World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1908-01-02
TRAsK, Mo Thursday, JAN. 2, 1903.

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much taken with the idea of the
presidency when il was iirst
suggested to him He said frankly
that he had been too close to the ;,
President and seen too much Of I'd
the work of the Office to care for c
, such Il strenuous jnb himself. 9
He preferred the Supreme ;
Court and there was every pro.
bability for u long time that he
would land there But he was F,
practically forced into going for
the nomination by his brother
Charles Taft and the President
aud some of h.s personal friends.
3 Then came tue row with Sena.
tor Foraker Ia Ohio and the !
prospect aroused SecrctaryTaf
,hahting blood 50 that having
once been liunchcd in the tight
VI lie proposes to go in and make it
t. interesting FOR Ill concerned. He
e is q inE ~ toal the country MAX
- in. 4 s2r.cs oi speeches that will
d tup h.S position on q mlAIor
Of important lAliorai subjects.
Tie nrst ot thtso viii be made
.is 81, the dinner OF thc Merchants $
ot G.lb III Boston un the Night o'
lie Dce. 39tA. After that he viii
atf 'akc in some poe,ts IL New Ing
lie land and then 81 intervals th'
he west and south. Secretary Iaf
raj is fairly sure Of the most ri M
nd. southern delegations. he Is ais
the strong in New England and th
esi' far west. 1t is possible that
con h, deaif.es. ~, " cWnpre.ens,'
r., ste nping tour he will res'e
eau from the Cabinet so that the pc
the :,ical activity will not interior
with the regular work OF the WI
she department.
''o'' One OF the greatest pieces
pA surveying ever attempted now
- being done under the auspices
''" the Carnegie Institute OF Was
''G' ington. 1t started almost thr
"a Years ago and consistsin = the
1 ough magnetic survey OF I
80 whole of the Pacific Ocean
, '"' di.Da.ch received this week FRI
~ the expedition alates that ID
''" are now in New South Wal
wv having GOV ygrcd over $4,000 IN,
wa s.nvy thoil' start. The wus
icing done fgoaa sps,clalsrho
- Or. tho Galiiae that has h'
~ fitted up especially for this cl
. Of work. There is II great 4
- of scientiic interest in the s
~ -" yey al over the world, but
, most immediate AID pact
- benefit to be derived from i
~ the data it furnishes for cor
n,,,; magnetic charts OF the rae
- -, 80 Tue variations of the magn
field in the Pacific are very
,,. regular and have never
scientifically. studied he
,,,n From the work the exped
49, has done slfeady the HA
...;,, graphic Office has been ab
IA issue some new Charts sho
49,. the deviation OF the compass
this oc1anas it never has
. Ia. -
,,. .o shown b fore.
80. ho The final figure Of the B'
Of STATISTICS for the year ha'
: s,m.t tyet been compiled but
y !, .,,, show enough 10 Indicate
;, !, 10 the business Of the count
IN 10 st!N progressing 10 higher
rl,aro despite the recent inspc'al
= ..s,as Tic export. FOR tlle mo
49, ~ November broke all rs
w r.,,bsr figures, being saoa,ooo,0s.ef-
- IN They are pretty well d''
!. r,,e ted over the whole worl
,v' Europe cuntinues,to be th'
!, q, who oct market. tie exports ~
q. that the ten months Of tte
th.t he showing a totalnf sl,0oa,
! much against le*s tllnna billion
de bsalsams periodsf the pre'
for the ssar; si!.l.. !