The Washington herald., 1907-04-07
AT THE HOTELS.

Judge P. S. Grosscup. the noted 3urist
who Is presiding judge over the United
States Circuit Court Of Appeal al Chi
cago. has been on trip Of rest ana recre-
alton that includes a .eW days In WASH
ington, 8 city that has for him the
strongest attraction. Judge Grosscup Is
very distinguished looking. with a face
denoting refinement and high intelleotu-
atty. He has a cordial and unaffected
manner that is extremely winning. and he
does not hesitate 10 express his opinion
on any Of the leading questions Of the
day
Eve had an election in Chicago the
other day. said the judge. that brought
gladness to many good citizens. The
triumph Of Mr.. Busse in the mayoralty
4 fight was. ] think. for the good Of the
community, though I have naught but
the best feeling for Mayor Dunno person
/ ally. He Is man OF many excellent
qualities, but he stood Tor the obnoxious
] programme OF municipal ownership. aad
1 It was good thing that he was defeated.
There was no reason 10 think that NUM-
/ cipal ownership which had been a failure
everywhere else, would be a sue
/ cess in Chicago The election OF Busse
means the carrying out OF the very best
sort Of arrangement that could be made
between the Chicago public and the trac-
! ton companies. The companies are
/ pledged to give better service, 10 extend
and improve their lines, and 10 give the
/ city major part Of their earnings. after
/ a deduction Of per cent has been made
| for expenses and for a maintenance fund
No fafrar rF1gra exfsfffa fsfea ae~~aa mani
could have bsen reached, and 1t should
I satisfy everybody.
My objection 10 municipal ownership
certainly extends TO governmental owner
/ ship Of public utilities even IN a stronger
measure. The whole principle IS wrong
/ Private ownership is in accord with the
theory Of natural selection; II picks the
best man for each particular duty and
develops him untH he is a master. Pub
/ lie ownership knows nothing Of this Law.
and there is no adjustment based on the
capacity, temperament. or merit Of these
/ who would be called upon 10 administer
service.
! What the country needs is not govern
mental ownership. but thorough reform
I ing OF corporations so that their business
/ shall be honestly carried on IN the in
terest Of the people. a corporation should
be held 10 as strict account as the Gus
todian Of trust funds There ought 20 De
national Incorporation Of companies doing
I business throughout the States and that
would carry rigid inspection and super
vision under the Federal authority"
I At the New willard is Mr.. r Hender-
son and wife. Of Cambridge. Mass. where
for the past ffty-one years the former
has been a respected citizen and leading
/ business man.
Il have had the good fortune to sue
eeed greatly in business" said Mr Hen
/ derson. "and now in the afternoon Of
/ life might easily take a rest from the
cares Of existence. but I would be utterly
/ lost If I were to withdraw from work
altogether, and so I shall continue going
to my Office. no doubt, TIL the end OF the
chapter Though I live at the very doors
OF Harvard. / was never a collegian, be
cause IN boyhood / had 20 work for my
! living. nv father a ScOtchman. was
without much means and could not afford
I for his son a university education. When
1 came to have two bright and sturdy
| boys of my own. Frank and Fred, I told
them that il would afford me pleasure 20
send them through Harvard If they had a
desire for a higher training. but that IT
was a question they would have 70 settle
fer themselves.
We'll. il did not take those youngsters
a second TO make up their minds; they
didn't care a straw for the university. out
the idea Of going 10 work in their daddys
establishment tickled them hugely, and
so. IN their teens, they started IN, and -
is one of the greatest pleasures of nay life
TO think of the way those boys have pros
pered and developed. Before they were
3 a.
OF 5000. and they did not get it because
OF being their fathers sons but because
they were worth the money. Now they
/ are partners in the business and worth
something in their own right
This little personal experience story Is
not intended az "a thrust at colleges or col
/ lege men. On the contrary. I have the
/ greatest respect for both. but I do MAIN
+ tain that there are thousands OF ambitious
and hustllng lads in the United States 70
/ whom university life, instead Of a benefit,
would be a handicap. To many the years
spent in a college on studies they fail to
appreciate and can never apply are a
pure waste Of time Unless ! wanted a
I boy to become a learned professor. or
unless he was b00kish by nature. I'd never
/ insist on his acquiring a diploma"
"San Francisco is going 10 get back its
business and its population in time. but it
viii never be the same joyous. free and
easy. hurrah old town that it was in the
/ days before the earthquake said Mr. +.
! s. r. Prentiss, of that city, at the RAJ
/ leigh. Lots of the old-tners. tenn
porarily IN other parts. viii return. but
there viii also be an influx OF strangers
/ and q general readjustmeBt. which I be-
/ lieve. viii change the whole complexion
( OF things and create an entirely different
atmosphere.
/ This phase OF the reconstructed san
1 Francisco brings regret TO many who.
i like myself. loved the old order % things,
/ the freedom. the BOhemiansm. the un-
conventionality that once was the distin-
gushing trait. There was never any
other town in the land quite ike the old
/ San Francisco. II wasn't that IL was
wickeder than any other big city. but il
was brighter and gsyer. and the life Of
! the people had zest and color that ban
( ished the m0notony and humdrum OF
/ human existence. Indeed, it was of old a
/ place of singular fascination On the
material side. IL was glorious There were
/ the best dinners in the land for .ae least
money beautiful women TO help YOU eat
4 them, and big-hearted. hospitable men in
every walk of life
/ Birmingham Is one Of the busiest spots
on the globe. and our people are making
money so fast that they have to pinch
/ themselves at times TO be assured they
/ are not dreaming" said Mr. " b. Doug
I lass, pro zperous young commission