The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-25
ATTAINED ITS MAJORITY.
The Railroad Y. n. c. A. Of New
York.
CHAuNCEY NJ. DEPEW'S ADDRESS
After the santa Fe-The
Two Cent Proposition Discussed.
Notes of the Rail.

One organization in New York that the
great metropolis is proud Of, is the rail-
road branch OF the Young Mems Christian
association. which last week celebrated its
twenty first anniversary. AT every annual
gathering Cornelius Vanderbilt has presid-
ed until the last one. and then he was rep
resented by Chaunccy NJ Depew In at
tendance were men in all branches of rail-
roading, including presidents. general
managers. superintendent, vice presidents
secretaries. cashiers. operators, agents,
clerks. conductors. brakemen and train
bows. The feature of the occasion was the
speech of Mr.. Depew. whose fame as
,postprandal speaker Is ar-reaching.
Among other things he said
"A single railroad engineer was RESPONSE
Bile for the starting OF this organization.
He called at my office at the Grand Cen
trail depot and laid his views before me.
consulted with Mr. Vanderbilt, and he
said II the movement was properly pushed
and properly managed 1t would be good
thing. The society was organized and es
tablished in the basement of the Grand
Central depot. the whole expense being
borne by MIR. Vanderbilt. We started with
only few books ard only thirty Ave mem
bers. From. that time the wonderful
growth of the organization can be traced.
AS | look at these hearty, healthy and
strcng men and remember that the secre-
tarv said that the meals in this building
averaged is cents each. | am almost tempt
ed to resort to the same 49, cent lunches in
the future.
For the last four years the conditions in
this country have been as hopeless and un :
fortunate as they could be- | find the
conditions as acute in other places as in
New York. Every four years there has
been a hopelessness in financial and labor
circles that has extended even into the
semi barbarous countries. People have said
that It was the fault of the party in power
The real cause Is that human inventions
have progressed faster than the people
could properly assimilate them Progress
and inventions have been so great that It
has resulted in the whole world getting out
of gear. Inventions have brought about ia =
clities In transportation that have prac-
tically annihilated the differences between
the cost of production in the different
countries.
when was in London three years ago
was informed by young man that the
white men were on the verge Of n great
crash The yellow man. said my informer
was destined to produce for the entire
world because he could live on from 10
B cents a day and yet in some respects
was more skillful in many industries than
he white man. Some three years have
elapsed since then, and the problem has
solved itself
After all. each period is better than the
preceding one. although IL takes several
wears to come. Civilization is as 1t always
has been-the power of the world Last
year war devastated part of China and
carried Oft thousands Of inhabitants. To-
day millions Of people are starving in India
and other semi civilized countries The
Japanese are demanding Is cents and 81 a
dav for labor. They have come into con
tact with civilization and are beginning to
look at life differently. Thus the problem
is solving itself on the side of civilization
Of morality. of industry and power of
ChriStianity"