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New-York tribune., 1909-01-10
ATLANTIC CITY
Real Winter at the Resort-PIenty
of Indoor Entertainment

Atlantic City. Jan. s.-Atlantic City had its first
taste OF real winter this week 1t conduced to in
door amusement. and the people here played cards
In the hotel parlors listened to orchestral con-
certs. The Brighton Casino has been well patron
lied, for there sit and look out the
Boardwalk and over the ocean. The view OF the
ocean from the Boardwalk and from hotels on the
ocean front on Thursday beautiful The north
east storm had kicked up a heavy sea, and the
north wind beat against the pillows and sent the
spray whirling in showers Of sparkling diamonds.
The proprietors of Galen Hall have arranged a
series of entertainments for their visitors and
friends Last night Miss E. Jean Wilson, of Wash
ington, gave an evening of song and story" On
Friday night of last week the visitors at Gaen Hall
were entertained by musical given by the Hahn
String Quartet.
This city has heartily indorsed Governor Forts
scheme for ocean boulevard, connecting all the
New Jersey coast resorts. and to aid in the accom-
plishment Of the plan Mayor stoy has named Wal
ter E. Edge Councilman William Riddle. William
I Cherry Alfred GilIison and Samuel E. Perry as
a committee to aid the Governor.
The resort is also helping the effort to get the
state tax of 80 foreign automobiles removed
With others in the state, 1t is agreed that the tax
is unnecessary and It Is believed It keeps away
many persons who would touch at points in New
Jersey while making tour, OF tho country. The
Board of Trade has named a COMMITTEES to go to
Trenton with representatives from other parts of
the state with to getting the Legislature to
fixes tax coming here from other states
New-York tribune., 1909-01-10
SAVING IN NEW GOLD COINS.

Face to face with the realization that the vast
wealth OF the nation in gold coin slowly but
surely being wiped out. Uncle Sam has taken sum
mary action. aid the sensIbilities OF the
money spending public have been severely Jolted.
The other day the latest nhntage, the 81 90 gold
piece, Joined the Chicago colony Of hves and
hss reached t1e "a e Of
the sputterings and grumbngs Of critical people
has been outraged still echo about the corridors
OF the federal building.
radically than its immediate predecessor.
which ,his in turn was subjected to much reyiling
same The pantaletted eagle and the Indian maiden,
tend to detect the ineaments of a Celtic origin
are both there. and for them the Treasury Depart
the work Of tn the % late Augustus
The added innovation lies in the feel" as well
They are Smooth instead Of he neatly 81 ed edge
and other protuberancss. such as the ubiquitous
injured II he does find. there is fat surface.
hold and the goddess Of liberty. who is given no
place on the new disk. had stepped It in rage.
are forced to handle and rehandle the stream Of
golden wealth-sorry task,-the Treasury heads
f s The Weaith Of the world is being dss
Pated into thin air not by % Tar and , pestsnce not
but friction. . -''''' 1'-'--'
Friction Is CARRYING on greater destruction than
/ per cent Of gold coin in twenty years. That
per cent R roHr s thousand yrs bo You begin
grasp the enormity of the catastrophe?
the United States If this wear and tear were to
60 on g1Gfso9 The sm Of Of fS0n dsv would
900 lost for every period of two years and eight
months.
The wealth Of the world in gold is IN the neigh
borhood of $500: :ooo. o0o What Is friction doing
to that amount Of money? It is esting Up. If the the
year and In the span OF only four thousand years
not spent or squandered. but gone.-Chicago Even
ing Post.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-10

The rev steamboat company. which viii run ooats
between New York. Philadelphia and Atlantic CITY
beginning March 1, has purchased Wnarf AT
the inlet at which It will dock It's boats at this emo
Of the line. Wharfage has already been obtained
IN New York and Philadelphia
Charles II. Taft of New York. and Mrs TAFT are
spending few days at the Hotel St Charles
Mr. and Mrs Wilson Howard of New York. have
taken apartments at the Hotel Dennis or week
stay. George NJ Falconer. OF New York. Is also
visitor at the Dennis
@. Harry Lyons, a New York broker. is spending
q few days at the Marlbor ough- -Rlenheim-
nfr and Mrs Frank s. Williams. Of New York
have taken apartments at the Hotel Traymore for
o three weeks stay They are entertaining MI anu
Mrs w g. Culbertson. of Philadelphia
Miss Helen Gilbert. of New York. is at the Chal-
Sonte as are A. II. V. Gildersiesve and Miss Mar
Sorte N Buckley. OF Brooklyn
Mr. and Mrs. John II. Parker. Miss Fox. Miss
Louise Lewis James ONeiIl, Miss Jessie l.
Deerning Miss Mabel Wimarth and Mr. and Mrs
William King New Yorkers at Haddon Hail
Mrs @. W. Wilson, of New York. Is spending
couple OF weeks at ths Seaside House
J. B. Kelly r., of New York is visitor at the
Psnnhurst-
H H Gonpers, q New York merchant, is spend
ing q week at the St Charles.
Dr. and Mrs Charles H. Newcomb, OF New York
ars staying at the Traymore.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-10
MR. CUN1MINS WOULD STIMULATE COMPETITION

whom I had never seen-he was indefinite per-
sonality who. so I believed. lived in opulence
on smiling acres amid fat herds. I would to
him quickly, obtain all the money 1 needed by
some sort honest effort and out there. in land
flowing with milk and honey. I would read law
and open an Office My banker uncle loaned me $50
that Is to say, l gave him my note for that
amount and he. after subtracting the interest,
handed me s47 % in money
"a cousin in Clayton County, Iowa, got me a
place In the Office Of the County Recorder at FL
kader 1 worked for my board. My cash capital
had now dwindIed to S. The recorder, educated
Enslishman, inspiring revelation to me.
had been reared in Presbyterian home of the
strictest sort. The hardest whipping father
ever gave me was for whistling Sunday The
recorder of Clayton County belonged to a church,
but he loved music and flowers. and he took pains
to teach ME his high ideals, both as citizen and
or1ceholder + passed the best and happiest winter
of my life with him.
.At E1kader 1 came In contact with the members
of the local oar. The law, 1 thanked Heaven. was
a learned and honorable calling. venerated 1t
cordingIy A young fellow in the office with
was ready for admission When he was examined,
however received a shock that almost ended my
ambition to get into the profession Three lawyers,
apponted by the Judge took him to a corner of the
courtroom.
Mr. Candidate OF the examiners asked,
do you know the price of oysters?
- I do the examnee replied
That being So the examiner said, we hereby
declare you to be competent to practise before the
court of Clayton County.
.'Thereupon all of them briskly walked to the
village restaurant. where the successful candidate
paid for four dishes of stewed oysters
New-York tribune., 1909-01-10
FLORIDA RESORT VISITORS.

Miami Fla. Jan e.-Among the popular enter
tsiners here is Mrs. W. J. Russell, OF New York
To-day she chartered the yacht Dragon and enter
tanned the New York colony and tourists from other
cities on 8 trip around Cape Florida Among those
in the party were Mr.. and Mrs F. A. Upper.
George C. Crocker Mr.. and Mrs. L E Martini. Mr.
and Mrs W. D. Savage, Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Shedd
and Miss Shedd of New York and John H Eames
and Mr.. and Mrs. Weston, OF Chicago.
The Barracouta, having on board B. D. Spillman
and family, of Warrenton, w. Va, returned yester-
day from cruise OF several days among the keys
Several yachts and houseboats are IN commission,
and sportsmen frequently bring IN good catches OF
fish. The Tommy Traddles, owned by 3. B. Hub
bell. of New York. is OF the active cruisers.
George II. Penneman, with the Normona, and C. II.
Van Week, with the Orian, yachtsmen who are
active, are here.
The Everglades. tho large houseboat belonging TO
Colonel Robert NJ. Thompson, OF New York, is
lying in the bay, of Stone Dock. awaiting the COLO
nels arrival from the North Mr. and Mrs. New
bold Edgar and Miss Edgar expected to arrive
soon Mrs. Henry Kip. Mrs. Robert Parsons and
Mrs. Henry Sanford are among the recent arrivals
from New York.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-10
A SURVEYOR ON SPUNK.

II found early in the summer Senator Cum
MINIS went to say. that wardrobe needed
replenishing Going into the country found am-
ployment as a carpenter and helped to build mill
My wages were 81 20 day, and my uniform diet
morning noon and night consisted of half cooked
fat pork served on a platter swimming with
sorghum molasses soggy potatoes. rye bread and
rye coffee Woe upon me. I had not
picked up fortune Law remote and.
seemingly. as impossible I was twenty
years old and a failurei But I had sent my uncle
s47 g. and had money ahead for a supply OF
clothing.
Through my recorder friend Elkader got
place in the express Office at McGregor. also in
Clayton County, and the Mississippi River.
Freight came by trains and boats. I
boat at > O'Clock in the morning and down boat
at l. Besides / worked all day. The express
pany paid me sl2 80 a week. When a messenger
was III or of duty took his place the railroad.
And now shall tell you something that you will
not believe: should believe Il myself were L
interviewing you. A college friend at Fort Wayne.
Ind. offered his place assistant surveyor of
Allen County / had never done any surveying.
but | liked mathematics and foolish enough,
shall not say courageous enough. TO trust 20 luck
When ! reached Indiana l learned that the sur
veyor in the swamps along the Wabash River.
building a gap of the Cincinnati. Richmond & Fort
Wayne Railroad In six weeks TO my horror
was ordered by letter the swamps TO complete
his work The surveyor smothercd my frightened
expostuatons with loud How OF assuring Ian.
guage. also sent by letter. and / started, feeling
that was the greatest pretender earth had
never used an engineers level or transit. nor had
New-York tribune., 1909-01-10
EDWARDS WANTS ACTION.

Ike outdoor work srd ] like action, something
moving all the time" said the huge and simple
hammered chief of the department. When the
Nsr1s and sweepers all going IT looks good 10
ne You feel that something is being accom-
rlshed"
The for-ne: captain Of PFinceton's eleven looked
away pensively if he visioned world reorgan-
i1ed on football principles and scientifically hitting
tas line victory. . Get action; enforce dis
Spllne- Put your meaty guard. The tackle
must De heavy but fast. That's Hogan. You want
couple Of rapid ends
captain Edwards passed lightly from his plans
VI Departmental reform TO a notion Of a surpassins
parade Of the White Wings next summer, and 10
.s hopes Of extensively using the squeegee machine
-ef Cleaning streets at night The squeegee, he eN-
ptsined with enthusiasm, first floods the street with
water then rolls up the dirt. TO solitary pin.
'ao hnally sweeps everything into the gutter. The
Use OF these machines, which the labor OF
many White Wings first suggested 10 the de-
peFunent by its present chief. They operate on
~spAalt and their effect particularly notice.
Oie IN clearing up the gummy avenues OF the East
oiae last summer. force Of five hundred men
~eS employed at this and other night work last
season Which meant extra expense but excellent
.eSa1ts Ten squeegee machines were used, and a
esssr number viii be commissioned for the ap-
New-York tribune., 1909-01-10
REGULATION OF CAPITALIZATION.

Incidental but vital TO the problem of compett-
ton is the regulation of capitalization, Senator
Cun1mins continued THE profits of organization
in the past have been simply enormous was
ona Of the lawyers In the consolidation which re-
suited in the formation of the American steel ana
Wire Company, now a subsidiary unit OF the united
States Steel Corporation. My personal clients made
5000 Oc0 by the simple act of organization alone
.'Tf a fair valuation of actual property had been
enforced in the first place there would have been
no trusts IL this country. The Uhted states steer
CORPORATION was not created that metilous Oh
manufacture might be improved or that the cost
of production might be cheapened. but soleiy 10
give the men concerned immense money rewards
as organizers. The motive was neither economlcal
nor industrial but entirely personal and mercenary
However we heard a good deal of claptrap about
"a nturing the markets of the world
I'VE are now suffering as consequence rom
overca pita azation, large aggregations of wealth
being obliged to dividends on values which GO
not exist and the consumers being compelled 10
nav extortionate prices for the necessary products
of daily use. AS people we must insist that the
princine of active wholesome and restraining com
petition be restored to every klnd OF lnhusu'di
business When monopoly has all the IRON ore
or all the coal of the country lands SO nohopo%eo
should be condemned in behalf of the public, ana
M corporation should be permitted to have larger
capftal than will actually cover the real value OF
IT'S tangible and productive assets. purpose to
give the subject of competition considerable stten-
ton in the future
| began talk with Senator CulnInliS ny al
inquiry about his antecedents His father he ''id
me- had been a carpenter in Southwestern Penn
sylvania I'VE lived" ne said, "on few acres
of land and my father built barns and houses.
Where did you go to SCHOOL,
In the country. at first where | sat on a pehch
with my back against the wall. A later genera
ton mad desks. Then / went TO a little academy
two miles from hcme. l earned my own way by
work either on the farm at the carpenter 5
bench. Indeed, ! cannot remember the time wheh
I didn't know how 10 tools. | learned to be
carpenter unconscousy. ana at twelve years OF
age was almost a full hand
you were In cAiege at Waynesburg. Penn. =
Yes; | was there internationally for three years
working for farmers and at my trade and teach
ing school for money with which to pay my eA-
penses But | detested school teaching
why did you enter college,?
That | might prove my worthiness 10 De the
nephew OF my mothers brother. who was banker
at Waynesburg the largest town In our county
What influenced you TO go West?
Well YOU see l cherished a deluslon We were
very primitive In that part Of pennsylvania, ana
our information about the country beyond the Mis-
sissppi was decidedly vague, Fortunes We were
told. or we imagined. were picked up without
much trouble. Ny mother had an uncle In Iowa
New-York tribune., 1909-01-10

ship will invariably competition II he is free
tn act and is not denied privileges accorded TO
others AncientIy went to war, under'ooh
crussdes or set out for undiscovered countries
being animated by the spirit of adventure ana en-
terprise and desiring win the applause or the
world To-day, energy. effort. pride ano irnagiha-
ton are mainly employed with commerce and in
dustry So competition will always be assured II
the laws will but safeguard every man In his
rights.
..A1i Of the great industrial monopoHes in the
have been built favors, especially favors
given them by railroads. 1t Is not true that
immense concerns. simply because OF their size
are destructive competition. Up tc a certain
point in capitalization production is economical
Beyond. that point production is unscientifc and
wasteful. All the conditions being fair and equal,
81 900 900 corporation. with old furnaces roll
ing mills closed and wrongly included in the aggre
gate capital. cannot make iron cheaply a
smaller corporation wherein every dollar repre-
sents actual and productive property.
DETERMINATIONS between shippers I am glad 10
say. have largely ceased for the present The rail-
roads afraid OF the law and public seuti-
ment lying in wait behind the law. but they may
get over their fright. Meanwhile the discrirnna-
tons between communities between states and be-
tween cities have not been checked in any par
ticuar and thus. by their jugglery In ght rates
the railroads have actually created Industrial
policy the United States. l could name a hun
dred concrete instances in proof of what | say.
''It has been decided. for example, that Iowa is
TO remain agricultural state. We have plenty
OF cheap COAL but are not permitted TO IL in
Gustrally. the railways having decided that it is
to their interest haul the coal OF Iowa, he
used for manufacturing purposes elsewhere. In
other words. freighs industrial products are SO
New-York tribune., 1909-01-10
EXPERTS DIGGING INTO BOOKS.

Commissioners OF Accounts Mitchell and Gallaher
have had Z force Of dozen experts examining the
books Of the Street Cleaning Department and inter
rogating officials since last November. Their dis
coveries Will be embodied in a report to Mayor Nc
Clellan within ths next few days It is surrnised
thai they have found plenty Of irregularities in
erai bureaus. instances of tncompetency and worse
which viii cause Captain Edwards to tell the &C
CUsed persons that they can't play any more his
team Whether there is ground for legal proceed
ngs against any members substitutes on the
metropolitan eleven has not been divulged. That
there has been some bad acting in the department
Is indicated by recent letter of the Mayor TO the
commissioners Of Accounts, directing them to
operate with Commissioner Edwards in effectins a
thorough reorganization and suggesting ''such
changes in system working force will make
FOR the highest efficiency Of the department.
The Investigation has been limited TO year past
taking IN the administration Of Commissioner Fos-
Ter Crowen Asked whether the bad odors in the
department. led 10 further back than twelve months
an Investigator candidIy replied:
Yes, We might follow the smell back 10 the days
Ct Tweed
You think il wiser then TO spread quicklims on
the ruins Of the earthquake?"
Not that earnestly replied the of5ciaI No
"hitew-ashng will be done
Il was denied that the accounting experts had
eorTo6oTa1ed reported irregularity of SooQeoo in
me expenditures Of the department.
Without waiting for the report Of the investj-
gators. Captain Edwards waded in last week by
Teaching the preliminary signals superintendents
ana bureau chiefs, discharging number of idlers
requiring office employees 20 work from until &
sao ordering scow trimming contract which will
yle-o 10 the city s1,20 a year instead Of practi-
fs--y nothing as obtained by former slipshod man
sgenlenL Al the same time the captain paid some
Unexpected flying visits to department stables and
ietU word with the weather bureau and with the
hignt cIerk at the Marie Antoinette, where he
sieeps. 10 wake him up at any midnight hour that
horea5 attempts 10 deposit three inches of snow
On The streets. Any who sees Captain Ed
"aros IN his present fighting weight of 2g7 pounds
s1rTnlses that il viii go hard with the presump-
nlous blizzard daring TO arrive in town II he
heeos help, there is Deputy Hogan, 306 pounds
sno built Ike champion fist artist Also there
Is Secretary Buckwalter. recently end on the Uni
'erklty q Pennsylvania eleven. and sure streak
Nheh Il comes to hustiing the pigskin.
Al the ideals CT cleaning and uplifting the world
ny the agency Of college be real
'zeo in the cabinet of the football twins. No city
department ever had such young, Untainted and
nfaEny chiefs Commissioner Edwards is thirty
tree and his deputy is year younger. The for
mer has been less than tWe years in the depart
innocent OF politics. A of insurance in one
case and Of law in the other has dmned their
kr7olron ideals. II remains only TO whether
Fey car train seventy-five hundred men into
,ok7z zSfrs oir2 rrpsor7
New-York tribune., 1909-01-10

high in Iowa, when shipped out Of the state. that
we cannot compete with ST. Louis or Chicago. Ac-
cordngIv in my view the stimulation OF natural
competition, SC that all and all communities
shall be equal under the laws Of free and honest
trade is the foremost question Of the day
But how can competition be stimulated, l
asked when concern like the United States Steel
Corporation for illustration owns all the available
iron lands?'
''I would take the lands" Senator Cummins
replied. Then followed the questions and answers
given in the Introduction of this interview.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-10
THE SNOW REMOVAL PROBLEM.

Many plans for the economical disposition OF
snow have been suggested The European method
OF sprinkling salt the surface. which turned
Paris into semi-frozen mud hole the other day,
Is said to be unsantery well inefficient, and
II is forbidden by the Board Of Health. Attempts
to dump snow into the sewers have been checked
by the hostile attitude Of the sewer officials who
say that there Is dirt in the snow. which would
clog UP the passages. Commissioner Crowen pro-
posed the building of special sewers running
town at intervals OF two and half miles, with large
openings, into which cartioad Of snow could be
dumped at time. A stream of water would sluice
the snow into such sewer, which need not be
deeply dug, and Of diameter not above twenty
inches. The cost would not be anything like that
OF regular sewer. and, once installed, there
would be a considerable annual saving OF money
and time.
II is said that snow melting machine has ever
proved successful, because the water produced
freezes IN the gutter instead Of passing into the
sewer A snow melting automobile, burning crude
OIL Is alleged to be able to clear mile Of street
in hour; the cost Of melting cubic yard is
placed at ~ cents. as against So cents for the
shovel and cart system. The mle-an-hour pro-
gramIne allows for six inches of snow, and the
machine burns three tons Of oil in that time Side
walks cleaned by being flushed with hot water
generated Ii the machine. Less practical but more
ideal than this machine is one that would melt
snow with the heat of burning garbage. thus using
one waste product annihilate another Garbage
fuel fails IN not giving sustained heat The
municipal lighting plant fed by garbage has been
abandoned for time; at least. the heat is al
lowed to go to waste. It Is question whether the
lighting plant failed merely scientific or political
grounds.
Mechanical street sweeping has a great future,
which is limited by political aud other consdera-
tions The mechanical sweeper, like the snow melt
er has no vote Also. it costs something at the
start and must remain idle for several months In
the year 1t cannot be satisfactorily used on Bel
New-York tribune., 1909-01-10

gian block pavements streets obstructed
with elevated road pillars
One thousand carloads of rubbish, including
paper and rags. much OF garbage. and nearly
eigt thousand carloads Of ashes and street sweep
inss are on the average removed daily in the
boroughs of Manhattan. The Bronx and Brooklyn