Word: southerning
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...January, 1925, one seat at the eleven-chaired table of the Interstate Commerce Commission became vacant. To fill it the President turned to the South. Dozens of southern names were presented to him, names of able railroaders, "good traffic men." But none of them was what the President wanted. Finally, it was hinted that he had found his man. But the ideal Southerner refused the chair...
...removed himself from the impending row by unofficially permitting the Philadelphia Inquirer to state that Pennsylvania and the South would probably get the next appointments to the Commission. Senator Reed, after repudiating frivolous charges of "A deal, a deal!" announced that he would vote for the New York man. Southern Democrats, with the usual lack of leadership in the Senate, decided for the most part to do the same. Furthermore, the South had been somewhat mollified by the appointment of Richard V. Taylor of Mobile, Ala., to the place of a Commissioner who had suddenly resigned. Mr. Woodlock...
...arguments against the New York route presented by the middlewesterners were: 1) That the St. Lawrence route is about 600 miles shorter on the way to northern Europe and about 200 miles shorter to southern Europe. 2) That there is no danger of war between the U. S. and Canada. 3) That the New York route is "up hill and .down dale," with 30 locks in 160 miles, not to mention some 80 bridges which would have to be elevated either permanently or when each vessel passed, whereas the St. Lawrence route would have only seven locks, no bridges...
...born in Eureka, Nev., son of George Washington Baker, leading counsel of the Southern Pacific Railroad in days when emiment railroad lawyers were advised to carry guns. The baby University of Nevada and the slightly more sophisticated Leland Stanford University gave him his education. Then he went into the hills of his home to dig opulence. With flowing red tie and cartoon-hat, he was as good a miner as the rest-"the most fearless man who ever entered Funeral Range which guards Death Valley." is the title he acquired. He was one of the first into the Rawhide gold...
Fifteen men have at present been measured for uniforms, which is an indication that they are relatively sure of going on the southern trip, which begins on April 18. This nucleus of 15 men will be augmented by six or seven to make up the complete personnel of the trip...