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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-14

will be concentrated chiefly on the
economics OF distribution And so. the
matter which to-day most interests us
is not so much the fact of our great
industrial prosperity; 1T is, rather, the
question whether the advantages OF
that prosperity are equitably divided
among the contributors to it,
% Capital,
60 Superintendent and
go Labor.
ID The share to capital takes the
form either of interest or dividends.
Now. we find that the rate of interest
paid TO those furnishing money To in
dustrial enterprises is steadily dccrcas-
ing. Fifty years ago, the average rate
throughout the United States was S
per cent. per annum. Now it is less
than per cent. This general rule can
be laid down; that the greater the con-
iidence. the higher and more perfect
the industrial organization. the lower
the rate of interest. During the wear
1875 the stability of our currency and
the fundamental conditions of our in
dustrial development were regarded bv
many with doubt; and money loaned
as high as twenty-five per cent. The
banker is ever willing to take lower
interest in exchange for greater secur-
ity and for steadier and less pre-
carious demand for his funds.-and so.
tiistt piHl "a iluuSlTldl organization
which furthers careful financing, opens
wider markets and guarantees greater
confidence ana stability is directly in
the interest of capital. although the
rate of return on capital is thereby
steadily reduced.
The dividends received by sharc
holders are larger than the interes
rates. because the risk is greater and.
moreover being partners and share
holders. they are entitled to n larccr
share in The advantages of combina-
ton. Still il is doubtful il the aegrc-
gate of dividends is anywhere near us
large as the aggregate of interest,
Moreover. dividends are never abso-
iutely certain. and they are never paid
until labor and superintendent have
first had their share
(2) Now what is the position of thn
man Of superior intelligence? for sr
perintendence stands midway between
capital and labor.
Highly developed organizations ra
sulting in enormous volume OF busi-
ness. have increased the necessity for
| Intelligence, and as the supply of brains
\ is not equal to the demand, therefore
the price of brains Is high The turn
ing over of individual businesses 10
combinations has caused the retire
ment Of old men to the advisory board
for judgment and has made way for
young men for action. You ask. ..yyhat
chances have our young men?" While
you are asking the question those OF
ability and energy have already start
ed on career of successful Industry
If the student will leave his books and
the orator the stump and so to our
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lomacy where the existence of State
secrets made ii impossible for YOU TO
get at the facts"
In this great territory OF ours we al
ways have with us those who try TO
frr7rtt7c people believe That their siding
Is the main track. We have had the
now-Nothing' craze the Green
back craze, the Granger" craze and
the Silver craze--but they were all
rejected by the good sense of the
American pople. To- day our farmers
recognize that the markets of the
world have been opened to them
through the great systems of railways.
which have resulted in the heavy steel
rail, the eiShty-ton LOCOMOTIVES. ana
the continuous haul. Economically the
wheat fields of Dakota lie nearer to
London and Paris than the farms of
Yorkshire and Burgundy. Thus fa-
vored, our farmers during the past four
years have paid off many mortga-
ges that If ground into paper pulp
they would make ballots enough TO
elect Il President.
The men of sound Judgment leaders
In the industrial wars for the suprem-
acy OF the American farmer, the Amer
lean manufacturer and the American
wage-earner, should not be disturbed
by the clamor of those who are not i'm
the struggle. and therefore cannot APP
preciate the actual conditions am
whose leadership, If accepted. owing to
their ineNperence. would conduct us to
inevitable disaster
THE tendency OF modern trade is to-
ward consolidation, because the adj
ministration of the largest mass is the
cheapest Centralized manufacture
permits the highest development of
special machinery and processes. The
factory running full time reduces the
percentage of overhead charges Di-
rect sales on n large scale minimize
the cost of distribution. Capitalization
of manufacture ana distribution reduce
aggregate stocks. ana therefore save in
the shop wear, storage. insurance and
interest. Consolidated management re-
suits in the raising and fixing of the
standards of quality. the best stand
ard being adopted in avoiding waste
| and financial embarrassment through
over production; in less loss by bad
debts through comparisons and credit
and in securing the advantages of COM
parative accounting ana comparative
administration.
Industrial evolution. which is as in
evitabe and as unalterabe as the law
of sravitation, has attained its, as yet,
highest development here in the Uni
ted States. Every unprecedented man
must recognize its advantages. and that
1t is because of them that we are TAX
ing so important position in the
worlds markets, increasing out nation
al wealth. furthering the welfare and
increasing the prosperity of our peo-
| pie.
The great problems of the economies
| of production have been solved-from
l this time forward,al economic thought
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factories. 10 our great farms, to our
mines 10 our lines of railway. and
they VIII lind ten times rs many men
lnerc were thirty Hei,-'S
MI SchWab, OF Fittsburs, is type.
re started as Il stake driver OF the en-
GiheerinS corps; to-day. though under
Az years OF age, he is president of the
largest IRON company in the world, and
can point out II hundred successful
men To-Day where YOU could not have
haIneu ten under old conditions.
But IL is SAID, they are dependent.
dependent upon each other is however
the condition OF civilization. The very
WORD ciNillZatlon implies community
IRE ana community NE means mutual
Hcpendehce. Complete independence is
iouiiu only Ill the WiSWam OF the IN
ulan. Ihere the young man builds his
own mousse makes ms own clothcs. gets
ms own ineal, ana Keeps ms panK &C
I"u,'' II nv hHS my III ms l'1Sket' Inc
o,,l'.i ~ i.''s i"i -,
~ m s,, , ~, - 10 ~, IN.
his o,',, apn va T., ni,,iI,,.d ,,fa
denendnnc" is more ,,roGtohIn tho,' IN
denenGerce yn,,, INN. nan imsta -.
Of nnddlinr Me own canos can com
mand one of those Great communicate
which is doing so lnuch TO benefit the
world--the steamship. Tho fact of the
man on the bridge being dependent on
the engineer. who is running the pow
erfui machinery below, does not pre-
judice him any more than the engineer
Is pre1udiced by taking ms orders from
the man on the bridge; each gives the
otner ms opportunity; az
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hone to bring about by evolution what
they claim should be accomplished by
revolution" They said that they well
coined new machinery because 1t did
me work which had heretofore degrade
ed labor.
me wage-earners of the United
states are to-day enjoying a higher.
s sun OF living and larger mea~
sure or We'll being than wage carriers
nave ever before enjoyed in the history
OF the world. They are the real money!
power. The railroad managers have
rails and rolling stock; the miner has
mines; the manufacturer has bricks.
mortar and machinery, and most Oh
them have debts, and many are mortI
gagged to the banks for savings; hut the
wage-earners in the United States have
on deposit in cash in the savings banks,
subject TO call, two thousand five huns
cred millions of dollars.
Thus through cooperation and COM
bination every interest is being bene-
fitted but labor most OF all. As wage
earners become more Intelligent. as
they become overseers of machinery,
they better understand these condi-
tons. They have the intelligence to-
recognize that their greatest comfort
and happiness IS in furthering the in
dustry of which they are part To-
day one OF the great advantages that
the United States has over Europe Is
that its laborerS are the more intelli-f
gent. are the healthier and happiers
The European wage Garner. instead Of
welcoming labor saving machinery as
our workmen in the United States have
done. has tried persistently TO retard Its
general use. and the result has been
that while wages have been lower irs
Europe the American workman has
received more because he has produced
more. and this is the great reason Why,
Notwithstanding our high wages, we are
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-14
The Subdivision of Production Into Trades One of
the First Steps in the Evolution of
Industrial Life
Com rehensiv Review of the Great Industrial Problem Of
the United States From the Standpoint Of the Political
Student-The People Of This Country are Destined to
Become the Economic Masters of the Civilized World

A combination of labor is n trades
union: q combination of intelligence n
university; q combination of money a
bank; an Industrial combination is
combination of labor, intelligence and
money, popularity miscalled Trust"
Combination is coincident with civili-
cation. Savages have little power to
on trust in our fellow man, and in
primitive life it is fear that rules.
In the evolution of industrial life, one
OF the first steps was 20 subdivide pro-
duction into trades. Each did what he
could do best. settling accounts by an
exchange of products. Later. those, en-
gagged in the same trade formed part
nerships, then corporations, and finally
consultations of corporations.
Against this march OF Industrial pro-
gress there has always been opposition.
Ihere have always been those who,
appealing to special interests, to the
unsuccessful, the discontinued and the
mlslnformed. have endeaVored to oh
tam political favor by opposing pro-
gress, by endeavoring to prevent the
natural, and mutually beneficial, Coop
Grafton between capital and labor.
Ihere was an anti-fast mail party in
England in the time of Charles H., and
the King and Council were petitfoned
to decree that mo public coach should
be permitted to have more than four
horses, to start oftener than once a
week, or to go more than thirty miles
q day." Macauley's comments on this
historical record read like prophecy.
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we smile at these things" he said.
and predicted: 1T is not impossible
that our descendants, when they read
or the hostility offered by cupidity and
prejudice to the improvements of the
nineteenth centure, may smile in their
turn"
To-day there are men of intellectual
refinement and pleasing personality far
removed from the centres of finance.
commerce and industrial activity, who
read of industrial life, but who are not
in it, who are studying the history of
industrial progress. but are not max
ing that history.-and yet as Bismarck
said. cursed with the dangerous gift
OF oratory. they are adVocating
theories in business and finance that,
If adopted. would shake the very foun-
dations of our industrial existence.
They are half-thinkers, because they
think without the facts. They remind
me of General Grants most amusing
afterdinner speech to the newspaper
men of New York. He said: "A feel
ing of awe comes over me when l
realize that l am in the presence Of
men of such marvellous capacity.
Your rapidity of conception, your I'M
erTing judgment, seem supernatural
When | was before Richmond, sur
rounded by men who had made a life
study of military tactics. when, after
days and nights of elaboration a plan
of campaign was finally determined
upon, one of you would get down TO
your office late ut night and in few
minutes dash off an editorial telling
how we were all wrong, and pointing
out what we ought TO do. Your re-
markablc versatility was shown In
formulating legislation. and you were
peculiarly strong in international din
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-14

Ladies' Termsdorf Dyed Imported Lisle
Open Work Stockings. in all sizes s
Sc. g., 91R, 10. It's impossible for any one
10 attempt to compete with us on this
bargain. No one can appreciate this
bargain unless they see them. None
sold TO dealers.
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ting-room, whose doors opened upon
the wide terrace, The glaring sunlight
in the garden outside could not find
doorways were protected by blinds and
curtains; and little fountain. whose
jet rose amid circle of tropical
plants, diffused its cool, glittering
drops through the sultry atmosphere.
A young girl of perhaps eighteen
was half reclining in a rocking-chair.
Her little head with its wealth of dark
hair was flung wearily back, her eyes
were closed, and the long black lashes
formed sharp contrast to the pretty
but somewhat pallid face. Her thin
white dress, which, though intended
only for house-wear, was trimmed with
rich lace, harmonized with the costly
furniture of the room. In the dreamy
twilight, the dainty white-robed figure
was as charming as one OF the fragrant
blossoms nodding over the edge of the
fountain.
One of the doors leading into the in
terror of the house was softly opened,
and an old negro appeared on the
threshold.
Noiselessly closing it again, he eau
tiously approached his young mistress,
but she started from her light slumber
and sat erect.
What is it, Ralph? Does my father
want me?"
mo. miss. master is still asleep; but
Mr.. Harrison has come back and asks
If he can see Miss Florence"
"Edward2" The young lady hesi-
tated moment, then, sinking into her
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Yea ztvertiasA FOR an experienced o.
s-s Boy. SIR : We'll srr you that ktnI
Erg rEp~ssFreeS a. work or cxpS.lrnsri
b EsftirE cut OF ~
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AMERICAN WITH BoERs.

Duncan n. Hood, an American sol
disr and graduate of West Point. is
serving as n commissioned officer in
the Bo.r army. Hood is n son of tho
famous Gen. Hood. He attended Riy-
srTlew Military Academy. where he
was prepared for West Point
Duncan was adopted by John Morris
of New Jersey. who educated him.
After graduation Hood travelled
through South America. Central Amer
lea and Mexico. Then he resigned his
position as second lieutenant and took
up the study OF mining engineering In
Columbia College. When the war be-
tween the United States and Spain
broke out he promptly dropped studies
and speculation and went at once to
his native state. louisiana He was
the frst TO suggest to President Nc
Klnley the idea OF immune regiments
for service In Cuba and was called to
Washington 10 discuss the Idea. The
result was that Mr.. Hood was COM
mlssioned as colonel OF one of the regi-
ments. II happened that this regi-
ment saw no active service in Cuba.
Last July. after being mustered out,
Col. Hood returned to New York and
resumed his studies. The fact that he
had not seen actual fighting left him
restless to know what battle meant
Then came the trouble In South Az
rica. and the young soldier. again
dropping hts books and putting aside
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to his daughter-the man whom he
cnced called SOM
Everything is possible in these
times. Surely you must know his char
acter."
II expect any act OF hostility toward
in his house. He is a southern gen.
tleman, and a man OF honor I am
safe with him"
I'VE will hope so; but another and
graver peril threatens you there: If
you are still regarded as the son of
the house, every effort will be made
to win you over to their cause. Sup
pose that-you should not return?"
william started as II an insult had
been hurled in his face
Colonel. am an honorable man. ;"
81 know 1t; but you are human. You
are young and passionately in love.
Even the strongest natures succumb
to such a conflict. At that time, you
had no choice, you say. Probably it
will be so now. And when the prize
is before you, when your affianced wife
weeps and pleads. and the whole hap
piness of your life depends on
single word-avoid the temptation,
Lieutenant Roland advise you as
friend"
The young officer had turned pale,
but his voice sounded firm and reso-
lutte as he replied:
81 beg you to grant me the leave
of absence--on my word of honor"
Burpey paced up and down the room
several times in silence; at last he
paused,
"At the utmost, l could grant you
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only the afternoon. You must return
at sunset, and it is long distance.
You will have barely three hours at
Springfield
single one would suffice for the
conversation on which my whole fu-
ture depends--I repeat my request"
so be it then. With caution, 1t
may perhaps be possible to avoid the
peril which threatens you on the way.
| shall rely upon your prudence"
Depend upon it, colonel"
Burney approached the young man
and, putting his hand on his shoulder,
said with deep earnestness:
Till sunset then' 1t is now noon.
If Lieutenant Roland has not returned
by eight o'clock this evening, shall
believe that he is either dead or dis
honored"
Williams eyes flashed. but they met
his commanding officers gaze, stead
fastly.
Believe the former, If am alive
at that hour, will be here"
Then go-on your word of honor .
"On my word of honor
William saluted and left the room
The colonel gazed after him a few
seconds, then said in low tone:
Poor boy. would ten times rather
have sent him to meet the enemy than
into this temptation"
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The young officer seemed to have
expected this refusal. He advanced
step nearer and dropped the strictly
formal tone used heretofore.
Colonel, the interview | seek at
Springfield is of infinite Importance to
me. I win be perfectly frank with
you. l suppose you know the relation
in which l stand to Mr., Harrison's
family"
The wealthy owner of the neighbor-
ing plantation, our most bitter enemy.
Yes, have heard of it. 1t was said
that you We're engaged to his daugh-
Ter, and at the outbreak OF the war
made sacrifice for your convictions"
Il did not make 1t: 1t was forced
upon me. Mr., Harrison broke my en-
5agement to his daughter, without per-
mitting me even an explanation. The
outbreak of hostilities prevented my
fastening to my fiancee. was forced
to join my regiment The letters |
sent remained unanswered l do not
even know whether they reached her
hands. For months ] suffered the tor
lures OF uncertainty This morning an
accident revealed that Miss Harrison.
who, l supposed, had long since fed
to some place OF safety, was still in
Springfield. 1t is the last, the only pos
sibility of obtaining any certainty. /
beseeeh you to grant it."
The coloners eyes rested with evil
dent sympathy on the young man. who
was indeed his favorite, and whose
ill-repressed emotion showed how
keenly he suffered from this state OF
uncertainty; but he shook his head.
Even should | grant you the leave
Of absence, and you reach the planta-
ton unharmed. who will guarantee
that Harrison, after what has occurred.
will not see in you merely an officer in
the enemy's service and deliver you
upr"
Deliver me up7" cried William.
hotiy. "The man who was betrothed
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THE RICHEST SCHOOL c,Rl
a Kentucky Maiden's Fortune E.timat.a
at More Than sIo,ooo.ooo.


There is school girl in Louisville ;,
SAID Kentucky man of political prom
inenee' pretty well along in her teens
VINO Is one of the richest persons of
her age in the United States, and there
is gold mine romance goes with her
fortune. Her grandfather was John n
Williams. born in Somerset, XIV. who.
as young lawyer. went to San Fran
cisco. There in the course of his nran-
uce he undertook to float a gold mine
IN Nevada, and he earned fee of 81
eoo Tor his labor. However, the mine
didn't pan out right and the company
went TO pieces without paying Mr.. VIII
hams his feel may say that he was
then or afterward attorney general of
the state-and 1t was agreed that he
shonld foreclose on the mine and buy
u In for his fee. This he did, and a
couple of years or so later, repre-
sentative of the Flood, Mackey &.
obrteh interests, Just then coming into
Prominence. came into his office one
day and offered him $50 for his
mine. which adjoined their big Nevada
property. He declined to sell. although
nearly paralyzed by the proposition
and the figures were rapidly advanced
TO 5000 which Mr.. Williams also
declined, because he was sure now that
ne had good thing, though he had not
suspected IL before. but he agreed to
put the mine in with the other interest
and take his share of the profits. on
this basis the F. NJ. & OBJ people took
over the mine that had cost Williams
1880 and he begnn TO get dividends
Not great while afterward u repre-
sentative of the majority holders told
Mr.. Williams that somebody was bear
Ing the stock in the market and he did
not know what the result would be.
but II he wanted to sell out he could
do so Mr.. Williams was willing to
sell II he could get his price. and after
several days diekering he sold his in
terest. receiving for 1t check for s3.-
geo 900. the largest check. by the way.
ever drawn by anyone on the Pacific
coast. After that Mr.. williams was on
Easy street. but money does not pro-
long life indefinitely and in time he
died, leaving married sons and daugh-
tsrs who did not long survive him. The
young girl speak OF Is the daughter
OF one Of Mr.. Williams daughters. and
she is now the sole heir OF the property
OF her grandfather which. | am reli-
ably Informed. has increased in value
until II is worth somewhere between
si0.ooo, 900 and si2. .ooo. .ooO."
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Mrtlean Match rsr,or,..,

H. Mexico match factories all lal.0f
tssE work. Women are employed
ktsldc the factories TO gave shape 10
+ boxes. Wood brings from TO )
4 cord. The price OF matches va.
T. from * cents to S2-25 a gross. ac-
IrNps 20 size Of box and
k.lsy- The principal factory 4
the state OF Vera Cruz
l. operated hy French machinery
| -vpt the motor. which IS OF American
.ske. MAX matches have almost en-
-ply superseded the wooden matches
,rs1rriy used In this country. The wax
,gsr j. less bulky. generally has two
Fixing ends. emlis no disarreeahlc
Ssr. and u made waterproof. No
,atchss arc importri into Mexico.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-17
CHAPTER III.
An Unexpected Visitor.

1t was the afternoon of the same
day. The sun was lower in the west,
but the heat had not yet lessened, and
all the blinds in the spacious mansion
of Springfield We're closed. The ex-
tensive estate had, as yet, been spared
the devastation of war. 1t was in the
immediate vicinity of one of the prin-
cipal neutrality-suspicious. in the South
and owed it to this circumstance alone
that. for the present at least, it could
AFFORD its inmates absolute safety.
A pleasant dusk pervaded the sit
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(To be continued
with the Comma Left out.

whenever she asks me to do any
thing" soliloquzed Mr.. Meeker, pen-
sively, 81 always go and do it, like a
fool"
Yes" said Mrs. Meeker, who hap
pened along in time to overhear him.
whenever l ask you to do anything
you always go and do it like fool. -
Chicago Tribune.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-17

-Hau ou .sr,h dia you gr; such a col. :.
: sEaitnusa Eusra-
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n.np,tinn OF nrie...nrne.

Little Dick-Uncle Richard, what Is
bric-a-brac? Uncle Richard-Bric-a-
brac is anything you knock over and
break when you are feeling Tor
matches In the dark.-Puck.