Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-29
RAIL MAGNATE SEEKING TO PRE-
VENT REINFORCEMENT OF
COMMERCE COMMISSIONER.
CALIFORNIA MAN A THORN
IN HARRlMAN's PATHWAY
As Commerce Commissioner He Has
Caused Grief For Pacific Railroads
If Retired Lane May Become candi.
date for Observation-Disclosures Indus.
trial District Growing.
Especial Correspondence

democratic nominations for office is get
ting illustration out in California,
where there is serious talk that Frank
| lin Lane, interstate commerce commits
sioner, may become candidate for the
senate in succession to Senator Frank
Flint
Mr.. Lanes present term on the in
( terstate commission will expire in
January next, and the story goes that
there will be a determined effort to
/ prevent his reappointment He is an
old-lne democrat, and several years
ago made red-hot anti Hartman
campaign for governor OF his state. He
missed election by majority so small
that the republicans got fearful scare
out of the fight. President Roosevelt
appointed him for an unexpired term
on the commission, and under the
Roosevelt administration he was one
of the most influential members. at
the White House. At present there is
some uncertainty what his status with
the new administration will be There
was strong tie between him and Mr..
Roosevelt, in the fact that both were
enthusiastic opponents of E. II. Harr-
man, commonly figured as the real boss
OF California. 1t has always been
charged that Hartman dumped a big
bunch of money into the gubernatorial
campaign, and issued orders TO his po-
litical lieutenants in the state, just at
the right moment to turn the tide
against Lane.
When Lane went on the commission
he set about in earnest the task of get
ting even. He knew all about the Pa
cliic railroads, and their operations in
the far west, and he was shortly in
stalled in general charge of scope of
affairs, for the commission, which gave
him opportunity to probe far into the
Hartman affairs. AS result he has
got under the hide of the magnate
number Of times, and it is given out
that Lane will not be reappointed UNI
der any circumstances if Hartman can
prevent it.
Lanes friends know that the fight is
on, and some of them have indicated
plainly that in such an event the fight
will be carried right back to the people
of California Mr. Lane. sacrificed to
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candidate for the senate, and will APP
pear on an anti-Harriman platform
and put the whole matter up to the
people to decide.
At present Mr. Lane and Mr.. Harri-
man are both in Europe but the rela-
tions Substituting between them are
such as to suggest that they will hard
ly hold any peace conferences while
they are on the other side. Lane is a
tighter all the way thru, and his course
on the commission has been such as
to commend him strongly to business
interests in his state which are not
affiliated with the Hartman crowd
He is looked upon as very strong
| candidate in the state, and his friends
say that he has received much urgent
insistence that he make the run for
/ either governor or senator. He prefers
the latter position because of the con-
viction that interstate commerce legis-
| lation is likely to demand much legis-
iative attention in the near future
Lane used to be newspaper man.
but unlike most of that persuasion he
| is an excellent speaker and an effective
stumper. His campaign for governor
was one of the whrlwind sort, and
three days before election all the bet
ting favored him. When the facts
came out about how he had been beat
en- in the last hours, they made him
stronger than ever with the state.
| The industrial district of Pittsburg is
growing faster than any other in the
| United States, in number of manufac-
turing establishments, but that of
New York shows the greatest actual
gain in value of products, and that of
Buffalo makes the best showing in per
centage of gain.
These are some of the interesting
conclusions from the census bulletin
on industrial districts. just issued No
other industrial district, however, is
comparable with New York in exte1.t of
business. In 1905 this district, includ-
ing an area of 702 square miles, turned
out $2,144.000,000 of products, a gain
of 1913 per cent over 1900 while Chi
cago, the second industrial district,
turned out in 1905 only $970,00O,0O0 of
products, and showed a gain of only
20.4 per cent over 1900. Buffalo, Bos-
ton and Pittsburg were the only dis
tricts in the list which showed a great
er percentage of gain in output than
did New York; but in actual output
they were so far behind New York as
to be hopelessly out of comparison.
The general conclusion is enforced by
this showing, that New York is more
than twice as great a manufacturing
district as any other in the country.
and that its growth is going forward
/ at such tremendous rate as to assure
that it's lead will increase as the years
pass.
Putting New York in a class by it
self, it is found that chicago, Phila-
delphia and Boston constitute the sec
ond group; having about the same pop
ulation and output. In this group Bos-
ton showed the largest gain, 20 per
cent, against Chicagos 20 and Phila-
delphia's 16. In third class, in
order of Importance, Psttsburg, St
Louis Baltimore. Cincinnati, Cleveland
Buffalo and Minneapolis Paul are
placed. Buffalo had 4S per cent gain
st. Louis 40, San Francisco 33, Min
neapo1is %.
As q Butcher Sees II.
/ president Edward -O'Neil Of the
Master Butchers Association Of New