Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-01-17
j Few=Line Interviews.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

James J. Hill-We have as a nation
gone further in mastering the problems Of
land transportation than any other coun-
try in the world. We have some advan-
tages over Europe in matters Of railway
transportation on account of the enor-
nous size of our country and the length
of our extreme hauls. but even with that
a comparison Of the rates paid by the
public in the United States with those
paid by the people in Europe is very in
structive. The average rates paid In
Great Britain is more than pa cents a
ton mile. The average on the continent
outside Of Russia is from to 81 cents
per ton mile. Russia is about ]. s cents.
In the United States about { mills is the
average rate, or less than one-third Of the
average rate charged throughout Europe,
whether the roads are operated by pri-
yate corporations Or by the respective
governments. In Germany the rate Is
about cents per ton mile. The rates
east of Chicago are, may say, u cent
a mile. West of Chicago they are from
q of a cent to 9 mills.
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Andrew Carnegie-Capital, business
ability, manual labor are the legs Of
three-legged stool. While the three legs
stand sound and firm the stool stands,
but let any one of the three weaken and
break, let it be pulled out or struck out,
down goes the stool to the ground And
the stool is of no use until the third leg
is restored. Now, the capitalist is wrong
who thinks that capital is more important
than either of the other two legs. Their
support is essential to him. Without them
or with only one of them he topples over.
Business ability is wrong when it thinks
that the leg which it represents IS the
most important. Without the legs Of
capital and labor it is useless. And last,
let it not be forgotten that labor also Is
wrong, wildly wrong, when it assumes
that it is Of more Importance than either
Of the two other legs. That idea has
been In the past the source Of many sad
mistakes.
Matt Dougherty Of Sydney, Neb.-
There is one improvement. in the cattle
sheep situation that am glad to see, and
which | have long hoped would come
around, and that is the realization on
the part Of the sheepmen of the need Of
permanent pastures. The time is fast
drawing to close when free and unre-
structed range can be had in the West.
The country is becoming too thickly pop
ulated. Those parts of the country
where it can be said that it is twenty to
forty miles from one ranch to another are
now very few, and the Seattle on thou
sand hills" have become the cattle on q
thousand acres.
Capt. f. n. Dickens, q. S. N.-The In
diana was put out of commission because
the navy had not enough men to officer
and man her. Our navy, so far as shins
ordnance and men go, is admirable. Rnt
there is a dearth Of men and officers even
now. We can't. as it Is, keep all our
ships at sea. What will be the discrap.
ancy when the new ships building or soon
to be built are demanding men and offi.
GERS along with those ships we now havef
The crying need Of the navy is mora
men and officers, very many more.
Bishop Thompson OF Mississippi-T snn-
pose there is larger percentage Of old
men in Mississippi than in any other
State-at least, it seems so to me. and +
have been in good many. BY old
mean from so to 80. They are not de-
crepit old men who hug the Preside hut
are quite lively old fellows. There q
no chance to become rich in Iississinni
Everybody knows it and does not worry
himself into an early grave trying to.
The population Of Arizona is now 12o.