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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
JOHN D. SEES SOME
TROUBLOUS TIMES AHEAD
FOR THE RAILROADS

- ID ~ r. ~ - 49, so
would shake hands With me on that
point.
In England, the shareholders have
something to say about how their cor.
porations shall be run. Any man
owning few shares can always get
a hearing.
ut would not be a good thing for
us to adopt the English plan us a
whole. ! think. 1t goes rather too far
and prevents men from rising. Amer.
leans want great opportunities, and
they should be limited only by what
is right just and sound"
Mr.. Rockefeller was asked what
could be done about the great corpo.
rations that are now existing upon
what he considers false financial
basis.
Il am, unfortunately. unable to sug.
gest remedy. For future corpora
lions, however. would suggest the
conservative plan. If the property in
creases In value let It increase, aud IL
the volume of business is great let
the original subscribers get the large
dividends. Then, II money Is needed
for the Improvements of the plant, the
stockholders will be only too glad to
advance It rather than allow too many
outsiders to get in on a highly profit.
able Investment"
Would you suggest that the rail-.
roads and other corporations reduce
their present capitalizatlons?"
mo. most decidedly no. 1t would,
in my judgement, be next to an i'm.
possibility to reduce capitalizations. I
have considered that great deal, and
l positively cannot see how It might
be done without bringing about a
worse situation than, we have now.
Now let me take the Standard OIL
company-no. guess I won't for I'm
apt TO be too eloquent in sounding
our own praises and might be misun
derstood."
Although he did not say 1t, Rookie.
Teller clearly intended to say that the
oil trust has not increased its capital.
ization from 100000. 600, although 1t
pays out annually about s4O,OO0.0O0
in dividends, moot of 1t goes into the
pockets of the few men who chung to
their holdings.
DO you think the railroads ara
handled properly?"
Il think the roads are in very la.
mentable situation. Labor has some.
thing to do with this. 1t costs great
deal more money now to employ than
II used to-"
"You do not mean that the In,
creased cost of labor is altogether re.
sponslble?"
No. but that is an important fac.
tor. On the one hand we have labor
going UP, which necessitates greater
expenditures and on the other hand
are state legislatures cutting down
the incomes Of the roads"
DO you think the conferences be.
tween the railroad men and the gov.
ernment will result in any radical
changer"
81 cannot say. 1t is my idea that
Federal control would be better
then understand the laws they must
observe. and would be able to plan
ahead intellignetly without one state
suddenly demanding one thing and
another state being equally insistent
on something entirely different"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
swish!

One OF the first secretaries OF agricul.
tlre was a man of great shrewdness
and ability, WHICH were not incompati'
bic with a certain slow footed ease
He was known to be late ut cabinet
meetings, where tardiness Is serious
breach Of etiquette. One day when lie
came into meeting a minute or two
late one of the other secretaries. think.
lug to give a helpful rebuke, said:
Hello. Here comes the tail OF the
administration Z. Z
The secretary slid leisurely Into his
seat and then answered:
well, the tail may come in handy
some day TO brush the dies on the resi-
of the administrations Youths Com
panicn
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
GIVES HIS VIEWS TO A REPORTER
ON a GENERAL LINE OF BUS.
MESS TOPICS.

NEW YORK, March 21.-John d.
Rockefeller in a new role, that of a
conservative. siIsy.golng, English
fashioned business man, an arch.
enemy Of Wall street present-day sys.
TEN of high financiering, Is the cpl.
cure presented by the New York Amer
lean. whose correspondent journeyed
from Augusta, Ga. to Philadelphia on
the same train with the oil king. Ac.
cording to the interview. Mr.. Rookie.
Teller is:
Opposed to over-capitalization: in
favor of English business methods;
Opposed to Wall street tactics;
"of the opinion that hard times arc
coming; that railroads can borrow no
more money in this country; that
many of the stocks on the market are
unsound.
"And that control by the United
States would be the best remedy for
present railroad evils"
In his interview Mr.. Rockefeller ran
the whole gamut of present.day issues
and nnburdened himself of a number
Of opinions that are strangely incon.
gruous with the popular idea of the
man supposed to be the original
thlrty-third degree man of wall
streets high fnanciers.
He summed up in short, succinct
thoughts the financial troubles that
are creating feeling OF unrest
throughout the United States.
Regarding the stocks which seem
SO alluring to the public, have but
a single observation to make" he
said.
"If man goes into the street and
finds a certain stock that is declining
constantly; although 1t is paying a G
per cent. dividend, 1t seems strange
that he doesn't stop to consider that
if that stock is such good commod.
ity, the men back of it, with plenty
of money at their command, do not
keep 1t in their control"
do you think the railroads and
other big corporations are at their
proper capitaIization?" he was asked.
mo. they are vastly over-capital.
lied. Last summer the American
railroads needed s28e909,e00 to carry
on some of their improvements. They
could not get. 1t in this country. ana
they had to let their notes go abroad
at about per cent. That interest
must be paid, no mater what happens
to the dividends"
do you believe 1t is solnd finan-
cial plan to over-capitalize?"
~ nest assuredly do not. pre-
sumo should not criticize In this re.
spect, for some OF those who have done
IT are friends of mine. may proba-
bly, be called an old fogy for not agree
ing with these new financial methods.
81 presume there is great deal Of
temptation to make money quickly
but personally. even II wanted to
work a big stock.jobbing scheme. l
don't think would over.capitalize.
The penalty is too great.
81 am not railroad man, but gen.
orally speaking, l would like to see
the class of citizens who have their
money in savings bank holding stocks
and bonds. presume any Socialist
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
Shinnston News
Personals.

J. W. Mcintyre. who was injured by
falling from a scaffold at the Ehlen
tipple some weeks ago, is able to be
out again.
Mrs. Ora wyers and sister, Mrs.
Della Smith, of worthtngton. were
visiting Mrs. Will Davis Sunday.
Mr.. Thomas KLINE, inside forman
of the Riyerdale mine, was a business
visitor at clarksburg Tuesday.
Supt. Thos. Jarrett is quite sick at
his home on Charles street.
Mr.. ]. B. Patterson was visiting
friends near Fairmont Sunday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
Matrimeny In Central afrie,.

Quails are plentiful At Lake Nyanza.
md after beng shared In the grass by
the natives they are kept 10 small
wicker cages strung on long pole
stuck in the ground. When sufficient
number of qnails have been collected
they can be exchanged with neighbor
for all the world like ccoupons-for.
wives. -Brevet Major II. g. T. Bright,
G. NJ. G., in Wide World Magazine.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21

us quite @ lob
to shake him of.
It's hard TO be.
lieve that oil the
pain and trouble
he causes come.
from such o little
thing. Just o
tiny bit of acid
in the blood the
kidneys haven't
taken care OF.
But the kidneys
aren't TO blame.
/ used to think
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
JEWS ARE FLEEING
FROM HouMANiA.

VIENNA. March ei.-Jews are
fleeing BY the Thousand from Rou-
mania in fear Of their lives owing to
the revolt IN that country. according
to direct adyiees from the Rounian.
ian border. Hundreds Of Jews have
been robbed and driven from t.,e.r
homes. many Of them being kilied ~
brutatIy treated. Houses and shops
OF Jews have been burned and the
buildings looted.
Russian agitators are held respon.
stble for the outrages. Scores OF
Russians are reported to have crossed
into Roumania and melted the peas:
ants to revolt. Nearly a dozen towns.
1t is reported to-day have been pill
LACED and fred. Anyone Offering re-
sistence to the peasants is killed in.
stantly. The town OF Bardaiiini is
reported burned to the ground and
Dorohoi. Leorda and other towns
have been fired.
Two thousand Jews have already
crossed the border and frontier towns
are crowded with fugitives, All pos
sible aid is being given the refugees
by the Austrian authorities who are
allowing them to cross into this
country.
A man may be a failure without
knowing It, but IL he Is a success he
not only knows 1T himself. but lets
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
Wasn't Sure,

Remember" said the lawyer. you
have undertaken to tell nothing but
the truth.
IN do my best" answered the ex-
pert witness, "but ] won't know how
FAR ! have succeeded until I'm through
with the cross examination. =, wash.
ington star. q *
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
Death at Enterprise.

Mr.. Arlie Fortney died at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Riley
Fortney, of near Enterprise. Tuesday
evening, at 7:15 o'clock. Mr.. Fortney
was about, 81 years old and was mar
ried. Interment was mads On the
David Heldreth graveyard on Blnga-
mon, Wednesday afternoon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21

Mrs. Hoyle My husband says that
when he met me 1t was q case Of love
at sight Mrs. Doyle-rhere are lots
: Of instances Of sefectiye vision. New
York Press
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
First Ward
west virgInIanI, 3. Bureau,

4 IN .
West virginian Bureau.
Miss Arlio Musgsaye, Of Reeds.
Vile. who entered the Normal school
ut the beginning Of this term. Will be
the slpuse guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nep.
'nne. of East Park avenue.
Columbus Satterleid moved yester.
day from his farm near White Day,
yesterday. info the Anlrum property
IN the rear Of Jacob street.
Mrs. Lizzie Carpenter. Of Gufey
street. has been quite indisposed for
seyerd days, being confined TO her
bed a,ost Of the lime.
James Summers moved today from
from Columbia street into the Charley
Barns property on State street, which
to say the least q going up higher.
Constable j 5, Walker, Of East Park
avenue, mas Just returned from the
sad. though necessary duty. Of taking
Wait Y and Willie Hays. two brothers,
of the Third ward. to the Pruntytown
Reform school.
Rev. u. +. Moran, who was prevent
ed from filling his appointment to |
preach at Downs last Sunday on &C.
count OF serious illness in his family,
hereby gives notice to the congrega.
tion there that he viii preach for them
next Sunday instead. unless he shall
receive word 70 the contrary.
Mr.. urfah Carpenter, who has been
spending The winter with his son
John on Prickets ciceh. came in yes.
terday to make visit with his son
Ashnsn Carpenter ana family. of Guf.
icy street. @
C9arley Costello, of the Fifth ward.
moved yesterday into the old NJ. E.
parsonage on Market street. Twol
things are noted in this move. One is
that he has come over to east in his
lot with the ward Of reforms" and
the second Is, that he initiates also a
worthy line Of illustrious predecessors
in occupying the -parsonage."
Mrs. VIM. A. Downey. Of Forksburg,
celebrated in a quiet way. on Mon.
day Inst. the anniversary of her soth
Birthday All her remaining brothers
OF the family were present. except Jo- |
seph vanGilder. Fot wo,thington.
These. with a. few other relative
guests were present to ioft Iii partak-
ing Of the sufnptuous emily dinner
prepared for siir;r c-n,pg The day
war spent ln . piras:nt ana social
manner I rsthe. ati AZ IL y cyan with
joyful greetings to their esteemed
hostess, II ended with song and pray.
err. when the honored guests withdrew
ieaping behind their best wishes for
many more years to be added to her
anrrady long and useful lie lived In |
the community.
" E Vincent, OF Grassy run. will
move into the city next Tues lay. taxi
ing up his abode in one of tho Amos
sisamau houses at the head of Mar
let street. He viii thus have the
proud distinction Of looking down
from the heights Of the proposed 9th
ward apon the lower level Of human.
ny, and feel that while he can breathe
tnesisfre air, he Is also ABOVE the noise
and din Of the surging masses below
him. Z
New Deal for New Business.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
rAlRMoNr., MoReAnTown a P,rrs-
SURG BRaNca.

r.r coNMELLsy1LI.E ana pIrrsBuRo.
eaxe: No. 4 s5:oe a. NJ; No. !. is:<i
q 1910 p. M; no. TO- u: a saisS = NJ Ne
Fes =. MEoRsANTowN. Leave. Ne. 81.
No. &C. x7:s2 "a. II. 80 = -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21

Another council meeting has pass,
ed and still no action was taken on
the cold storage proposition. A goodiy
number of our citizens would be sat,
isfled II it would never be acted upon
not be. at least at the present time.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
PAW PAW saANcn.

Monday. "Wednesday ana Saturday.
,.e 5oep 3 No. 2o1. 700 a. N; No. goa.
81! Arrive; No. 200. s.ts 4. "; No. rss.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
SHORT TALKS BY
L. T. COOPER.
RHEUMATISM

Old Mr.. Rheumatism hangs on .ieht
and bites and pinehes when he takes hold.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
Meeting Closed.

The protracted meeting which has
been in progress at the NJ. P. church
for the past several weeks closed
Tuesday night. Much good was ac'
complished and the meeting was a
pronounced success In every parttca-
lar.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
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S1IAai ~ ~ ACCOM-, No. .. is:sr
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
MoMoNaAH DIVISION

ses cL.ARKsHuRa d WESTON. Iesv.
No. 9. t1:3s P. 81. No. Z. is:ss p n
GAssive No 2, s7:ss A, NJ. No. /. fix.eS
PPee%n; No. 90. ss:so T. ~; No. :. is:ss
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21

A man may be failure without
knowing IT, but If he is success he
not only knows 1t himself, but lets
everybody else know It.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
FAiRMoNT & clARksBuRe
TRACTION COMPANY

Cars leave Cor. Main and Jefferson.
SITS. Fairmont HOURLY for ciarks-
burg and intermediate Points from.
COCA N. Until 1000 p. M.
SCHEDULE OF lNTERuRBAN CARS.
JANUARY rs. 'cz
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21
RHILRORDS.
RAILROAD.

scHEnuLE EFFECTIVE novEaauz.
%. 1905, FIAiHMoNr. W. VA
Daily. DAILY except Sunday. zsuuan,.
only.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21

nlGANfNo, PRESSING AND Rr-
PAiHiNo Ladles' and Men's Cloth
izg- Work called for and delivered.
n-enthiy rates on application.
HARRY r. COLE,
E4cp phone BOW. Bell phone 28f.
PsrIs Ave, under Hroh' shoe store.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21

Rssd ths Dams west virsini.a.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21

Read the paIly west vIrgInIan.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-21

We sell Mr.. Cooper, celebrated prepa.
.rations.
e. A. eiLINestEA & co.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-13
HAS ACCEPTED CALL AS
MISSIONARY TO AFRICA
E. Kinqman of Northome Will Work for
Mission Board United
Brethren Church.

E Klngman, of Northome, well
known in this city, intends going
70 Africa.
Mr.. Kingman has sold his tim
Ger to eastern parties, and has
accepted a call from the mission
board Of the United Brethren
church, to take up work in west
Africa. Mr.. Kingm IN worked
for ten years connected with a
mission in the same place. He
will be assistant superintendent
of the mission, and will have
charge of the industrial work, as
the mission has from 1900 to
1000 acres of land connected
with their work.
Mr.. Kingman will leave in a
few days for the east, and after
visiting friends in Massachu-
setts, will sail for Africa. This
will make his four tn trip to the
Ozark Continent
He expresses himself as glad
to return to the work as be will
find a large field of usefulness
there. It will be remembered
by his friends that his late wife
is buried there, and his heart is
in Africa. While he has spent
five years in this place, he has
won the esteem of all who have
met him, and all wish him God
speed as he leaves US.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-13
SURVEYS COMPLETED IN
HOR7HERN ITASCA COUNTY
Eleven townships Will Probably Be
Thrown Open to Settlement in
Near Future.

F. }. Van Wiokle, U. S In.
spectos of Surveys, whose engin
eerS h I'VE been at work IN the
Big and Littlefork valleys for
the past four mor tbs, has com
pleted his contract and been
transferred to other fields, say S
the Big Falls Compass. His
task embraced the inspection of
eleven townships which were
surveyed from one t. three years
previously. These towns are
IS, range q, 66, ranges "a and
25; 81, ranges 25. and q; 69,
ranges 26 and q; I53, ranges 25
and 26; 154, range 81; and 155,
range 27. Whsn these towns
are open to settlement which
will probably be the coming
summer unless some of the
towns need re-survey to correct
errors, the federal government
will have no further work of this
character in Northern Itasca
county.
These townships include much
excellent farmlng lands, although
a major part of them will prob
ably be classed as swamps. The
high lands have largely been
squatted uponqby settlers some
of whom will be able to make a
five year proof on their claims as
soon as the government throws
the land open to settlement
Three months advertising is
req aired before a township is
opened for settlement, so if the
inspector reports Immediately
none Of the towns can come on
the market before May, but the
date is more apt to be three
months later than that.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-13
Fred Dudley Had Fine Trip.

Fred Dudley returned last
evening from an extended trip
which included a visit at his old
home in Cleveland and also to
the home of his brother, Frank
Dudley, in South Carolina.
Mr.. Dudley greatly enjoyed
his stay IN Cleveland. He called
on men who are now in business
with whom be was brought up as
a boy. These gentlemen did not
recognize Fred, and we're greatly
surprised and pleased to meet
him again.
The trip to South Carolina was
a most enjoyable one, and Fred
states that his brother Frank is
doing very we'll down there.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-13
lITTLEFORK CROSSING
OF THE NJ. & |. LOCATED
Railroad Officials and T0Wnsite Owners
Get Together and Decide Upon
Depot Location.

j. P. Daugherty, the railroad
contractor who is now building
the M & I. extension from Big
Falls to international Falls, was
in the city today on his way tt
Minneapolis.
Relative to the work being
done up north, he says:
"Despite the past cold weather.
work on the M. & I. extension
continues with unrele nti n e
energy. There are now about
500 men employed along the line,
about so of whom are stationed
at camp No. 10, north of Little
Fork, and camp No. II is nearing
completion.
"The main item of news in con
nection with the work, however,
is the deciding conclusively upon
the Littlefork crossing. We are
informed that the crossing will
be at the Kendall place, about a
mile and a half below the village
of Llttlefork. This crossing was
not chosen because Of desire on
the part of the railroad people to
give the village the go-by and es-
tablish a new town, but was
made necessary On account OF
the Typography of the country.
The village is heated in a
valley and the grade 10 this en-
trance from the southwest would
be very great oa account OF a
high ridge for q distance Of about
two miles. This heavy grade
will be avoided by using the line
chosen and at the same time the
depot can be located at a point
across the river and a little be-
low the village. This arrange
ment has been decided upon
after a careful study Of the
situation by both the tnwnsite
people Of l. t,lefork and the rail
road officials. By the ,n>truc
tion Of a wagon bridge, pre-
liminary steps for which have al
ready been taken, at the most
convenient point the business
section of the town will be with
in easy reach of the depot and
there will be no need of moving
the town t. the point where the
railroad crosses the river. The
present site Of the village is an
ideal one and the arrangements
now made for the location of the
depot, it is said, are highly
gratifying to the townsite owners
and also shows that the railroad
people are willing to be reason
able and aid in the up building
of the town"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-13
Steenerson Doinq Good Work.

Washington, Feb. 13 Repre-
sentative Steenerson of Crooks
ton and a few other bold men
on the house committee on post
Offices and troads are re-
sponsible for one Of the biggest
fights to occur on the fl ,or of the
house in recent years The fight
has not come off yet built is an.
ticipated with confidence when
the postofice appropriation bill
comes up for consideration. The
committee recently. reported the
annual appropriation bill and in
it they Topped off about $9,5O0,O00
from the amount to be paid per
annum to the railroads for carry
ing. the mails. It is on this that
the fight is expected. It ragged
in the committee while being
drawn, and there is no reason to
expect a cessation of hostilities
when the measure is considered
in the house.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-13
RIVAL WATERPOWERS ON
RAINY RIVER AT WAR
The Interests of the Western Power
s Company and Backus- Brooks
Company Conflicts.

international Falls Echo: Fol
loving the recent purchase Of
SOM. 500 acres rf land fronting
the Long Sauls rapids, for which
$50 an acre y7as paid, the prin&l-
pal value which lies in the chance
to contrcl .orsdt,velop the p9wer
of the rapids, a bill has been II.
tj.oduced in c ,ngre>s to give a
compan1 styled the We.,te n
Power G. the ri iyht t, constru i.
a dam and developthe power L.
is claimed by the Rackus Brooks
people that such a dam wouId
cause considerable damage t.
the latters power scheme and in
consequence they have represen
tatives in Washington oprosing
the Western company's. bill It
is claimed by the Backus- Brook :
interests that the dam on the
lower river would raise the nor.
NAL level Of the river more thar
s inches, at which height it
would commence to drown out
the power at international Falls.
On the other hand the Western
people make the claim that there
is so much fall in the river be.
tween here and the Long Sault
that the dam there would make
no appreciable difference here,
as it would back the water up no
farther than the mouth of the
Black river. The distance from
the Long Sault to the mouth of
the Black is some eighteen miles
and in the intervening distance
are also the Manitou rapids It
claimed that head Of water can
be maintained that will do but
little more than drown out the
two rapids and still give all the
power the Western company de
sire to develop The govern.
ment engineers will determine
which contention is right and
thus enable congress to deal
fairly in the matter.