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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-02

metropolis than the action OF the
trusts .affd combines in making ttfed1,
headquarters in Manhattan. New
York aldel 1,S2g,6S1 people 10 MS
population during the decade, far
more haptd growth than ii had made
during any similar period.
The action Of the Supreme Court IN
breaking mp the big trusts Is lhdoffg
some OF that Capitalization work, for
the subsidiary companies are biting
moved away 70 the interior towns.
Thus, taking the case OF the Standard
OIL, % Of its companies. With all their
corps OF officers, will thare to leave
Manhattan in the next few weeks. Ten
of these companies go into PellnSSl.
evaHla, three into Ohlo.ltwo into Kan
sas and one each to Colorado. Calf
fornia, Illinois. Kentucky, Nebraska,
Missouri and England. In every case
Of removal the traasrer books and q
number Of clerks go ito the new office,
whether in OH City. Pa; Findlay, o.;
NeodesEa, Kan, or ether interior
towns. That this means consider
able shifting Of population Is shown
in the case of the divided Tobacco
Trust, one Of whose companies Is
sending $50 employees 10 81. Louis.
or course. the Immediate loss Of
population Will be comparatively
small, only few thousand at most.
but ithe distribrtloh 81 business win
held the interior, towns and tend to
check the excessive ceElra!izat'oH Of
al the business Of the country In New
York. Entirely aside fronis&ny cues
ton Of trusts, etc, 'tt viii be to the
benefit of all that there should be no
such dangerous eentgallzatloA ,,.ih,
finance any mere than p, polthcszz.
but that business should be equally
dttrlbuted over all parts Of the land.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-02

making, the production OF electricity
railroad fuel4 and domestic consump'
tlon.
WRiie the production IN 1911 has
been rather unsatisfactory, 1912 will
show (from present indications) the
largest production IN the history Of
the coal business, with an increase Of
from 10 to 20 per cent. or a total OF
IRON 550,o9o,9eO to 60o,O0O,009 tons,
This, Of course. means a correspond
Ing increase in other lines of industry,
which will be brought about by the
willingness of the largest corporations
10 comply with the law, and their de-
sire to bring about better business
conditions by legislation which VII
eliminate as far as possible the dis
content on the part of capital caused
BY the attacks which have been made
from time 10 time.
! think We should urge upon the
government the appointment OF com
missions TO settle such questions us
monetary conditions, tariff conditions
and the establishment Of federal cor
poration law, having for its purpose
the regulation OF corporations in a
manner that would insure capital a
fall return upon ITS investments, and
that would give the consumer the
lowest possible prices for his pur-
chases,
ME lake tonnasS for 1911 Will show
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-02
.CQAL TRADE N 1871
PROSPECTS FUR 1872
irHE NEW YEAR LIKELY TO SEE
LARGEST PRODUCTION EVER
RECORDED.
.By John n Jones.

fhe coal tonnage in the United
STATS for 1911 will about equal that
81 1910, which was slightly more than
5O0,6oO,O0Oi tons, or about 100000
tons III excess Of the entire produc-
ti6n this country from the time the
first tone of coal was taken from the
eaFfh; up to and including the year
1871. Not more than 60 years ago.
the annual production Of the country
aid NOS exceed 100000 tons. Com
pafing this with the more than 5OO,'
100000 tons Of 1911, will give some
Idea OF tile wonderful strides which
the coal Industry has made and Is
making. That the production in ISL
has not shown a decrease over 1910
is accounted for mainly BY the fact
that while many Of our largest manu-
factarIng plants have not operated as
.ftsllya al in years past, there Is steady
inorease In tho use Of coal for gas
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-02

a slight decrease as compared with
1910, when the coal shipped over the
lakes showed a tonnage OF 22,SSS,7OC
tons. This year q911) the total is
i21, 1882, 6S5 tons. made up of 10,611,94l
sons from the Pittsburgh district,
4,Ol9,544 tons from the Ohio district
and 1851 ,2OO. tons from the West Yir,
giqla district.
Employers OF labor and their en-
ployes should endeavor to get closer
together. Labor unions should dis
courage (both collectively and indi-
vidually) violence by their members,
and should not be criticized for the
acts Of certain OF their officials, un.
less 1t could be conclusively shown
that such acts were undertaken under
instructions from the rank and file Of
the organizations. Capital and labor
must recognize that their interests
are mutual, and, when treating with
union labor, capital should insist that
the union officials be honorable and
intelligent men, in order that they
may be able 10 treat honorably and
intelligently with them. Where labcr
is not organized, capital should get
closer to the men and treat them las
is already done by large number OF
on,nariet.sl An the way II Wol1ld like to
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-02
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I(New Orleans Times.D Democrat:
The extraordinary growth Of wealth
and population in New York in the
last decade uhprece dented Tor a city
OF its slze-has been due, Ut is recog;
nfiized, TO the Capitalization Of tinan-
.cIal, Industrial and commercial power
there. Nothing has tended more 10
bring both capital and people 70 the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-02
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creation In the world Of letters all
fine arts. The genius o. one Tins
simply builds on tlie 6tk 0f genius
thai has gone, before ana several
minds at one time are ni6resapt f
upon a development suggested by 81 +
discovery than one mind. NO ageg is
Its own creator. and tiereids dengc
facy even In genius. ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-02

At the present writing, in view OF
the existing conditionsI 1912 bids fair
to take Its place %aghathe majority,
and unless the political situation
should become extraordinarily chaotic
during the latter part I look FOR the
best year in the industrial history 4sof
the country.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-02
TO WATCH THE WANT ADS is to.
find a better place TO I've now and

then. ,t4s "a .f54 na,.,gs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-02

It wouldn't pay a merehant to- ad;
yertise goods, unless i would pay the
ad-reader to buy them
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-02

cldems as much is possible and pro.
tect the lives OF the workers, ''',.'-''
Mere tonnage VIII Ne moved in the
early part Of 1912 than has, ever be.
fore been moved in the history Of the
country: Consumers have been post
ponlng tile buying 81 necessities as
long as possible, ala the supply
houses have postponed the stocking
of their warehouses;. They are now
ordering ahead and the mills and
manufacturers have enough orders to
keep them running full for the first
six months OF the year The POSSIBLE
tiles Of the last SIX months will de-
pend in a large nieasupeIpon the poll
|tical situation. Hist to be hoped that
the party nov in power viii have the
courage TO enact davis looking to more
stability in the futnre.aa
1t appears to be q common failacy
that there Is a general decline in bust
ness during what are known as "presi-
Dental" years. Taking atte gross
earnings Of the railroads Of the eoun-
try as a barometer, as a matter of
fact emily three Of the last 10 "pfesi-
dental years tfroma1S72 to and In
cluding 190S1 have sRould1a decline
in business as compared with pre-
cedlng years, ali the others showing
a substantial increase, as the follow
ing table VIII sho%sf' 2;s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
CLIMBING AND BASEBALL,

The selling Of gambling pools on the re-
suits of baseball games proves indirectly
how effective have been the laws against
horserace gambling in this state. Inc pro-
fessional gamblers have had to seek new
fields and have taken up with paseOaii'
They must he driven out of that sport
if it is to retain its character for cieah-
illness and honesty. Every sport Ill
which the gambling interest has become
strong has been ruined by the dlshoh-
esty that gambling has introduced INTO
It. When the professional gamblers
stand to win or lose great sums on the
result Of contest they are sure 10
find ways to corrupt participants or
their managers. 1t has been so with
horseracing, professional rowing ana
prizetighting. and it would be so with
baseball.
Whatever professional gambling now
goes on is not conducted ut the games
themselves. but It would not be neceS-
sary for pools TO be sold In the base
ball parks for the demoralizing influence
OF the booksellers to make itself felt. If
the public ever developed general
habit of gambling on baseball the pro-
fessional gamblers. wherever they con-
Quoted their operations, would soon ma
it worth their while TO pay players TO
lose games. Fortunately, the danger IS
fully realized by those commercially in
terested in baseball Moreover, a whole
some sentiment against gambling on this
sport exists and even private betting
has been limited. Odds have never been
quoted on anything but the most I'M
portant contests, such as those in the
worlds championship series II has never
been the fashion to gamble on baseball,
and fashion has n good deal 10 do with
gambling
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
MEXICAN MISCHIEF.

The latest development in the Mexican
troubles is on the whole diSquieting and
rather ominous. T.. '. Gomez has pro
claimed himself Provisional President Of
the revolutionary republic, much as Mr.,
MaderO did last year; but General
Orozco, his chief fighter in the field, ap-
parently disapprOveS this action. will not
recognize Mr.. Gomez as President, and
IS holding him as a prisoner or at least
under restraint, at JuarcZ. This dis
SenSion between the foremost two revo-
lutioniSts may on the face of ii seem to
be favorable to the cause of Mr.. Madcro
and the constitutional government. But
a little reflection shows ii to be bad
symptom for Mexico as whole.
A single, united uprising against n GOV
eminent may be respected as popular
revolution against abuses or against an
intolerable dcspotism. But when num-
Der OF insurgent chieftans arise, wranS-
ling and fighting among themselves as
well as against the general government.
the inevitable presumption Is that no
gents are animated by SOrdid personal
motives. We were told that all Mexico
was united in support Of Mr.. Madcro
against President Diaz. But there soon
rose Il rebellion against him. Then we
were told that all Mexico was united in
supporting Mr.. Gomez against Mr.. Ma
dero. But now there is a revolt against
Mr.. Gomez, and we must suppose that
if he were TO be installed i'm President
Madero's place he would have rcvolu-
ton to face Just as Mr.. Madcro has.
In brief. the old Mexican spirit Of
revolution for revolutions sake seems 10
he in the saddle again and To threaten
serious mischief II is melancholy
spectacle, and disappointing 10 the world,
which hoped that the work ~ President
DiaZ would prove 10 be substantial and
permanent. But bad as it Is, we may
at least still hope that Mexico will keep
her troubles within her own bounds and
not so implicate the interests Of this or
any other nation as 70 give a plausible
pretext for any form or degree of inter
vontion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
SUGGESTIVE.

1t is an Interesting experiment which
Chief Justice Russell Of the Court of
Special Sessions began when he asked
the other day for the views Of the pub
lie on the punishment Of child beater
whose confession showed that he be-
lieved his crime had eXtenuating cir
cumstances. The case itself IS not so
unusual as Justice RuSSell's course with
relation TO it. The prisoner admitted
beating the child, but alleged that he had
lost his head on this occasion because
the children OF the neiGhborhOOd where
his store was persisted in annoying him
in various ways, and he believed this
boy was one Of his tormentOrs. He prom
ised that in future he would maintain
complete self-cOntrol if he escaped pun
ishment in this case. Naturally the
opinions volunteered for the courts
guidance have varied widely-as widely
as do the many theories Of what legal
punishment is really expected to accom-
plish for society. Some persons would
sentence the prisoner to the extreme pen
atty: others would let him off in cOnsid-
Grafton Of his recognition Of his offence,
his repentance and his promise Of refor-
nation.
Apparently, then, the court is not much
the wiser as the result Of this informal
referendum before judicial decision. OBJ
viously. all the views expressed in the
letters thus far made public must have
occurred to any open minded Judge in his
consideration of such Il case The orig
inal request for expressions Of opinion
was Il frank acknowledgment Of desire
to keep in touch with the trend of the
public mind-a commcndable thing on
the theory that punishment should he
merely an expression of what society
considers effective 10 protect il against
breach Of its laws and produce better
tendencies in the individual offenders
II seems evident, however, If there
exists such a divergence of opinion
before the decision. that n Consid-
cradle part of the public is sure 10 dis
agree with the decision. whatever 1t
NAV be Therein lies the interest Of the
experiment. It Is not likely that Justice
Russell had any idea Of furnishing an
argument. even 10y implication, in the
controversy over the recall Of judges or
Of judicial opinions. Yet his referen-
dun. by showing these widely different
views on q case where the law is clear
inevitably suggests the infinite possible
ties Of an important decision on mucn
debated constitutional point.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
From The Tribune nireau.

From The Jrlbune BUREAU
Washington, May e-The meeting place
tonight for diplomats. Cabinet members,
Red Cross delegates and hundreds OF 9TH
ers from resident and official society vas
the New National Museum, when the Ie-
gents and officers gave reception in honor
Of the visiting delegates to the Red Cross
conference. The Marine Band played. and
the marble rooms were made gay with
palms and flowers
While the Older members OF society de-
voted their time To entertaining the dis
tinguished visitors I'm the city, the younger
set dined and danced. one OF the largest
affairs was the dinner dance at Dover
House, Maryland, when Mrs. Vaudeville
Carlisle and Miss Laura Merriam and
large number OF the yonger set enjoyed
real Maryland dinner followed by dance.
Mr. and Mrs William J. Boardman srs
entertaining during the Red Cross confer
cnce. besides Mr. and Mrs Ogden Mills
Reid, Mrs william X. Draper. OF New
York.
Mrs Henry 9. Corhin entertained several
guests at dinner tonight.
Mrs. William Barrett Ridgely was hostess
for "A luncheon party at the Chevy Chase
club earlier IN the day.
Mrs Robert Mccormick, who has &C
cupied the house OF Mr. and Mrs Edward
Mitchell, has given It up and gone to her
home near Chicago for the rest ~ the
spring Alr. and Mrs. Mitchell have re-
turned and are occupying their house.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10

THE SUBWAY LINK TO BROOhL1N'
The subway line by which the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Company is 10 enter
lower Manhattan causes as much trou-
bic as the line by which 1t Is 10 uls-
tribute its traffic in Manhattan lhe
Interborough Rapid Transit company
was going TO withdraw last year II us
rival was permitted to have subway
In Broadway. II is threatening, or ltS
hackers are threatening, to Wltndra"
now. and the real aim Of its threat
seems to be to prevent the line connect
ing downtown Brooklyn and downtown
Manhattan from being placed TOO near
its own line i'm the business section or
Brooklyn.
The dispute over the location or TINS
route ought 10 he settled without dlfn-
Guilty. 1t Is a minor question compared
with the many that have already arisen
and been disposed of. The Public Ser
vice Commission has laid out route
which the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany is displeased with and which the
Board OF Estimate and Apportonment
seems unlikely to approve. 1t Is fulI OF
curves. but the real objection which the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company has
to IT is that it does not pass through
those parts of lower Brooklyn and Man
haitian which passengers most want TO
reach. Probably this dispute will he
settled as the earlier one was, in the
way that will best serve the interests
Of subway users. If the Public Service
Commissions route has not been well
placed Brooklyn people will support the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company In its
demand for change. 1t would be I'M
reasonable to construct big system for
the convenience Of Brooklyn and then
so place an important link that 1t would
he inconvenient for its users TO reach
a part Of Brooklyn or of Manhattan to
which very many Of them would seek
transportation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
COILS OF TIRE.

The Civil Service Reform Association
has heaped Goals of fire on Mayor
Gaynors head. It's praise Of the civil
service features Of his administration
serves to throw into strong relief the
Mayors somewhat Incorporate and in
judicious accusations Of partisanShip
and insinuationS of bad faith against
that organization because of its recent
charge Of politics in appointments to
the Bureau of Fire Prevention. The
Mayor should read the associations an
nual report, with It's commendation of
his Municipal Civil Service Commission
and his own course in upholding the
commissions work for the merit sys'
TEN. He might not then feel inclined 10
repeat that lie has not the association
good will or that il is dSinclined TO work
with him In civil service reform. Ger
tainly he could not well desire frankeI
acknowledgment Of praiseworthy admin
istration in general. although there re-
mains the associations cenSure Of the
conditions within the Bureau Of Fire
Prevention.
If this report proves consolinG to the
Mayor it is not likely to have any such
effect on Governor Dix. The associa-
ton charges him with having broken his
prediction pledge TO uphold the merit
system. Without mincing words. it ac'
cuses the Governor Of having violated
his faith with the people 'by disregard
"of the letter and plain intent of the
law" 10 curry favor with dominating
political influences" As the report
marshals the salient facts in the civil
service record Of the Dix administra-
ton ii shows the extreme weakness OF
the Governor before the organizations
raid Oh the jobs. It's arraignment OF
Dix, the Tammany candidate, who did
not keep his word in this instance
comes with all the greater force in con
trast with its praise of Gaynor. also Il
Tammany nominee, who did. Surely no
charge of partisanship, like the Mayors
can lie against thc association. which
on the facts In the record of the two
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
From Tho Tribune Bureau.l

From Tho lrlDune BlIfdu.l
Washington. May 9.--Sefor Calero. the
Mexican Ambassador. who has just arrived
here as the successor to Sefor Crespo. has
paid his respects TO Huntington Wilson,
Acting Secretary OF State, and Will pre-
sent his credentials to the President to-
morrow afternoon little later In the lay
he will meet Mrs Taft, when, with Sonora
Calero, he will he her guest at garden
party.
The German Ambassador. who accompan-
fed Countess Won Bernstorf to New YORK
when she sailed. has stopped In Philadel-
phia on his way to Washington, and VIII
not arrive here until Sunday.
Colonel Pedro l.. de la Cerda. Mexican
military attache who has been transferred
10 field duty. has started for Mexico city.
where he viii be stationed. His successor,
Colonel Joseph S. Avelos, will arrive here
in n few days.
The British second secretary and Mrs.
Esmond Ovey Will sail early In June. TO
spend the summer in England.
The japanese Ambassador and Niscount-
ess Chinda will go to New York on May 20
and on the following day will be the guests
Of honor at a dinner with General and Mrs.
stewart T. Woodford as hosts.
The Italian Ambassador and Marchioness
Cusani entertained At dinner tonight in
honor Of delegates TO the Red Cross con-
ference from Italy. and invited to meet
them Senator and Mrs. Rayner, Miss Mabel
Boardman tho Misses Meyer and several
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
KEEP orr THE TRACE"

If fourteen persons were killed in a
single railroad accident some day, the
news would he published all over the
country. The papers in the nearest large
city would print columns about it. while
even those at the other side Of the con-
tinent would give il a paragraph or two.
If similarly deadly accident should
occur the next day, and the next, the
diurnal recurrence Of such slaughter
would be taken up as a leading topic of
national concern. 1t would not uniustly
he regarded as a national reproach, and
there would be widespread demands for
stringent legislation or other official aC-
lion which would make an end Of IT.
Yesterday. however. about fourteen
persons were needlessly killed on the
railroads of this country; to-day SINH
lar number. will be sacrificed; and the
same thing will happen tomorrow and
every day of the year. Yet nothing will
he said about this habit of wholesale and
incessant slaughter, save here and there
n random and obscure line or two in the
press. so great a difference does it make
together in train disaster or are killed
separately in so many solitary tragedies
caused directly, no doubt, by their own
carelessness. but fundamentally due To a
certain happy-go-lucky recklessness and
defiance of law and prudence which have
become widely prevalent trait Of the
American public.
i,.fif vVh ~
Il day the year round, are not passen-
gers. nor employees, nor travellers on in
tersectng highways, but trespassers, who
are walking along railroad tracks or
stealing rides on trains or In some other
way misusing railroad property. If they
were passengers their survivors would
bring damage suits against the roads.
If they were employees there would be a
demand for improved safety appliances
and for stricter employers liability
laws If they were killed at grade cross
ings there would be a campaign for the
abolition Of those death traps. But they
are trespassers, outside of the protection
Of the law through their own transgres-
sion. and therefore little heed is given to
their fate.
Yet i'm a humane and enlightened coun-
try. where attempts at suicide are Sc
verely punished and where precautions
for the safety of those who do not care
for themselves are prescribed by law, II
does seem as though something might be
done TO check and materially 10 diminish
this daily slaughter. There are warnings