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New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
Increasing Cost of Opera
ton One of the Most
Serious-Low Freight
Rates.
By James V. Morrow.

It was $50 o'clock in the morning. but l WAS not
FIRST among those who waited TO see William G.
Brown president Of the nine railroads which com
prise the New York Central Lines. Shippers and
others had been busting iE and then disappearing
into the drab halls without for time
Hr. Brown scrutinized over his crescent
ehsped eyeglasses as I sat down the side of his
desk Re is placid, blue eyed gray haired and
eineuariy youthful looking man In dress atmos-
pierre and derneanor he might be compared in
kriurees elegance, dignity and impressiyeness TO
lis swtftest and best limited train. His clothing
srss dark blue and there was a carbuncIe stickpin
IN his necktie- Leaning forward In his chair with
Ire tnpsssfbility or craven image, he waited for
me 20 begin. The attitude was defensive. but not
antagonists
Caution had beer enjoined upon me in respect to
stimulating and entertaining details of his per
eansl life He utterly weary, I warned.
With per portraits OF himself and with narratives
of his battles for success Still L ventured ask:
when and what your first employment on a
szisrnsd?''
'T went TO work a section in 1859 Mr. Brown
ssrssly answered, and his tone implied neither
pride regret. II sixteen years Old
"And what were your wages by the day.
u don't know. Ny envelope contained s27 at
she end Of the month when the pay came down
ere line"
TIE bridge over the twenty years since then
srzSo hazard 70 pass. His career a telcg-
yapher train dispatcher and general manager Of
great railroads in the West would have made a
capital human interest story as Mr. Brown alone
ceuld have releted 81 Then there was Farley
Brown his great-great-grandfather, fighting be
hind the fntrenchments on Bunker HILL whence ne
carried wounded brother his back after all the
rebel powder had been shot and the iimping col
-snises were IN victorious retreat ] should have
sEkeS 70 ask him also about his father, a Baptist
missionary preacher the prsifies Of Iowa. in
whose Sunday school class among other barefooted
country boys John Forrest Dillon after1vard
3 United States judge. and now general counsel
Tor the Missouri Pacific Railroad and the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
IN the blood and birth OF the youthful section
hand as will be seen. were the generic qualities
which explain his management Of 12.2s2 miles Of
railway, carrying a large share Of the immense
commerce between Boston and New York in the
East and 81. Louis and Chicago. the two giant gate
ways of the enormously rich empire in the West.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
RAILROADS NOT OPPOSED TO Law.

-The regulatory laws now on the federal statute
books" continued Nj Brown ''are the expressions
therefore, Of the enlightened spirit and knowledge
OF the day i'm which and with which, do NOT
hesitate 10 say. railroad owners and managefs
and legislators have shared and wrought alike I'm
the interest Of the people OF the United States.
The virtue and the patriotism Of the nation. you
understand, never centred il any particu-
lar class AS matter of history, s well jus
tice, the public should get and hold the right idea
concerning the genesis and evolution OF the rail
road question.
I'VE still hear now and then about the iniquties
involved in the early grants Of lands 70 railroad
corporations The grant to the Illinois Central.
favored by Clay. Douglas and Benton, amounted
to $4,000 acres. and valued az $3,25aoOo. In
consideration of the grant the railroad
ouired to pay per cent Of its gross earnings each
year. all time come. into the treasury Of
the State OF Illinois. Down 10 the year 1903 the
total sum so paid $27,0eO000. The payment in
1907 alone sl.20Oe5O in 1903 it more;
this year ii will be greater still. and the in
crease will continue with the growth OF business
until the end Of time I speak of land donations
srnply 20 show that they were willingly given
and that they not only Of immense benefit 70
the people because they made the building OF rail
roads possible. but that the bargains CT Congress
were neither contrary to the rules Of good bust
the public interest.
Worthless lands with the building OF railroads.
became valuable and. therefore, Immediately
Sa4aDie OdlS IN iowa ceaSeu 10 DFing but b cents
a bushel and pork worth considerably more
than penny a pound IN short the amazing de-
velopment Of the greatest country the globe
and I'm all history be attributed very largely to
a splendid system of railway transportation. Ma
csulay. the English historian and essayist, truly
said that of all Inventions The alphabet and print
ing press alone excepted, those inventions that
abridge distance have done for the civilization
OF species and other instrumentality ap-
proaches the railroad in the abrdging or annihia-
tion of distance.
The Chicago. Burlington g. Quincy Railroad as
ii is called, begun 1852. the year before
! was born. Practically. therefore and thousands
OF other men engaged in business have lived
throughout The entire period of active railroad
construction west OF Chicago. We have seen the
West unlocked and opened TO the sea. Great cities
in brief lives have sprung up in many a track
less wilderness. The transportation interests ex-
perimental and hazardous at first. have become
second only TO agriculture in the number of men
employed. More than 81 1090.0o00Oo is paid out each
year IN wages TO the million seven hundred thou
sand employees Of the railroads of the United
Staies-a mighty most of intelligent men. equalling
IN number the combined standing armies of Ger
many, France, Great Britain and Japan. The
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
SEAL HARBOR.

Seal Harbcr Ne. July 10.-Seal Harbor has a
colony OF well known persons this year The latest
addition is Winston Churchill. well known
writer and leader in the politics OF New Hamp-
shire Mr. Churchill has taken the z. V. Doug
lass cottage on the west side of the harbor. Mr.
Douglass died last winter. and his family will not
be here this season. Another prominent figure here
is John d. Rockefeller. jr.. who has of the
Cooksey cottages. Last season he and his family
spent the summer at Bar Harbor, but decided 10
come TO the auleter resort this year.
The Appalachian Mountain Club has just ended
a weeks outing here. which has been enjoyed 20
the fullest measure. Among the pleasant features
was a trip to the outer islands and address by
James Bryce. the British Ambassador
Work is progressing rapidly the handsome
cottage for Mrs Marcus 4. Hanna which is TO be
in readiness for next season. Richard NJ. Hoe. OF
New York, has opened his summer cottage here.
DR.. c. A. Herter. of New York, has joined his
family at their cottage on the Heights
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11

in an honest belief that quantity should. be con
sidered, tho wholesale price. which was less. Of
course. than the retail price the rate for ex-
ample single OF wheat. In other words.
the usual and understood standards governing the
purchasing of anything in large amounts were ap-
piled transportation. ANY tailor, I suppose. will
give discount If buys three suits of clothes.
However, during the evolution OF the railroad
business convictions began to form in the minds
of the men operating our transportation systems.
Before law Of Congress made the matter plain 1t
was coming to be understood that railways are not
like stores and factories. y merchant through
some personal idiosynCrasy or because he doesn't
like the looks of a customer may refuse within his
right sell at any price or he may double the
price cut it in for one else.
Before any statutory definition WAS offered rail-
road officers realized that transportation companies
common carriers and that all shippers, in
sound morals and the principles OF fair business
ought to be treated exactly aiike-that wholesale
prices and retail prices had neither ethical
a legal place in the hauling of freight. Further
more il clear that if the big companies and the
big were given preferential rates on their
products. there would he earthly opportunity
for the growth Of the little companies and the
little men engaged in similar lines Of business.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11

last II the clubs 70 open its doors. Out Of re-
spect 70 the memory OF the dead president. John
Harrison. Of Philadelphia and because hut few Of
the members are here vet. the club has not been
opened thus far. A meeting Of the board Of gov
ernors is expected in the near future 10 elect
president. The other members are John Hone.
treasurer: Edgar Scott. secretary; ". Butler Dun
can. General Edward Morren. Clement 2. Newbold
and John T. Kane few Of whom have come as vet
Mr. and Mrs Reginald Koven have engaged
apartments AZ the De Gregoirs for the season Mr.
and Mrs. John Hone. Of New York are here after
trip around the world, starting last February
and returning short time ago. They came d.
rectIy TO their Bar Harbor cottage, The Bandbox.
on the completion Of their trip
Next Saturday the Eastern Yacht Club Is
pected 10 arrive here It's annual cruise to Maine
waters The yachts started to-day from Marble
head and after a long run Of eighty-nve miles 70
Portland will take the remainder of the week
cruising along the harbors between Portland and
Mount Desert The trip will he devoted more to
easy cruising this time and after the dishanding
Of the fleet here the yachts will so back TO hold
the SonderkIasse races with the German yachrs.
The fleet will disbaud next Saturday with the an
nuaI golf match at the Kebo Valley Club. this
time for cup given by George s. Bowdoin. of
New York and the annual dinner. when prizes will
be awarded.
The cruise of the New York Yacht Club in Au-
gust will be increased by the addition OF number
of the SeawanhalSa Corinthian yachts. which hold
a cruise from oyster Bay TO Newport. arriving
there lust before the start for Bar Harbor.
number OF the Philadelphia yachts will take part
in the cruise.
William RhineiandeT Stewart. Of New York. is
here for the summer at Greenlawn His son.
William Rhiuelander Stewart. IT.. Is also here
coming on from Newport, where he has been the
guest OF his uncle. Lispenard Stewart. Mipister
and Nine Iouden of the Norwegian Legation are
here for the season and are at The Malvern Other
members of the diplomatic colony will be here.
Mr. and Mrs Daniel T. Worden, of New York.
have arrived at the Belmont for the season Mr.
AMI Mrs D. G.. Reid of New York, are expected
TO arrive in a few days to occupy the George w
Vanderbilt cottage, which they have leased for
the summer. their first at Bar Harbor. Mr. and
Mrs. Vanderbilt will spend the summer at New
port as is their custom every other year.
Mrs. Morris X. Jesup is TO spend the summer
here for the first time since Mr. Jesup's death,
two years ago. She has closed her Lenox place.
Belvoir Terrace, and will come TO Bar Harbor for
the summer. returning 10 Lenox for the autumn.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
SUSPICIOUS.


YES precious
I'm a good boy. these days, sln't r.
Yes pet-you've been a very good boy since
mother talked YOU seriously"
And YOU trust me now. don't you. MAJ"
Yes darling implicitly"
Then. what 40 YOU keep the jam cupboard
locked for nowadays7''-Cieveland Leader
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
MANY TRAVEL BY MOTOR CARS.

Travel by motor car has increased greatly. and
snany Of the mountain hotels have installed the mo-
tor livery IN their stables. TO supply the constant de
snsnds OF their guests Among these are the Inter
vale; Pitman Hall, at 1ntervale Forest Hill,
Franconias and the Balsas1s, at Dixville Notch.
Mr. John Bouton. Of Brookline. has opened her
cottage at Kesrsarge Village. which was formerly
the summer home Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. 7. Pratt.
Miss Marion Weston CotIle. of New York a
s-oung lawyer, has opened summer Office at Inter
vale. With Miss Cedelia VI. Cox. a teacher OF
vocal singing in New York. Miss Cottle owns a
Bungalow called sylvia OF the Pines at Intervale.
Mr. and Mrs s Lund, Of New York formerly At
the Hotel Grand in the Catskill Mountains have
taken the Sunset Pavilion at North Conway and
already have large number Of applications. This
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
HOTEL BASEBALL SEASON OPEN.

The baseball season has started at Breton
Woods with games Monday, Wednesday and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-09
SALE OF BABY CHICKENS.
Humane Society Will Try to Sup
press the Practice Here.

To prevent the sale of baby chickens
as Easter gifts agents of the Washing
ton Humane Society are on the alert to
discover if there are any establishments
in the District where the wee yellow
and white chicks are exposed for sale as
Easter souvenirs.
We have been successful in the past
in preventing such sales" John p Heap,
secretary of the Humane Society, said
today, and should our agents find that
any sales are being made at this time
we will employ vigorous means to sup
press the traffic
Mr.. Heap declared that the tiny vic
Tins invariably fall into the hands of
children. who thoughtlessly abuse and
neglect them SO that the fiedglings die
4 lingering and miserable death. "There
can be no true education in such a re-
suit, and the gift-spirit is debased and
abused. The practice of selling baby
chickens Easter gifts serves no good
end, and ii cannot be too strongly con-
dcmned," he asserted.
Word came today from Chicago that
the Anti-Cruelty Society of that city il
taking energetic & cps against the Easter
chicken sales, and that the New York
Humane Society recently suppressed the
practice there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-09
Contract for Tidal Basin Stone.

Mai Morrow, the engineer officer in
charge of local river and harbor improve
ments, has contracted with the Columbia
Granite and Dredging Corporation to sup
ply quantity of stone for use in build
ing the automatic gates in the bridge
carrying the Potomac driveway over the
inlet 10 the tidal basin in Potomac Park
These gates are to be SO arranged that
the tidal basin will be filled during flood
tide from the Virginia channel and emp
tied to the level of low water during the
ebb tide through the outlet gates into the
Washington channel The stone contract
ed for will cost 81, 400.
A contract has been made with the
same firm for supplying and placing rip
rap stone on the sea wall on the Anacostia
river Improvement at cost of $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-09
WILL AGAIN TAKE THE OATH.
Annual Muster Of United Spanish
War Veterans April 10.

Inc United spanish war veterans OF
the District are completing plans for the
annual muster of the organization. April
10. the anniversary of the day war was
declared against Spain in 1898. Capt.
Richard l.. Lamb, commander of Henry
W. Lawton Camp, today conferred with
William F. Guide. president of the Cham
Der of Commerce in reference to the cele-
bration and Mr.. Guide said he would lend
the project his hearty cooperation. Capt.
Lamb also secured through President
Guide the use of the Chamber of Com
merce rooms, 18th and F streets. in which
to hold the muster ceremonies of the six
camps of Spanish War Veterans in this
city
A feature of the occasion will be the
soldiers and sailors present again taking
the oath of allegiance to the United
States as they did In 1898.
Department Commander G. Z. Rausch
of the u. s. w. v. has thus far invited
Senator Dick, Capt Richmond Pearson
Hobson, Gen. George H. Harries, Gen. J.
Warren Keifer and William F. GUIDE to
be guests of honor and speakers on the
occasion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-09
Mabel E. Evans. lot 70. square 10.


DOBBINs ADDITIoN-Lillie H. Natter
ct vir. Harry J., to Grace l.. Mahaney,
lot 102 square Ia: so.
1905 VERMONT AVENUE NORTHWEST
Walter R. Hensey. trustee TO Susan
v. Kimberly, two-fifths: Frances G..
Bennett, two-ffths, and Mary Il.
Dodge. one-fifth, lot 30. square 27s;
$1,000.
1920 9TH STREET NORTHWESTERN
liam L. Aughinbaugh ct ux to Quicken
Owens and Irene p. Owens. lot l.,
square 446. $40.
GRANT PARK-John p. F. White ct ux.
to Charles Mattheiss, lots %. u. "a.
square 524S: $40.
DECATUR STREET NORTHEAST be-
tween North Capitol and LIST streets
Wilbur +. Nash ct ux. to Theodore
Schondau. lots 90 and 20, square $50:
CLARK MILLS EsTATE-George o. Co.
berth ct ux. to John l.. Knopp. lot Al:
cUCKoLD's DELIGHT AND INCLos-
URE-Fred B. Weeks. trustee. to Sam
uel r. Emmons. part lot 4; 81.
SQUARES 369. 81. "A. 63O-Joseph T. Fer
~ ct al. to Charles l. Ferry. part
egsna lot ,os. s1d I aPs lot s
c. square a: lots r and w. square
$50. and one-seventh interest in part
original lot 4. square $50: 81.
THIRD AND EAST CAPITOL sTREET ),
NORTHWEST between D and f
streets-Joseph T. Ferry ct al. trus-
tees, to John Ferry. half interest in
part lot g, square 7S6, and one-seventh
interest in part original lot 4. square
$50: ST.
9f5 NEW YORK AVENUE NORTH
WEST-Sarah A. Bryan et al TO John
NJ. Davis. lot b. square 3D.; $40. John
NJ. Davis ct uK. convey same property
to Charles j. Chaplin; SO.
BRIGHTWOOD PARk-Rebecca Meiners
ct al. trustees. to John d. Sullivan
and Michael j. Colbert, trustees, all
block Il; lots 1 and =, block -; lots
!, 2, to 9, block 10: SO.
c o l. U MBIA HEIGHTS = Columbia
Heights Realty Company to Charles
]. Walker. lots A to 81; block "a; $40.
INGLESIDEe-Harry ]. O'Cofinor to Will
liam Conradis. lot 81. block 3; $iO
TWENTY-FIRST STREET NORTH
Wallace Chiswell ct al. to Parthenia
Woodson, lot 81. square ~: $1OO.
CANAL STREET SOUTHWEST between
T and streets-Galen K. Green to
Henry NJ Baker. original lots ). ;. II.
10 and south half of lot IL, square Cos:
$40.
STREET NORTH
WEST between l. and NJ streets-W.
Wallace Chiswell ct al. to Mary l..
Allen. lot 81, square -: SO.
HOLMEAD ESTATE-Harry b. Wilson
ct al to Mary L. Sullivan, lot 93.
square $3.50: $40.
FIRST STREET NORTHWEST between
l. and NJ streets-William Conrads
ct uX. to Harry ]. O'Connor, part orig
inal lot Is. square $40; $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-09

A slight secondary disturbance over the
lower lakes and the middle Atlantic states
has resulted in general SHOWS and rains
over those districts, and there were also
rains in the southern states. and .ligh,
SHOWS in the upper lake region. In the
west the weather was fair.
Low temperatures prevail generally. ex-
cept in the Pacific coast states and
heavy frosts occurred as far south as
northern Texas and northwestern Louisi-
ana
The weather will be fair tonight and
Saturday in the east and south, with
heavy frost tonight, except along the
south Atlantic and gulf coast. where it
will be light. Low temperatures will con-
tinue Saturday, although it will be some
what warmer in the Ohio valley and gulf
states.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be moderate to brisk westerly
on the south Atlantic coast moderate
northwesterly: on the east gulf coast light
to moderate northwest to north
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports will have moderate to brisk
westerly winds: rain Friday: fair Satur-
day to the Grand Banks.
Note.-The display of storm warnings OH
Lakes Superior. Michigan. Huron ST
Clair. Erie and Ontario will be resumed
for the season April 10, 1909.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, Ala am and J:OI
p. m. high tide, 1920 m. and 1913 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, $50 am and JAS
pm. high tide, 11:U2 am. and II ::.;o u. m
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 5:35 am; sun sets
$50 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:33 am
Moon rises. 1923 pm. today.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishng begun one hour before sun
rise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
eXtinguished forty-tive minutes before
sunrise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-09
PASSING OF DAN COUGHL|N
VICTIM OF CONSUMPTION IN
SPANISH HONDURAS.
Came Into National Notoriety in
1889 in Connection With the
Cronin Murder Case.

F CHICAGO, April 9.-Dan Coughlin, for
mer city detective, alleged jury briber
and fugitive from Justice. is dying or
may be dead in Central America, ac-
cording to a news article in the Tribune
today.
Since his sensational escape from cap
ture at Mobile. Ala, three years ago. -
says the Tribune. ''he has been living
at Puerto Cortez. Spanish Honduras. un-
der the alias Of Jim Davis. He worked
until about three months ago as fore
man of railroad construction gangs. Just
afte- New Year his big-boned form be-
gan to waste and. the doctors told him
he had consumption. When Coughlin ran
saloon here he tipped the scale at
go pounds or more Fifteen days ago
he weighed ninety pounds.
"Coughlin was not in want. He had
trained nurse and the best the little
town could give in medical aid. The
doctors warned him that death was GER
tain and imminent. Big Dan seemed
resigned to fate. and only expressed sor-
row at the prospect of dying away from
Chicago. He was mum on all his trou-
bles, legal and otherwise.
I'm May. 1889. Coughlin. then city
detective, came into national notoriety
in connection with the Cronin murder
case He was indicted as one of the
conspirators and was convicted, his
sentence being life imprisonment. After
serving three years in the Joliet peni-
Tertiary he was given new trial and
was acquitted. Soon afterward he start
ed a saloon and ran 1t several years.
while in this business he was indicted
for attempted jury-bribing In connection
with personal injury suit against a
railroad. He was held to the grand
jury in $4,000 bond. but fled. and moth
ing was heard from him until about
three years ago. when he was arrested
at Mobile. A Chicago detective was sent
to Mobile with requisition papers. but be-
fore his arrival there Coughlin had been
discharged on writ of habeas corpus.
1t was learned that he took a tramp
steamer to Central America, but nothing
more was heard of him until the news
that now comes.