The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-06-20

Denver, June Isl. NJ. Studebaker,
the millionaire wagon manufacturer of
South Bend, Ind, arrived in Denver
this week on his way home, after a leis-
urely trip through the West. His wife
had been t. the biennial convention of
Women's clubs in Los Angeles, Cal,
and Mr.. ~Studebaker joined her at Salt
Lake City. He made a side trip to
his large ranch near Greeley, Col,
where he is greatly interested in the
cultivation of sugar beets.
81 have a ranch covering about $50
acres which l hold under deed" said
Mr.. Studebaker, who is at the Brown
Palace hotel. "1n addition to this l
have a large section of school land,
which makes my ranch about 1900
acres in extent. 1t is the finest land
in the country as long al one can find
water and on my recent trip to the
ranch l completed a purchase which l
think will always guarantee me a suf-
flcient supply.
81 have bought Seely lake, and will
use ii as a storage reservoir, in case
the Cache la Poudre. from which l now
get the chief water supply for the
ranch, should ever fail. The lake has a
capacity Of about 100, 000, 900 cubic feet
of water, but | shall make arrange
ments to double it's capacity Immediate
ly. l will thus be assured of a per-
manent water supply, nc matter how
severe a drouth may come. l also
intend to stock the lake with fish each
year, and the resort which is now there
will not be interfered with.
Denver has changed a great deal
since l first visited it," Mr.. ~Studebaker
said, remininscently. 81 came here on
the trail in 1858. before there was a
sign of a house here. I went to Cali
fornia and landed there with exactly so
cents in my pocket. Now am turning
out a wagon from my factory every two
minutes. People have sometimes doubt
ed this statement when l made it, but
| tell them to, come to the factory and
I will let them see for themselves. If
it isn't true they may have the fac
tory.
There are just as many chances to-
day as there were when l was a boy.
The trouble is that the young man of
today wants to go too fast a pace. Why
l did my own washing for five years
out in California we only wore red fan
iiN SLtA ~ thho ctN'iO iSNSNA eiN ~
wasn't very hard work"
Mr.. Studebaker had heard of the Ia
Dor troubles in Denver and followed
them quite closely.
1T is too bad that a city like this
should have it's progress hindered in
such a way" he said. Moreover it is
unnecessary. The merchants and bust
ness men OF the city should organize
and meet this question fairly. | don't
mean that they should try to crush out
the unions, but there should be some
central body, composed Of representa-
tive men, who could adjust these diff
ficulties.
'If the demands made by the unions
are unjust this organization could meet
the union delegates and point out TO
them good and logical reasons why
their demands could not be granted
and the matter could be settled with
out difficulty. Such a plan would be OF
benefit to the union men and to the
business men and would prevent in
furious strikes. The plan could not be
successfully carried out in a city as
large as Chicago, but it would be al
right in Denver. 1t works %splendidly
in South Bend. | employ 5000 men and
we lever have had any labor troubles
there"
Mr.. ~Studebaker confessed to SO years
but he would be as readily believed
were he to say that he was 55 year!
old. He is alert, vigorous, bright ant
an interesting conversationalist.