The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-15
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT POLITICS, MONEY!
AND THOSE WHO ACHIEVE HAPPINESS

piece of dry toast and drink small quanti-
ties of mineral water. He actually died of
starvation-died in the midst of plenty,
rolling in wealth, and yet unable to digest
any food which would supply the nourish-
ment necessary to physical strength. The
man with stomach who can digest ba-
con rind. but devoid of money, is happier
than he who possesses all the goods of the
world and yet cannot make use of them.
So what is wealth? Where is the happy
man of millions?
c. p. Huntington, man worth two score
of millions, once asked me how much mon
cyl spent daily on cigars and the little
luxuries of life L told him about dollar,
more or less, when L was able to afford it,
He replied: young man, you had better
stop that or-you will never be million
aire As wealthy as I am, l would not
think of spending any such amount. Buy
your cigars by the box; you get them
cheaper, and if you drink, buy your whisky
by the bottle. Don't waste money
Yet shortly after that l heard Mr.. Hunt
ington before a senatorial committee, when,
being cross-examined by Senator Morgan,
of this state, state that ne had mads about
ten million dollars in less than two years
in constructing the Central Pacific railroad.
Senator Morgan replied to the effect that
he did not see how any man could make
ten million dollars in two years in the non
est pursuit of business. He added that he
was seventy years old, and yet in all OF his
long life he had never altogether made one
million dollars, and he believed he was as
able as Mr.. Huntington.
Mr. Huntington replied: 81 fear, Senator
Morgan, we place different estimates upon
our respective abilities
Mr.. Huntington is said to be worth fifty
million dollars. Senator Morgan is proba-
bly not worth that many hundred dollars,
yet the Albanian is probably the happier
of the two He would certainly be If this
senatorial race were at an end, and he
knew that he had been elected for another
six years to the United States senate. The
chances are he will be. though he may have
to fight a bit for it.
read Mr. Orem-s card in the News yes
terday on the subject of enacting the Geor-
gia railroad commission law for Alabama.
What do we want with the Georgia rail-
road commission law? If we must have
railroad commission law, why shouldn't We
have an Alabama railroad commission law
made to apply to the conditions in this
IL
pama should have sufficient intelligence to
draft laws of our own if We need them.
Again. L am surprised to hear from Judge
Caffee, of the Alabama railroad commits
sion, That these complaints which are be
ing made by the Freight and Transporta-
ton Bureau here in Birmingham haven't
been brought to the attention of the pres
emit Alabama commission. 1t strikes me
that IL there is anything wrong, courtesy
al least requires that we shall first bring
it to the attention of the Alabama COM
mission. If that commission refuses to
attempt a remedy, then tae commissioners
should be turned out. Or If the commission
has not the power and there are just COM
plants against the railroads, then We
should adopt our own law to remedy it.
My experience with railroad men, however,
has been that when just complaints
brought to their attention they usually
remedy them. If they refuse to remedy
them, then it is time to resort to the forces
OF the law and the rights of tie people.
The actual sufferers from Determinations
on the part of railroads should bring the
matter to the attention of the present rail
road commissioners if tine railroads refuse
TIC remedy it, but up to date no evidence
has been brought forth of any particular
shipper, or class of shippers, who are actual
sufferers However 1t is well to discuss
these matters and all tine facts from all
points of view should be brought out.
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