The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
LOOKING BACKWARD
What Sights | Have Seen.

caught the beaver and used the fur 10
make the beaver hats. similar 10 the silk
tile Of to-day. and were called beavers.
Timber and logs were RATED 20 the cities.
one railroad for a long time between
Chicago and New York: packet from To-
ledo the only way TO reach Fort Wayne.
Steamers Of go0dly size appeared on
Lake Erie. Cattle sheep. hogs, and even
turkeys were driven along the highways
TO the city markets.
Gold was discovered in California. emi-
grafton West began. Many who started
for the land of gold saw and fell in love
with the prairies. stopping and making
their homes on them; others continuing
on the trail were tired out and homesick
when they reached California. turned
around and came back and stopped on
these beautiful prairies.
Lines Of steamers were formed between
New York and San Francisco. via Pan
anna, and trade assumed immense proper
tions, and the travel more so.
oil that had for some time been found
in small quantities at Tidioute. Pa. and
bottled and sold as medicine. was found
in larger quantities, and. by digging and
boring. demanded barrels. then tanks.
and even run into pools and lakes formed
in the ground. which led 10 tank cars:
and when all these failed 20 get the prod
uct 70 market and the demand increasing.
pipe lines were devised and created. and
found 70 be the thing long looked for-ex-
peditiOus and little waste
Connections made with new discoveries
owners Of these pipe lines were like pat
entees, expecting the protection and profit
their adventure and expenditure gave
them and any just and honorable IN
biased jury in the land would grant
them.
Must farmer give up a portion OF his
acres because his neighbOr's choice is not
as good as his or he does not work II as
successfully?
How many railroads would have been
built, steamboats, or pipe lines, II one
man was to build them? Two or three
men put their small holdings together.
that their combined capital, help. and
brains may accomplish more.
The railroads. the so-called trusts. all
corporations and companies, have done
no more than this. Even the abused and
uialigned Standard OIL Company. its CO.
workers and employees. have made the
best bargains they could and the kicker
was undoubtedly well satisfied with his
deal when it was made.
But why did I not ask and get more?
has subsequently disgruntled and magni-
fed his fancied wrongs
On the other hand. in carrying its
product to market and creating larger
! fields for its sale. sending to every rail-
road town in the land, and from them BY
wagons and teams. Stimulating the es-
tablishment of thousands upon thousands
Of manufactures fer all kinds Of prod
ucts. for wear for food, for drink. and
every conceivable idea for bread-getting
not forgetting the housewife in cooking
for the dinner pail way out in the coun-
try, in out-Of-the-way places, who wait
anxiously for the passing of the oil
wagon.
! A boon to The poor man and a helper to
/ the rich, a greater benefactor TO the
masses and the country. and has done
more toward its growth and advancement
/ than any other set OF men in existence
All honor, then, to John D. Rockefeller,
its head.
The telegraph, the telephone. Edison
and his electric devices. the wonder Of
which and their uses so far-reaching that
We are dazed by their results.
/ Forget not in this panorama the mobil-
izing Of two of the grandest opposing
armies the world ever saw officers and
men in the ranks. race for opportunities
to show masterful genius and true STRAIT
egy. such patriotism never before ex-
listed
] Villages transformed into cities. mud
| holes into lakes and things of beauty,
buildings reared that pierce the sky like
monuments, and others Of such beauty
and extent as 20 command the admiration
of every beholder. no matter from what
ever cline.
/ All Of these changes crowding upon us
in such quick succession that each has
dimmed the other and struck us dumb for
the want OF power of speech to express
our admiration and gratitude, and has
caused silence Ike the passing of speech,
and power through the air from station
/ TO station without limit
! Does What sights 1 have seen" begin
| to enable us 10 comprehend what il has
been to have lived in such an age?
". q. HIMROD.