The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-05-24
LEVI p MORTON, AT IS, TELLS
THE RAILROAD MAN TO REST.
HE MAY KILL HIMSELF.
MUST keep BUSY OR Die
True, ! Can't, hut Harriman's e2 and
It's Time - Take It Easy"-The ES.
Vice President Tells How He Grew
Old Living About as Pleased Him.

New York. May 2.-"Harr,mau
ought to slow up. lie is one of the
most wonderful men i'm the world. But
Il he don't quit working so hard he
will regret il after white. lie may
Kill himself"
Levi +. Morton said this. Mr. Nor
ton celebrated his eighty-fifth birtn.
day anniversary at his country home
near Rhineclff, Sunday. Today he
took train at that station AT 7:ij
o'clock in the morning for his office
in New York to begin his weeks
work. The retired statesman com
placently pufted away at his light Ila
vana in the stuffy smoking car an,
the way to the city
How old is Mr. Hartmann Mr..
Morton inquired, while the railroad
magnate was under discussion
"SiXty-two? Wen, he's done enous1
and he's old enough to slow up n
bit"
But You work all the time"
The cN-Nice president augreI In
tact, Mr.. Morton laughs with navly
every sentence.
NO" he rejoined, II don't work
all the time. But must keep busy
or / believe would die"
But you We're a voter when Mr..
Hartman was born he was remind
ed, so that if at his age you would
advise Mr. Hartman to slow up a pit,
how about your own cXperience?"
Laughing. Mr. Morton said:
II just told you that if ! had no
you
Mr.. Morton has neither the appear.
ance nor the manners of an old man.
The avidity with which he seized the
morning papers and began to sc-u
their headlines shows that he still
feels keen interest in the worlds
affairs. The market pages We're the
last part of the papers to which he
turned.
Asked for his recipe for IN, ,crot
of youth, Mr.. Morton laughngly said: :
Il have no recipe. | know some
older men than | who are Just as
strong and active. can't say that |
have ever consciously lived by rule.
| generally have done what | wanted
To door what | could do. | have
never been absolutely abstemious. |
now smoke about three cigars a day
one after each meal. II my taste 10
manded a greater number I suppose
! should smoke more. | get all the
sleep | need. which has never been
more than seven or eight hours a
Gay'
Have you any remedy TO propose
for the trust problem in this country
or for checking the Capitalization OF
wealth." Mr. Morton was asked.
Il have none he replied. mainly
because don't think there is any
pressing necessity for any. An these
problems, as you have called them.
are straghtened out by natural laws
soon or late There Is not nearly 50
much anxiety or unrest among the
people over these question as there
was even year ago"
"is the chance OF tae young man as
good now in the United States a.
when you began your career mo, e
than sixty years ago.
ITS better came the reply quick.
ly. Our industrial, financial anG ou..
mess machinery is better organized
and more efficient. The accumulation
of wealth is vastly greater The
young man of today has better tools
10 do bigger things than their -ore.
better trained and Is moro alert %
his opportunity | look for the com.
ing race Of men in the United States
TO do bigger things than their fore.
fathers could do
Circle No % of the Home s,,ss,ou