New-York tribune., 1901-09-06

THE PASSING THRONG.

the construction of certain parts Of the Russian
Trans-Siberian Railroad. was at
PROGRESS the Waldorf-Astoria yesterday
OF Mr.. Fulton is on his way to Eng
RUSSIA. land. after almost two years spent
in the Far East. Although an
Englishman, he is deeply imp essed with the on
ward march OF the empire OF the Bear. Where
Russia once plants its foot. said Mr.. Fulton. sit
never withdraws. Russia moves slowly, but sure
ly. Its diplomats are the keenest. the most pa
ttent and the most far sighted Of all the foreign
Russia looks far ahead. II moves only after ma
!ure deltberaton. and then never goes back It
stops no odds. admits impossibiiity. and
with stubborn and Phlegmatte insSteGee So ss
building Of the Trans-siberian Railroad was
yet and some parts of it necessarily to be rebuilt
is nevertheless great military asset for the Gar
would imagine that isolated and ancvilized Persia
Teheran last year saw where Russia was quiet
ly silently but resistIessiy fortifying itself in
northern end Of India Nearly ali the railway
by Russians, and the English are being slowly
undermined there. They are also active in the
banks ali over the country for the purpose of
developing and building up the LARD. and. natu-
country will be dominated BY these banks, with
IN OF nd hs % r ny eSn from
Petersburg. These banks while they may not be
Bank Of Persia, which is practically govern
ment bank will nevertheless he potent in building
up and developing Russian trade and commerce
in the country.
E. p. SawhiI, OF Pittsburg. who IS connected
with IIeyl Patterson. OF the biggest manu-
featuring concerns in Western
THE Pennsylvania was in this city yes
WEALTH OF terday at the Holland House Mr..
PITTSBURG. SawhilI has been in Canada re-
Gently, closing up some contracts
for his firm. Commenting upon Pittsburg as an
Industrial centre and its group, he said; you
hear great deal about Pittsburgs wealth these
days. That Pittsburg is enormously rich city
there is no doubt, and it is growing by leaps and
bounds Even the steel strike has affected its
prosperity. Undoubtedly. the formation of the
United states Steel Company has brought 10 the
fore many men, rich before, but made prominent
by this giant combine. These men are aggressive
able and energetic. Many have sold out to the
trust, and with the money secured have entered
other channels of commercial life, where their
might be said OF the coal operators who sold out
to the Coal Trust Some of these men have turn7d
their attention to sports and building fine homes
and making display. and they have created as
no better idea of Pittsburg'S growth and develop
me1t be gained than by taking our own firm
BY logical development and growth a business has
been built up which makes the times of eight years
channel of trade, and there is no doubt but that
Pittsburg is the great industrial centre of the
country. and will continue to grow One good thing
is that the made is being used, a large
extent to make the world better Pittsburg money,
through Mr. Carnegie, is being used to build great
libraries all the world. Other Pittsburg men
of wealth are generous supporters OF art and lit
erature. and can say the money made out
of the coal and the minerals OF the Ptsburg region
has not been in fair degree wisely and sener-
ously distributed"