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^lany at the Wf » and railroad eon-•tractloni for which Mastachasetts I* noted owe lheir origin and futnr* flourishing condition lo Mo trail companies or tho Huh. Chicago can couol np twelve trust companies; two of thom rank with tho boat In tho country. The Merchant*' Loan and Trurt la extremely strong—John W. Donne tilts president.• ioorgo M. Pullman l» heavily Interested In this laatltutloo. It way be considered the llnanclal agent of the Pullman Car Co. It baa a capital a sock of 83,-000,000 aod a anrplut of 81.000.000. The III'so1 * Trust Co.. of wnlcb John J. Mitchell la the president, has tha reputation of maichiug the Pullman concern In strength and Influence. It alao baa a capital of two tnillloo^dollir* and a surplus of half that amount. The truat companies of the western metropolis had much todo with floating the million of dollars' worth of boods, from the sale of which It was possible to erect tbo buildings of the Columbian Exposition.There are four tTuat companies lo St. I.oula and two or three each In nearly all the other larger western clues.I‘anrer and San Francisco are not without them and there Is even one In Salt Lake City. Thy largest of them all is the Union Trust Co.. of St Louis. It has a capital of 81.noo.oou and W. E. Hughes I* the president. The growth of these concerns in the smaller cities has been just aa rapid as In the larger centres of population. It Is remarkable bow soon they obtain a permanent and prosperous fooling. They achlevo almost Instant popularity. Itefora they have been going six months, they become the repositories of millions of dollars. are made trustee* for vast enterprises and executor* for huge estates. A great manv of than, In addition to their regular trust features. guarantee titles. Several of the companies find the latter plan more profitable than any other. The Title tSuarantne and Trass Co.. of New York, for Instances,log the rant * that hang from the bar. balaUhlfisalf down until his toes catch. For a seJnnd or two he steadies himself by the rapes; then be lots go end hangs by hit toes. A shudder puses o*er the crowd, a small boy otter* a yell. Had-win waves his hand and lets go. Down he shoots, the* time of descent seeming lorg to most peop e. Nearly every eye closes momentarily and when they open Baldwin ha* assumed a borixontal position In the air, strlkiog sqnarolyon bis back, A high rebound follows, and th* next Instant Baldwin ha.* swumd himself lo the ground aud Is bowing TbIVY BALDWIN.th* frantic yells of applause.“Ballooning and lolty work runs In the Baldwin family, so you see I came by mv achievements honestly, said the leaner, in the cours# of a conversation with a reporter. I like tha business and propose to itlck to It, In one way or aoolhor. When I tire of the tower divo I make balloon ascensions and parachute Jumps. Most of my tower dives have been made in foreign countries. for the reason that the people there run more to that kind of an exhibition and pay better for It than they do here I□ America. Once, however, I was denied the privilege of making the drop. Thp.t was In the City of Mexico. The authorities there considered It a suicidal affair, and despite my protestations that there was no danger attached to the feat they would not listen to me. What is the sensation? Ob, verv pleasant indeed No, 1 do not Imagine that I am In the air long. It seems only likeOFYirg or THE MEIXOAVni.lt THfST CO.ha* made a fortune out of Its system of real estate searches. It* guarantees are taken and its searches are requited In nearly every real estate transaction of Importance in thle city. So large has the business grown thst tha parent company some months ago started a Bond and Mortgage Co.. which loans money and takes liens upon properties whose titles have been passed upon by the original concern. Th* liuarauty and Indemnity and Its god mother, the Mutual Life Insurance lt;’u.. are responsible for the United State* Mortgage Co. This corporation ha* only been lo existence about a year, in fact hardly that long, and yet It does almost as big a business as any of them and is rolling up a princely surplus. The Fidelity TUI* and Deposit Co.. of New-ark S. J-. l» typical of companle* of this sort In smaller cities. It has grown like a weed and retained Us growth. Companies of equally inarve’ou* development and equal *ucc*ws can be found scattered up and dawn through the various States.The mere mention of the surplus ac-cnmut and the business done I* sufficient to show the powerful influence of th* trust company of to-day. Perhaps nothing better Illustrate* It all. however, than Simply a reference to the fact that through the activity aod agency of the president* of two trust companies In this city a few daya ago. th* 850.000.nno of bond*, offered by Secretary Carlisle, were nearly all bid for lo forty eight hours aod all the bidders wers within four blocks of one another.nr r?dAM ILLINOIS MAX’S DARIS8 FlIOBf.' Baldwin, of Qaiacy, Now Pw'orm'.a? at the Mtdwin‘,*r fair, Dnpt 156 Fssi Ib’o a Net, ilw»y* Landing Sqnarsly oa Bis Back.all of 156 feet, whether Into water, or aoy other contrivance, ordlnar-eans certain death to the Indlvi-msktng the trip. But there Is In 'rsocisco at present a modest and lumtng little gentleman who “took ibis to the tune of 156 feet at 'the inter eipoaltioo grounds. Tnls eman Is Ivy Baldwin, or the cele-d Baldwin family of aerooauots larlng gymnast*.e people of bat two American cities bad the pleasure of witnessing Baldwin's marvelous leap, those of er and of Quincy. HI- Baldwin jiveu most of bts exhibitions In pe and Asia, and bat recently re-■d to Ibis country. He I* quite a ft mao. hails from Quine* and is about 137 pounds, r Baldwin's performance l» wna. is n a* the tower diva. More irly speaking, II I* n drop rather a diva, for the daring aerlalist s by hi* too* to a ladder projecting iht angles from tho top tower and allows himself to fail headlong s net beneath. The accompanying ration Is from » photograph takou laldwln making n practice nloety* drop. Th# snap shot was made at er about three years ago. Since lime Ivy has been grsdoally adding e height of bln tower and relative-e distend of his dive- As before d, he has reached th* 156-foot And be thinks be can do even r than this, although no other r diver living has aver attempted •ak Baldwin's present record.L. THJULLIN0 HEADLOSO DIVE,ose who have seen Baldwin In his ktlonal net are unanimous tn deelir-t to he the most astonishing feat ever witnessed. It seems an ap-ng height from which to fall. The if th* tower seems to swing back forward as th* spectator* look at id the spectator feel sure some-I dreadful in golog to happen, wla la always the least concerned in la the park. After resting a somoni* from hi* loog climb to tha ie crawls out on th* aonxoaial lad-0 th* last rung, hooks his lng» °T*r1 swings bead dowa. Then, graap-SNAP SHOT AT MUWnS'S CIVIC.an lustant to me. Tha only drop that was timed was one from the the 120-foat work. The flight consumed Just three aod three-fourths seconds. I guide tnvself entirely with my head. Upon leaving the bar I bold my body perfectly rigid, and a* I aesceud allow my legs to fall back just a trifle. It is a gradual turn all the way and I strike square-ly on my back. An overturn or failure to turn enough means quite ajar, and possibly * wrench, but I have never been hurt at It.”ART OF IKTKRY1EWIM.Bow Leading Fublto Men Receive the Reporter.New York, February 17.—Interviewing has become a tine art. Boms men 'a public life, Congressmen for Instance, will express their views frankly aod freely on any topic of general Intnrest; others will talk without say log anything worth publlsblug, while others will not talk at a I. The task of a newspaper writer who seeks their opinions, to transmit them to the public. Is therefore peculiar and often difficult. lie h*x an excellent schooling In the study of the various characteristics of human nature. He need* confidence, determination and nerve, to succeed, and with stmio mss oven these requisites fail.Tbero are a few Congressmen, principally the cejv and younger ones who, If given an opportunity, will tala to an Interviewer indefinitely and they are usually disappointed if all they say is not taken down and published. But garrulity is not, however, common. Among members of the upper branch of Congress who nevor refuse to express their opinion m an interview, aro Senators l’ugb, of Alabama: Call, of Florida; Stewart, uf Nevada; Cullom, of Illinois; Sherman and Brice, of Ohio; Aillson, of Iowa; White, of California; Pettigrew, of South Dakota; Hacsbrough. of North Dakota; Ransom, of North Carolina: Washburn, of Minnesota! Hawley, of Connecticut and Chandler, of New Hampshire.Senator Pugh, of Alabama, generally says what he thinks, no matter who or where hi* remarks strike. He seems to be a man with hoaest convictions aod not la the least afraid to express them. He is oue of the easiest men in the Senate to interview, because It Is not necessary to corner him or to pump out answer* to all questions. Ha never gets excited while talking on subjects In which be Is Interested- Next to Pugh. Senator Stewart, of Nevada, Is a pliable mau for the Interviewer. He talks ran-idly and with a show of enthusiasm, especially on the tree coinage question. He will talk as long as the interviewer wants him to.Senator Chandler Is deliberate In bis answers and Is usually willing to ex-press his views on any topic of national interest and is always courteous to newepaper men. Tne Saoalor* who are not fond of being Interviewed are quite numerous. AmoDg them are Senators Hill and Murphy. Senators Hoar and Lodge, of MaDacbuaett*, are also hopeless case a Neither of them will talk to New York reporters. Tne former was repeatedly called upon by a new reporter. When he was ushered in the ••senator's room, anticipating a long Interview, the Bay State statesman said. I haven’t anything to say.Ou another occasion the Senator was caught lu the Fifth Avenue Hotel cor-rldor. by a Republican newspaper, whosens sne
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Wheeling Sunday Register
Wheeling, West Virginia, US
Sun, Feb 18, 1894
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