The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-24

GREAT MYTHS
After an is said o. MI edward
aarrsman. iha prince Of railroad pro
niotefs. is IA not mostly Of 4 myth
csi helug whose existence IN the
aesh ii Il name only
gev people whu have Travelled ont
ot their native state more than once
bal has seen thia man who 10 now,
hepapne Francis y Honey, Than
whom no greater scoundrel has ever
eapoused the Use oi righteousness,
aes named the aSead and front Of all
corruption in hlgh places IN the Re-
pebllca the most talked Of man Id
private NE.
Aa y broker and promoter. he was
noted FOR accuracy of judgement and
depth 81 purpoae. but no one ever
accused aim o. exlfaordinary wis.
dom 81 courage, moral or physical
Aa broker be charged regular
ecmmissl0us and loaned OF Invested
nla earnings with The same care as
SD ordinary country banker who Wish
as b eslAbllsh line of credit With
lhc people whom he presumea Will
Gen0slt win Him.
The Collins r. Huntington senuls
F, WIS Rni thar af Mr Huntington. but
~ ltfge number Of men WHO aehlev
ed Un ihe Pacific coast and spent
alllone because they realize, the
wealth ih the West viii pas twenty
pcr cent whilst the oh siowgolng
Eaa, would yield less than three.
Perhaps Hartman Is but nc--ihe
mead Il you eIll-of a number OF bold
Investors who place their money be-
Mind rsllgQads crossing continents
some III thal territory but poorly In-
hahliel and not 10 wen cared for.
aNthef than ii the roads srom Naw
Pork Buffalo, or from Boston 10
Montreal
The roads Of the East pass through
n0pulous territory. where the very
nnlnbef bflnes business. but also
where pennies are hoarded. whilst
lhe Southern Pacific, south and north
lines. fie FasI network Of roads west
~ the Great Divide All extend through
domain whore poslolflce Is the
only place sou see penny. and
whore lie local Inhabitants viii spena
q fortune for pleasure without the
lremor 81 smuscle cr lhe WhlnHaf.
# # he guna forever and they are
lefl poor
0faN line around Sew York CITY
80 ~ miles end sou eill ,Ete ia the
e4eai cities u Boston Montreal. Ports
lAud Lowell Hartford Providence.
( Albany Aunala. Rochester. phliade.
phla ieraeE eity Trenton. Whining
ipn Washington Baltimore. pllta.
burg lnear Il az leasi) Harrisburg.
Scranton Eimira Syracuse. Trenton
Worcester Springfield. pouehkeep.
ole and iorlriiee more beyond $1,000
people
Draw simlef line around salt
Lake. and yep would reach less than
ten cities Of more than 10000 peo.
Pie
EeVenIyena railway aystems divide
ihn New Iufk.fn0 mile territory
Nut to exceed Ave can claim en-
trance e salt Lak9s and IN reality
but three
Fei n that Salt Lake territory "a
Ntuauetua af materials which 60 q
rlake rich nation. seven are there
produced II eHeess OF the remainder
81 the nation
Make the circuit 500 miles and al
low the Eaal Pittsburgh on Cincinnati
thNs The Atlantic may nug mitigate
shalnks IT ami yuu viii take In a
most hi 81 shF territory east of the
Mississippi ana much of Ganaaa
iseare on Chicago from that radius
and ehe saale line drawn nround Den
YER Colorado. would show c0mpari
son pugzllag 10 the human mind. The
kasi would Be IN eompeiiii0n with the
producing world tie Wost niauafeh
nf hiix gfeat products tlle balance
nf lhe Republic would have 70 in.
port 4 afeas cost aid some could moi
~ reproduced
llence II i nof likely lhat Harrl
man feptaseata lhe Western splrll
u eunquesi
r. Il nUl likely that wiia Kindred
slHrlls rs haa iofmpd nool 10 con
tiQf lhal which IL valuable n Ger
tain sections. ami went 10 the heart
Of lhe enemies country 10 form his
pools
u i l'hl likely thar the spirit
which snnl iae gold kings from Eaa
FrkHclHnp to New York lor the implet
manis II make the Pacific coast great
X ne guiding iiaba behind the Fgar
f sIlnan syndicate ana We are but re-
feYlne % IN nandred men who work
III sIi8ueH fof he profits behind sie
llfmHtsf hAHe Of Hartman.
'lf I11es Hol inc Invasion Of Mexico.
whefh the wealth 81 mo mineral
woYld lIes scarcely hidden ana where
rfudltf aud cunldlls have prevented
the Latin race Waning lhe wealth nl
tie world Il but another omen thal
llhe spirit % the Rockies. 6lefras
and tuFdIlafas IS alike yea, one and
lhA sams
HhaafY leiI7
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