Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-05-18
A FOUR HOURS RIDE WITH THE IVES
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A FOUR HOURS RIDE WITH THE IVES
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A CAR LOAD OF MILLIONAIREs- 40,OOO,-
600 FROM c1Nc1NNATI-THE CASTOR OIL
BUSINESS PACKERS OF THE WEST
MR.. HAYES AT HoME-MRs. HAYES
AND HER SCHOOL TEACHER-A RAIL-
ROAD GUBERNATORIAL CAUCUS.
&C., &C., &c.
The Staunton delegation which went to
the White Sulphur to meet the Western
men who visited our city last Friday, had
a most pleasant time with them. Reach
ing the White late, we had but lit
tie opportunity that night of getting &C.
quainted with the strangers, but during
the four hours ride next morning TIC Staun-
ton we had an excellent opportunity of
mixing with and interchanging views with
thesesolid representative business men of
the West.
There were l21 in the party, of whom SO
were from Cincinnati, 10 from Louisville,
l6 from Peoria, from Ironton, o. 4, Evans
vile, IND, 4; Owensboro, KY. 4; Hunt
ington, W. Va, 4; Columbus, O., 8; Ports
mouth, O., 2; Pekin, Ill, 2; Indianapolis
2; St. Louis, 2; Maysville, Ky, q and one
each from Oakland. KY, Covington, KY,
Terre Haute. Ind, Henderson, KY, Ham
elton, o., Dayton, o., and Chicago.
We found them good fellows in two
senses of the word, socially and financially
good. Taking some pains to get at the
financial strength of the party, our repor-
ter reached an approximation when he as
certained that the Cincinnati men repre-
scented $40, 100000 capital, which would
make pretty fair average for only fifty
three persons.
MILLIONAIRES.
:. Among the largest capitalists, was
Warren Rawson, ESQ.,, of the firm
of James Rawson Il Co., pork pack
ers. About forty years ago the senior
member of this concern commenced
business on capital of $500, now
the house is estimated to be worth s3,000,-
coo and they kill and pack from 10000 to
10 600 hogs in Il season. Mr.. Seth Evans,
another pork man, is thought to be worth
of VIM. Glenn d Sons, the largest grocery
house in Cincinnati, Bradford Shenkel of
Shenkel Il Co., another large grocery firm
and Messrs. Vim. Gibson, John Gibson,
John Morrison, Kries and others are all
millionaires. Nj. James Gordon, a pleas
ant Cincinnati gentleman gave the writer
some interesting items with regard to the
CASTOR OIL
| pressing business in which he is engaged.
In that city they get their castor beans
principally from Southern Illinois where
| its cultivation is quite a profitable indus
| try. An acre will yield from 40 to so bush
els which sells at from 81 to So
per bushel. A bushel Of At lbs of good
beans will yield q GALLONS of castor oil,
which is rapidly coming into use as lubri-
eating oil and Mr.. G.. says is much cheaper.
as gallon will go four times as far as lard
oil and is not more than double the price
and hardly that. Machinery creased with
castor oil will never heat, no matter what
the amount of friction, which gives 1t a
great advantage over every other oil. MI.
Gordon had tried castor oil himself on an
obstinate journal which he had never be-
| fore been able to prevent from heating and
never had any further trouble after using
castor oil. He thought that the bean could
be successfully cultivated in the Eastern
and Southern portions of our State and
| that the experiment ought to be made. 1t
is rapidly growing business as the use of
| the oil is becoming more general among
| machlniStS.
There were on board three prominent
citizens Of Columbus, Ohio, Messrs. A. w.
Francisco, editor Of the Estate Journal,,'
j. e. Miller. merchant, and'S. 5. ,RsGkley
President of Board Of Trade. .Beingtfrom
President Hayes own town, knowing him
and family intimately, and of the three
being Democrat we had good opportu-
nifty of finding out ~.
WHAT HAYES OWN PEOPLE. THINK OF
HIM.
Said the editor, 81 have known him more
than twenty years. He is gentleman in
every sense Of the word and not only man
OF. good strong intellect. but Of great firm
ness and decision of character" r.
| ''Why then has he not made a mark in
public life before, he has not certainly
| lacked for opportunities ?" Mr.. F.-"Be-
cause of his extreme modesty and consti-
| tutional diffidence. He is one of the most
retiring men | ever saw and will not push
! himself forward. But let him feel that a
responsibility rests upon him and be con-
WINGED that he is in the right, then nothing
can shake him or cause him to swerve from
| the course he has conscientiously marked
out for himself. AS he has begun the ad-
ministration of national affairs, SO will he
go on with it.
HE WILL CARRY OUT HIS SOUTHERN
POLICY.
Notwithstanding any and all opposition
and each year of his administration will
bring him new friends in the South and all
over the country. Mark well my words. u
The Democrat said he bad voted for Til
den, but he was satisfied now with Hayes,
and thought that he had done as much
bo rrnho h1u ny, T,1Hnp
could have done, and agreed with Nj. H. IS
friend in endorsing all that had been said
Of him. "But," said the other gentleman,
'say all the good that you possibly can of
Mr.. Hayes and l will go you two better
on Mrs. Hayes. She is all that lady can
be, intelligent. interesting, amiable, and
one of the
SWEETEST LADIES EVER KNEW"
Mrs. Hayes is Of a Virginia family,
though she was born in Chillicothe. Her
father. MI. Webb, came from Virginia,
and she has partially for the old State
He related an incident Of his first acquain-
lance with her, they having travelled sew
eral hours together after her husband
was made Governor of the State,
and so unostentatiouS was she that he
did not find out until afterwards that she
was the Governors lady, having been I'M
Ger Cne impression all Inc tline tnaI ne was
talking to the wife of a grocer Of the
same name who also lived in Columbus.
There was another cid gentleman ON the
train who spoke of Mrs. Hayes familiarly
as Lucy" said she had gone to school to
him and he had
KISSED HER LONG BEFORE OLD RUTH
EVER DID"
and she was a mighty sweet girl.
ol,o MT %ln foiy
ment given the party by the G. & O. r. R.
The centre car of the long train was ap-
propriated to the creature comforts of the
company. Entering from one end we find
quantities of luscious ham and corned beef,
sliced and piled in tempting pyramids,
salads, eggs, hot coffee, bread and crackers
spread out on a long table extending the
whole length of the car. A little further
on, ale, beer and mixed drinks, prepared in
I. lN,,%l l. all