New-York tribune., 1909-10-17

We will leave all blackguards and mudsngers to
go their own way. Even though they bespatter
me, l shall not turn TO answer He seemed much
surprised and perturbed at the savageness of
these attacks upon him. The Sun said: There is
| no spectacle in life that be more sure in its
appeal to universal sympathy than that of great
! reviler reviled. What is depressing more
! disheartening than the agony of a man whose
words have cut a swath through the feelings of
! all his compeers on that day when those words
| return home, when his sensitive soul is scared
! and burned by the same verbal vitriol which he
| has spread abroad for a generation; when from
the splendid isolation of the sharpshooter's cover
| he descends to the dangerous task of making the
| target?
The Sun evidently knows Just how such q
! one feels" remarked Busy Man.
'Gaynor resigned from the Supreme Court bench,
/ Appellate Division. continued Constant Reader,
"and District Attorney Jerome formally retired
! from the campaign. abandoning his Independent
! candidacy for reelection
-Four years ago." said Busy Man jerome poed
! 12G157 votes. Now it would if he did
not hope TO receive enough to make it worth while
TO count them, and agree with him. What has
been going or in the business world?'
"All the large Northwestern Western and South
western roads practically of cars because
of the increase in business. Railroad officials re-
port that there is grain back i'm the country
than at this time in many years Merchants say
that trade conditions are most healthy and they
I
The Iron Ages figures Of pig iron production in
the thirty day month of September were 23S5 206
gross tons. compared with 2,24S.93O gross tons
IN the thirty-one-day month % August Septem-
Der production was al the rate OF 29O2O, ESQ tons
year, The significance of these figures is better
understood by comparison with the previous high
record rate Of annual production reached in 1907
whom tho output aggregated 25.7S1 ,361 tons In
1908 it had dropped to 15.936018 tons The rate of
production At the opening of October was greater
indicates ne nft tbr
The annual report Of the Illinois Central shows
gross earnings of $53.33S, ,26O an increase Of sS75
OSo, and net operating income of Sl3,464299 a
gain of &7l0O. Five corporations of Importance
including the Pacific Coast Company and the Nor
folk Western Railway. increased their dividends
a general advance in the freight rates ON lem
ons has been made by transcOntinentaI railroads
The rates, according to the tariffs filed with the
Interstate Commerce Commission will become
eHectlVe on November Is next and increase the
present rates 10 cents a hundred pounds Only
recently Congress in order to help American
lemon growers, increased the duty ON imported
lemons one-half per cent a pound Now the grow
ers are angry with the railroads for gobbling I'm
their expected profits"
why kick?' exclaimed Busy Man THE rail-
roads get the money the producer the protec,io,,
ana heaithful' open-air labor as well and the
ultimate consumer the lemon Why kIcEq Wbat
else has happened that 1 ought TO remember"
Charles W. Morse was elected president -, ,t
recrganized Metropolitan Steamship Cor,nan,.
and soor after that the doors of the To,,hs
changed behind him. The United States Circu,t
Court OF Appeals had decided that his copv,c,ta-
on a charge OF misappying banking funds 40
justified. and thar he must serve ON bfe e.,,
o. hfeen years dt hard labor in the federal nris,
at Atlanta. From this decision there IS only o,a
appeal. to the Supreme Court Of the United sta,as
This appeal was taken Judges Lacombe. Cove
snd Moves granting a writ OF certorari The