Grand Rapids herald., 1893-02-25

Manly G. Dodge q Frankfort Vas
guest sn The New liviGssioa yesterday
Mr.. Dodge is counsel foE T. &. Chan.
hers Ia lis suig II the United States
court against The T. A. A. a y n
Railroad caxnt.sny fos the value q osr
tain property xh1ch the c1mFA1s coE
tiscstsd IN entering frsukf6st. AE.
Dosiges frlends are n44kl1< sifcfg
hight 10 secure for hlm fhs suascisl aoas
inasson ~ tie republicans Il ths tsents-
eighth circuit Il DO Dot thank s1ail
t'e nominated" said Mr. Ds.tse .esler
day IN rI~Aking q hls candidacy. The
domination has always gone o. 4 csail
lac nsn- Judge AldrieA. the present sn
cNtnbent. is e@nslidAte, and IL ss more
than probable that be MIL t.e r.sIosLi-
mated. There is a feeling however. that
Isdiilse hes bad the hcnor long enough
and for that reason my friends are arg
ing ms candidacy. Whether the other
countie< IN the district viii unite against
Wexford is qucstioer Ia referring so
the appointment IL Bcnton H&ncheii ~
President Harrison. Mr.. Dodge said.
There can be 40 question bar that Mr..
Hanchctf IL admirably qualified Ia Ill
the oifce he II an exceptionally bril-
liant lawyer perhaps | may he par
doned for saying that ] think he ls q
better lawyer than judge. hut he is
clean. conservative, able man In every
respect and will he q credit Ia the state
~ Michigan. There Will he no uissatis-
faction expressed by the lawyers ~
the state. Mr.. OyBrien's defeat Is
q sore disappointment 20 his friends.
and il could not be otherwise. There
was every assurance that II Michigan
man were appointed IL would be Thomas
j. O'Brien. lie is a brilliant and schoi.
srly lawyer, and has exactly the qusisn
cations necessary for a competent and
impartial judge. President Harrison<
method OF making appointments seems
peculiar. at least While he does mol
exactly sntagonize the politicians of the
party, yet the men whom they support
are seldom appointed to the Offices Mr..
O'Brien was Endorsed by all the leading
politicians of the state. by the senators
and republican congressman. President
Harrison shows tendency AZ times %
be arbitrary. and il IL possible that II
Mr.. OBrien's candida y had not been
requested by the leading politicians of
the state he would have been appointed" I"
The average length Of life Of an oak
railroad tie is about eight years" said
l.. r. Wood OF Niles in The Morton yes
terday. Mr.. Wood Is tie inspector for
the Michigan Central. west of the De
troit river. We buy about $4,000 oak
ties every year" he continued. besides
large quantities IL hemlock and other
soft woods Oak ties are the best.
Hemlock will last about Ave years aud
cedar three or four. according 10 the
amount of business done by the road
and the kind ~ ballast used. The soil
has more 10 do with the destruction of
ties than one would think. Sand seems
20 burn them out and destroy the vital
of the wood. Black soil seems ts, be the
best. as the ties last longer In il. The
Michigan Central road pays a. cents
each for good oak ties. hewed or sawed.
The bill for ties alone is quite an item in
the expense account of the road"
we have a mineral spring that is a
wonder" said y. 4. Stoddard of Reed
City in The Morton yesterday. The
water can't be excelled anywhere in tho
country. Ii has already. worked some
remarkable cures. We are thinking ~
organizing a stock company and build
ing a sanitarium. We shall begin by
putting in a few baths 10 test the
efficacy OF the water in cases ~ rheuma.
tism. II it is successful there IL Is prob
able that sanitarium will bc built"
Judge j. G. RamsielI Of Traverse
City was a guest in The Morton yesier-
day. He was on his way home fron
Lansing. where he had been in the IN.
terest Of the worlds fair appropriation.
Il have very little hopes" he said. II
can't even estimate how much they will
allow us. There il a great deal of oppo-