Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-28

president In signing the appropriations
bin must sign the other bill Also. He
cannot separate the two. and n be
wishes to veto the Hay bill as vicious
legislation he must also veto the
measure which provides sustenance
and pay for officers and enlisted men
OF the army
Way back in the time OF President
Hayes, congress passed an army ap-
preparation bill with rider" attach
ed which was Objectionable to the Re
publican party and the Republican ad-
ministration. The president did not
hesitate a minute to veto the bill. and
as sequence the army found itself
without pay for considerable period
of time. Warren Leland, one Of the
hotel keeping brothers, who we're in
their day as good hosts and providers,
had been given q good share OF army
patronage. officers seeking out the Le-
land hotels In whatever cities they
could be found. The old Sturtevant
house In New York, which stood at
Broadway and Twenty-eighth street,
and which long ago disappeared WAS
one Of the Leland hostelries. There
was another In Chicago, and some 9th
ers elsewhere. fs q;
Warren Leland's Big offsr.
When President Hayes vetoed the
army appropriation bill In order to get
rid OF its rider" Warren Leland wrote
a personal letter to every army and
navy officer IN the United States and
to the members Of the furlough and
graduating classes at West Point and
Annapolis. In the letter he said that
his hotels, and all that was In them.
were at the command of the officers
OF the army and navy and that he was
perfectly willing to wait till .dooms-
day for his pay. knowing that II at
any period this side OF that day. con.
gress should pass the army bill. the
money recompense for board and lodg-
ing furnished would be forthcoming.
Mr.. Leland lost nothing by this word
Of welcome to officers OF the service.
who faced temporary conditions Of
pauperism. N @ 5s;t{G W
Mr.. Merriam's New Position.
DR.. c. Hart Merriam. who I'M
til recently was the chief OF the
governments biological survey. which
is bureau OF the department OF
agriculture, is now the head OF what
Is known as the Hartman Geological
Foundation with headquarters in this
city. DR., Merriam is perhaps the high.
est authority In America on subjects
pertaining to the life OF mammals and
birds. and he is one of the chief au-
thorities on American Indian history,
tradition and folk lore. a5
i The Hartman t. Geological Founda-
tion was. provided for in the will Of
Edward H. Hartman, vi the railroad
magnate. who died less than two years
ago. The Headquarters OF research
now have been established in Wash.
ington. and here Mr.. Merriam. In &C,
cordance with the wishes Of Mr. Har-
riman, as expressed In his win, is to
carry forward the work Of extending
knowledge of natural history.
Few people knew that Edward H.
Hartman one Of the richest men in
the United States. and one whose time
seemingly was almost wholly given
over to the extension OF railroad lines
and the securing of railroad holdings,
had any other heart interest than that
of business.
Discovering His Other Side.
II one may be forgiven for speaking
personally, the story of how found
out that Mr.. Harrimanfcared for other
things than his family. and stocks and
bonds. may not be uninteresting. Not
long before Mr.. Harriman's death.
newspaper business called me to
Augusta. sCa. My companion on the
trip knew Edward H. Hartman per-
sonally. Just as the train was leaving
Washington. Mr.. Harrimans private
car was attached to 1t, for the railroad
man was going on visit to his broth.
er in the south.
MY companion was invited to dine
with Mr.. Hartman in his private car,
and was included in the invitation
out Of politeness. never had seen
Mr.. Hartman before. sat in the
first seat at his left at the dinner Ia.
BILE. The other guests were three men
OF huge business affairs. one of them
the head Of the greatest railroad or
ganization In the United States and
the others proportionately great in the
world Of business. Nothing but bust.
ness was talked at the dinner table:
the extension Of this line and that
line: and stocks and bonds and other
things fioated around until I felt VI,
tezly shut out because OF these things
did not know much. and cared less.
Finally. in order to let my host know
/ was alive, turned to him and said !:
II have all the journals of the Harri.
man Alaskan expedition thus far is.
sued. and. what is more, have read
them"
His Interest In Natural History.
Mr.. Harriman's eye lighted. He
turned to me with sort of surprised
enthusiasm, and he said in voice that
was almost an exclamation: II seldom
lind anyone outside Of the circles OF
the strict scientists who have more
than a sort Of hazy recollection that
once on time there was such thing
as Hartman Alaskan expedition"
So far as this man Of huge and per.
haps overpowering commercial opera
tions was concerned. there was pre-
cious little else in the conversation for
the next hour except his journey to
Alaska taken ten years before in the
company or men known all over the
world for their scientific attainments
The man Of business had thrown away
business and was showing that he was
glad Of the chance.
from other localities. One OF the DOS.
sibilities Of the cactus is the manufac.
ture Of alcohol. and it has been shown
that this commodity to the value of
$50 an acre could be harvested after
four years growth and AZ mi, -oto =,