The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-28
HILL PREDICTS ...a
HOUR AT HAND
Says Country to Reap Fruits
Of Extravaganza.
WARNED PRESIDENT TAFT

Finds Executive IncreduIous When
Told That Next Year VIII Find
Thousands Of Men Thrown Into
ldleness - Americans Too Compla-
cent, Given Too Much to Adorn'
ments and obsessed With "clty
Beautiful" In Municipal Affairs.
ST. Paul, Nov. 2S.-That the United
states-and the world, in facts
about to harvest the fruits grown OF
extravagance, j. ]. Hill is absolutely
positive. 1t is too late to warn; the
hour is a hand, he says.
The veteran builder of railroads
explained the reasons for his proph-
ecy. He was in affable good humor
and spoke freely. He declared 1t
would be futile TO discuss the unto
ward things tnat confront the Ameri-
can people; that the country faces
no panic and that matters would
finally adjust themselves after expert
ence and much money have been
contributed to the solution.
"Why, when l told President Taft
a few days ago." said Mr.. Hill, that
there would be many thousands Of
men thrown into idleness next year,
he was almost incredulous OF my sim
cerity. But l am not making a
guess; It will be a fact"
Here Mr. Hill paused for few re-
fections upon the chief executive,
parenthetically declaring that the
president is a good fellow" that he
means well, but added that he has
made lots of mistakes.
"The trouble with Mr. Taft is" he
continued. "that he lives in a polit-
ical atmosphere. He can't get away
| from II. 1t pervades Washington,
and the presidents views OF condi-
tions are limited in large measure
by those who surround him"
Mr.. Hill declared that American
people were too complacent. They
spend too freely and are greatly in
clined to take a rosy view OF things
entirely unwarranted by circum-
| stances.
Extravaganza has been our great
fault. We have been wasting too
much, and as result we have been
| given too much to adornments. We
have become obsessed with "the city
beautiful" in municipal affairs. We
have followed like policies in state
and national governments.
'Battleships are illustrations OF the
extravaganza in which the world has
been plunged for the last two dec
AIDES. The money for the construc'
ton of these has been withdrawn
from commercial circles and almost
as good as squandered, so far as
there can be any tangible returns.
1--WE have gone to considerable ex
pense to dig the Panama canal.
presume now we will have to fortlfy
It. It's all very well to make appro
priations for such purposes-it's easy
to contract debts, but the real diff
Guilty arises when we come to get
the money with which to make the
payments.
Iron and coal will not be in de
mand. This might be said about the
lumber business and other forms OF
business activity. AS a result of al
this there will be many thousands OF
people without employment. The
man Who has nothing to sell but his
time will find the supply is greater
than the demand within the near fu
ture."
This condition, Mr.. Hill explained
will he due to the fact that every
branch of industry has been running
at full blast for so long that stocks
are so extensive that further produc
tion would be snperfuous for some
time to comee
"Many people will have to change
their occupations and habits OF life,'
said Mr.. Hill.