let me see, T. think that we figured up
about 2oum0 persons who make their
living either directly or Indirectly out
Of the development of these Inventions.
les, ! um very sure Tat IA Tie figure
suggested to Edisou That thia was q
larger number ihuu earn support through
their connection with Mr. Guuldn indus
tries, that number having boon hNpl at
lihWm, and was believed, Gwen greater
than the number nf employees connected
with The Vanderbilt on uuy other great
milWny NHtom Tie said hc presumed
That was su, hui h should Dee remembered
that The iucnudvHcult lamp was now used
all over the civilized world whereas their
| railway syuems were confined iu single
country Knowing thnj Ellison had somp
earnest yirW- respecting lie suggested 10
Vim 10y hIH scientific studies, ! yvnturnd
ln ash him II ho cared tu make them
known.
We'll" hc said II believe that a
! human being W. nothing moro than nm
aggregation of cells, zach PLAYING It's
| part iu thr economy of life | think a
man speaking hy analogy resembles "a
municipality like New York ciB. New
| YORK city iH nothing but an aggregation
of un almost lnhuiip number ul iniiucn.
| rrH ur details ur energies. Whom COIN.
| hiuOd they mukc New York 10 b. "A
/ Efrnt giant individual, 30 io speak So
q mnu iN nu aggregation of cells nunlop.
/ Gus To- those mutrrinl aud immatcriui
/ Influences which go to make up great
CITY ! ulHu believe VERY firmly in what
| u called the doctrine ~ evolution, and
| That u b. us true of mnulind ns ID ~ OF
| nAuimbtr objects. Tie law of the sur.
| viNnl of the attest which mly ppOm cruel,
| is n law which governs mankind ns rer.
| tnlnly as u does the innnimatr things
| which grow 1t will ultimately develop
| the priioc! mnn, master OF AN the forces
| ui nature
Does not that seem 90 imply q sort
| ui uulOstic or miidpl Wow -
| Not nt ull, uui ul nh, and here Mr.
! Edison spoke with great curnpsinpna.
! ~ tell you that ul person can be- brought
| into close contact with the myHlcric. of
| nature, ur make q study ut chemistry ar
! oi the laws of growth without beng con.
yncrd That behind lf nll there is n 80.
! promo Intelligence ! 40 NOT moan tu
shy u supreme law for that Implies uu
| CONSTITUENCIES hui | mean in htv with
eihphnHN supreme Intelligence, oprrni-
inH through Interchangeable laws. | nm
convinced ut that aud I think lhni /
| could, perhaps ! may some time, demon.
niUi" me "Aiairncv of such intelligence
| Through The operation of these uNutorinus
! laws WIN thu certainty of demon.
sunilon iu Mathematics
Then, u u your view that what men
DO and are they urr not accountable Tor.
| hui that they simply act Ia accordance
with laws that control ihomY
'oh, uu, ! dp not sny anything about
that Tie intellectual aud moral nttrlh.
| utrS oi men 100 their inspirations and
| operations are a mystery 80 man can
yet determine that question, perhaps no
| ono over will
Mr. Edison, IN the course Of thla ron.
| yrrsntiUn, revealed something uf regret
that his experience had mughi him N
| not tu bc suspicious nt luuHt cautions boz
| bis relations with men, on IL sinwluny
| trusting ana rOnudiug nature. giving
| absolute confidence tu those whom hr
believed 10 ho hlu friends. be- had been
| famous Tor u number ul Npura before Lp
realized Tint Friendship may be- tested
| tp llc hrenuh ana condolences may hp
| betrayed When hp knew ihlf Edison
| received the HUvnrpHi blow which over
bciel him iu hls professional life He
lntcs now 10 disirlsl men, aud hc does
! moi ~ sO many others who have had
| wide experience with human nature
have fclt II necessary 10 do The temp.
tnti0n now ~ io lr r0nlding, but he Inns
learned 10 muster Il mud 10 h., instead,
| cautious M first Those who have Oern
true 10 him aud loyal iO his interests
have pruited great" thereby, aud he
probably more than any other man who
has made Of lnyrntlOn profession has
rnnbrd those who have been associated
with him IN close relations 10 giin great
prutts
When loft Mr. Edison the nftcr-
glow Of q winter evening wnH scndnr TO-
faint llght through the hay window aud
dlmlY revealing Tie luxury OF his home,
llr stood az be- took nay hand in pnrliup
directly under The chandelier Va the mid
dc Of tho room ~ We shook hands
there cRme glorious roiugcncc OF light
from the electric lamps above 0yercolu.
Ing the feeble rays Of sunset, mad J could
not hop thiuilng uA the great Inventor
stood there royenled 'n nll hiH strength
lw those rnys of which be- Inns himself
bctn lhr cront0r, ihui this little incident
suggested lhr story of thr ourfcr NJ the
MIN who hns bcon conGuernr The forces
Of nature Tor the benefit of mnuhni
H. JAY EDWARDS
TEXAS CATTLE IN IT,