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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-11-06
Tho Lobbyists and the People.

* Tho Lobbyists and the People.
Investigate in Washington Is
a sort OF safety razor. after all, but
1t Is the most expensive tool ever
employed by any body of inYestiga-
tors. says, Earl Goodwin IN the No
yember PulItzer's Magazine. When
it Is spoken OF, its very name con-
jures the vision OF graft, of expos
ures, OF what the ibromides persist in
calling drastic regulations 1t
slasihes right and left. making surface
wounds from which. flow great rivers
of CORY publicity. 1t makes wages
for stenogrephers, stationers, print
ers, photographers, and makes sky
rocket fame for the serious-minded
members of the investigating com
mittees of Congress hut il makes
no laws.
Congressional investigations cost
q heap OF money. They are about-as
expensive per capita as anything the
Government buys. Witnesses are
paid comparatively large sums for
appearing, are furnished with rail-
road and expense money, SO that it
is nice thing to he subpoehaed,
I'here are men in Washington who
are drawing-three dollars al day from
the Senate, because y theyshaYe ibeen
sliypoenaed and have not given their
testimony as yet. 1t pays board
bills. Witnesses and prospective
witnesses had-better step up and be
suhpoenaed and then resign all other
jobs for, the time being. The in
vpgt on fioY 10 cbnd ,i4y, o. 5ffs o.Nt,,
Jim Mann, the most feared RE
publican In Congress, hurled a deli
at tho Democrats one day when he
asked them to tell him what they ex.
pected to get by all this investiga-
ting. That was several months ago
and the cost OF the inTestiga-
tons had risen up to somewhere
about the half million mark. They
have not given him an answer yet,
and still the iinvestigation 'flourishes.
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1913-09-30
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Gsoeso E0c 6oxsesr 0-zr11as RAcSs"

ward II. Hartman. When no set
tied In Orange County. bought many
thousand acres Of land and built his
palatial mansion on the crest OF the
mountain range that skirts the east
ern end OF the county. he at once Sc,
to work to spend untold wealth in the
Improvement OF roads through that
part Of tho county. The state has long
boosted Of tho finest state roads in
the country. but those Mr.. Hartman
constructed and maintained were even
finer than thoss built by the state.
In addition 10 this he esta blished n
stable of some Of the best bred trot-
ting horses In the 'untry. and 1t was
not many years before some of the
best bred horses In the country wore
centered about this little community.
And there we're few men who did not
take an interest in training and driv-
ing their speedy roadsterx With fast
horses Astounding in profusion the next
step was to connect themselves with %
driving club and that at Goshen af-
forded the best opportunities. AvercIl
Hartman Is president of the Goshen
Driving Club and young Goelet, Loril-
lard and Judges SeeEer and Tompkins
are all officers. or directors. Other
men equally prominent. and wealthy
are enrolled as members and. In fact.
every man in the county who has the
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1913-09-30

icnst interest in horseflesh Is proud to
admit that ne Is member of the
foremost driving club In the state.
Tuxedo IL but a few miles away and
many Of the men and women who
make up that exclusive and wealthy
colony maintain membership in the
Goshen Club and motor over to the
track from their villas in Tuxedo's
beautiful and restricted park.
A Talk With Mr.. Hartman.
At recent meet at Goshen young
MIR. Hartman was found at his barn
experimenting tho Harvesting OF his
speedy mare. Elsie Gentry. who that
afternoon was matched to race one OF
the fastest horses In Mr.. Goelet's string.
OF harness racing. he had this to say:
ut Is surprising to me that more
men do not go in for the harness horse.
By harness horse ! don't mean the
high stepping. high strung. pimpercd
and dock tailed horse we see nmblinx
through the park. Many wealthy men
spend hundreds of thousands of dol
lars each year to maintain their sta
blcs.
They pay their trainers and Jockeys
princely salaries and while some OF
the purses they race for and win are
worth a kings ransom. yet 1t takes
good many Of these to even pay q
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1913-09-30

trayerscd than any highway connect
ing the East with the Nest. because
there is Cn;y one North and foutn
route which is practical. while there
are number Of Eas, and Wc.; roads.
each OF which l. claimed TO he the
best.
Realizing the vast Importance Of
the North ana South road, the good
roads boosters OF Texas have or ;an-
lied Into powerful organ xnti lon.
the purpose q! which il to keen their
end of the road In good repair and
10 advertise II throughout the entire
South, Colorado Springs and Denver
have been asked 10 associate them
selves with the organization and Ia
lend their assistance In promoting l.
before the public. The organization
IN called To Colorad0-to- Init
Highway association and Is vigorous.
~ supported by every county In Tex
as through which II pas~.-. Officers
have De"n elected and already tho
work Of logging the road Is under
way and the different district super
intend"nts have been appointed.
The rivalry that has existed In the
past among Denver. Colorado sprinen
and Pueblo In the matter ~ good
road, II entirely eliminated In this
route. because the route passes
through all three cities and Is Of vital
Importance to them.
While most OF the attention has
In the past. during tn. winter ,hI.
Colorndo-to-ihc-Guii highway will
receive more work and attention than
II has had before. Since the Coiora-
Highway associat ton
represents only that part of the road
from Galveston to Denver. another
powerful Organization viii
soon he formed hy Colorado and Wy
ominE enthusiasts to TAX. charge OF
tn" ioutc between Denver and tn.
Yellowstone Park.
Th. section Of Wyoming through
which the proposed road will go is al
ready well settled and quite rich. fin.
an''sliy. The people iiving nianG
tn. route arc enthusiastic over Il md
hav" promised their hearty support
To any organization that viii be-
formed III boos; III. road. The cili-
Ken. Of Cheyenne. which Is already
established on ih. iIncoln highway.
are ~ enthusiastic over the North
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1913-09-30

bells ca. That Is what has kept trot-
ting races in disrepute so long. Tho
"layinE up of heats by ambitious
drivers might be all right for specu-
iative purposes. lenEthen!ng odds. ETC.:
but 1t Is hard on the public who pay
their entrance fees for the privilege
OF witnessing o meet consisting Of
races which are to be decided on their
merits. with the added privilege Of
backing their favorite with = modest
WaEer. Thsfs public knows It has
been bamboosied and. Of course. when
It left the track considerably out OF
pocket and violently out Of temper II
Ia only reasonable to suppose that It
rallied aRaInst trottinx races and the
manner in which they were conducted.
But when men OF the type. of Harrl-
man, 0oeiet and Lorillard. whose
names for generations had been syn
onymous with good sportsmanship.
father a sport. naturally no room Is
left for even suspicion Of unfair play
to creep In. They race for the pure
Joy of It and OF course the purses they
win are trihing in comparison to their
Investment. 80 trjhing that more often
than not they are turned over. intact,
to the trainer and stable help. -
Horse racing In New York State
received tremendous uplift through
tho Individual effort of the late Ed
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1913-09-30

| small part OF the expense OF tho up
kee? OF such establishments. Yet
when racing days arrive where do
". md these owners? Seated In tn.
grands;and. or on the club house lawn
| surrounded by a gay party %: men and
women. lie has his field glasses In
hand and zcalousiy watches the con
duct OF his entry at tn. post. In II
moment or two the barrier nics up
and tn. Held Is on. Perhaps this own
er's horse wins. but the whole thing IL
over before on. can coun, hry. Then
he Is surrounded by his friends
| showercd with congratulations. and no
! leads them back to- III. club house,
or To some neighbOrinx hotel and seats
them at II magnificent luncheon or
dinner In honor Of the event. HIS
interest In tn. performance of his
horse ends right there. Years of
preparation and thousands OF dollars
have been spent to get that particular
horse lit for that particular race, and
In fash t,'s all over.
Now take III. trOtting game.
breed horses and. | hope. intellig.ntIy
| have u trainer. us true. but he does
Just what tell him and there is not
n move taken In the preparation OF
my horses that | am not consulted
about. | know why he does this or
that. and II he drsn't DO II want to
know the reason why. when tn. day
of the race arrives | know Just what
my horse can do and ] know my horse
80 well-a knowledge born Of constant
companionsh!p - that when | enter
the sulky and take up tho lines ] can
tell you within II second or two how
each stage OF the race is to be trottcd
incidentally | know the liabilities OF
the horses / am competing with too.
and that helps whole lot. In this
way you see a man who IL racing FOR
the real pleasure of 1t gets every thrill
out OF 1t that Is possible. He has had
the care OF the horse he drives since
1t was foaled. followed 1t through the
various stages Of colthood and then, as
1t matured. developed and fost"rcd
every little burst Of speed 1t Is ca
pablo of. That Is the kind OF sport
! care for and that Is why | always
drive my own horses. There could be
no pleasure for me to sit IN II grand
stand and sec another man. a hircling
drive my horses-hurses that / knew
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1913-09-30

and South highway US they ARE ove,
the Lincoln road and vii; work AZ
hard for the success of III. form.,
road as they are doing for the lat
ter.
Where there are Two roads run
ming between two. points, each nj
which nearly parallels the other
both viii lie improved and made Il
rart of the one main road. In Texas
there are two routes from Galveston
leading Northwest through the state
Both route~ meet ae Trinidad and
both are Indispensable for the sue
cess Of the main idea. From Calves
through Waco. Fori Worth. Vernon.
Amarillo. Dalhart. Texas and Folsom
y. NJ. into Trinidad The other
road iuns In II souihessterly dircc.
tion from Galveston to Corpus Chris
III and then turns northwest. running
through san Antonio. Eden. san An
goiO. Texas. and Tueumenri. y. NJ.
ana iLio Trinidad These two roads
are many miles apar, and each serve,
of country.
From Trinidad TO Denver there il
only on" road that Is generally used
and In all probability no attempt
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1913-09-30
SUIT INVOLVES
RICH OIL LANDS

or corporations and individuals sim
Harry situated ass"r, that the with.
drawai Of the lands by President Tai,
was Illegal aud that nil entries made
b.'oi" the ret OF conRrcss ar. valid.
The contention OF the government IL
that I'll" prc~idcn, was authorized to
withhold tho land fran entry. .-p"-
cial!y since In the withdrawal Il IL
specified that the land was needed
by the nation Ia furnish oil for tn.
ire Of the navy.
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1913-09-30
,oruob tourist. who ,rav-. owe.

topobiie tourists who trave! owe. II
each year.
No; oniy during the summer
months. but during the winter
months. us well. there u almost u
constant stream of automobiles trav-
clins over different portions Of the
road. Daring the hot months o'
June. July and Angus, tho people of
the South load up their machines
for long cross-eountry trip and turn
them In the direction Of Colorado and
Wyoming. In both Of which states a;c
found hundreds Of places where the
nights nrr cool and where there Is
plenty TO occupy the visitors time
AMI attention.
In the later months Of the year tn.
southcrners return to their homes by
the same route. aud In many instane-
90 are followed by coiorndoans who
wish to spend the csad months In u
mildcr climate.
Til" great North and south high
way would mean moro to the states
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1913-09-30

q NO uncommon sight to see y
Elikonairs At the steering wheel
o} his high powered automobile:
IG IN cockpit OF his speedy mo-
tC>loSa c9 &C tho box-seat OF his
tal;TSo. bUa to ace men who reckon
sheiy weSnN in aeven ngures perched
o. NE tiny oeAt of q trottinE sulky.
AnN rtggea cot In the resalia Of
HUCsDionAl 07ivsr ~ they send their
0sc6y tr09lers along at = two-minute
e0D, 70 a stTht that only few OF us
herb been treated to.
hut such IL the case with that lit
a. .soterie OF millionairss who have
HlkJhed their country seats within
ID confines Of Grange County. New
York. and there. several timer week.
ths< gather At the pretty track at
Goshen. the quaint old county seat, to
tAks part in matinee or impromptu
racing sfrairs. Edward II. Hartman.
son OF the late railroad king. with his
boon companions. Robert Goelet and
Pierre Lorillard. own some OF the fast
-, horses in tho Umpire State and
each 10 q contender for tho rich prizes
that are hung up ut the Grand Cir
cult meets.
Avprell Hartman an Enthusiast.
No more enthusiastic horseman ex-
lists than Averell Hartman. This he
comes honestly by. for his late father
was Just as keen a sportsman As his
con. but in a more passive way. He
bred and owned some of the finest
Names horses in the country. but he
Vas content to entrust their training
20 . professional Not so wIth the
son. however. for ne trains. drives and
races hi. own entries and there are
row beta. ra.nsmsn In tho country
today wh.,her they be. 'ama,eur q:
Professional
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1913-09-30

by name only--had followed the
lead %: men who go In Tor runners.
That IL no; VIVA, call sport and the
-u!hy gives every thrill man could
desire
a Family OF Sport Lovers. :.
But MIR. Hartman IL nu all round
sportsman at that. Ho drives a rae
Ing car and drives 1t we'll He likes
his motor-boat and has several that
can keep up with the specd.est OF
them. He drives a coach and four
occasionally and rides to hounds and
plays polo. All of this love OF out-of-
door sport he shares with his brothers
ana sisters Tor they are quite MS en-
thusiastic sportsmen and sportswomen
aa ne. HIS sister Mrs. Kumsey. Is
one OF the best cross-country riders in
tn. country and with her sculptor
husband IL looked upon as one of tho
crack polo players OF the Meadow
brook set Their younger sister. Miss
Carroll Hartman. prefers trottinS
horses to park cobs ana hunters and
she, too. frequently sits In her sulky
and sends her speedy trotters around
the Goshen track. She Is splendid
and fearless horscwoman and can
guide "A frottcr with all the skill OF
Il veteran, Races between her and
her brother arc not infrcqucnt and
she does not always finish second by
any means. q
Tho Real Thriller.
Robert Goclet drives his trotters for
'hr sheer love OF excitement. He says
he has tried every sport undSr the
sun and Their, are more real thrills
In su!ky racing than any he has found.
despite the fact that he is looked upon
as one of the most daring automobile
racers in the countr". He still has n
string of cars of every description. but
the majority of his time Is spent At
his handsome country estate in Orange
County. Mr.. Lorillard. although his
family has been identified with the
running turf for several generations.
prefers the trotter and he doesn't want
IL professional To drive FOR him either.
The sulky Is his delight and he finds
no end Of enjoyment In meeting on
equal terms such men as Hartman,
Goelet. Seeger and Tompkins. all of
whom are Just i-s good sportsmsn As
himself.
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1913-09-30

The .otirt invited today counsel for
both sides to assis, II In preparing
a list of quest ions to be submitted To
the supreme court. When opinions
In answer to these questions have
been received III. ease viii he argued
In the United States circuit court Of
appeals. and n decision rem .i.r.d In
accordance with the opinions of III.
supreme court.
\ recent decision OF tn. United
States district court In Wyoming was
contrary To the governments coni"n-
lions IN the Midwest case. TIL. conr,
decided that tho president was no,
authorized to withdraw land from
settle ncnt. From this decision the
government appealed.
This rulins II made In tn. Midwest
oil Company case before III. court Of
appeals for argument at til. present
session.
Upon III" determination Of u
presidents riIht to withdraw public
lands IL said to hinge the ownership
NJ extensive travels of oil lands In
Wyoming. The ontcom" OF the pres
On, case IL expected also 10 hsv. AZ
important bearing an litigation In,
,"i'sns public lands In other states
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1913-09-30
-FOUR STATES PUSHING
COl0.-GulF highway
Trinidad Active in Movement Tha'
Links Three Prosperous States.

Denver. sent. :O.--A movement
has been started by good r"ads work.
crs In Wyoming. Colorado. New M~s-
leo and Texas to construct and main
tain good highway from Galveston.
an the south. up through the Pan
handle Of Texas. through Colorado by
way Of Trinidad. Pueblo. Colorado
Springs. Denver. Fort Collias aad
Greeley. and In Wyoming through
Cheyenne aud Casper into the yell
i0wstonr National Park.
Tho road. much Of which il al
ready In good condition. Is considered
one of'ih. u,osi important. n not the
mos; Important one. In the wca, b.
cause of the vast territory tributary
aud hccausc Of the thonsands Of au-
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1913-09-30
loA Expensive fastime Professional Trainers
'SRGMt No Grandstand Racing for the Real
-l-ssx a This Sport Wealthy Men
Who Handle the Reins

Many wealthy men throughout the
country. and In New York City esps-
cialiy. have spent many thousands Of
dollars. annually. in tho maintenance
of their stables of speedy roadsters.
Robert bonner. r. E. NSmathsrs. c. J.
c. Billings and others In the metrop-
oils. as well a. =. H. stotesbury. Of
Philadelphia. partner Of tho late J. p.
Morgan. have all owned horses whose
names will be handed down through
generations a. the spsediest that ever
performed on track or road. But In
almost every case tho owners of these
horses employed professional trainers
and professional drivers to either show
or race their horses and only OCCASION
ally sat in the road wagons and cent
their horses along at their top speed.
But this newer generation Of lovers
Of tho trotting horse have changed
all this. To own a horse means to
them to train 1t and race It as we'll.
And each feels that since he has
trained It he Is entitled to reap the
laurels that belong to the winner in
the event of that particular horse win
ming whatever event he Is entered in.
A visit to tho Goshen track proves
conclusively just what sNoh races AZ
these are. Each horse 10 entered to
win and his owner drives Hin, for I'll
he is worth.
Thcee RACES On Tho Square.
Visitors to the average track where
trottins races are In progress often
leave sore and Disguised when they
have waEered their hard earned dol
lars on some particular favorite to see
that horse restrained from winning BY
an INSCRIPTIONS driver when It was
patent to all that had the horse been
z!vxn its head It could have won with
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1913-09-30
ASKS COURT RULING ON
WITHDRAWAL PUBLIC LANDS

Denver. colo. Sept ao.-Thc Uni
ted states Circuit court oi Appeals
for III. eighth district. Will ask III.
United States Supreme court Tor n
ruling ON tho question Of the right
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1913-09-30

"" hav" bought the Famous ut "A
great sacrifice. Watch IA cutting
tho prize" on high class m.rchanii-.
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1913-09-30

Of n president Of the United State,
to withdraw publ. lands from "ntrs,
This announcement, was made ioiag
by presiding Judge william =. iioos.
The Snowflake herald., 1913-09-12
livestock, Ranching and
Kindred News Items.
City Livestock Mar
ket Letter.

Rickart, Correspondent.

/ a.
os Citv Stock Yards, Sep.5, 1913.
h@l. l4Io received here this week 95, 600,
Uc. :oInding 1850 calves, last week
PoI odo l1'' same week last year 81, 600.
P,v ,vVo} conditions are acute, and furthur
'Iy s N shipping out cattle is not to be
pei'! !!,arod in some places. The mar
. sOIlI.o 4Ias stood up remarkably well under
atraip. s stockmen from Iowa, Illinois
81 taking between fifty and sixty
"9 oont of the supply, and the remain
aunber not otexcessive for the killers.
II s.rontine supply has been liberal,
ur, rrneIv medium to common stuff, prices
S Tuo with killing cattle in the native
4.ior M that is, 10 to 25 cents lower
tho week. Prime cattle are not
'or Iower and while conditions have
! aor against any rise in values on them
uook commission men believe
Lawn advance will come this month.
- stock cattle and feeders are off 10
i Ok cents. medium and common kinds
j n 20 cents lower for the week. The
/ ,onnuIation in the yards was 16, 900
lad last night, but this will be reduced
rotoriaIlv by today's heavy shipment
] tho country, and will be down to a
sormal figure after tomorrow's load
Il In view of the fact that the re-
Limits make a new worlds record for
sre week, wiping out the Chicago rec
III for one weeks cattle receipts es-
sabIisbed in 1891, it will he wonder
hi performance, and is made possible
.rIv bv the extraordinary buying abil-
b. Of stockmen in Illinois, Iowa, and
stber corn growing states. Cows and
i koifers have made minimum loss this
heck and veal calves are 25 to so high
N Sheep received here this week
Il OOO last week "a, 100, last year 3D.
sOO four days in each case. Prices
here 25 to 65 cents lower first three
j avs this week, but have been steady
yesterday and today, with a shade OF
strength today. Various bands of Utah
kmbs sold last two days at ST. 25 to 7.35,
Ind the feeding lambs this week have
bid at Sc. .55 to 6.65, ewes worth So. go
b 400. Excessive supplies of Idaho,
oregon and Wyoming sheep at Omaha
4 bid Chicago this week contributed to
he weakness.
The Snowflake herald., 1913-09-12
ROADS THE VERY
BEST INVESTMENT

History does not tell of a bet
ter investment than you four
hundred thousand people of Brit
ish Columbia have made by spen-
ding SIG, 900, 600 in three years
on the roads of your province, f"
said Judge ]. T. Roland of Sc
attic in a recent adress to the
Progress club.
Judge Ronald quoted figures
to prove his contention that roads
were essential to a country's S
prosperity and he quoted more
figures to show that bad roads
caused a tremendous annual loss.
If | had all the money lost in
the United States each year for
ten years because of bad roads, !"
said the judge, Il could pay off
the interest on the national debt,
build a Panama canal, build
three magnificent roads east and
west across the continent, do
much other good work and still
have 500, 900, 600 left"
Someone laughed in doubt, but
the Judge followed up his state
ment with figures and he easily
demonstrated his argument.
The average cost a ton of haul
ing farm produce an average
distance of nine miles to a mar
ket or to a railway depot over
poor roads in the United States
is $2.07. This is computed from
figures collected over a period of
ten years. That figures out at
% cents a ton a mile.
On good roads over the same
distance the cost is 8 cents a ton
a mile. The loss on bad roads,
says the judge, is $1.35 a ton for
every ton hauled in the last ten
years over the bad roads.
The tonnage hauled to depots
and to markets and the tonnage
hauled back from markets and
depots to farm approximate 300,-
0C0, GOO tons in the ten-year per-
iod. Losing $1.35 a ton over bad
roads, the judge figures that the
total loss in the ten-year period
has been $4O5, 600, 900, a tariff to
muddy roads, as he phrases it.