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Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-11-07
THE MESSAGE FROM MORGAN.

All through the morning, despite
the millions that were being poured
into the market, prices continued to
drop steadily on the, Exchange. The
price of money arose in proportion.
Union Pacific fell from 10 l-2 to par,
Great Northern went eff 3-4, Read
ing 9, Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul 3-s, Southern Pacific IA
American Smelling, 5, and so on down
the List, while the price Of money on
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-11-07

tOS uiO tO 1--WE
Two O'Clock arrived amid trcmen-
dous excitement. A loan of $780,
600 was made at 100, and 100000
more was snapped up at 40. The
floor of the Exchange was A perfect
bedlam. White-faced brokers dashed
about in a frenzy of fear. They beg
ged the money sharks for loans at any
price.
Stocks continued to tumble Scores
of men faced absolute ruin. The sup
ply of money apparently was exhaust
ed. From his place in the rostrum,
President Ransom H. Thomas took in
the situation at glance. Jammlng
his hat down over his ears, he leaped
to the floor, fought his way through
the mob of frenzied financiers and
dashed out Of the door.
A thir, white-faced. careworn man
is seen running at top speed across
Broad street, and through Wall to
the office Of the National City Bank.
Ignoring the attendants at the door.
scorning the use of the elevator. he
leaps mp the stairway, springs into
the waiting room, which he crosses
with bourd, and filings open the door
of President James StIlman's pri-
vate room.
"The bottom is dropping ont Of the
markell" he cries. "Money is ad-
vancing to $50. We must have $25,-
0G00n0 instantly to break the grip
of the sharks, or the erd is at hand!"
A hurried consultation follows be-
tween the two leaders,
"Tt is impossible for us to advance
it ALL" cries Stiliman. "We'll go
halves at 6 per cent. See Morgan
for the balance.
With bound, Thomas IS ont OF the
room once more, down in the street.
and living diagonally across the street,
threading his way through th. crowds
to No. q. the Office of ]. P. Morgan.
The conversation with Stillr2an is
hurriedly repeated.
While Mr.. Thomas waited Mr..
Morgan got in communication with
representatives of the National City,
Hanover. Chase. First National and
other banks. and pool was formed
to furnish the needed relief.
The hands Of the clcck point to
2:12. A minute later Morgan an
nounces the decision.
Crush back to the Exchange" is
his message; "lbe money is at your
command -
Once more Thomas wings his fight.
Through the crowd ne leaps. mp the
steps of the Exchange, from the por-
tails of which the shrieks and roars Of
the maddened brokers are belcling. A
foot inside the donr, he hurls his
messages from No. %.
"Nnney's coming hoys! Morgan
will supply it-$25, 10000 at ten per
cent "
Up, mp GO the stocks; down, down
goes the price of money. u. P.
swings back to 40 "a, Great North
IN q
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-11-07

power which the charter Of the city
places in his hands to keep Chatta-
nooga's advantages well tc the front.
In a word, he will make US a good
mayor.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-11-07
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP IN
CHATTANOOGA.
The Primary Result.

tanocya, by vote of almost two to
one, surprises NO man who has kept
up with local politics and has the
faculty of reasoning from cause to
effect. 1t was one Of the inevitables
of politics, and is easy to understand.
Several months ago the people got
it into their heads that poor manage
mcnt. and possibly some graft, were
losing the city money in the matter
of letting contracts for public i'm
provements. This idea was encuur-
aged and famed into a flame nv the
opponents cf the mayor. There was
never anything in the charge Of graft
nothing worth raising row about
ut least-but the people believed the
reports and held Mayor Frierson re-
sponsible for failure TO take drastic
action in the way Of turning on the
light. Mavor Frierson satisfied him
self that there had been no corrup-
ton Of city officials, but he did not
satisfy the public on that score.
Again the municipal ownership peo-
pie believed that Col. Crabtree would
be more active in the matter Of pur-
chasing or building water works for
the city than Mayor Frierson had
been. This belief sent nearly all the
municipal ownership advocates into
the Crabtree column.
The fight between factions for po-
sition with the general council pre-
vented a number of influential poll
ticians, who were for Mayor Frierson,
from going tffeir length in his behalf.
They paid more attention to the races
for councilmen than they did to the
mayors race.
A number of minor issues and cir
cumstances combined to accomplish
Mayor Frierson S undoing. How
ever, we must not lose sight Of the
fact that Col. Crabtree is popular
man. He has been mixing with the
people Of Chattanooga in one capac-
ity or another for many years, has
many friends, and but few enemies.
He made close, personal canvass of
the city, saw the voters. shook hands
with them, and asked them to vote for
him. This had its effect; il always
does.
However, there is not much profit
in discussing the causes. The thing
has been done and Col. Crabtree is
the nominee for mayor. No man can
doubt that he will, If elected, give
the city the most conscientious serv-
ice. He is man Of big ideas, be-
lieves in doing something, and. there
fore, may be relied on to push the
material interests of Chattanooga
with all the force he can command.
He is an advertiser, promoter and
an optimist. He believes in keeping
all the advantages the city enjoys
constantly in the public eye, and we
say without the fear Of successful
contradiction, that he will employ en-
ergy and good. hard sense in the con-
duct Of the Office so far as it affects
Al 49,. H.. - CIotko~oo<.o oh.ooS
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-11-07
GOVERNMENT AND THE WATER
WAYS.

A variety Of causes, national and
commercial, have united to fasten
public attention upon the need of
some broad and systematic develop
ment of the inland waterways of he
country for transportation. Govern.
ment ownership of railroads seems TO
be a long way off in the future, but
the government ownership and con-
troll Of waterways is a present and
permanent fact. Perhaps if private
initiative had had full sway in the
past upon all our rivers and canals
the same as on the railroads, the
present relation of the two means of
communication would have been re-
versed.
Much of the heavy freight traffic of
Germany is handled by canals and
"canalized rivers" A considerable
volume Of this class of business i'll this
country might be so carried, and the
present congestion on the railroads is
an argument that it would be SO car
ried. Before the coming Of the rail-
roads the air was filled with the cry
for canals, and the promotion of in
ternal improvements, which included
water transportation, was fixed ar
ticle in the creed Of the intelligent
public man. When the railroads got
to work the demand for waterways
was sidetrocked. The roads got there
first, and speed was then the question
Of the hou.
Some minds have foreseen the
present situation. The late Senator
Morgan predicted ship canal from
Chicago to the Mississippi. and a
deep channel down that river to the
gulf. lie dreamed Of ship canal
across Florida to shorten the trip be-
tween Atlantic and Gulf ports and
also a series Of canals to connect
lakes and bays lying along the At
lantic coast, and provide an inland
waterway from North Carolina to
Maine. The spirit of public enter
prise will no doubt be able to make
this dream realization without wait
ing for private initiation and capital
to blaze the way. They are matters for
public action. The public controls
the water sheds, which are the life
of the rivers and the canals. Our in
land waterways. both ,he natural and
the artificial. can be made to play a
most important part in the future
prosperity of the land. We have tried
the railroads under private manage
ment, and we know about what to ex-
pect of our waterways. Their thor
ough development as public institu-
tions car but prove beneficial. Per-
haps the turbine engine or something
better will give an approach to rail-
road speed for passenger boats, but
the mair utility of deep waterways
will be to handle ore. grain. coal and
bulky and heavy manufactures
Spartanburg Journal.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-11-07
LET'S FIND OUT WHERE WE
STAND
STAND.

JHSI Wncfe LneV SIann III respect to
the proposed public policies which
have formed the basis of popular agi-
tation and popular demandq
Equilibrium is law of trade, of
material development and progress, as
it is of nature, and instability means
suspense and retardation. There can
be no progress without knowledge and
assurance Of the conditions to be met
and dealt with.
IL Georgia is to continue to move
forward as in the past, we must know,
in the language of the statesman,
where we are sat" We must get
down to bedrock and build npon it.
There must be no uncertainty as to
what the Legislative and executive
branches of the government are going
to do. They must settle now. once
and for all. one way or another. the
important ,,pubIic questions whicl,
have been the storm centers of pnb-
lie and political agitation for the lats
two years. and the uncertainty re-
garding which has, in many quarters,
brought about state of suspended
animation.
Are we CT are we not to have an in
come tax on corporations?
Are We or are we not to have port
rates9
Are We or are we not to have fur
ther reductions in freight rates, and
other requirements upon public SER
vice corporations which have been
suggested or promised, but about
which there has been considerable ur.-
necessary delay in the performance
1t is due the people of Georgia, it
IS due the railroads and other cor
porate interests of the state, it is due
the outside world, which has trade
and investment relations here, that
these questions be answered-ans-
swercd promptly, definitely and en-
phatically, that there may be no fur
ther doubt, no possible question as to
what the state is going and is not
going to do.
Certain Of these questions can only
be answered by the general assem-
bly,. but the importance of reaching
definite conclusion with regard to
them is becoming every day more and
more apparent and pressing.
1t is for this reason that The Con-
stitution feels impeIled to give hear
ty Endorsement to the suggestion of
Hon. Thomas E. Watson that the gov
ernor call the general assembly in
extra session for the purpose of put
ting an end to this injurious and dan
gerous suspense.
In the current issue Of his Weekly
Jeffsrsonian, Mr.. Watson says:
"The people elected Hoke in order
to get certain things. A fair inven-
tory Of these things was prepared by
Hoke and his friends. That inventory
is called THE Macon Platform
"As yet, we cannot 'check up.'
The goods to tally with the Inventory
have not been delivered.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-11-07

"What's the matter with Nor
gan?"
"He's all right IN. Y. Evening
Journal.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-02-15
Dillon Pardoned.

Gov. Patterson on Monday grant
ed pardon to III. ]. Dillon, OF OBJ.
ion County, now serving 15.year
sentence in the penitentiary on the
charge of abduction. Dillon has al
ready served six years of his term,
and the pardon was granted on the
petition of 500 citizens of Obion
County, the city and the county Of
ficials, and majority Of the mem
bers of the trial jury. Numerous
affidavits were presented to the eff
feet that there was grave doubt as
to the guilt Of the prisoner.
The above news item appeared
in Tuesdays Nashville American.
AS stated, various petitions sign
ed by citizens of this county, were
presented. and no one can attach
blame to the official act of the Gov
ernor. But Dillon is the duck who
left wife and number of small
children in Chicago to hustle for
themselves and earn a livelihood.
came to Obion County and for
long time received good salary as
bookkeeper. This money he ''blew
in" on the girls, had real good
time and finally wound up by alb
ducting a young girl and carried
her on long trip East. This in
chief is a part Of the record sus-
tanned against Dillon, and there are
scores of people here who believe
the proper place for Dillon is in
States Coal Pits, rather than out
posing as respectable citizen and
"masher"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-02-15

The two mail boxes at the pas
senger depot, one on the NJ. * O.
platform and the other on the N.
c. St. L. platform, were given our
town at my request and upon stale
meuts made by me to the Post Office
Department that often our business
men and the travelling public had
mail 10 dispatch at night after Office
hours and that the mail was delayed
until next day or mailed on the
night train By the hotel OF railroad
clerks, which was troublesome and
unsafe.
Now it was not supposed By me
that this favor By the Post Office
Department would be imposed on
by our business men mailing hum
dreds OF letters ia day time in these
boxes, when the Office is open, but
that il the charge made BY the rail-
way postal clerks; and they further
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-02-15

charge tlat the public mail letters
in the box on the NJ, c. IL st. T.
road addressed to Trenton or Jor-
dan along with the mail to Hickman
and Nashville, which gives lots OF
trouble and unnecessary work for
the mail clerk, besides an unavoid-
able delay.
The box on the NJ & o. is for the
depositof mail going north or south,
the proper dispatch of which would
be over the M. & 0. road, and the
box on the NJ, c. & ST. L. is for mail
going west to Hickman, KY, or east
TO Nashville or places reached by
that route. The railway mail clerks
on the NJ, c. & st. L. complain at
the amount of mail taken from the
box on their road and say this east
bound mail must be worked before
reaching Gibbs or delayed, if for
that connection, the mail out of this
Office proper being worked first.
| consider these boxes a great
convenience, and our Office, under
stand, is the only one in the State
enjoying it.
There has been a long cores
pondeuce between this Office and
officials and clerks of the Post Office
Department looking to the removal
of these troubles or removing the
boxes. | want the boxes to remain,
and earnestly urge the public to
assist me by mailing only such let
ters in the boxes S should go
there. Yours truly,
@. T. TAYLOR, Postmaster.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-02-15
Great Comedian.

After years of hard work and
painstaking endeavor Harry Beres.
ford has achieved the proud promi.
nence of being classed with such
masters OF comedy as William J.
Florence. Joseph jefferson. John T.
Raymond. Sol Smith Russell and
Stuart Robson. of those who have
passed away and as second to
none OF those who are still holding
the center of the stage. This is
the verdict of critics from the home
Of the salmon to the habit Of the
cod fish. 1t must be delightful to
be 90 popular--but a truce to dis
sertation, Life is short and the read
er of this notice already knows how
clever q comedian Harry Bereeford
Is, and be has had the foresight to
lay aside enough money to buy
tickets for The whole family OF six
feet down to two. The rest is
therefore easy and the tired type
writer and the n1orose Mergen-
thalercau rest after announcing
Harry Beresford will appear at
Reynolds Opera House in THE
Woman Hatef Friday night, Feb.
p.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-02-15
THE ROAD MEETING.
Large Number of Citizens Assemble
at Courthouse.

Large NumDer OF ClVlzens ASSemDle
z at Courthouse.
y Last Monday large number of
! citizens OF. town and country as
sembled at the courthouse for the
purpose Of discussing ways and
means for the construction Of pub
lie roads and for maintaining the
public highways of the county.
) Several speeches we're made, em-
bracing various ideas connected
! with the subject.
The meeting was called by the
, Merchants Association, with B H.
Whitley presiding and S. H. Stone
as secretary. Mr.. Whitley stated
the object of the meeting and w.
G. Reynolds explained its purposes.
!, Among the speakers were Seid
Waddell, w. M. Miles, A. N. Moore,
Geo. Dahnke, j. Fl. Mcdowell and
, S. r. Bratton.
The session was short, but pro-
; ductive of very sensible and rational
conclusions. 1t has long been bar
rier to good road making to under
take the reconstruction of the coun-
ty roads under one head and man
agement for many reasons, the
principal one being the matter of
local interests. For instance, if
the county should provide fund
either by special tax or bond
issue and elect a commission to
proceed with the work of making
good roads, then conflict would
Immediately arise between the vari-
Gus sections as to which should
have advantage of the first improve
ments, and SO on, as they are done.
La lieu Of alhese things Mr.. Mellow
| ell proposed that each civil district
be empowered by the Legislature
10 organize itself into taxing dis
! trict and then that each district
determine how to create a fund,
d either with bonds or tax, manage
and supervise the building Of its
own roads independent of all other
districts. This theory is based upon
the principle of self government
that each civil district have sole
control of its public highways, and
responsible alone to the district for
its road assessments, which are ap-
plicable only to the district where
assessed.
In other words. aswe understand
the proposition, the general road
law is to be repealed and new law
made. authorizing the districts to
assess and collect their road tax
separately and to improve and
maintain their roads separately and
independently OF each other. If the
district prefers to issue bonds for
road purposes provisions are also
made for that purpose.
The next phase of the question
discussed was the constitutionalitv
of the plan, and committee of law
yers. headed by Mr.. Seid Waddell,
was appointed to investigate the
matter, and if at all feasible and
practical a bill is to be drawn in
consonance with the foregoing and
submitted to the road convention
which meets at Union City on the
first Monday in March next.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-02-15

Cheapest accident insurance = Dr.
Thomas Electric Oil Stops the main
and heals the wound. All drnceiefe
sell Il.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-05-28
NueVo cardenal espahol
la IHP0SIGI0y DIX III BIRRETA

Cen gran solemnidad Sc verified
en- el palacio Real de Madrid la ce~
remonia de imponer S. NJ. Ell Rey la
birreta cardenalicia al arzobispo de
Burgess.
A las once en- punto salio de sus
llabitaciones Ell Monarca, que lleva-
ba uniforme de capitan general, con
el Tois6n de Orc, el collar de Carlos
III la banda del M6rito Miltar
En- la regia comitiva iigura ban las
infantas dona Isabel Y do6a Maria
Teresa. Vcstia la prinera trajo CO.
lor girls acero lucia magnifico ade-
rezo de brillantss, Y ST. augusta So
brina iba vestida de blanco, con en-
cafes y con joyas tambiGn de bri-
llantes.
Con las augustus damas iban de
guardia Ia duquesa de Arion y la
condesa de San Ronlan.
A la ceremonial 70 concurrieron la
Reina doila Victoria, en- atencioa i
su estado; el infante don Carlos. por-
due sigue guardando cuarentena, y
el infante don Fernando, por hallar-
Sc en- CANA con IN ligero ataque de
fiebre gripal.
En- el cortejo marchaban en- los ST.
tios de costumbre los jefes de pala-
clio, los grandes de Espafla, los ayu-
dantes del Cuarto militar y demas
classes palatinas, y tambiGn los Carde-
males Sancna, Martin de Herrera, Ri
naldini y Ell nueve purpurado.
En- la capiIla estaban va la Reina
dofla Maria Cristina. que ocupaba la
tribuna baja, y vestla, con la elegan-
acia en- ella habitual, precioso traje
blanco con valiosas joyas de brillan-
tes, y los obispos de Sion, Madrid,
Jaca, Mayorca y Siguenza.
Previas las formulas de rtibrica,
hizo Ell ablegado pontifcio, en- un bre-
We discurso en- latin ell elogio del
nuevo Cardenal acercose este al re
gio dosel, y don Alfonso le impuso
la birreta cardenalicia, despuGs
tabrazo al nuevo principe de la igle-
sia y beso su anillo pastoral.
Acto seguido. Ell arzobispo de Bur
gos sc dlrigi0 al centro del templo
leyo en- alta voz Ell discurso siguicnte:
:. "Cuando pongo la consideration Ell
elabismo que hay entire la excelsi-
fud del honor que Sc me confiere Y Ia
bajeza de mis- cualidades personales,
me domina Ell vertigo que Sc siente
al borde de las grandes simas; mi
furbacioa actual, que SEGA mi gargan-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-05-28

Sc 1caba do recibir en-
esta lnPrenta, IN extern
SO y variadO surtidO de
EscRusANlAs, propias pa
IA reg1l0s.
H soldado alernan

En- Il session celebrada esta
tarde por Ell Reichstag. el mi
nistro de la Guerra. contestan-
do 4 un discurso del Leader
Socialista Bitel, detallo las me
joras que Sc propone introducir
en- favor de los soldados.
Declar0 que esta terminante-
mente dispuesto a impedir que
estos sean objeto de malos ira
tos. aceptando en- Ell acto GUAM
tas denuncias Sc lie presenter.
Hoy por hoy, termino diclen-
do, ell soldado aleman esta tan
bien atendido y considerable CO.
mo pueda estarlo Ell de cuaf-
quier nacion.'
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-05-28

/ e = traba n1i lengua y cinbaraza mis-
movimientos, esta indicando. seffor.
que % que . para 0tros justo motive
d. satisfacci6n 1eRftima, q para mi
causa de confusion muy grande. Ma
da On mi habfa que pudiese atraer
la mirada de vuestra benevolencia;
|pero asf como el Rey do los Cielos
hace de Ia NADIA mundos, vos. Rev
de una gran naci6n de Ia terra, al
|presentarme q Ia Santa Sede, os ha-
beis complacido en- que de la NADIA
Sc hicicSo un Cardenal.
'Gracias, seffor, porque habeis da-
do nueva muestra de vuestro Real
aprecio 4 las Ordenes religiosas, tan
combatidas por los que no conocen
cuanto les deben la civilization Y la
cultura; gracias porque habeis hon
rado mi pobre hzbito, el habito del
Cardenal Cisneros, cuyo nombre bas-
ia para su elogio y cuya memoria
trata ahora de enaltecer Espafla con
TN monumento digno de el; gracias
porque mi honor redunda en- honor
de mi amadfsima Burgos, la antigua
capital de Castillo, la Corte de vues-
tros augustos ascendientes: gracias
tamblen porque as1 como nuestro San
tlsimo Padre, al designaros para que
lie representeis en- este acto. mani
fiesta nuevamente la debida estima-
clon en- que os tiene, vos, al aceptar
| ell encargo de imponerme en- nombre
Suyo IA blrreta cardenalicia, otra vez
dals prueba del amor que le profe-
sais, y esta cordialidad de relacio-
nes entire Ell jefe de la iglesis y el
jefe del Estado me complace viva
mente, por ser tan poderosa para la
religion y para la patria.
"Con NADIA, seflor, puedo CORES
ponder a vue stros favores mostra.
ros mi inmensa gratitud; pero 81 de
| algo valleran ante Dlos mis- s11pl;cas
mas ahincadas, Ell derramara sobre
V. NJ, sol9re la Reina, vuestra angus.
ia esposa; sobre toda la Real familia
sus dones mas preciados; os conce-
dera descendencia que herede, con
vuestro Trono, 10 que vale a1n las
las egregias virtudes que aprendls-
tets con Ell ejemplo de vuestra madre
|y hara que vuestro reinado sea tan
glorloso cual corresponds 4 vuestros
trabajos, 4 vuestra solicitud, vues-
tro desvelo por el blen de la patria"
Terminado este discurso. G arr
blspo de Burgos Sc dirisi0 a sa
criStia donde vistl6 Ia roja v4stidu-
ra y regres5 al tempo.
Finalizo Ia ceremonia cantan13 TN
capell5n. de altar una mis- inter
terpretando Ia capjla mdsica L. misa
en- mi de Zublaurre