Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-21
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Wichita's New Hotel, BeecheT's
Troubles, Sorghum Sugar, The
Senatorial Fight, More Church
Troubles, Phelan and
O'Donovan Rosa.
To the Editor II 1ts Eegls:

To the Editor u The Eagis:
| recently received Il call from Mr..
Foster Roberts, one of the firm OF
Roberts Bros who are about TO opei
q hotel on Douglas avenue in Wichita.
L have known The Rnbcris Bros. from
the time they " ere small boys. fo-ier.
the elder, was for several years sue
cessful dry goods merchant aud ciolh-
ing uealer in Penn Ian, y. \. Sub
sequently he went To Missouri and for
a time had charge OF bank ia Spring
field, and later was t@c successful
manager Of large eating house at "a
railroad station near Spring field MOT
decai Roberts, the younger brother
has been for MANY wears, and siill J..
one of the chief clerks and managers
of the Sfurteyant House in this city.
Foster is now in New York buying
the outfit for the hotel, and informs
me that for :: large number OF rooms
he is getting furniture "a good "a that
found in the best rooms of the Stgr;e
want House. They expect to have the
hotel ready for business some time in
February. The people Of " .chita are
TO be congratulated on the prospect of
having hotel in their city a. good -
any in the state of Kansas. The
knowledge and reputation OF tie Rob
erts Bros. as manager, of an enter
prise of that kind, Is Il sure guarantee
OF its success.
AT the annual rental Of the pcws in
Mr. Becchcr's church, held on the 6th
of January, there WAS = decrease III
the amount received for pew re.its Of
about 81 Oo0. Mr.. II B Clafliu and
some of his democratic friends VIII"
approved OF Mr. Becchcr'> endorse
ment of Cleveland, made a desperate
effort TO keep the rents up TO The ii@-
ures of last year. Mr.. Claiiin p.id
$500 for his pew, for which be paid
only $500 last year, and several o'her>
advanced the rent on their pcws from
500 TO $50 each. but with all their
efforts, there was heavy falling OF 8,
and the most of the los viii come out
of Mr. Bcechcr's salary. Mc. Beerhcr
is making the discovery also in other
directions that boiiug from Iii,
party is not so profitable an en-
terprise As he supposed il would be
BY endorsing Cleveland and the Dem
ocrats, lac has anra@onizrd she people
who have been his lifelong friends
and supporters He now discovers
that when he occupies tie lecture plat
form he talks TO many empty benches.
AT recent lectures Given IN Brooklyn
ard New York the halls were oniy half
filed. Always on former O ca-ions
he lass not been able 10 procure halls
large enough 10 hold his audience. His
supporters have Away been Republic
cans; the Democrats never have, ana
do no care liz for him except to Sc
cure his political influence TO help elect
their candidate. When il comes TO
supporting linn on the p!a form or liz
the pulpit, they leave that for some
one else to do.
The New York Chamber Of Com
mefce has extended an invitation to
DR.. Peter Collier, formerly Chemist OF
the Agricultural Bureau Al Washing
ton, to lecture before their organiza-
ton on tie subject Of making sugar
out of sorghum. Il seem, that DIR.
Collier thinks shat sugar Sorghum can
be made in this country for one cent
per pound, and his impression l. that
if the sugar industry j. properly
protected, Ia a few Years The sugar
makers of IA" United States will bc
able To make nj; the sugar the p.0pl,
can consume. Our anuuai c0n-nmp-
ton amounts To- over 2.31U.Gcu.Ot
pounds, nearl, 2.r0O.O0 600 pounds oi
this being imp rtcd. Tie cost of our
sugar is nearly %IOO.O9O.9O0 annually.
and most OF this amount Is sent out o.
the country. FIVE could make ali the
sugar we consume This 800 100000
would be kept Ina the country 20 -tin-
ulatc the enterprise OF our Own pc''-
pie. Ii would give employment - a
large number of laburcrs. and make
business more prosperous IN all de
partmeniS. Five years ago the amour
of sorghum sugar made in the coun-
try was only about l. Geo pound;
last year il WAS 100000 pounds. an
increase of lbs told in five YEAR. The
chamber of commerce Is vigorously op-
posing The Spanish treaty in regard 1"
the admission OF sugar free hi"
this country. Although sugar l. nov
cheaper Than ever before, an effort l.
now bcin. made to tax" the tariff II
with a view of making 1t al cheaper.
bur undoubtedly the effect will be To-
increase rather Than 10 diminish The
price. Ii may temporarily diminish
the price. bur il the tariff j. left alone
in few ycsrs the production OF do
mes,ic sugar will bc 50 much increased
that the price viii bc leSsCncd still
more. Germany last wear exported
6o0. coo tons of sugar mostly made OF
beeis. and ihcrc i no reason why |
beet and sorghum sugar shouldn't he !
uroducrd in this country sufficient 10 |
supply ali the demands of cur people |
The scna,o rial tigh' at Albany l. |
now interesting nearly all Republican |
politicians of the state. Albany j. li'- /
orally rhronged wish people from all |
parts of the state " ho are interested !
in the contest. The principle caudi- /!
dates are Hon. Levi L. Morton, pres
emf minister to Paris. and Hon. Wm. !!
NJ. Evari>. of New York Mr.. Nor |
ton is regarded as the moueycd caudi- /
date of the party: while Mr.. EyartS is
supported on the ground that he Is
the fi,tesi man in the state for the po- |
sition. The Morton party seemed 10 /
have the inside track in the election OF 1
speaker OF The assembly hut ;he la'tcr I
in making out The committee. has OF /
Tended many supporters OF Morton bs |
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