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The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1912-10-03

A famous engineer is satisfied
that he can change the climate on
the Atlantic coast by diverting the
Gulf stream.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1912-10-03
Aswell.at Lunche0n. -.
Thisy 7I7-1TrsrtzfyW with ". A5We

followed an elaborate luncheon
served by the business interests of
Little Rock in honor of Colonel
Roosevelt. Louisianiahs present
we're: Congressman j. L. Wat
kins of Minden, Congressman
elect AswelI Of Natchitoches, and
Col. John NJ Parker, Bull Moose
of New Orleans. There were only
about seyenty-tiye in attendance.
Only three talks were made. They
were by Col. Roosevelt, Governor
elect JOB I. Robinson and United
Statesl Senator Clark of Arkan-
sas. The luncheon began in Ho-
tel Marion about 1890 and con-
unued about two hours and a half.
Campaign by LOuis;anIan.
While in Little Rock DIR. Aswell
received telegram from Senator
4. 5. Burleston Of Texas in Chi
cago, asking him if he would give
n month to campaigning in the
interest of Gov. Woodrow Will
son for president. Answering
promptly, DR.. Aswell stated that
he would willingly give his serv-
ices, speaking for three weeks at
least and maybe a month. He
will leave Natchitoches Tuesday for
Chicago to have the arrangements
completed, ASSIGNMENTS made for
his addresses, etc
At the invitation of Prof. A. B.
Hill. principal of the high school
OF Little Rock, DIR. Aswell We'd
nesday morning addressed the
school children on the subject of
Training That Counts" He re-
ceived an ovation and was prevail
ed upon to speak again.
The new cabinet member, in DIR.
Aswell's opinion, would have a
tendency to bring about more
peace and harmony and prosper
ity, as regards industry and labor,
than anything else. He is enthus-
iastic over the proposition, seeing
IN it something of real recogni-
ton for labor, and by the time he
takes his seat in congress he hopes
to be in a position to present the
proposition in definite form.
The Shreveport Delegation.
DIR, Aswell was impressed with
the showing made by the Shreve-
port boosters in their effort to get
Col. Roosevelt to Louisiana fair.
He had the following to say about
them:
THE delegation undoubtedly
made a very good impression on
the WATERWAYS Convention and
on Col. Roosevelt. DIR. McCloud's
speech, inviting Col. Roosevelt,
was Rooseyeltian in its character
and effectiveness. He went straight
at the former president and show
ed him in a very few minutes the
great advantages the state fair will
offer Mr. Roosevelt to be heard
by $4,000 persons from three
states. Mr.. Roosevelt was pro-
foundly impressed by DIR. Nc.
Clouds speech. and / have no
doubt he will attend the fair if it |
is at all possible for him to do so. |
] have enjoyed every minute
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1912-10-03
Half a Dozen Good Reasons why yos. Should
L. NJ. WADE
FOR Railroad Commissioner.
To he
Primary Election to be Held October First

IBECA advocates uniform freight charge which gives the
small town the same rate Is given the large towns.
railroads and other corporations opposed 10
the principles he advocates.
under which
duets profit under the present
USE he is the candidate of class special interest
5BECA purposes at the capital and
give his whole time to the duties Of the Office and not day
Of each month";
6BECAISE he is making fight for the peoples control the
commission.
ST.,
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1912-10-03

For the parcel post service that
will be inaugurated January LIST,
twelve new stamps have been de-
signed.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1912-10-03
j. W. BATEMAN,

: Department Rural Education,
Louisiana State Normal School
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1912-10-03
offic;a, Journal for the City and Parish
of NatcF1itoChes, La.

-,u,7ennv OCTOBER 3, 1912
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-28
THAT HAVE BEEN
LAST DOZEN YEARS
Meteoric Career of Charles N.
Schwab and Unique Record
Of Judge w. H. Moore.
detained much % his interest IN the ~

retained much % bis interest IN the ~
dustrials. He secured control OF the
Chicago. Rock island and Pacific In
1901 and ever since has headed the 50
called Rock Island group of financiers.
a powerful coterie in Wall street whose
interests are very large and cover Q
wide field
AS the youngest possibly OF this r.
markable group of swiftly made men
of millions, Charles NJ. Schwab has
come in for perhaps more attention
than many of the older figures in il.
Strictly speaking, he belongs to the
Carnegie group of milliOnaires, men
whom -he irOnmaster took into part
nershiE and helped to push along to-
ward fortune, though belonging to Il
younger generation than himself The
career Of Schwub has been almost
metoOric
Andrew Carnegie once wanted to
cross Il mountain in Pennsylvania.
and a yOUn%ster offered to take him
across for - cents. Carnegie thought
g cents was enough. but the young
Ster he'd ont for 80 cents. Mr.. Car
ncgie aftcrv:ard said that he gave in
not because the trip was worth 80
cents, but because he had to get to
the other side of the mountain. The
yOun@SleG was Charles NJ. SchWab
One of the conditions Mr. Carnegie
eXaCted when he sold out to the steel
corporation was that Charles NJ.
SchWab should be its first president.
Mr.. SchWabS rise through the differ
ent places in Mr.. Carnegie's steel
works Is well known. 1t was in 1896
that he was elected as president Of
the Carnegie company. sixteen years
after he had finished school.
There have been few miliOnaireS
better known than MI. Schwab He
has been received by the crowned
heads of Europe. and his influence
has been farreaching He retired as
president Of the steel corporation a
millionaire many times over. Today
he is at the head Of the Bethlehem
Steel company and is still a command
ing figure in the steel business Of this
country. Not long ago he made trip
to China to sell steel war vessels to
the Chinese government. His home
on Riverside drive, built as the crown
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-28

turn of the stair a seat is let ints the
iron railing to provide a resting place
for children and invalids.
The entire roof area Is utilized foy
outdoor life and fresh air treatment.
The roofs are fitted with loggias. open
and partially inclosed. retiring rooms
and comfortable seats, and upon an
upper deck are spaces for drying the
wash. Mrs. Vanderbilt will provide
Towering plants and shrubbery to in
tensify the roof garden effect.
There are individual balconies on ev-
cry floor communicating with the bed
rooms by three sash windows so that
the tenants can sleep on the balconies
If they prefer
The East River homes Is not "chari-
ty" in any sense Of the word. Each
person or family will pay rent for his
room and bath or apartment and 1t is
hoped to make about per cent on the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-28
CHARLES A. PR0UTY.
He Is the New Chairman Of the inter
state Commerce Commission.


state Commerce Commission.
Charles AFRO PrOuty, a member of
the interstate commerce commission
since December, 1896. who has been
chosen chairman of that organization
in succession to Judson G. Clements of
Georgia, is a Republican and halls
from Vermont, and his election thus
changes the political complexion of
the craftsmanship, as Mr.. Clements is
a Democrat.
The election of the new chairman is
the first move in line with the decision
of the commission that the term of
Office Of the craftsmanship shall be for
one year and that the office shall be
filed from year to year in the order
Of seniority of service"
This rule when observed next year
will make Commissioner Franklin X
Lane Of California the head of the Or
ganization. He Is a Democrat and
became a member Of the commission
In 1905.
Chairman Prouty from 1888 to 1896
was the reporter Of decisions of the
supreme court of Vermont Previous
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-28

ing achievement of his career at for.
tune making. is one of the most nota
BILE houses Of New York.
These are among the most conspicu
Gus figures in the group Of new men
of great fortunes in this country. 9th
ers that might be mentioned are Ed
win Hawley. who controls more miles
of railroads than the Vanderbilts and
has a fortune Of more than $4,000
600; Daniel G. Reid, who has made Il
large fortune in the same record
breaking time and in much the same
way as Judge Moore; the late William
B. Leeds, who was associated with
Reid, and William E. Corey. who, like
Schwab. was made rich by Andrew
Carnegie
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-28

dull drab hue There is nothing In
spring in that stable-like structure
except George Washington Goethals.
For four mortal years the colonel has
beef en- the job there. clad Ia wrinkly
VIE aannels or mud despatched
white duck and Greasy panama hat.
He has sweated through some 1880
days and nights of Panamaniac eli
mate. wherein an overcoat is an incu-
bus and underwear is calculated at
times to make of its victim beast of
burden.
Women will not find the zone para
disc of social advertisement, and yet
they will discover that even away
down there where the land ligament
that links together the continental ST.
amese twins of Americas hemisphere
is SO narrow that it has been said a
Waiton1an angler can sit on the lock
ledge of Culebra cut and catch fish
from the Pacific ocean while he spits
Missouri tobacco juice In the Atlantic.
society of the big initial f1ourishes.
For be 1t held in mind that there is an
official social circle in the Panama ca
nal zone made up Of men who can
grace a ballroom or barroom and of
women who have shown in times past
amid the gayety galaxies of Bar Har-
boz. Old Point Comfort and other
points more comfortable than Panama
The colonel is accounted a man who
does things. Though only colonel.
Goethals commands an army numer-
ically large enough to make up several
corps. He has 10000 men under his
command Among them these 10000
men SPEAK forty-five languages. 1t is
i poiyglot collection of workmen that
is scooping out the canal ditch and
building the locks.
Excepting a comparatively small ele-
ment Of natives all these men are
long way from home Some Of them
are as far fraIl their firesides as r.
600 niles Every month those who
have families send part of their earn
ings to tile home folks who long for
the day when thc canal will be com
pleted and the father or son or brother
will come home To stay
Colonel Gopthals is sort of father
to his 4o.000 men During the six week
days he sees that they do their work
as efficiently as may be under the di
recfion of his large corps OF assistant
engineers. superintendentS and fore
mel. Not even on Sunday is Colonel
Goethals free tosdo as he pleases. Sun
day Is court day for the colonel IN
hour or SO spent i'll the big office room
where Colonel Goethals hears griey-
ances from $50 to 1890 a. m, will give
an <6lslght into the workings of the
GoefspIs mind.
Colonel Goethals is both Judge and
jury Iii this court. He hears com
plants and grievances from any OF his
40.Q2e men. day laborer and section
supc5 mtendent alike. and passes upon
each case with an eye single to the alb,
.solute Justice Of the matter
Colonel Goethais was born in Brook
in on June %. 1858. and was gra1u
AIRED from the United States MilihIrg
academy In 1880.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-28

Photo by American Press Association.
OPEN AIR RESTING PLACE FOR INVALIDs.
investment. But every cent of this in
come will be spent to fight tubercu-
losis.
The rents are from $1.2J to 81 a
week for each room, according to size
and location. No charge is made for
the bathroom. and electric light. heat
and hot. water are included.
The rOOmers may have their own
physicians. cook their own food and do
anything else they would be permitted
to do in well regulated fat house.
The buildings are under the manage
ment Of this board of trustees: Henry
l.. Shively, NJ. d., president; Walter
B. James, NJ D.. vice president; viii
liam Il. Vanderbilt, Jr., treasurer:
Henry b. Anderson, counsel; Frederic
L. Merriam, secretary. and Mrs VIII
liam X. Vanderbilt
For the purpose Of educating tenants
as to the most hygiruic and economic
methods Of furnishing their homes an
apartment Of five ROOMS and bath FUR
nish"d in a manner approved by eHi-
nent ri"Gi"ai.authcritirS will f." avail
able for Inspection 1T all times.
More lhHn milf If the suits were
contracted for within onr week after
he homes were opened
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-28
Col. &. W. GoethaIs.
Builder OF
Panama Canal
.OLONEL GEORGE WASHING,
~ TON COCKTAILS has been the

NOLONEL GEORGE WASHING,
TON COCKTAILS has been the
" big boss down in the Panama
canal zone for four years. Hs
was just a lieutenant colonel in the en-.
gtneer corps of the army when he was
sent down there after two or three civ.
nian civil engineers had tackled the
mammoth job and found 1t too big for
their size. Now he is chairman of the
canal commission, governor of the ca.
nal zone. chief engineer of the whole
works and president of the Panama
Railroad company. And. most impor
tant Of all. he is digging the canal.
which is the job laid out for him.
A correspondent of Golfers Weekly
gives a most interesting impression of
the canal builder. Among other things
he says:
Colonel Goethals has his headquar-
tiers at Culebra, where visitors will dis
big fat desk in the middle of a spa
cious room that looks like the grand
reception hall cf a wholesale hay barn
This structure was erected by the
French under the late Count de Les
seps when the European republic made
its Intellectual effort to cut a canal
through the isthmus.
The French engineers used it as
headquarters and administration build
ing. Colonel Cocktails makes similar
use of the building. His expansive of
fee room is unfinished as to interior
having daubed their woodwork with a
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-28

years been one Of the most popular
members Of the faculty. This senti,
ment is expressed in verse in the IA
nous Faculty Song" which is sung
on the steps of Nassau hail by the sen
Tors in the spring evenings. 1t Is one
Of the few surviving verses of the orig
inal song as it was first sung sixteen
years ago, and it runs:
Here's to Hibben-we call him Jack
The whitest man in all the fac!
The Princeton spirit he does not lack.
Here's to Hibbeni We call him Jacki
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-28

TO save money and
TO use what you
have.
Don't be afraid
of leng hours or
constant attention
to your work.
" ork can be
m a d e q joy. an
economy, a pleas
ure, if you combine
an object worth
while with the de-
termined ambition
10 win.
Work where the
interest of the man
WIN works is CEN
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-28

pie of this tendency was afforded
when Mr.. Hartman died two years
ago.
Like Mr.. Gates. Mr.. Hartman pos
sessed fortune made practically
within this period. 1t was a much
larger fortune than Mr.. Gates, and
the estimates of it at Mr.. Harriman's
death ran as high as $l5O.OO0,O00. The
Hartman estate paid taxes on a for
tune of $11000.00O. Estimates on the
fortunes of some of the living mil
lionaires of this group probably are
based on the same system of compu-
tation.
These new American fortunes. to
which attention has been called by the
death of these two men. might be d.
vided into two separate and distinct
groups-namely. those created by the
Industrial combinations which began
in the Mckinley era and those due to
the resurrection and expansion of dead
railroads which the prosperity of the
period made possible. Mr. Gates was
as conspicuous an example of ore as
Mr.. Hartman was of the other.
1t is only ten years ago that Mr.,
Gates was described as one Of the new
forces in Wall street Edwin Hawiey
and William Fl. Moore We're named
with him. Many others could be men
toned before the list of the poSsesSnrS
of these rapidly acquired fortunes WIS
complete All of these fortune build
ers are comparatively young men.
Charles NJ Schwab. for example. Is
only forty-nine. Gates was tfty-six
and Hartman was siyty-one
One of Wall streets most interestin"
figures in these years of rapid fortune
building has been ex-.Iudge William II
Moore OF oil these newly made nil
Eionaires lis record is unique. He was
born In 1913. the same .'ear as Iarri.
man. and he was graduated from A1n
herst in 1867. He l,racticed many years
as Il lawyer in the west before they
heard Of him and bis brother, II, "
Moore. in Well street. He was a good
corporation lawyer. and he turned this
TO account when the consolidation fe-
yer set in. He organized the match
trust and followed that with the Amer
lean Biscuit company. They made
fortune for him. and then Il few years
later, in 1906. the cracker trust. which
he had put together. went into the
hands of u receiver. and Judge Moore
failed for $9,0G0,0OO.
He started right in 10 make another
fortune First he recognized The
American Biscuit company. which
helped to get him out of the hole.
Then he began organizing all sorts OF
trusts. among them the American Til
Plate company. the American Sheet
Steel company and the American Steel
Hoop company. In 1890 he bad com
pleted the oTganiZa ton Of the National
Steel company. and when this went
into the United StntcS Steel corpora
ton Judge Moore had made his second
fortune 1t had been made in four
years. which gives Il fair idea OF some
speed records in this game Of getting
together quick fortunes In 1900. when
he moved Ia New York groDl Chicago
with his brother, be WAS credited with
SI0,000O0Q He has much more than
that NOW.
Judge Moore turned to railroads to
increase his fortune. bue has aEwavs
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-28

ity Trust company, Newark: the South
Jersey Gas, Electric and Traction com
pany and other financial institutions
He also took his fathers place in the
executive committee of the Life Insur
ance Presidents association. He holds
the rank of lieutenant colonel and is
chief commissary on the staff of Ma
jOr General Wanser of the natiOnal
guard of New Jersey.
Mr.. Dryden's father in 1875 founded
the Prudential, which was the first
successful institution for the ira nsac-
ton of industrial insurance. He died
a few months ago, leaving an estate
Of many millions.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-28
FORREST F. DRYDEN.
He 10 the New President of the Pru'
Dental Life.

Forrest r. Dryden, who was elected
president of tie Prudential Life lnsur
ance company to succeed his father
the late Senator John F. Dryden. was
born at Bedford. O., Dec. %, 1864. anC
entered the service Of the Prudential
at the age % eighteen after a course
az Phillips academy, Andover, Mass
He has had wide experience in th'
home office and field work o. che Pru
dental. first as clerk. then as field SD
perintendent, following which he vas
elected secretary and then 20 che ees
eral vice presidencies OF the company
Ne Dryden 10 director OF the Un
ION National bank Newark: toe Ei6el
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-28
Dr.. JOHN G. H!BBEN.

He Has Just Been Elected President Of
Princeton University.
DR.. John Grier Hibben, the new pres
in Peoria, ILL.,, in 1862. the son of a cler-
gyman. He was graduated from Prince
ton in 1882 He studied at the Prince
ton Theological seminary and the Uni
versity of Berlin and was ordained to
the Presbyterian ministry in 1887.
logic at Princeton.
From the standpoint of alumni and
undergraduates DR.. Hibben has for
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-28

in politics for Il number or years. but
is specific to explain that she is not Il
sUfrragette.
Miss II2dlich has recently been the
executive clerk in the governors Office
She had been his secretary for seven
teen years previous to his entering pub
lie life. During his gubernatorial cam
paign she had charge of his Suult Ste
Marie headquarters.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-28

convention. hicb
will meet at Ralti-
more on June ~.
The usual custom
Of naming the Dem
ocratic lITder in
the house will have
to be fOTegOne this
year. as both Speak
er Champ Clark ana
Representative In
derwood will be rep
resented at the con
NenIion ny uPIe@a LeEe
instructed for them
for the presidential!
nomination.
Ollie James Ilas
E~,,,,,, ~, x,DY-.~y...-., F,r.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-28
GREAT FORTUNES
hADE N The
More MiIIionaiTes Produced
Since Spanish War Than
IN Any Previous Period.
'ENHE great railroad ane indus
trial development OF this


trial development OF this
- country which has gone on
since the Spanish war has
produced a remarkable crop OF men
whose fortunes have mounted into the
millions at rate unknown in any
previous period of our country. 1t Is
only when one of these newly made
millionaires dies nowadays chat a
sense is conveyed of the celebrity with
which money can be amassed now.
One who died recently was John W.
Gates. Mr.. Gates fortune has been
appraised at $11.OOO.O0O net. To be
sure. this is good deal less than
most of the estimates of his wealth
made shortly after his death. for with
this crop Of new fortunes has grown
a habit quite characteristic of exaG-
geratilg them. y conspicuous exam
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-28

tered becomes u source of real gratif
cation. Of hodeSt pleasure and accom-
plishment
Any youag man can. get rich, can
succeed In business. If tp saves. If ae
hns debate and honest purpose aud
is 50 dlIed with the purpose that w09A
ceases 10 be u hardship
Look at things With opuG-sm IN
goli heart
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-28

apartment lsOusea 20 be knowO
a. East Eives homea to- persone bss-
ing eight tuberculosis end those Wbo
are delicate HIrs tandesbalt's Nee 70
60 bring the eanitartnm 70 tie tubee'
eulo.is patient instead % sepdias tho
patient 20 n santtariun~
The East Rivev homes ire SOtT iers0
elk story freproos buildings erected on
q site comprising eighteen city lots, and
they will house 1888 families in flats
OF from two % aye rooms. There are
courts Ros Ight and ar. 70 WHICH ac-
cess is mad through passaseWays exs
tending from street % street.
Outside starcasps W each OF ehe four
corners Of the !asge interior courts at.
ford sepasate eHsrance to ssc0 Cat Of
suis q sOo'ns There ave 10 tnserfoe
kallsUe staircxseS these eutst1e Of'en
stairs ave .roys1ei with safety srsads
So IN r0ncvt<p A.t aip tvoses ttd eeom
cain ana snos ~ Iayees q sire glsss
grojos.s FROM each >Go.p, At eash
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-28
OLLIE JAMES.

He May Be Temporary Chairman Of
Democratic acknowledgements
Ollie James Of Kentucky. who has
just been elected United States senator
from that state, may be the temporary
chairman of the Democratic national
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-28

five terms as the representative Of the
First Kentucky district. He WAS al
mitted to the bar in 1891. He made
the secOndiBg speech for william J.
Bryan at one Of the national coDven
tons and acted as attorney for Gorer
nor Goehel IN his contest.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-28
FREDERICK WEYERHaEUsER.

Millionaire Who Has Rules on How to
Get hich.
Frederick Weyerhaeuser. the st. Paul
northumberland, gives the following
rules on how to get rich:
Make up your mind to work at some
thing really worthy of work and work
hard.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-28
MARY F. HADRlCH.
Governor of Michigan Has Appointed
Her as His Private Secretary.

Miss Mary +. Hadrich OF Marquette.
Mich. who has been appointed private
secretary 10 Governor Chase 5. Os.
born of thar state, has been prominent
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-28

TO 1888 he had been a member of the
Vermont house of representatives He
was born at Newport. vt, in 1853. and
graduated from Dartmouth college IL,
1875.
In this year he was selected by The
late Professor Samuel P. Langley. for
many wears secretary of the Smith
sonian institution. as his assistant 1T
the Allegheny observatory. In 1SH-.
Mr.. Prouty was admitted to the bar 81
Vermont and engaged in the practice
Of bis profession until named a mem
Der of the interstate commerce CON
mission By President Cleveland