The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
MEN AND THINGS.
C. d. CorteIyous Dark Horse,


other than George Bruce Cortelyou will
be the nominee Of next years Republi-
can convention. They do not look for a
conventional boom for the Secretary Of
the Treasury prior to the convention.
They think that no candidate will have
a sufficiently strong following to insure
his selection on the early ballots; that
the delegates will become hopeIessly
deadlocked, and that then Cortelyou's
name will be presented. and he viii be
nominated without serious .opposition.
The more they study the situation. these
politicians say. the more certain they
are Of the success Of their dark horse
They are not permitting the use of their
names for publication, but they talk very
confidently 10 their friends. All Of them
are Of the Conservative" persuasion,
one Of their number, indeed, having been
rather closely identified with the leader
Of the Old Guard. Mark Hanna. during
the last years OF that chieftain's life
Ihey expect the support OF all conserva-
tive Republicans for their man, and they
also think that his intimate association
with President Roosevelt. and the signal
honors paid him by the Executive. VIII
insure a stroslg pro-R Roosevelt following
Tor him as well. Mr.. Cortelyou. they
point out has held three different Cab
met portfolios since being promoted
from the position Of private secretary 70
the President, to say nothing of having
been selected 10y his chief to manage
the Republican campaign Of 1904. OF Of
having been the recipient Of several such
evidences Of confidence as that recent
letter eOmpllmenting him on his course
with reference 10 the New York panic.
When asked categorical questions re-
garding the obtaining Of the New York
State delegation and other equally i'm
portant points. the Secretary's friends
change the subject. Speaking generally,
however. they declare It's certain TO be
Cortelyou. They say that they attach no
Importance whatever % the disgruntIed
attitude OF some SOutherners as a result
Of Representative Burleson's recent turn
down by the Treasury Department, nor
TO the circumstance that Mr.. COrtelyou.
while asserting on assuming his present
Office. that he would change the policy
Of rushing 10 the aid Of Wall street on
the slightest pTeteXt. has found il eX-
pcdient TO do more for the street dur.ag
a few months than most OF his predecos-
sors throughout the whole OF their re
spective incumbancies-
Land I'm New York.
The real estate valuation for the five
boroughs Of Greater New York is more
than S5.70O.O00,0OO and Of this, more than
$500, 10000 or nearly fiye-eighths. Is for
land value alone. These are the figures
given out by President Purdy, Of the tax
department, who says that, in order 20
give significance 10 these huge figures,
the assessed value OF land alone. exclu-
siYe Of Improvements. IN the city OF New
York IS greater than the assessed valu-
alton Of all real estate, Improvements in
ciudcd with the land. for the entire State
OF Pennsylvania, and nearly twice as
great as the real estate valuations in the
rest OF New York State. The assessed
value OF six square miles Of Manhattan.
nearest Central Park. exceeds the as
seSsed value OF all the real estate in the
state Of Missouri. These statements give
some tangible idea Of the land values In
New York, though it must be considered
in the comparison that the actual value
and the assessed value are not thu same,
and that the variation is wider IN some
States and cities than In others. There
IS a total Of Sl.l56,346 .Sl3 in real estate val
ues in New York exempt from taxation.
Of which about $3.50 10000 belongs TO the
and charitable organizations,
and nearly SSl5,o00,0o0 10 the municipality
itself.
How Green Won Success.
There died in Sydney. New South Wales.
a few days ago. a man, still under forty
years Of age. who was a fine example OF
what poor boys Of limited education may
make Of themselves through pluck and
His name was Nathaniel
Swift Green. and he was Australasian
for the firm Of r. c. Dun & Co.
Both his parents died Of yellow fever in
one Of the devastating epidemics Of some
thirty years ago, and young Green went
from bis Southern home TO St. Louis to
live with an uncle Confronted with the
necessity Of making his own way. and the
impOssibility Of attending
school. the lad secured humble employ
ment with the ST Louis Office Of Dun &
Co, and through sheer persistence and a
determination 70 acquaint himself with
the details Of the business, attracted the
attention OF his superiors and was rapidly
Ultimately he was made local
for the frm IN a Southwestern
city, and then district manager. Six years
ago the responsible and lucrative foreign
post which he held AT the time Of his death
was given him. Though the odds were
against him, he made
good" in Australia, as he had done every
where else. Commercial agencies such as
Dun's and BTadStreeJ's were practically
unknown there, and even after they com
menced 10 understand the idea, the Aus
tralians did not take kindly TO it. Busi-
ness was bad because Of the droughts
But Green peTseveTed and soon had the
agency work well under way IN all the
cities OF Australia and New
Zealand. Then a big hardware firm in
Sydney sued Dun & Co, through the
young manager, for heavy damages. al
leging that the agency had furnished its
clients a report unfavorable to the plain
tiff and injurious to its credit. Green was
in America on his first visit home when
the suit was filed. and he hurried back TO
Sydney to night it, de lost in the lower
courts, but persisted in his appeals. and
the supreme court of the commonwealth
found for him, this being, 1t is said. the
hISl llIhe the NlSheSl court OF any land
had decided the point involved. The &C
curacy OF the report was not attacked.
the question being as to the right Of the
defendant to furnish such statements.
even confidentiaily, 10 clients. Under the
British law. the plaintiffs had the right
to appeal to the pTivy council OF the
mother country. at London, and took ad-
vantage of it. No advices as to whether
that ri hu Tol
the case have been received here.
Mr.. Green has relatives in Texas, and
his remains will be sent to Dallas for
burial.
The Matter with PharOah.
1t is curious how far the biologists
and paleontologists can go in reconstruct
ing an entire animal from one solitary