BEJE SUNDAY 27 , 189I-8IXTEEN PAGES.
10 THE OMAHA DAILY , .yffPTEMBEK .
TALKS WITH A STATESMAN ,
"Carp's" ' Interesting Interview With Sena
tor John Sherman ,
BEFORE THE PUBLIC FOR FIFTY YEARS ,
Prominent MIMI Sherman linn Known
Intlmntuly-lll * I'osltlou Upon
the Orcnt rroliloiim Now
Jtcl'oro ( lie I'uopli * .
MA\sriFMi. O. , Sopt. 2T . [ Hpcciul Corru-
iponilunco of TUB UEK.J I eaino from Wosh-
Inton to Ohio to ailc for ntalk with Sonntor
Sliormnn nnil I Imvo had two intorvlows
with him during the pail thruo days. Tlio
greater p.irt , of our conversion wa In the
way of chatty romlnUconcos and this covered
the sunator's public uaroor running hack to
the ilayi of ProilJont i-'ranlc 1'lorcJ. On my
Onl call , I loft ix list of quiHltons as to some
of the loading puhllo Issues before the coun
try today , and the answer to thoiu which
cotiatltuto the latter part of this article were
dictated hy the Honator to Ills stenographer
for mo and are authentic in every particular.
The remainder was ralhornchat than a llxod
Interview. It extended over several hours
nnd I can only give ti portion of the Interest
ing things which the senator said.
.Senator SliurmnnVi Home.
Mansllold , Sanator Sherman's homo , Is sit
uated on the highest point In Ohio , tt is a
hoautiful town of ahout ilftoon hundred people -
plo , with streets crossing cacti other at right
nnglos , and running out from npubl.o nark
Jllluil wltb old forest trees. The town covers
n half do/on hills and the rich running coun
try surrounding It Is picturesque nnil rolling.
The best street of Mansfield runs from the
park directly westward. It is lined with
green lawns and avenues of ninplo trees and
ahout n milo from the park , stands the roil-
denco ot Sonntor Sherman. Tills U right in
the city , but it has twenty acres of velvety
lawn about I'.tind great plno , elm and chestnut -
nut trees interlock their branches about the
liouso nnd make the somi-clrcular roadway
which leads up to it n wooded drivo. The
half-moon of lawn which lies In front of the
house is , 1 Judge , at least two hundred foot
deep , and Mansfield people use this as a sort
of pant , anil visitors drive Into the senator's '
yard round the house and out airaln ad libi
tum. Hack of the house are orchards of vari
ous kinds , and the pe.ir trees and poach trees
tire propped up least their branches bo
broken by the rich yield of the present year.
To the loft of the liouso as you go In and some
distance away Is the now barn which Sena
tor Sherman said ho was going to build
whou ho canio homo to Ohio this summer.
The expression was used in an Interview at
Pittshurg , and was Ukon up by the newspa
per paragraphora in much the saino way as
the expression ho used before a former sena
torial election. Then ho said ho was coming
homo to fix his fences , and now bo cania to
build a burn. Ilo has built the barn in real
ity. It cost $3,000 and Is n pretty cottago-
llko house about fifty foot long and forty foot
deep , lilted out with nil the best stable re
quirement * . In it I found three or four car
riages nnd hnlf a dozen good horsus which
the .senator told me were of his own rais
ing. In the old b.mi near by were a number
of Jersey cows and these are Mrs. Sherman's
pots. They procluco the finest of milk and
cronm and Mrs. Sherman has her butter
under her own supervision. Slio is thor
oughly domestic in her tastes nnd , not long
ugo , Htio wns so proud of her butter that she
bad some of it entered at the county fair , but
loft her nnmo out of the list of exhibitors ana
the butter was displayed us anony
mous. The judges , in inauing
the award. gave the premium to
another butter maker and passed Mrs. Shor-
inan's Initialon the chnrgo that It was so
.vullou- that tt must have boon artificially
colored. Mrs. Sherman was naturally very
Indignant nt the charge and slio cut the roll
of butter up and sent a sllco of It to each of
the Judges xv 1th her compliments.
'llio Slicrmnn KcsliliMioo.
Senator Sherman's house is nn almost ideal
homo fora grcut statesman. It is a big two-
story and mansard brick , 80 feet long and
perhaps (10 feat deep , and it bus big porchoa ,
big windows and beautiful views. It is by
no means n grand house nor n gorgeous one.
Kvery part of it is simplicity parsonlied.but !
it impresses you as buing a ino.it comfortable
homo. The brick Is painted drab and the
windows , steps and front aqors are llnished
In n pccnliar old rod snndstoui , siroakc ( ! with
golden yellow , in all the variations of the
onyx or agate. 1'asblng over a porch about
tlftoen feet wide , you enter through the front
door Into a generous hall which , In the shnna
of n capital Ij , makes , In iae two good sit
ting rooms. At your ripht on the wall hangs
a pair of antlers which Senator Sherman got
In his trip over the Canadian I'.icitic , nnd at
the right and loft nro doors opening Into
parlors. Around nt the other onu of the hall
is the dining room , which la , I Judge , about
twonty-llvo feet square , aim back of this
through n butler's pantry , is n big kitchen
lighted by many windows and finished in the
cleanest Georgia plno. I found Mrs. aliar-
man with a great sunshade on her hcad.neol-
Ing luscious ponchos for canning , in tho'dln-
Ing room , and as wo looked at the kitchensho
said slii ) hoped if I was going to make a de
scription ol tbo house that I would notice the
trees and dosoribo the Interior uf the house
as it was. Said she :
"Our homo has boon described as n grand
mansion nnd I often llnd our visitors disap
pointed when they como here expecting a
Eulaco. The honso Is , as you see , very plain ,
ut It It n comfortable homo and wo like it. "
During my stay , I visited the other portions
tions of it. It contains , I should say twenty
rooms , nnd all the rooms nro largo and airy.
Tim windows glvo line views over mlles of
rolling country , ana In one of the libraries 1
noted r. teloscopo. ana asked Senator Slior-
inan If ho used this in studying the stars.
Ho ronlied with n laugh that ho now nnd
then looked at the moon and ut Venus anil
Mars through it , but that Urn chief use of It
withia the past few weeks had been in turn
ing It on the races which were going on two
inllos away , and vvhlch , through It , could bo
as plainly seen as on the grand stand.
The Snnntor'ri Hooks.
Senator Sherman's library Is scattered
throughout the whole houso. The fact that
ho U a student is written all over It. Tno
moment you enter the front door you 400 in
the hall n wall of books and on the second
and third atorlcs you llnd the halls filled with
book cases , and ut the southeast corner of
the man.onrd , thcro Is u reference library of
Bovcrul thousand volumes. The lower libra-
rv contains thousands more ana when I asked
Senator Sherman ( how many books ho had
toro mid ut Washington , ho sold ho thought
ho must Imvo In the neighborhood
of 15,000 volumes. Tlio mansard library Is
largely given up to Americana , It contains
all of the publla documents slnco 150 and the
debates of congress back to the beginning of
the government. The room , which is , I
should Judge , about eighteen foot wluo and
twouly-llvu foot longi U llllod with blactc
walnut cases and Mr. liabcock , the aonntor'a
prlvato secretary , tolls mo that Mr. Shormau
will have no mow books placed on this lloor ,
on account of their weight , Thoio already
In the maniard will weigh many tons nnd .no
doors , thouuh vtrong , might give w y under
tbo proiiuro. The library on the ground
lloor ls twouty.livo feet quaro and the books
here are of all kinds from science to Hctlon.
Two largo eases are taken up with voluiuoi
relating to the war Ono Is devoted to mod
ern science ) nnd Mill and Spencer here stnna
Ido by sldo with Darwin ana Huxley , An
other largo section of the library U devoted
to financial authorities and another to Amor-
lean biographic * . In looking over the books.
1 noticed that Bryant's ' Iliad" was well
tbuuibed and , flndlng the complete work * of
nil the great novelists In another loallon , I
asked Senator Stioruian who was hU fuvorlto
author In fiction , and ho told mo It was Walter
bcott. Tnno books are In walnut cases
which run within , I Judge , about four foot of
the colllne. Them nro no doors In front of
them and tlio booki are so arranged that the
senator can got what ho wanU on short no-
tleo. Throughout the whole library I noticed
* methodical and systematic arrangement
ad among tha moat valuable books of Ills
wtiolo colloutlou are bound pamphlets , a doon
or so bolng put together In each volume and
a complete Index of contents inadu to It ,
Vnlimlilc Autograph1 * .
In ono corner of the library I saw the Kraal
tiroproof vault In which the senator keeps hi *
private papers. This vault Is as big as a hall
bedroom. It Is illlrd with shelves and It contains -
tains toiH of thousands of prlvato letters nnd
document ! whlrh would make the fortune ol
n littoriitenr. Hero there Is n largo collection
of ftcrnp books running buck to the time when
ho entered public life , nearly llfty yearn ago ,
nnd all the Important lotion which ho has ri >
cclved ( luring liH long public career are hero ,
Senator Sherman has boon noted for knowIng -
Ing how to keep hU mouth shut and nubile
man have opened their mi-ids to him without
restraint. There are rolumot of unwritten
history In thcsu letters and the names sUnctl
to thorn nro these of the ] great men und
women lu no.irly every branch of life , public
nnd private , for tbo last generation nnd n
half. Thcro nro about Ilftoon volumes , cich
as big ns a dictionary , which contains letters
put lulilo principally fur tliuir autographs.
and In looking over ono of these , devoted to
men who nro not politicians , I opened ut ran
dom to letters Irom .lav Gould , Cyrus W.
Field , noted Slstew of Charity , great preach.
OI-M and others. As I lonKcd , Senator Sher
man told mo ho thought ho could show mo an
autograph letter from any noted man I should
select who had , during the pust forty years ,
been prominent either In this country or In
Knrono. 1 ransacked my brain and finally
Malted him to show mo n letter from Francis
Llobor , the noted Gorman scholar. "I think
I have several , " replied Senator Sherman ,
nnd with that ho turned to tha
Inilcx ot another volume , and then
turned over the loaves until ho came to
hnlf n dozen letters which Llehor had writ
ten him concerning the most famous of hu
books.
ilolin and Tu
Among the most intorostlng lettorslwhlch
Sennlor Sherman has ovnr written nro thoao
which ho penned to his brother , General
Sherman , and the correspondence of these
two brothers will , when it Is published , boone
ono of the most valuable and interesting
boons of American history. Senator Sherman
has preserved carefully all the letter ? of his
brother from the llmo ho went toVost 1'oint
to the u.iy of his death , nnd these letters
were very full , und tlioy gave a picture of
General Sherman's Intellectual nnd material
life. Most of them are written in oimp , some
times before u battle and sometimes on a
drum head afterward. All of thorn nro vivid
with the life and surrounding * of the general
ut the time , and they deal with nabllc men
and matters of moro than fifty yuan of our
history. Ono of thorn tells of the lira dis
covery of gold In California , und many of
them detail the Inside history of army move
ments which have never gotten Into print.
Senator Sherman wrolo quito as freely ns
Ills brother , and , during his whole career , ho
has written bovoral letters a week to him.
These loiters General Sherman beg.m to
save in ISflO , nnd his papers includn the let
ters of Senator Sherman from that time to
this. Senator Sherman has handed over all
of the general's letters to the children of
General Sherman , and it may bo that both
sots will bo published. It is hard to rcalir.o
the love that existed between John und
Uillmm Tccumich Sherman. During my
talk with the senator 1 noticed that his voice
dronpod whenever ho spolco of the general ,
nnd , upon my asking whether any pt this cor
respondence between him and his brother
was dictated , ho replied that it was not. and
that ho never wrote letters to his lamlly or
his brother except with his own hand.
> lici-iiiiiii'd llcininlscciicoH.
It was in the hie Horary that I had my
chats wltn Senator Shorman. The busts of
Washington , Clay , Webster and Salmon 1" .
Chase looked down upon us from the tops of
the bookcases as wo talked , and back of the
senator I could sco on n pedestal nmong the
books a now bust In marble of himself , by
Fronch. At my loft , on nn easel , there was u
magnificent raarblo medallion of Abraham
Lincoln , and in front of mo , bcsldo n plain
walnut table , with his iron-sray hair hanging
over his great white forehead , and his face
not n day older than it was ton years ntro , sat
Senator Sherman. As I looued nt him , I
could hardly reall/o that ho was Gil years old
and that ho had been a part of our history for
moro than forty-livo years. Senator Sherman
has been rcwe ontod as a cold man , but I
have never found him so. Ilo Is an oxeo'd-
In sly busy man , but when you can catch him
at Mis leisure tlicro is no moro delightful
talker in the United States , nnd no enjoys n
good laugh and a good story quito us well
as some of our so-called crcat men who spend
their leisure in hotel lobbies and barrooms ,
and who make much ot their capital
out of hand-shaking and tiiby-klsslng. I
asked Senator Sherman to i mo of his first
coming to Washington , tic implied : "I firs t
visited Washington in IS I' ! , eight 3 oars before
fore I wns elected to congress. 1 spent a
month there ut this time. 1 llvod at Brown's
hotel nnd mot most of the noted men. I
called upon President I'olu at the whita
housn. Uo looked moro llko a Presbyterian
preacher than nnything else and 1 was
not particularly impressed with him.
There we ro two very pretty girls at the hotel
to whom 1 was introduced , and ono of these
wiib uspoclull/ admired by Stephen A. Iloug-
la . As I went around with the young ladies
diirinc my stay I saw much of Douglas , und
I met him ugaln when I was elected to con-
gross. "
"How did Douglas impress you ! " I askod.
"I do not remember that ho impressed mo
nt all. I was only 2.'l yours old nt that time
und that Is un ago when a young man feels
moio his own importance than hu docs that
of other men. It was the aumu with mo and
I am Huro I was a greater man in my own es
timation than 1 have over boon slnco. I mot
Dolly Madison during this visit. She livo'l
iu the house that President MudUou left her
on the corner of L.ifnyotto squnro and II
street , which Is now occupied by the Cosmos
club. She was n handsoma old lady with a
boautlful complexion which was emphasized
by the turban which always crowned hot
he.id. She was n bright tnlkor and , though
quito old , was very entertaining. At this
time I wont ever to Now York nnd visited
some of mv relatives who lived there at the
corner of Broadway and Nineteenth street.
There were no houses then above Twenty-
third street nnd fas.Uionablo Now York was
all down town.
Khcrmiui'H Klrst Cnnipafcn.
"Had you any idea at this time that you
would ever como back to Washington as con
gressman nnd senator ! "
"No , " replied Senator Sherman , "tho dis
trict In which 1 llvod was domocratto and
when , at the ago of u''i , I was delegate to tno
national convention at Philadelphia und was
chosen there as secretary , the man who
nominated ma said that 1 came from a dis
trict In Ohio which was so democratic that
I could n over got an ofilro unless that conven
tion gnvo mo one. This caused a laugh owl
they elected mo. Schuylcr Colfax of Indiana
wns made assistant secretary on the same
grounds , and we walked up together. This
wns my first Qfllco nnd my next was during
the sumo year. I was a aolcgato to thu con
vention nt Columbus , ( _ > . , which nominated
Salmon P. Clinso for governor. It was , I
thlnic , the first republican convention hold
In Ohio and I wns chosen as president of It.
The reason for the choice was that such an
antipathy existed between the older candi
dates that uono of thorn could bo chosen nnd
they picked upon mo ns n compromise. I ro
inomber that I was nlmost scared to death
when they put thu gnvol lu my hand , but I
got through somehow. vYuon I was nomi
nated for congress I had left Mails-
Hold to practlco law at Cleveland ,
hut on hearing of my nomina
tion , I came back. My opponent was nn
old farmer named Lindsay , whom they
called "Coodkorn" Llndsoy. Ho had been In
conuross before nnd had gotten thotitlo dur
ing his llrst campaign , from a latter which ho
had wrltUm to ono of his supporters In which
ho spelled seed corn "Good Koru. " HU con
stituents , however , claimed that the whlgs
u era laughing nt tbo farmers. They cur-
rlod seed corn with them to the polls nnd
made this word the watchword of their cam
paign and elected him. They ran him for a
locond term against mo , but 1 defeated htm.
1 was elected by n good majority and I spent
my first yi'ars In Washington during tlio
Piorcoand lluohannn administrations. "
"What did you think of Buchanan I"
said I.
"I never considered him a great
man , " replied Senator Sherman.
"Ho was of ordinary ability and lacked cour
age. iio was controlled by the southern
democracy and was neither a bright man nor
au able one. Ho was opposed to us In the
Kansas-Nebraska fight with which I had
much to do nnd tnrouch whlah I came iuto
national prominenco. "
Just Itofuro the War.
Senator Sherman here talked for some
time of the great men before the war and of
the troublou * times of Buchanan' * adminis
tration Ho was on the committee of con-
cress sent wast to oxmnluo into the Kansas-
Nebraska outrages nnd during this time howe
wo often In danger ot bit life , Uufflaaj
surrotimlo'l the committee rooms and the
congro'smon received many threats to leave
adorned with pictures of coffins nbovo whlel
were skulls nnd cross bonos. Senator Slier
man wrote the report of the committee nnd
It was smuggled through \VnshlnRton In
sldo the clothing of the wlfo ot Dr. Uobln
BOII , afterwards governor of Kansas. John
Brown was the snreoant-nt-nrms of the com
inlttco nnd Senator Sherman says tha
Brown told him all the circumstances of tht
killing nt Oshawalomto and seemed surprised
to think that ho should consider the hnnglni
of man by n sort of vigilance committee n1
contrary to law. Ilo retorrod to Bon U'adi.
as being n better 111:111 : than ho wns crcdltet
With being , and said : "Ben Wmlo wns
rough In his o\prosions and ho wu often
nccustoir.cd to use the word 'damn' but he
never nucniiiiunled It with the nnmo of the
Deity and I do tint think hu ought to bo
called a profnno man. "
I asked Senator Sherman If ho realized nt
this time that the war wai coining.
Ho replied , "Yoi , I h.vl no doubt of It nnd
1 told my southern frlonda In congroi-t that
If the states seceded there would certainly
bo war. TI'OV thought differently and many
of them believed thut the north would ac
cept secession without n struggle. I romcin-
bor ono , an especial friend of mine , Crawford
of Georgia. Wo otten talked over the situa
tion together nnd , Just before bo wns about
to leave Washington , I ur < ed him not to to
go. Ho snld , 'Why , Shormau , 1 nm sure to
como back again. I am going to the south
now nud In two years I will bo back hero
at Wnshliiirlon ns envoy extraordinary nnd
minister plenipotentiary fiom the Conledcr
ute States to the United Stntes. ' 1 replied ,
"You nro much moro llKoly to como back
hero in n prisoner nf war. You do not ap
preciate our people at the north. You have
no Idea of our character or our resources.
Wu linvo not commenced to think of the matter -
tor of secession seriously ns yet. Wo have
not ocgun to get angry , but I can tell you ,
that the north will never permit a disrup
tion of the union nnd , If the south attempts
it , every homo in it will bo visited with the
horrors of war. ' Crawford did not bollovo
mo , but when I met him snmo yours later al
the Atlanta Exposition , ho referred to the
conversation. "
Hlicriimn and Hayes.
Senator Sherman know President. Lincoln
well nnd u mutual admiration existed be
tween them. Ho wns intimalo with all the
presidents from Lincoln to Harrison and ho
was us close to I'resident Ilnyes ns nny man
In his cabinet. Durinc our conversation I
nslieu htm what ox-Pi-esident Iluyox was do-
Inir now.
Senator Sherman replied : "Ho Is living
as nn ox-president ought to livo. lie is ilch
and ho is devoting his energy
nnd his lortuno solely to the public
good. Ho is connected with a number
of charitublu associations nnu no private lifo
could bo moro useful than his. Ho is about
70 years nf auo now , but ho is in a good con
dition physically nnd Intellectually. Ho
avoids notoriety nod nas tnken no part In
politics since ho loft the white houso. 1 con
sider him n man of much greater ability than
he is given credit for. His administration
was always burdened with the question of
the legality of his seat , but ho save the coun
try ono of the ablest administrations of its
history nnd ho wns as good nn executive at
any country has ever had,1'
"By the wav , senator , I see that Bon
Butler has written a boon. You must know
him' ' "
"Yes , " replied Senator Sherman , "Ben
I'utlor is n rumarknblo character. I lirst
knew of him during the Charleston conven
tion of Ibll'J ' , but I did not meet him till ho
was n major general , during the war. I don't
Hi ink ho was a great soldier , though con
sidering the fact that ho had no military
training , he did fairly well. In politics , ho
has always belonged to the school of in
flationists' "
.stories of Thn.il Slevons.
From Butler the talk drifted to Thaddous
Slovens nnd SenatorShermnn said :
"Thuddous Stevens and I were great
friends , though wo were always on different
sides of money questions and ho used to suy
that my eyes were not big onouch to see
anything but n gold dollar. Ho was a man
of brilliant intellect , biting sarcasm und
innate wit. Ho was an ardent supporter of
mine at the time of the Long sncakcrahip
contest of l oO , when for eight weeks , the
house balloted for n speaker. For wccics I
was within thrco votes of u majority nnd my
frlonus stuck to tno until I saw that t'noro
was danger that u democrat might bo oloctcd.
I then urged my friends to choobO some
other man who could taito my votes and get
enough additional ones to secure the election.
AH of my friends except two said they would
vote for anyone I solecujd , and these two
were Thnddeus Slovens ntd Mr. Spiuuer ,
who was nfterwards treasurer. They refused
to compromise- anyone , and Thaddcua
Stevens said thut ho would vote for Sherman
till the crack of doom. Notwithstanding this
1 picked out Poiinliigtoii of New Jersey ns
the candidate in my place. My fnonds voted
for him nnd enough others came in to bocura
his election , but it was so arranged , thut to
bring about the election , Thaddeus Slovens
hud to vote for Pennington. As ho did so ,
ono of the congressmen rushed over to him
und said :
" -Mr. Slovens , I thought you had sworn
to vote for Sherman till the crack of doom. '
" 'Well , ' whispered Stevens , us ho pulled
the man over nnd put his mouth to his ear , 'I
think I near it cracking. '
"Thaddeus Slovens was quito 111 for some
years before ho died , " botmtor Sherman
wont on. "Ho know ho had to die soon , but
Ibis never ulTected his spirits. During his
last days in congress lie had to bo lifted out
of his carriage und carried up the stops to the
capital. Ho was n very liunvy mau und he
liud two big.bui-ly negroes to carry him. One
day , just u few weeks before Ms death , when
Llieso young follows , aftoi great labor landed
lim on the ton , lie said , as hu paid thorn :
'Boys , I don't know what I'll do when vou
die. ' "
Some Not.iblo ICxpcrlonucs In Kuropu.
Senator Sherman has traveled through
every part of the United Stutoa.
Ho has visited every state nnd ter
ritory n numoer of times. Ho nas made
several tripi to Kurope and during hh visit
sf 1S07 h" hud some ramaricnblo oxporU-ncos.
During our talk the question of Prince Bis
marck's retirement to private lllo came up
and I asked him if ho hud over met Bis-
uiurk.
Ho replied , "I met him in 1S07. It was nt
Berlin and we had u long talk together.
The urentor part of our conversation was ns
lo the war which hud then just closed and
Blsnmrk told mo that ho was glad to say that
the sympathies of every mau In Germany ,
from the king in li > palacu to the pc-isant in
: ils cottngu , were with the north In that
strugglo. Biimurkwus in his prhno ut that
llmo. Ho wus tailor than 1 am nnd much
heavier. His foutures were decidedly Gor
man but ho talked English as well as I do ,
and 1 was much Impressed by his ability and
character. "
"Did you moot KnUor Wilhelml"
"Ho wns not Kalsor Wilholm then , " ro-
[ illed the senator , "hu wus plain King
William of Prussia. No , I visited un nalucu
at Berlin , but did not meet htm , as ho wns
engaged at the time of my visit , t mot him
n few wcoks lutar ut Purls under remarkable
circumstances. It wus at the time of. tha
International Exposition of 1SI17 nnd I was
presented by our mlnbtor to Franco , the
lion. John A. Dlx , to the Froneh emperor.
Napoleon III. , to C/ar Alexander of Russia
nnd to King William of Prussia. Thu
u'ldlonra ' was In the pulaco of the Tuiilorlo * .
Wo were in evening dross with knuo
tirecchcs und stockings und I remember
Fernando Wood was presented with mo. Wo
stood nt ono sldo of the long hall with the
mlnlslor us the imperial precession entered.
iNnpoleoii HI. came llrst with n Kussinn
[ irlncoss on his arm , the czar of nil the Rus
sians came second accompanied by Kugonlo ,
the oniDress of the French , nnd following up
the rear as third In rank , with Prince Bis-
murk and ether minor great men behind him ,
was King William of Prussia. I linvo otten
thought of v * hat n change there would Imvo
been in that procession had its members
LOIIIO together llvo viurs later. Within flva
yours Napoleon had fallen from being the
greatest emperor In Europe throunh the
L-'ranco-Prusslan war Into the existence of
an uxilu at Chlsolhurst , England. King
U'illiam , by the consolidation of the Gorman
confederation , was the head of the great
Gorman ompfru and , with his victorious
armies , had taken NuOoloon's place us the
dictator of tbo continent , Bismarck as hb
premier wns controlling thu destiny of
.lulloni , Cjar Alexander JI. wai stilt on the
.hrono of Kusslu , but his days were num.
iorod and U was not many your * thereafter
that ha was assassinated. AH il wus I was
Impressed by the character of Nupoloon. I
dined with htm later In mv visit and found
him a very nbta man. The chief subject ot
our conversation aftar this wa , as In iny
talk with Bismarck , tbo war.
Hnnntnr Hliurmnn Titlkn Pol I lion.
The following Is mv Interview with Sana-
.or Sherman on political mutters , The ques
tions were wrlttou out for Senator Shormuu
and hl-TropUes were rovlsod before being returned -
turned to mo. The first question was as to
the political lssuri < f 6f today.
SnldSoniUorSHWin'nn "Tho ohlof Issues In
national politics Urd bo doubt the tariff quoi-
lion and free I'olnana'of silver. Upon these
1 Imvo expressed my opinion so fully In pub
lic speeches that It U hardly worth whllo to
make thorn the subject of an Interview. The
McKlnloy tariff Ls no'doubt the most compre
hensive nud cuvofUllv prepared revenue law
wo have over had tm'tho statute book' . It pro
vides the largest rpdasiiro of free trade ever
contained in n tnrllT , law. It Increases the
protective rates oh urtlcles which como Into
competition with our productions , both of the
farm and workshop - nnd tends moro than nny
previous law to build up Industries not hero-
tnioro oxlsllnc liftlnl United State * . Some
of Its details will bo the subject of contro
versy during the next congress , nnd may bo
rhungod , but I bollovo the principles of the
bill will bo maintained. As our industries
nro devi'lopcd rates may bo reduced , nnd frco
trade will bo extended ns rapidly as our nocds
for revenue will penult. "
Tlio Hi'oiproulty SclH'inos.
Correspondent "How about reciprocity
with SDHtli America and Canada ! "
Sonntor Sherman "Uociprocity Is spoken
of us If there wns something novel in it. Tills
is not trim , ns wo Imvo had several examples
of reciprocity , most of which have turned out
very badly. Tno two reciprocity troatle.s
with Canr.du were put an end to by the United
States a soon as the treaties permitted. The
Hawaiian treaty is a monument of folly
'
which cost us n'great miinv millions of dollars
lars without any suu tiintlni bcnollt. OHior
reciprocity treaties wen1 either re.Ji.ctod by the
semite or the honso of representatives refused
to pass laws to carry them into olTect. The
reciprocity piovttlcd by the McKlnloy bill Is
extremely limited in its scopo. The third sec
tion provluos that , whenever nny country pro
ducing und exporting sugars , molnsses , cof-
fco , tea and hides imposes unreasonable du-
tlei on agricultural nnd ether products of the
United Slates , thu president shall suspend
the frco Introduction Into Iho United Stntu3
of such articles from such country , nnd that
during such MHponslon these articles .shall bo
subject to the old duties provided iiv tun
format'law. Hcciprociiy is confined to the
llvo articles n.until , und , as they nro such as
cannot bo produced nt all , or only In limited
quantities , in the United States , It provided
n very simple question of fair trade on whii-h
Iho president could oxorclso his discretion
without the Intervention of congress. I see
no objection to such reciprocity and it is
to the creditor the nd minis trillion of President
Harrison that hu has been nblo to make verv
satisfactory arrangements with Bra/ll and
Cuba which will bo n benefit to all thu coun
tries affected. Our trudo with the countries
south of us will bs greatly banelltod by rail
roads und ship lint's , which , I believe , with
out Iho aid of the government , will
In time bo established , but which I think
ouirht to bo favnrod und encouraged by such
assistance ns wo can render.
As for reciprocity with Canada , It present *
n much moro difficult problem. The produc
tions of Cnnmlii are exactly similar to those
of the United States , a > to 'Alikh wo nro nut-
urnl competitors. Both countries would bo
benefited bv limiting reciprocity , und tno
difficulties lu the way nro in the details. The
natural drift ot events is for Canada ana the
United States to become parts of ono coun
try , nnd I bellovo such is their ultimata des
tiny , but I hopj it will never occur except
by the free consent not only of the paoplo of
tha United States nnd Canada , but of the
government of GioVt Britain. This opens
such a wide Hold of cbnjocture , Involving the
future of the Anirlo-fjjuxon race , that it is
hardly worth while tp talk of what wa hope
may be. "
Ilo\v Senator Sliormmi liuunmo : i
Financier.
Question : "Will vou please tell mo , sena
tor , how you came to bo idontitiod with
linancinl mutters , und made this Hold your
' "
specialty'
Sonntor Sherman : "I hardly know how I
came to drift Into mv connection with Iho
national finances. When I entered coaercsi
iu lb.V > I hud nut ono jdoa , and that was to
prevent the extension of slavery ever fieo
territory. Originally I did not ontnrlain any
extreme notions nbout shivery , except as u
ptiLtmblo moral wrong that I hoped some day
would bo eradicated , but the ropeul of thu
Missouri co'iiproinijannd the desparato ef
fort n.iulo by the most lawless meain to ex
tend slavery over Kansas and Nebraska made
mo n dotertnlncd opDonont to the democratic
party , then in powtnin ull branches of the
government. Aly fli t participation in finan
cial legislation was uftur I wns appointed
chairman of the committee on ways and
menus in the Thirty-sixth congress In ISIiO.
Then for tbo first time I had to deal with fis
cal affairs , and that too at a time when the
credltof the government wns at the very
lowest ebb , mid when members of congress
had tn receive their pay in treasury notes , ns
the treasury was substantially bankrupt.
From that time to thii , 1 have boon identi
fied to n greater or loss degree with our finan
cial legislation. I could only answer jou
now oy u refeienco lo the history of thu
country. When I was transferred to the
senate In Iblil , I was placed on the commit
tee of finance , of which Mr. Fossendou was
chairman. Ilo was n man of marked nullity ,
perhaps us intellectually ublo as nny man in
Llia senate thoii or for many years before
Hu was sharp , incisive , not always pleasant
in his manners , but his ability as u dcouter
gave him commanding inllucnco. Ho wns
extremely conservative in his views , and
was very slow In yielding to ihe necessities
of the time for new kinds of money and now
sources of revenue , nnd therefore throw upon
mo a good iloal of responsibility which" ho
moro properly should huvo a-sumcJ. Then
came ui > the question of the demand notes Is
sued us n temporary expedient , followodsoon
nfter by the controlling question of lcial tender -
dor paper monev to bo Issued directly by the
treasury of the United Stales. Ho believed
that this was unconstitutional , but ho felt
: ho ncoMsity of it so greatly that , while vot-
ng against it , ho would not take the respon
sibility of dofcutini ; thu measure. I hud no
doubt'of the constitutional po-.vitr of
the United States to issue
such notes under the general powers
conferred by the constitution , nnd took the
oad in favor of issuing such notes. This mot
with very decided opposition from such ex-
joiioucud sonntoiM us Judge Collumor of Vor-
nont , but was finally carried by the neces
sity for the immediate 11.10 of some form of
iionoy. "
Our National fTniiklni ; System.
"At that time the channels of circulation
veru llllod with notes of st.ito banics , which ,
jy tlio sun-lrousurv law , could not bo ro-
oolveu by the United States , mid gold nnd
ilvor hud disappeared soon uftor the opening
of the war , nnd Iho notes of the banks varied
n vnluo In dllforunt states , so that practically
hero was In existence no considerable amount
of money , und the state bank notes were n
hrent nnd hindrance to tlio United SUtos
iotCA about to Issuo. Tnls condition induced
Secretary Chase to propose a national bank-
ng system founded mninlv upon the banking
aw of New York. My experience with banks
u the west hud thoroughly committed mo
acatnst all forms of paper money issued oy
ocal banks. Alter u careful study of the
quoit ion , I took up" tfto bill to organl/o nu-
ionnl banks , made contain Important inodill-
aiions 10 it , iiurodlifecd It In tno sanutu , and ,
iftor loi'g debate , finally curried it by a barn
nnjority , most of t m.oustern senators being
opposed to the soliomu. I think it was the
ludyofthN financial problem nm ! the no-
nsslty of lakmi : thiMead in tills measure
hat , moro than anything else , fixed mv mind
upon llnuncl.il questions and tmido mo roipon-
Iblo , moro or loiv for the llnuncial loglsla-
Ion slnco the beginning of the war.
"In rovlowinu thiisd moasuroi during the
vur , It will bo noticed , that the housuand the
oimta were almost nfways opposed to ouch
therupon the prlncino ! of the loan nndcur-
unoy bills , The lomi'bills sent to the sonuto
> y tno house generally provided for lone
> omls nnd contemplated a lanjo Issue of
Jnlted Suites notes .Iwlth no provision to
nalntnln them frotil ttaprocintton nnil with
10 right to rodo'jni'ilij ' ) bonds until tnulr ma-
urlty. The semite Tr6m the bo lnnlng took
ho position thit the Inuo of notes should bo
orofully luiitodihiit ! the right to redeem thu
bonds In n short poiioJ should lu cirofullv
oservod with a view in rolurn to specie pay-
nonis ai soon us praoticubla nftor the war
losod. It was the sonnto that Inserted the
provisions for the payment of the customs
duoi in coin und the payment of the IntoroU
n the bonds In coin , and the provisions al-
owini : the llvo-Uv < ! ! ity bonds to bo roduomod
n llvoyoars.tho ton-forty bond * In ten years ,
uid the great mass of seven nnd throu-tonths
reasurv notes in threu ycari. Thou * provi
Ions , so vitalui has beoiiHhown.to thacrodlt
of the govornmant , were reluctantly yielded
by the house , but were tenaciously Insisted
upon by the suntttu nnd agreed to. rNo can-
lid por'sou OAU now doubt , looking back upon
hose conditions , but that thu sonuto was
ight , nnd that but tor the o provisions ,
JnltudStuUu notei would have boon moro
nd moro depreciated , and a riwtoratlon to
ho normal condition , that of thu spoclo
tand.ird , would huvo boon dlfliriill If not lin-
I doubt whether a wiser policy lu
respect to our debt nnd currency Under the
enormous strain of war , demanding sums to
vast could linvo boon devised.
"At the close of the wnr , under
the administration of Secretary Me-
Cultoch In April , ISM , a radical
difference sprung up both In the souato and
lu the house ns to the best process of fundIng -
Ing the various forms of Indebtedness of the
United States. I found myself nt variance
with Mr. McCulloch , Secretary Fcssondon
nnd n majority of the ropubllcon senators.
The law of ISM that I opnosod Ineffectively
provided for the conversion of the outstand
ing indebtedness , Including the seven nnd
thrco-tunths treasury notes , Into the 0 per
cent bonds of thu United States.
The Story ol IlcHiiiiitlon. |
"I believed thou nnd I bollovo now , "
Senator Sherman continues , "that under the
great Inllatlon of our currency tlio whole
debt could have boon refunded Into aI or 5
per cent bond reserving the right of payment
within n brief period. I also believed and
still bollovo that the live-twenty bonds , by n
fair construction of the lawsworo payable In
the kind nnd clnss of Unltou Slutos notes
Issued under the law providing lor the ISSIIH
of both these bonds nnd notos. At n legal
question this seemed to mo uloarnnd un con
trovert ! bio. As a moral question it could
bo urged with great force that It was the
duty of the United Slates first of nil to make
Its notct or promises lo pay money equivalent
to coin before availing Itself of "tho right to
pav oft the bonds with United States notes.
1 therefore was not , In favor of assorting the
right to pay olT the bonds with the notes
n itll the uolcs themselves were converilblo
at the will uf the holder into coin of standard
valuo. If the purpose to rcsumu specie pay
ments within n reasonable period had
been declared by law , and duo
preparations made for it , It would have ad
vanced the United Status notes rapidly to
par nnd they then would have been willingly
received in Iho payment of bonds and the
whole muss of bonds would have boon con
verted at n lower rutu of interest. In other
words , if the sumo measure und been adopted
in ISiM for the ro&umption of specie payments
that was adopted in It7. % n vast sum would
hnvo boon saved to the peonlo In the payment
of interest , the credit of the government
would have been maintained , the long agony
of recuperation would have boon nvpidod , the
Interest on the debt would have boon reduced
und the resumption of specie payments
brought about as cany usg 1870 insieudiof
137U"But
"But whether this bo so or not , I was over
ruled , the law of IMKi wus passed , and the
rnnis of the iiidobteancss was converted Into
( S per cent bonds. Nothing wns done to in
spire hope for the future until the first uct of
the administration of General Grant iu IbtVJ ,
to strengthen the public credit. This wns
soon followed by the refunding act of 1871.
This act Invited tno same controversy be
tween the two house * of congress as Mint ol
113 , the house of represenlntives Insisting
upon long bonds , the mass of them to run
thirty voars , the senate insisting upon short
er bonus with the right of redemption In ton
years. The compromise effected by the not
of 1871 us subsequently amended , provided
for $ MUOOiW ) ( ( ) fi per cent ; JOO,000,000 4'
per cent , and $7X ( > , ( hXOi)9 ) t p3r cent bonds.
The nut of 1ST. ) provided for tha resumption
of spccio payments in Ib79. Under these acts
the vast refunding opcr.itions hnvo boon suc
cessfully complud and the resumption ofspo-
cio payments accomplished. "
Tlin Kiirmorsll Kijit. !
Correspondent : "How nbout the fnrmcrs
anu tncir money irouoiesi"
Sennlor Sherman : "Undoubtedly there has
been nuich discontent among farmers during
the lust few ye.irj as to crops and prices.
This , , cir ! they are blessed with a bounteous
crop of all kinds and a favorable time to
harvest It , with a very poor crop in compet
ing countries. This fluctuation in quantity
and price of the products of the farm is an
unavoidable incident to this industry , which
depends so largely upon causes beyond
human control. The industry of the farmer ,
however intelligent und constunt , may bo de
feated by want of ruin , by frost , or many
causes which no care or foresight can guard
ugalnst. Ho has the wide world for his com-
pulitors. His productions being perishable
must bo marketed within the year or uro of
no valuo. Favorable circumstances may add
to his crop in the United Stales and the fail
ure of crops in other countries may add to his
pioLts. The condition of our currenc3' and
of ether industries also affect their valuo. I
do tint sco how Ihoio conditions can bo
changed. Farmers nro entirely Justified , like
all other producers , in making nny arrange
ment to promote their mutual interests , but
the number of farmers is so great that pro
tection in this wav u'most ' fails. With these
drawbacks they have many advantages not
possessed by others. The farmer produces
f ror.i his own soil and by his own labor all
the fee 1 necessary for existence , and , with a
convenient homo market , can supply olhor
articles essential to lifo. Ho cannot bo
affected by hostile loclslatfon. All ho wants
is good money of the highest standard , and a
fair nnd just system of taxation , which farm
ers always , from their numbers , can secure ,
and all Ihu rest depends upon providence
and his own labor. Farmers nro the
cre.it conservators of our system ,
without winch the influence of cities
would soon dcmornll/.o and dlsorffumro soci
ety. 1 believe grout changes will occur In
Iho natural order of things in the condition
of the farmers. The lime is not distant whun
they will nnvo no trouble nbout fences , their
neighbors' stock will bo corralled , when
farmers of the nelghbornood will gather Inlo
vlllapo communities und llko advanced Eu
ropean nations will go out from these to their
daily work on farms near bv. Closer commu
nity nnd association will bring neighbors Into
clo3or touch with each other. The moving
to towns or cities , now the most striking tendency -
dency of our population , will bo cheeked ,
while the inarve'loiu labor savinir machinery
will relieve tbo farmer from his former hard
labor. As for the wild schemes proposed by
the visionaries of our tiny , that the farmer
must bo supported In his great Industry by
Irredeuniab'.u ' money leaned to him ut" per
cent , and warehouses maintained by the gov
ernment for the stnrHg of his grain , they
will bo rejected by him us class legislation of
tha moat dangerous character. "
Third P.u-Ucs mul Ihu Alliiinco.
Correspondent : "You have had much ox-
perlcnco with third parties. Tell mo what
yon think of thorn. "
Sonntor Sherman : "Yos , I have very do-
elded opinions about third par'Ios. They are
apt to bo prompted by the sudden projection
of sonio new issue , or bv the disappointment
of n particular clnss , I do not recall any
third party thut has been successful in ac
complishing the object of Us lormntton
unless perhaps It may be said that the
liberal parly succeeded by the fioosoll party
accomplished the purpose of iu organiza
tion. But this I deny. Tno agitation of the
slavery question by the abolitionists no doubt
called th attention of the people to tno
moral aspect of the Hlavory question , but
that party made but llttlo progress until the
great struggle occurred for Iho extension of
nlavory ever the western territories. It wns
not so'much the moral nspoct of slavery as It
was the struggle between contending foroos
for the possession of territory that led to the
formation of the republican party and the
final overthiow of slavery. I am qullo sure
that the cause of temperance would have
boon bettor promoted by the agitation of In
dividuals In both the great partlus in favor
of temperance legislation. This would hnvo
secured gradual and finally oiTnctivo meas
ure * for the restraint of the liquor trulllo
nnd the correction of the great evils conceded
to spring from intomnariitico. No cause can
succeed in this country until U has unlisted
on its sldo ono of the two treat parties , and
no proposed measure of legislation can fall
to got the support of ono of these parties
when It is supported oy thu opinion of a ma
jority of the people of the state or nation who
uro nITeuted by It. 1 do not know how many
parlies have arisen nnd disappeared daring
my time , but certainly sovnr.il. After a bnof
struKglo these parties qulollv disband nud
Join the gront body nf their follow cltUoin In
ono of the two grout orjtnnUations. Phis
will bo the case with the members ot what
' . It Is already
Is now called Iho people's pirtv.
ready losing its strensth In Kansas and the
apparent stronglh which It hail with the
farmers Is passing away. They unvo ul-
raudv found that a now party Is not the rom-
odv for their Ills nnd batter crops nnd prices ,
the gift of Provtdonca alone , have already
cured their discontent - ' .
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Drtnr WOMAN THAT HAS ANY 5EN5E ,
AND MANY THERE BE WE HOPE ,
V/lLL / 5PEND HER CENTS FOR A USEFUlTcAKE
Of FAIRBANKSSANTACLAUS'SOAP *
l.ntMilWioil In 1-.7.1 . TliotinninUnr Its gr.iilunlcx In Innlncm for tlipnuolvpi or In itooil nnrlnit iin ltloni
M bnnkkeppnri , Innk Icllori. i-Klilvr * . rlorks , ouiyl | t , tun uincnioi. mul HtiMincmplinM All tit sltiiatloni
nonofiill Unowuuk trial froi > .No otnmlnnll in on ( inlnrlnit Imlivliliinl Initriii-llon If iloxlrml Is'u
vncallon , dime ffhnn run nru re lily Vim unnilinly OIIH lir.itu-lior nil of ll Vou ran ect tionnl nl I. 01
per week , nrilu work nlKlila nmt mornings. KriMilnir vlinol for llnn ulin t-nirt rnino il rlnn llm ditr. sntiit
luticm-rsnitil KIIIIO lir inchui t.ink-lit Our prlcos nro lliu lowpil I'dri'lunori i-nn loirn III tilhh. A ill-count
count nr 10 per i-pnt tntluii > who rome In September nn I | > ny i-mli Hlionlil jou noi-it ni ni-thn young mint
or womnii to work nlirlit * nnil iiiornlrik" lot us know nr If you nooil n dork or Im ikkiiiMi
llook < i nponcM nnil olo-o.l. strictly confliliMillnl If yon Imvo ronnm lo rout nrnit your nil Slii.uNI . > oil
cmnahoionn.lllnil woilo not Klro wlint wo proinlai. jiiur iiMiii-y will IKI n-fiuuUil HIT I * n Kiiliool Ilitl
oITt-rs to uUosiitlfaction or n-fiinil inonov Whit tn't'er nlloriln yini mint tlinnllml'oiil.iko no clinin.i'1 ,
lutlm\onmtrothltik' ) Hive ns n trl.u Far further Infoiin itlon i nit on or mMrcji
Kathbun , Tnubmcm & Co. , Oorn.r IGth and Capitol Avonno , Omnhn , Neb
To be Advanced Oct. 1 to Par ,
Second Semi-Atmual Dividend of 20 Ots. For Shire , Payable in October.
Stock of the Georgia-Alabama Investment & Development Co ,
V.ll'ITAI , N70CII , $1 , . ' , ( ) < > , ! > ( > < > .
filinrcH $1O uiicli , jwr iviftic. J'nll t'lttil ttiul SitbJiTt tu no .tHifumncntH.
Gon. Eoaj. F. But'.or of Massachiis.tts , President.
Hon. JatllfS W. Ilv.lt.t. . Lti'n Trvna. TT. S. . TV nrnr. .
XJIV U1.1U I U * U , , J.i U lUUll
DIRECTORS. ADVISORY BO RD.
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lion liixiAV II. HOOTS of Ar'i.unua. Hun. Him II Hituiiirof Wnihliuton , I ) < '
J. W. UAsrutlVE , Cnshter Murclinnts1 & Miners' lion II. r MA.VN.hupl C AM II II of N II
Hank , T.tllnpuon.i , ( in. I ! 11 TIIUK. CuMi f H. Troasilry , Wnnliliijctuii , I > ( I
lion , . .IASv , HYATT , ot Trons of U S , of Conn. lion H > ltl Ij Ta > lor , ox- ( oornor of Tcim.
Ofo. U. Srocm.ii. I'j-Dt. N. Y Con. Co of N. V. P.K.lloiiT.i.rlLn proi Ark I , \ T. Co.l.lttlu IloctArl ! <
Tnos ( ' . i-MiTll , I'rcs. IHIVnril Hunk , llrooklrn. V V. HoiiKiirMiv l'ro F Nat llnnk.Ki'nrncy.Nub.
Li. 31 SANKilin , I'rcs Hunk of New Caillo of Ky. lion c 1) SruviM.i.orNoir tork City. N V.
International Trust Co. , Transfer Agents , 45 Milk Street , Boston , Mass.
30,000 , Shares Only now offered to the Public ® ft fin Pnr Share
Until Oct. 1st , If not Previously Taken , at > 4Bgli §
All stock purchased ( luriii ( he month of September uill receive the October dl > -
iilenil of 2) ) cent ! per slmre. Transfer books cloe til midnight THURSDAY , Octo-
Iht , for tbo piiment of the lihiilcnd.
Only : } l' ' , 000 shares offered nnd when sold Hie stock Mill bo entirely withdrawn
from sale , listed on the exchanges , and price aihanced to par.
The directors of the ( ienrjin-Alaliiinin Iiwstment and Development Company
Ir-ve decided to oiler to the public the bilnnco of the htoek of the company remaining
unsold : i,0)0 ( ) ( ) shares until Oct. 1. at $4.00 per hiiarc.
On that date the transfer books of the company will IIP closed for tbp payment ot
the October dividend and the stock lifted on the several exchanges and price advanced
to par.
par.Checks for the October dividend of 2O cents per sham will bo mnllotl
in Oc obor to all strokh 1 ors of record Oct. ls , und ti'l stock purchased iu
September will roc ive to October d vldond.
As but 3O.OOO sburos romuhi unsold , nnd , when taken , the oitiro
issue will hnvo boon disposed of , applications for stDck in September will
bo fl led in the c rdor rocolved uutil Oct. 1 , and all subscr.ptions in excess of
this amount il bo roturnad to the subscrib .
No orders will bo received at the prasontprici of $4.00 per shnro after
12 o'clock midn ght Oct 1 , nnd all orders for stock should bo in ill das soon
SIB possible , and in no event lat r thnn aovornl day3 prior to thut data to
in uro do.ivery at present price of 84. OO per shm-o.
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W. PECSC , Agent GEORGIA-ALABAMA INVEST
MENT AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY ,
1033 3ST Street , I&NCQI3S ,
SOUTH HUN OKI- ( is : Tnll.niooin. IHrnlson County , ( ! .i. NIIW YOIIIC OKFirnH. IIVnll Rt , rotmm ,11
uim.i. . lIO ro.N OhhlCCS , 11 Wnshliuton el , ronmirt , ; i mul II ) . I'll II.AMKM'IH V < ) l > KI''i.s. : room Ull
lirnxel llulldlni I'UOVIIIK.Ni'K OI'Mi I ! , romn I , Iliillor Hxi'linniM. I'lIK AHI OITIO ! ' : . room JIJ , Slock
Kxrliungo Iliillilliii : IIAI.TIMOli ! ; < ) KKirn , loom I , Ilinkiif lUlllinorn llullillnINI IN.NAl'l OUR II ,
UJVInoit SI' LOUIS OKK UK. 750 Chestnut l rilltl.'IO.V OITILIIS , No. 2 , Toko'iliuiuo Ilullilliifc's ,
Lunilun , iiiu. :
iHyEifjlity-pngo Illmtrn'od Pro poctus of Ta lapoosa. Stock Prospect
us of Comp vuy a .d Flat of Oity , with Pr co I-ilsr ot Building L jr.n , Minor 1
Maps of the Section , Enginr ois' Reports , &c. , milled free on application to
any of the above-named olllcod of the company.
What Present Stockholders Sa.y :
TAUiAt'DOSV , Ca. . An ; ; , 2U , 181)1. )
\Vc. the imih'isteiiiMl , stoi-lilmlders of the ( Jeorc.m Alabama lineament and I > c-
u'lop'.nent Company , beinjr in the City of T.illapiioMi lor the inirpise of lim-tlif.UliiK
the properties of the Compaii ) , nnd the aceinvcy of the stiitementa made regarding
their inlim and earning e piiclty , nnd the location , advantage.- , and development or
the city , hereby testlfj :
First , That no llnd each and entry statement n-ntlo by the Umnjiuiiy in their
printed mailer regarding Iho City of Tallnpoosn , the man ifactiirlii ! , ' Industries ,
imildlng di elopments under nay , and proper ! ) and propecth ot the lompaii ) mncli
within the fact * ai now existing.
Socoiiil That no Und the actual ( nation at Tallap.os . , ! is much mil i-islalo- ,
, all . ullo ns . . . o
rather than overstated by the Company , in eien ( larlicnlar , repre.en
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being fully > eriiled by ! iiii , tliritlim o i the ground , nnd man * aihantage. of g ii
or oil. . , r uniiln ! a ; In
porU.ee . iiut being mentione.l . either in their proteins
act , we llnd the Mt.uHion . at T.illaioosn | in mrrjr r pert much more pro niN g n II i
lu
boiler than AH- hail reason to expect from t o statements made by tlui Company
their uirlous publicatlous.
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FRED'K E , TUHSEK , General Western Agent , 167 Dearborn SI , tlllUtO , ILL.
2 ARE YOU BUILDING ?
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0 We Invite Couiparison of Quality and Frioai of
I Modern Hardware. \ .
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