New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-29
THE PASSING THRONG.

THE PASSING THRONG.
Brigadier General Frederick d. Grant command.
Ing the Department OF the Lakes. with headquar-
ters at Chicago. has been in the
CHANGES East for few days incident to
AT FORT the settlement OF his mothers
SHERIDAN. estate Seen at the Manhattan on
his return from a day IN Washing
ton, General Grant said: Some important extern
sions OF Fort Sheridan are IN progress. and VIII be
completed by autumn. The twelve company In
fantry barracks are being enlarged to accommo.
artillery and squadron Of cavalry. making an IN
government grounds are ample excepting Tor tie
purposes Of target practice. but this requirements
made BY the purchase Of the necessary laad for
g range. just across the Wisconsin border
Charles VI Pepper the Pan-Amsricaa Railroad
Commissioner. who recently submitted the detailed
report OF his Investigations TO ths
GROWTH State Department. came over rom
OF SOUTH Washington a few days ago. When
AMERICA seen at the Murray Hill Hotsi Mr..
Pepper said: My travels. SIS
cial commissioner. extended period Of ten
months and covered twenty-seven thousand niles.
in Mexico Central and South America have been
most agreably surprised by the degree OF Interest
manifested in the information able to get to-
gether concerning the railroad facilities existing or
prospective in the countries south OF own Ths
expressions that have come to me sincs the issuing
Of my report betray general interest In the sub
Is accepted as indicating the measure OF develop
ment that has been achieved The interest both
IN this country and In those visited has undouot-
edly received an immense impulse from the GER
The south American countries on the Pacific viii
of course derive the most immediate benefit from
the canal but railroad building across the South
American continent to get the s6ya2tags or water
sttsniant result viii be the deveopnsnt o. thS
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Argentine Republic viii ultimately IN all probaoilr
lima peru s f6r shipef to ali the points rssched
by the Pacific and Panama Canal commercial
Braxton Bragg Cor.r Of Birmingham. Ala. IS
staying at the Hoffman House Mr Conner Is
president and treasurer Of the only
COTTON cotton mills enterprise n ths
MILLS IN "Pittsburs OF the South" The
THE SOUTH. mill has $1,000 spind1es. which have
been kept busy In the sra Of high
prices for cotton upon the Southern staple taken
into the warehouse before the big advance began
IT have quarrel with the cotton SPECTATOR. for
II the short supply did not warrant the high prices
IL would be impossible TO maintain them And. fur
thermore, the manufacturer OF cotton would Be
Just ready to exact high price for his product
II the conditions would permit II II must be
conceded that the prices OF manufactured cotton
have not been commensurate with tAs price OF
the raw commodity. apprehend. however. that
those who have been loudest In their denunciation
"a me oPSCl4dtOrS not been suI1cleuly
as TO the crop conditions and cotton supply and
when they followed the policy that was probably
as they 1eSsIsl a. We $780, . ,o05i.s M
Conner. who has long contended against the high
the railroads in Aiabama, was nominated IN the
general primary a few days ago for Railroad Com
election The railroads whose Ines from
Georgia into Alabama charge a rate IN our stats
much higher than in Georgia. and their rules az
fecting all questions Of transportation have been
OF business interestssfarmers manufacturers and
consumers all being sufferers. The fight against
these intoerable conditions began three years ago
when the spirit OF the organic law OF Georgia was
effectively urged upon the CONSERVATION OF tns ~
sttutional convention The last Iegisla{ure HcI.ns
under the larger powers given oy THIS eCq - ~
pOiDtueDt of railroad commissioners BY the Gov
ernor. who were invariably subservient 70 ne
exDert 10 he 4 snail succeed to the vacancy mads
board for a term Of four years to serve for two
members OF the board II IS expected that a new
order OF things can be secured under tho hroSdsf,
rates and rational rules affecting traffic~
James Francis Burke Of PIttsburg has besn AZ
the Waldorf for several days Mr.. Burke. who
was the organizer OF the Coiiez'
CAUSE OF League Of Republican Clubs IN 1sss
ROOSEvELTS has practised law IN the Smoky
STRENGTH city for the last ten years Hs
Is the vice-president OF the Ar1er-
icus Club. and has been nominated as the RepuD-
ncan candidate for Representative IN the X1<X1ss
Congress District Of Pennsylvania. which embraces
the very heart OF the iron and steel industry ana
related activities IN Ptttsburs. "Such IS the nor
NAL Republican strength in the district. said MI
Burke, that the nomination OF a Republican u
regarded equivalent 20 election. The facuonA
differences that split the party two years ago ntss
disappeared, and, with the Republicans united ~
result IN November be confidently predlcteu
Speaking OF the outlook for the national campalsI.
Mr. Burke said: President Roosevelt will grow
in strength before the people with day, from
the time of his nomination I'm Chicago until tns
votes cast Election Day He has fearlessiy
asserted his convictions IN dealing with all puono
questions. and the people believe I'm him. Even
those who havr been disposed to crftCise him -
cause their private interests may have been aIect
ed by the policy of the administration viii c0uls-eo
a sober second thought before November -
action taken in the Northern Securities nnerse5s
doubtless contributed 70 the elimination or WIZ
and water from OvereXplOited securities IN man.
lines. and settled business healthier bass -
Will doubtless come to be generally conceded IL -,
the President in this matter rendered a SER
OF incalculable benefit to the whole country 80
Democrats are without issues uQon which 70 nlaHg
an aggressive campaign. but VIII. OF course 49,
the tariff Business conditions and revving aclAs.
fty I'm manufacturing lines Will however. msAs =
exceedingly difficult to arouse popular tnteres
programme fGr Democratic readjustmenr OF ~
tariff Tho Republican party will welcome So oss
test that will invite attention to the record OF
Mckinley administration and that OF PresiosA-
Roosevelt"