The Washington herald., 1909-05-10
AT THE HOTELS


Lancaster. Pa. who Is at the shcrenam +
THE veterans OF Pennsylvania WIZ
dedicate the handsonest and most elab-
crate monument ever raised by TIE sur
vtTors Of the civil wa- at PeterxburE.
where there YVES ten months OF stubborn
fighting and whsre honors wsrs abous
evenly divided
Our monument, which President TafE
VIII unvel, was erected to the memory
Of Gen John :. Harrsnft and the Third
Division OF Burnside's Ninth Army Corps,
which covered itself with glory at Fort
Steaoman on March 2. 1850
Veterans OF the Federal army and ths
Confederate army as vel have reared
scores of monuments around PETERSBURG.
and the miles of ground over which tbs
rival armies fought looks Ike a great
national park. 4 movement is on foot
for the establishment of a battlefield park
outside OF Petersburg. end the Grand
Army is anxious 10 have Il created, as
Il viii cause the erection OF many other
monuments and attract visitors 70 the
most memorial battle ground IN the
United States. There are rs forts around
Petersburg, and sixty miles OF fortfhca-
tons Ike ps-spets. bombproof iatrench-
ments. and other means OF protection
Petersburg should have a battlefield park
by al means"
August Eerseu. OF Luebeck. Germany,
one OF the partners IN the Fagersta Iron
and Steel Works. az Fagersta- and tho
Carisdshl Blast Furnaces. at Ca-lsdshl.
Sweden, Is making a business tour OF
this country. and is at the New Willard.
Dir Hersen said that business cOndi-
tons in every part OF the world depends
70 q great extent on business prosperity
In this country.
Whenever the United States Is busy
and prosperous. the rest Of the werId fol-
1 lows. Depression IN America means de-
pressioa everywhere America IS a great
consumer OF foreign goods OF every
description, which explains the whole
matter. and Americas needs are steadily
increasing II every direction.
Business n Germany has been dull.
but is picking up. and We are looking for
ward 70 prosperous, busy times, due
largely 20 the Improvement n the United
States Business relations between Ger
many and the United States are jsst
as friendly as they possibly can be.
The German people are great admirers
OF America.
IF the tariff on steel IS reduced rs COT
tenplated Il VIII give foreign exporters
ar opportunity % co more business n
this country than ever before. Especially
IS this true with regard 70 Swedish
steel. which Is better than any material
Of its character n the world N the
process Of making steel coke IS used n
the United States. while We in Sweden
use charcoal. resulting IN q higher grade
and better steel product-
Yes. all Germany IS n favor of q
strong and powerful navy, not for often
sive. but for defensive purposes. The
growing commerce O3 Germany demands
a strong naval power. Not only a strong
navy IS needed. but we are compelled 20
uphold a strong army In fact. We are
/ forced 70 co so. being surrounded as re
are by hostile nations Germany should
not be blamed for adopting measures for
her own protection Il IS The duty 0r
every country 10 do that Furthermore,
Germany does not care whether her navy
programme IS agreeable 20 England, OF
France, or Russia, or any other power.
We attend 70 our own affairs strictly
and the German Emperor knows exactly
what he is after. He is more popular
than ever
Speaking of Industrial and business ac-
tivity n Massachusetts IN general and
Quincy in particular, :. A SIocum, of
Newton, Mass, who was seen az the
Raleigh recently, said Z was IN Quincy
that the first railroad in this country
was built
That was way back fl 1S21." said Mr.
SloCum- 1t was constructed to trans
port from the Cuarriss IN West Quincy
the huge blocks Of granite 70 udewater,
thence 70 be shipped 10 Charleston.
where they were Chiseied and fashiJned
and set, one upon the other. forming
the great shaft or Bunker HIu that
marks the spot where the battle between
the British and the coIonists II the strug-
gle FOR Independence was fought
Experts assert that Quincy granite Is
( practically the same kind OF stone o.
I which the Pyranaids and ths Sphinx are
( built. and have withstood the onslaught
| OF tine and weather for centuries.
How much granite Is there n the
I cUsrries OF Quincy? Authorities. who
} have spent their lives working n the
( QuarTies. say that nobody knows. but they
/ assert that the supply IS vel nigh !a-
I exhaUstible. Some Of the quarries are
.
90 the better is the quality Of the stone.
so John L. Miller. president of the Gran
( tie Association. declares. and he ought %
/ know. He also estimates the value Of
J the annual output OF the Quincy Qusrries
al more than S2.00o 90 Nearly 500 men
are employed in the ouarTying, cutting,
/ and hauling of the stone. and in lines de-
/ pendent or the industry
This country" said Bernard s Held,
/ OF New York. as the last OF civilized
nations 10 hold on 10 the old system o.
/ employers liability, which is 50 uncertain
/ IN SIS operation that Z seldom affords suf-
/ Acsent compensation
/ Mr. Held not long ago made Al IN
vestigatIon Ia PittsbC1z. where, n Sd
+ fatal cases. mora thau One-hslf the VIC
/ Tins were married men or SO such
] cases" continued Mr.. Held, Who Is il
I terested n the matter cf liability -nSur-
ance. many received no compensation.
/ ninety-three less than 800, sixty between
/ 500 and 500. only twenty above 500. Slld
I but two ssteo a. over. OF married men
4 injured. only = Ter cent received con-
peusation in any form OF the accidents
/ in which the yictIus had been CHARGED
with the blame, the cause n the majority
Z II
! ignorance Of newly arrived foreigners and
/ young persons
IN shops rcn by steam many accidents
I occurred because OF tnatte1tion 10 dan
gers This was often the result OF heat.
noise. speed Of machines, extreme UeaTi-
ness. and the readiness 10 take chances-
/ which every one does who is worth any
\ thing-the man who takes 100 necessary
/ ones in a dav being apt n take the ols
which is not necessary. In none Of such
cases should the wOrkmen be held wholly
/ responsible, and. as a matter OF fact, the
vast majority OF accidents is not in any
sense due ID the person injured. Err
I ployers assert that the risk Is sufficiently
/ rewarded by the higher wages, but that
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