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and will mako the meadows the centre
of It's manufacturing In the East.
The Long Island City plant has Been
placed in the hands Of Joseph =. Day
for sale. Mr. Day said yesterday that
he had already sent broadcast through
the commercial world the news that
the Ford Building in Long Island City,
erected two years ago and represent
Ing the best in factory construction,
| was in the market. II do not expect
much trouble in finding a buyer for
the property" Mr.. Day said
The building Is eight stories high
and contains 100000 square feet OF
space. 1t is OF reinforced concrete
! fiat slab construction. 1t is connected
with the Long Island Railroad by
sidings on which can be assembled
thirty cars. The building is on Jack
son avenue and extends back to the
Long Island Railroad tracks.
! While Long Island City will regret
! the permanent removal of the Ford
| plant. those who looked upon 1t as
4 big factor in the industrial and
commercial life OF the section look
! for another large industry to take its
! place soon. The highly skilled, well
paid employees were a notable part
OF the permanent residents OF nearby
Queens, but, it is argued, employees
OF another concern will come to take
| the houses and support the shops
which the Ford men will leave.
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capitalist; Robert Seymour, woollen
merchant; Charles Edgar, lumber mer-
chant, who looked after this industry
for the War Industries Board; Ross
W. Weir. coffee merchant; c. Dorf-
linger. cut glass manufacturer; A.
Greasy Morrison, with the American
Carbide Company; Samuel NJ. Evans.
president Of the Pitcher Lead Com
pany; J. c. Bruce. chemicals Il. T,
Bush, automobiles; F. Warner Rob
inson. chemicals; Edward Coombs.
banker; Don C, Moore, George Weyl,
DR.. II. H. Schroeder of the Mutual
Life Insurance Company w G.
Speer. j. r. Campbell, G. L. Bartholo-
new, with the American Smelling &
Refining Company. ard Charles w.
Nichols OF the General Chemical Com
pany.
The residents OF Essex Fells have
formed the Essex Fells Civic Assoc
citation and propose TO carry out some
novel Ideas which are only now IN
the process OF formation.
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Mr.. Ford plans to make the New
ark meadows his Eastern production
centre. He has built a large plant
there and will add to 1t from time TO
time. He Is nov planning the cree
ton OF large tractor factory on the
one time marshy waste, which will
be one OF the great commercial plants
Of the East. Mr.. Ford's movements
in the automobile field have had a
significant effect on other concerns.
It might be said that they influence
the actions OF others. When the Ford
company located in Long Island City
others followed. When the company
bought there and built a plant other
automobile companies bought and
erected buildings. certain that the To-
cality would develop into one of the
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Essex F'ells is twenty miles from
New York on the Greenwood Lake
branch OF the Erie Railroad and is
served with twenty-one trains a day
with two additional trains on Sat
urdays. II requires but forty min
utes TO make the journey and the
scenery along the route IS beautiful.
as the trains pass over two ridges.
There is also the Lackawanna ser
vice TO Montclair and thence by troll
ley to Caldwell and Essex FEELS, so
that there IS a means OF travel day
ana night.
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great spots in the automobile industry.
Subsequent developments have con-
flrmed such a belief. Everything was
moving toward the development Of
the western end OF Long Island as the
Eastern centre OF automobile manu-
facturers. Then the war came, and the
Government took over these automo-
bile plants because they were model
structures and served the purposes
OF the Federal authorities.
In making the best OF the situation
truths were disclosed. and they were
that Mr. Ford could do without his
Long Island plant, that he could give
as much service and be as convenient
To New York as was necessary out on
the Newark meadows. SO the con-
Germ has changed entirely its plans
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WORTHY AIMS AND DESIRES.
Realty in General Hopes All Are
Attained.

II is the aim and the desire OF the
United Real Estate Owners Associa-
ton to secure legislation for a maxi
mum realty tax rate OF $l.75 legis-
lation for United States Government
mortgage bank for urban long term
amortization loans; legislation TO re-
peal county and city mandatory SAL
aries and expenses; legislation to con-
solidate and abolish eleven city de-
partments and bureaus; improve
ment OF docks and railroad freight
terminals OF the port and city OF New
York; protection against the calling
of mortgage loans and assist renew
ing and replacing; prevent all build
ing, labor and other departments OBJ
noxious and unnecessary orders and
representation at all State, Board Of
Estimate. Board Of Aldermen, Sinking
Fund Commission and all other depart
ment hearingE.
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FOREIGN MANAGERS.

fr. Taylor complains because
M)srs. Conner and Hudiburg, one a
vdr in Knoxville, and both natives Of
XIX county, are taking hand in the
caIpaign. They had sufficient excuse
AM Justification, after Mr.. Taylor at
telpted to injure and traduce them
inlhe columns of Knoxville paper.
living without the slightest cause
or Icuse unjustly attacked these men
viii they were absent from the
stat and not parties to this contest,
1t unfair and unmanly for my oppo-
nd to complain because they oppose
determination. Mr.. Taylor went out
ofhs way to furnish them just and
s5le provocation. Before he opened
4 campaign, MIR. Taylor stated that
csain non-residents would finance
Ei$impaign-has visited one of these
ing In Washington City; is in cor
reAndence with him about the cam
pat and this nonresident is mailing
ciIfIars to the voters In the district,
frQ the National Capitol.
Understand another outsider met |
In Knoxville, and they |
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made joint appeal to Knoxville Re-
publican leader to take the manage
ment of the hopeless Taylor CAM
paign. Later the management was
entrusted to Republican supporter
of Governor Patterson. Conner and
Hudiburg are natives of the Second
District, while Taylor's special out
side friends, who meet and plot with
him for my defeat, reside in the State
of Illinois land the first and third Ten
nessee districts.
PARTY LOYALTY AND SERVICE.
Mr.. Taylor, in his original announce
ment, modestly referred to his party
loyalty and services, and to his won
derful speaking campaign in Union
and adjoining countless" when only Is
years Of age. / have made inquiry
and find Mr.. Taylor is the only person
who remembers those great campaign
speeches. II
However, twenty-five years have
since passed by, and during this long
period our modest, wonderful cam
paign orator has not favored the Re-
publicans of Anderson, Blount, Ham
blen, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Roane
and Scott counties with his matchless
eloquence and great astumping abili-
ties in their many national, state and
county campaigns. Yet he modestly
asks the Republicans of these coun-
ties to give him the best office in their
gift.
! Soon after President Wilson was
| first inaugurated, Mr. Taylor prepared
the charges against DR.. w. HI. Delap,
a Republican postmaster at LaFollette
his home town-Delap was appoint
ed and commissioned for four years,
and year and six months before the
expiration of his term, my opponent
not only prepared the charges, but
made an affidavit against this Repub-
lican official in the interest of Demo
cratic applicant, who was later ap-
pointed. The principal charge-the
great offense Delap committed-was
spending election day at the polls in
the interest of the Republican party.
This loyal" Republican candidate for
Congress preferred having a Demo
cratic postmaster to one who was true
and faithful to the Republican party
and it's candidates.
AS Chairman of the State Commit
tee, with the largest campaign fund in
twenty years, and the Democratic or.
ganization financially bankrupt, the
Republicans of Tennessee witnessed a
miserable failure in the last state cleo
ton, and the greatest Democratic ma
jority in years.
To avoid admitting that his cam
i paign manager, MIR. Hal Clements, who
IS also his candidate for membership
on the State Committee, supported
Governor Ham Patterson against Gov
ernor Hooper, Mr.. Taylor makes the
untruthful charge did not support
Hooper. I canvassed the district ev.
cry time Hooper's name was on the
ticket for Governor or Senator, except
the year | was confined to a hospital.
In every speech I urged the Republic
ans to loyalty support him and cast my
ballot for him except on one occasion,
when serious sickness kept me from
Knoxville independents FOUR
the DOllS
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TO THE REPUBLICANS OF THE
SECOND DISTRICT.

Mr.. Taylor, in his second signed
card given to the press, covers SIX
columns, or about seven hundred lines
of solid type, and his first announce
ment was of equal length. In these
two lengthy documents there is not
paragraph or a line telling you OF his
special fitness, his qualifications, his
legislative experience for the many
difficult and important duties OF
CONGRESSMAN during these critical
times in the history of our country. In
my announcement called upon him
to tell you how the interest of the
district and nation could be better
served by him than the man he de-
sires to succeed. Insist that he not
only tell, but convince you that you
would serve your best interest, the
welfare of our boys on the firing line,
and the interest of the country at
large by changing your representative
in Congress at this all important time.
II he fails or refuses to do this, he Is
not entitled to your vote on August
LIST.
| challenged my opponent to point
out the votes l cast in Congress during
nine and half years service, given in
a printed record of the same, which
were not in the interest of the people
Of the district. / have spoken more
than hundred times in Congress on
public measures, and he has failed to
question the priority, wisdom or sound
ness of any position / have taken on
legislation considered by Congress
during my service in the House of
Representatives.
CHRONIC OFFICE SEEKER.
MIR. Taylor begins his second letter
to the Republicans of the district by
charging me with being chronic Of
fee seeker. Judge Houk voluntarily
appointed me his first private secre-
tary, and the good people of the Sec
ond District gave me my first elective
office, which they had right to do,
and they know whether ! have made
good. Mr.. Taylor has been eligible
to vote sixteen years, and during that
period has been holding Office eleven
and half years, and with several
wears of an unexpired term as Mayor
ri the City of LaFollette, is now reach
ing out for another office. Out of 16
wears on the pay roll, liz years in Of
Gee. and Az out of Office, and hoping,
lsuaoue HIS LoJ SuIlqSg pue SuIsuoI
office. In the face of this greedy rec
ord. my opponent accuses me of being
a chronic Office seeker, No young Re-
publican In the state has held Office
,as long as Taylor, whose platform is
'''pass Che offices around
While holding his first position as
Postmaster at LaFollette, the Depart |
ment had the Office investigated more
lines than any Office in the state, on
account Of negligence. mistakes, short
age. Irregularities, etc. The shortage
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CONGRESSMAN R. w. AUSTIN
MAKES PLAIN REPLY To TAYLOR
REVIEWS HIS RECORD IN CONGRESS AND SHOWS
WHAT He HAS DONE. SHOWS UP TAYLOR AND
his CAMPAIGN Of DECEIT AND AlISSR|EEF
RESERVATION. AN INTERESTING
POLITICAL DOCUMENT.

of two or three hundred dollars Mr..
Taylor placed upon . subordinate
whose dismissal was promised in 1908,
but who remained in office about two
years longer, or until Mr. Taylor re-
signed.
AS result of Mr.. Taylor's admins
tration of state office, the Tennessee
press has recently published bill
filed in Court calling in question the
official acts Of Mr.. Taylor. The peo-
pie of the district are witnesses to the
notorious fact that for weeks and
weeks he has abandoned his post and
in order to tack up his pictures and
hand out his cards (of misinforma-
tion) in the hope of securing another
position.
MORE LOYAL CONGRESSMAN RE-
NOMINATED.
Up to date, the Republicans have re-
nominated every Congressman who
has stood by the country--voted for
the war measures. Primaries have
been held in seven states--Pennsylva-
mia, Oregon, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota,
South Dakota and Maine. The only
three Republicans defeated for renomi-
nation in Iowa, South Dakota and
Minnesota, did not support all the war
measures. This spells the defeat and
reputation Of Mr.. Taylor, who has
criticized my vote on one or more of
the most vital war measures.
SUDDEN ADMIRATION FOR RoosE-
WELT.
Under the above head, Mr.. Taylor
accuses me of bad treatment of Col.
Roosevelt six years ago in the Knox
vile Court House, both In the county
and district conventions. AT the very
time these conventions were held, I
was in Washington City looking after
the interests of the people. The gen
tleman who presided over the Ro6se-
great majority of the delegates are
supporting me and not the CUTTERS"
Mr.. Taylor, who accepted the district
dictatorship on the Roosevelt or Pro-
gressive ticket, and later got "cold
feet and withdrew.
Col. Roosevelt would never support
a candidate for Congress who does not
openly endorse the declaration OF war
and the selective draft. He would
scorn and detest a candidate who Sc
cretly and quietly seeks to injure and
defeat a Congressman for supporting
every war measure. Mr.. Taylor aspires
to the leadership Of the party in the
Second District, and at the same time
is trying to revive the Roosevelt and
Taft and Hale and Austin divisions In
the party six and ten years ago, and
now about forgotten. Col. Roosevelt
has been and is working, like every
unselfish Republican, for unity and
forget the past party DIFF
Ierences. The ambitious Taylor is the
only exception can name, and he Is
hus acting not for the best interest Of |
he party. but to prove his so1called (
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IN CONCLUSION.

From Mr.. Taylor's Conclusions" in
his last card l quote: II regard my pa
triotism and love of country second to
that of no man in America" Well,
let's test this statement Has he en-
listed? Has he volunteered his serv-
ices except as colonel? Did he not
refuse a captains commission in the
last or Fifth National Guard Regi-
ment raised in the Second District?
Did he not urge parties at LaFollette
not to join this regiment, which will
soon be called to active duty?
Is it not true when the Liberty loan
campaign was on he was prosecuting
his race for Congress, and to parties
in Anderson, Mamblen, Knox and other
counties stated that the people would
not support me on account of the Sc
lective draft, and that he intended to
make it an issue in our campaign?
In view of this record l protest
against Mr.. Taylor Dragging about his
patriotism and love of country as Sec
ond to no man in America" 1t is an
insult to more than two million brave
and patriotic men, third of whom
volunteered, and thousands of his age
and older, who have placed their lives
on the altar of our country. 1t is an
added insult for him to ask the ia.
Tiers, brothers, relatives and friends
Of these men living in the Second Dis
trict, to make him their representative
in Congress.
Congress will take a recess practic.
ally all Of the month of July, and this
will enable me to canvass the district
meet the people face to face-and
give an account Of my work in their In
terest, and to refute the countless
charges and insinuations made against
me by Mr.. Taylor while | was in
Washington at my post Of duty.
commend the candidacy of Messrs.
James G. Crumbless, of Knox county,
and Frank c. Norcrosse, of Scott coun-
ty, for membership ON the Republican
State Committee, and hope you will
support them in the primary on Au.
gust 1st 1918.
Your obedient servant,
R. w. AUSTIN.
United States Capitol, q
Washington d. c.,
July LIST, 1918.
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STATE CAMPAIGN.

My opponent, referring to his rec
ord as chairman of the State Commit
tee, in mismanaging the last Repub-
lican State Committee, says:
GAS matter of fact, the entire
amount handled by the State Commit
tee during the 1916 state campaign
amounted to only $4,000, and every
cent of that amount was collected and
disbursed by the treasurer of the COM
mittee, Hon. A. V. McLane, of Lewis
burg, Tenn"
Attention is called to the following
statement from the Clerk of the
House of Representatives, which
proves that "every cent was not COL
lected" by McLane, State Treasurer:
House of Representatives,
Clerks Office,
Washington, d. C.
May 1, 1918
Hon. r. w. Austin,
House Office Building,
Washington, d. C.
My dear Mr. Austin: -...
In response to your communication
of the LIST instant requesting me to in
form you of the amount of money re-
ceived by j. Will Taylor, chairman of
the Republican State Committee,
Nashville, Tennessee, as shown by the
sworn statement filed in the Clerks
office by Cornelius N. Bliss, Jr., Of
New York, Treasurer of the Repub-
lican National Executive Committee,
and by Fred w. Upham, of Chicago
Assistant Treasurer of the National
Republican Executive Committee,
beg leave to inform you that the rec
ords show that on the 4th of October,
1916, Fred w. Upham paid him Five
Thousand Dollars, and on the 10th Of
October Cornelius NJ Bliss, Jr., paid
him Five Thousand Dollars, on the
10th Ten Thousand Dollars, and on the
14th Five Thousand Dollars.
Very truly yours,
QSigned) SOUTH TRIMBLE,
Clerk House of Representatives
PRIMARIES IN OTHER STATES,
ETC.
Under the above caption and the
one following entitled "Conner-Hudi.
burg Coup" MIR. Taylor attempts to
make the public believe Congressman
Frank P. Woods, of Iowa, was defeat
ed on account of Messrs. Conner and
Hudiburg's connection with the Ma
tional Congressional Republican Com.
mittee. I am reliably informed the
Conner-Hudiburg matter was not an
issue in the Iowa contest-was not
even mentioned in campaign speeches
or referred to in the local press. Ac-
cording to the New York Times, the
Post and the western pa
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ON SPEAKING TERMS WITH
COLLEAGUES.

Nr. Taylor's second card says I am
e bn speaking terms with several of
n, colleagues, and that my influence
bib been destroyed in Washington.
Wll, have two enemies in Congress
I'm not on speaking terms with
NKinley and Sells-who are aiding
plopponent. Two out of 435. Have
SRed with at least 1900 Congress-
mn In ten years, and made two ene-
ms. AS to my standing and influ-
ete, the letters published in the Knox
We Journal from the leading mem.
his of the Senate and House should
stNle that insinuation or charge, to
til satisfaction of every fair man in
tE district. After making this state
ntnt and using his Savoyard partisan
Qmocratic Washington correspond
a in an attempt to discredit me,
N. Taylor rushes into print with his
plture, to object to members OF Con-
CESS testifying to my standing and
ibuence in Washington.
tE LAFoLLETTE CITY ELEc.
TON.
Referring to my comment on the
lEollette city election case, when
NJ opponent was counted in as may
oiand later kicked out by the courts,
N. Taylor says | deliberately falsi-
fh" and that through the influence
all manipulation of one HI. M. LaFol-
lite he was deprived of the office to
Ich he was honestly elected
repudiate the charge that Col.
LFollette Influenced and manipu-
lad" this action. Judge G. McHen-
d{son-an honorable, upright judge
dlided Taylor was not elected, and
ot Supreme Court in an unanimous
dfsion affirmed the action of the Cir
CT Judge (see Tennessee Report
4 n
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WHO PAYS TAxEs9

have examined Mr.. Taylor's tax
returns in the Tax Assessors office IN
the Campbell County Court House at
Jacksbor0. The returns show that Mr..
Taylor pays annual taxes Of about
$4,000 on real estate valued at
$1,25000 and ON personal property
81, $4,000 In his sworn re-
turns he gives $4,000 in cash, and
no money in bank. On a Knoxville lot
last year I paid 5000 taxes: $4,000
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41HH%S sstnt h0NO lOul
Ihoues in Knox county, and the last
dicrh bought before Mr.. Taylor made
lfis tharges.. To prove that his state
mdt is false, have requested my
nd Estate agent to file the deed. MI.
'BrWn Atkin, of Knoxville, can tell my
fnd isitive opponent that / tried to
ptI shase house and lot from him
I3bdt year before Mr.. Taylor's an.
hAcement was made.
Fais tax and property matter is a
eTat issue, and its settlement will
fIfermine the wisdom of President
Sdcoln's excellent advice during the
Iayii War, Don't swap horses when
{ ~ are crossing stream"
,sI thought, from the noise he was
hiking, Mr.. Taylor was a very large
]sTpayer and property owner. Ten
pfs ago he informed a postoffice in,
alttor he was worth $4,000, and
| DIV recently boasted that he had $10,-
10y in a LaFollette bank and $4,000
| irA Knoxville bank.
Aving opened his campaign by a
| SCALED of my tax returns, property
4 Fnership, ETC., venture to ask him
1 { tell the people why the record
/ SCws he only pays $4,000 on some
Ecant lots. How about the personal
+ I'D income tax? | have stated mine,
I'D the public has right to expect
fr Taylor to state his, especially in
New of the fact that he is responsible
pr Introducing this new and novel
Method of proving who of the two can
Mates is best fitted to represent the
l&ople In Congress during war times.
|AySTIN OUR GREAT CONGRESS
MAN.
! Under this head, Mr.. Taylor quotes
4 ID opinion of Democratic CORE
/ e2ndent in Washington City, known
1 a. Savoyard, who referred to Con
4 gsssman Moore, of Philadelphia, and
j Ndden, of Chicago, and myself, as
.'}tle fellows in Congress" Messrs
A More and Madden are admitted on
n sesides as two active, able and influ
EeNal members of Congress.
.I &1ilC dy lOl WlIllCoo dSolhoL uuOOIC
I%dden and your representative In
Mgress, is q partisan Bourbon Demo
Il G$53As against Taylor and Savoyard's
bate, l invite attention to the let
tn of praise and commentator, ad
II Ai bed to Judge Will D. Wright, pub
lANd in the Daily Journal and Tri
.Ehl of Knoxville, from leading ant
! iI&iguished Republican Senators anC
HFessmen, representing ever!
ION of the United States, and in
IL Ing Speaker Champ Clark ant
a. Claude Kitchin, on the Demo
4 leignfs the, Hnnse-
l1rlrEieae Testimonials bear evidence o
facf that / enjoy the good will, re
Hnlletf and confidence of my colleague
II Congress, and Mr.. Taylor, with hi
X nissan and prejudiced witness, cal
& fIrob me of the same in the eye'
Is Tin the good opinion of the just ant
lorable people of the Second Dis
Act.
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party loyalty"-to advance selfish
personal interest-to secure some
votes, even if it Injuries the party
cause, or endangers Republican sug|
cess.