The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
AT THE HOTELS.

senator EiElns, my colleague would
make an admirable man FOR the high Of
fee" said Senator Scott, OF West Vir-
ginia at the New Willard. last night.
Senator Elkins is not only man OF
large business interests. but he has been
in public life Tor many years. and is
/ thoroughly in touch with the public mind
and every question touching the welfare
Of the nation. He is a politician and
statesman. and has served his terms in
the legislative assemblies Of the nation
lie WAS a member Of the Territorial Iegis-
lative assembly Of New Mexico ia is64
and 1850. and speaks Spanish fiuently. He
held the Office Of Territorial district attor-
ney. attorney general and United States
district attorney. He served as a member
Of the Republican National Committee for
three Presidential campaigns. and as
Secretary Of War for more than two
years. He has had varied experiences in
the public service. and the Vice PTesi-
dental Office requiring the most careful
attention so far as the selection Of its oc-
cupant is concerned. I am OF the opinion
my colleague would make an excellent
man Tor the place" T.
The sentiment Of the state Of New
Hampshire and its people is for Taft
Men assuming 10 represent the Standard
Oil were for time busy in New England
giving the people advance information
OF coming panics which. they said. would
discredit the administration Of Theodore
Roosevelt"
This statement was made by P.
w Pillsbury. publisher Of the Man
chester Union, and prominent candidate
for the Republican gubernatorial nomi-
nation in his State. who is in Washington
and, to-day, VIII be the luncheon guest
Of President Roosevelt
7 saw an interview with Robert S.
Dana. Of Hampton Falls. to-day" said
air. Pillsbury last night. He processes
20 ind a strong Hughes sentiment among
the business men OF New Hampshire.
Mr.. Dana may be a good representative
Of the Boston financial house. with which
he is connected. but he has never been
prominent personally OF politically in New
Hampshire. Personally, 1 have never
heard Of Mr.. Dana.
The sentiment OF New Hampshire.
notwithstanding Mr.. Dana's statement. is
overwhelmingly for Taft We find among
/ Slr- Taft's supporters such prominent men
| as former Gov Frank ". Rollins. John
/ s. Cannon, president Of the State senate;
I George II. Adams. State insurance COM
missioner; ex-senator Daniel c. Remich.
/ Of LittletOn; Hon. A. Crosby Kennett. Of
| Conway. ex-member Of the senate; Al
/ len Hollis. Of Concord; John H Benton.
| OF keene. and Robert Manning. all mem
/ hers OF the judiciary committee Of the
| last house.
1T is true that men assuming 10 repre-
/ sent the Standard OIL Company were for
a time busy in New England. giving
1 people advance information OF coming
panics. which. they said. would discredit
/ the administrs ton. They were only half
I right There was something Of a panic
I but il did not discTedit the administration
/ with the people. That was evid~0ced by
a canvass undertaken BY the Manchester
/ Union. OF those who replied. 80 per cent
/ indOTsed the administration and its poll
/ cies and - per cent declared for Sscre-
! tary Tafts nomination"
/ Mr. Pillsbury says that IN his opinion
/ Senator GaIlinger VIII succeed himself,
| and that there is no disposition 20 have
! any candidate against him
3. NJ. Boiler. an Official Of the Union
/ Pacific Railway. who IS at the New VII
| lard, and who halls from Laramie. Wye.
said last night that the wave Of pro
hibi;ion VIII ultimately result in the re-
duction Of railway traffic
with the prohibition wave gradually
spreading and with the probable tariff
reduction 1t would seem ultimately that
| the government viii desire % tax inter
state business. which represents on the
I Union Pacific s. per cent OF its business.
( Therefore. there would be only Is per
cent Of its gross earnings left 20 the
States through which IL operates.
The amount Of money expended on
! second track alone and taxes in the
States of Wyoming and Nebraska far
! exceeds the gross earnings derived in
I these two States. and allows nothing
I whatever for the maintenance Of the Old
/ lines. OF interest or dividends.
/ -RefOrmers and agitatOrs and the pe0-
I pie may as well face the situation. and
meet squarely with fun recognition the
! present condition Of affairs. which pre-
vents needed capital from investing.
/ There can be no thoroughly marked re-
vivaI OF new railroad construction on a
/ scale commensurate with the necessities
Of the Western country until securities
/ receive greater protection than at present.
The constant attacks on Overcanitali-
/ zaUion seem. in the case OF the Union
/ Pacific Railway system. peculiar. in view
OF the fact that when the United States
/ government was its partner in the origi-
I nal incorporation in 1870. IL was capital
I lied for Sl120l0 a mile, while its present
/ capitalization is less than SSr000 per
mile In other words, the initiation has
! been backward
Discussing the fixing by law Of a maxi
mum passenger fare Of cents mile. and
the results so far experienced. P. s. Eus-
/ ting. Of Kansas City, connected with the
Burlington Line. and in this city on bust
ness. said at the New Willard yesterday:
Two cert fares are in effect in many
l States-in a few since last spring. but IN
most Of them since the summer. Up 70
the middle Of November We found that.
in spite Of the reduction in the revenue
per passenger per mile. the passenger
revenues were no worse than before
The passenger department Of the rail-
/ roads never did pay They do not pay
any better since the rates have been re-
duced We have succeeded. however. in
! equaHzing the reduction pretty well in
many cases.
Two cent fares mean that the average
fare. instead Of being a trifle above >
cents a mile, is Just a tri7e below . cents
a mile. as we have abolished excursion
ard other special rates. For Illustration,
the average passenger rates IN Illinois.
Iowa. and Missouri on the Burlington IN
July. 1906. was I'll cents. whereas last
July Il was L96 cents"
Recently. in a Southern city so began
Harry F. Drummond, Of Atlanta, who is
at the Cochran, the following humorous