The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-03


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the smallest (three-room) apartments
rent for S1,400 a year and the largest
(eleven-room) for $1,000. On Riverside
Drive there are new flats for which
$4,000 rental is asked, although they
are not usually called flats when such
prices are reached. At the
head of the list, and of any
thing in this line that has ever been
contemplated is a new apartment
building on upper Broaway, now near
ing completion, the finest apartments
in which are to rent for 500, 900 a year.
lmpecunious applicants for rooms
here are refererd to small, inside
suite which is held at the trifing rem
tai of SO 900 a year. None but million
inscription above the entrance of this
palace for rent
CONSERVATION has been aroused in
the ranks of his supporters by the lat
est utterances of that enthusiastic
campaign Thereafter Justice William
Travers Jerome. Justice Jerome is cas-
lily the most picturesque figure in the
local political arena, and the most
popular, and the Fusionists are putting
him forward as their main orator. The
yOulAS JQSllCC Ids d HdDil VI EAIIeIH6
candor, however, that is sometimes
calculated to give pain by the unex-
pectedness of it's manifestation. This
was the case when he tackled the sub
Ject of the Metropolitan Street Rail-
way Company apropos of william Z.
Whitney's support of Shepard for May
or. Justice Jerome declared that he
could name certain Supreme Court
justices who were put on the bench by
A. 80, =.
were expected to favor its interests in
every possible way. This, of course,
was meant as a hit at the Democrats.
But on the morning after the utter
ance a number of Republicans of emf
nent responsibility happened to call in
to see the Fusionist campaign mana.
gers. They also happened to be wear
ing afflicted expressions. They further
more CHANGED to hint that it would be
better for all concerned If Justice Je-
rome could be prevailed upon to drop
the Metropolitan Street Railway Com
pany in favor of some more er-er
timely topic. The matter was laid be-
fore Justice Jerome. He said the Met
ropolitan Street Railway Company
could go chase itseIf-or it's cars, ana
he hoped it would catch 'em. That at
any rate, was the gist of his response.
Then he continued his speech making
on the subject and added that If any.
body rendered it necessary he would
name the Supreme Court justices re-
ferred to. Nobody has rendered it nee
essary up to date.
No other corporation in New York
has worked so effectively or so quiet
ly among politicians as the Metropol-
itan Street Railway Company. 1t has
been bipartisan, but bipartisan. 1t
has taken care to have powerful friends
on both sides of the fence. William
C. Whitney, who is the leading spirit.
stands in we'll with Tammany. AT Al
bany, there is a number of legislators
of both parties. who take genial in
terest in it's affairs. Secretary OF war
Root was for years it's counsel, and
while he was never identified with lob
bying or doubtful measures, his per-
sonal and political popularity were OF
great avail to the company Little mas
ever been said, however,-perhaps ut
tie has ever been suspected-of the Met
ropolitan's relations with the bench. IT
was supposed that it's activities were
mainly to obtaining franchises for con-
siderably less than they We're worth
If Justice Jerome comes out with
statement directly impugnlng members
of the Supreme Court bench ne VIII
create a TuIIlDuS lC5eAA N0-
as hasn't been seen here for many
years. In this connection lawyers are
calling to mind recent decision from
the bench permitting an employe OF
the Metropolitan to sit as a juror IN
a damage case against the company.
Nv a chance remark, to the effect
that she dressed herself on 800
wear Mrs. Roosevelt has stirred up
ouite a storm of comment. That the
wife of the President of the United
states can clothe herself in a manner
hefitting her station on that sum- OF
on five times that sum, mas seSl.ieu
10 her feminine commentators rlulc-
ulous. 1t would appear that very
likelv that Mr.. Roosevelt would ma
AZ amount mentioned inadequate.
she has never before been the wife
NJ president of the United states,
en6 her statement of expense, Whicn'
nv the way, was an informal ana I'M
considered one, referred to past eA.
nenditures. Her social status VIII no.
he in any degree improved over what
n has been-and, by the way, sne Is
tbe first Presidents wife for genera
tlons of which this can pc sald ~.
the social demands upon her VIII pe
greatly increased and VIII ihNoiNe GA
Increase of wardrobe. 49,. r
The most amusing comment tnaI
have heard, and I have heard II rom
people who ought to know petter' 10
this: 80, ..,,,,,s
Mrs. Roosevelt probably thinks
that she spends only $500 year LOT
dress. but she doesn't know. she mas
so much money to spend that she
doesn't keep any track OF 1t.
This is the same kind Of ignorance
that manifested itself politically IN
denunciations of Mrs. Roosevelt as a
roillionaire, and therefore sympathlz-
or with the rich as against the poor.
Theodore Roosevelt has never been
rich man: in fact, he has never been
,,,bat would be called "well off" among
he neople with whom he has been
thrown. doubt II he has $4,000 year
Income outside of what he earns; lit
lie enough for a man with a large
sa noilv and with the demands upon
Mn, Incident TO such prominence as
NJ roosevelt has always had. For
t,,nateIv. both he and his wife are
.aonie ~ simple tastes. Their house
- 6vster raw is comfortable; nothing
.,sore only one room gives evidence
~ exnensive habit: that is the library.
THE Roosevelt expenditure for books
q Greatly out of proportion 70 the
3oosevelt income. But most OF these
hooEs are earned. Mr.. Roosevelt mas
nsid for them with the receipts from
bSs own writings. There are few mag
avfne writer's who command better
rstes than he does. Books are his one
I.,trsvegance. He dresses well and
-t.1., and his clothes last a long