New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-24
IN PLACES WHERE MEN MEET
HINTS. SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM
MANY LIPS


Tn varous nswspapers at different times within year
7 nave seen sensational statements regarding sne
mineral and railroad Investments ana properly IN "o''
Virginia In which ex-senator II. g. DAVIS MI. oane'
Secretary Bayard, Senator German, senasor oamuen'
4 b. Elklns and others are investors III ono VI sno
more recent articles 1t was stated tha1 ME-. D",
made a fortune OF not less than fifty niiiions "'"n
EIGHT or ten years through these investments. was
chatting with Senator Camden recently when IL ocor
TO me to ask him about Senator Davss bonanza he
piled: Fifty millions Is pretty Dig sum' III 'ni' 0"'o
it pretty big exaggeration. The property we own
down there has unquestonably great possipuues N ~
bat tho total figures nothing like that why, MY
million dollars would take 10 almost the entire ette'
cerainly all that is worth having OF her mineral anos
Senator Davis think, would be satisfied win pfeou'
advertisement OF his wealth at two and ha or tnree
million dollars The project in which we are engaged
hes not yet begun to pay, but it will do SO soon'
Ex-Governor Mccormick, who married daughter
S>- Senator Thurman, talking with me about senator
Sherman's reelection, told OF an Incident WHICH
Judge Thurman relates with much enjoyment as JOKE
ON himself The Judge travelling in railroad car,
shortly after Democratic Legislature had been eieceu
which would have the selection Of a United states sen
ator Senator Sherman WAS tho holding over IaemDer
and Judge Thurmans name WAS prominent TOT o osn'f
Senatorshp the seat behind him IN tue car were TWO
hari headed counrymen, earnestly engaged IN DISCUSS
Ing politics They were not Buckeyes anu they "ere
what disguised WIN Wnab
OF tho Ohio man IN getting Office. One OF them hnaiy
said Old sherman has got Office half the people OF
Ohio and now they talk OF putting old Thurman into the
Senate to get offices tor the other half"
lanes F. Lewis who is connected with various
engineering enterprises while talking with yesterday
about the now Croton Aqueduct, said The construc-
ton OF work viii open tho way ID something ne"
I'm the railroad business OF New-York expccs within
ten years to soc this city honeycombed underneath py
t,.tt nt
men what can be In that line One OF these days
men will 20 over into Jersey and dig down until they
rsach a level hundred feet below tho bottom oil NORTH
River Then they will drill right through unuef Nov"
York ana tho thing know all the raiiroau depos
will DO In the heart the city. When that times comes
there Will DO branch lines run 10 qua down unuer 'ho
cty for freight The merchant. instead OF sending MS
nods down TO the Dock will take them 10 the nearest
hole. where an elevator will lower them to the cars on
the track bslDw 1T probable that such tunnel wonu
be pu right through under the East River also IL "ou"
DO immensely profitable In that event. lhero "ro 'o'
freight cars daily around Now-ioFk Oy the various
roads which arc bound through East or West 1t costs
those roa "a now s. to get these trains around
the city, on that basis tho tunnel could start win
business OF $4,000 day for the better o4pedi'ioh
would urlng II all the business"
There 4, much feeling here over the Custom House
and much inquiry as 20 tho possible achon
OF the Senate the nominations. Goneral James l"
OBerne voicing tho sentiment that have heard o'oh
expressed elsewhere. said to me: The custom House
Is run by ring that has its headquarters at the new
Amsterdam Club with Hubert .. Thompson as the head
What Republicans Orwant to kno is whether the
United states who have been elected as RepuD
licans intend lsnt for tue party ana help 10
aso tout OF tho valley into which II has descended The
action they Jake on these EewYork appointments NIL
give us an idea OF their calibre"
The up, and downs that may como to are pretty
well shown tho OF John Clark. VINO Is lhe
elevator inau at the Fifth Avenue Hotel He has been
r,untny the sane elevator for twenty-five years
Almost a twin to Clark Is Tim " ooney, the LITTLE
roun1tced old man VINO sits always at the ladies'
entrance OK the hotel the rNenty-thlrd'st SIDE lie
has had charge OF the doors thore for twenty three
years and Is Supposed know The ns and outs OF hotel
life.
some idea Of tho reasoning By which the people OF the
South have come regard silver coin with lafOF may De
g,eanoI from talk 1 had with Judge Lochran"' OF
Georgia The Judge avowed his advocacy OF silver
o,lnase ana supported his position oy saying: SILVER
IS the bost money for currency ia the world We cannot
haye too much Of it, lt Is the money that goes you
have gold Iiece you will hesitate long time ABOUT us
outlay II you have silver piece you VIII spend IL
freely because YOU have feeling that it easier Cotton
Now I'm my view. IL Is the money that clrcuates Teey
That il really circulating medium. that induces trade
that Is really tho most bcnent TO tho country Cola
dollars stuck away in stockings or boarded In banks
OF buried In pots OF not 'he slightest value TO the
peoto or 20 country irucy are. In fact dead weight
But silver dollar. with It's roahy movements Is pre-
motor OF business aud ought to be encouraged Instead OF
irOwned upon.
G,yernor ; T. Houscr, OF Montana, is another silver
advocate who has teen In New-iork for some time
lie ia president of d National bauk, and has business
connections with several New Yor& banks AN tod
that s i.d baauce due him at OF the banks here
amounting TO u hundred dollars. Hs hal been talking
aIlycr doctrine ia baak on several occasions lie
WAS In there saturday afternoon, week ago. just
about tbs time the bank closet anl said no wouId 30
back I'm M snort time When he returned the bank was
closed and cigar box, marked With his name, stood
on the cashiers desk. what's thsl' asked the Gov
ornor Il: Is that hundred dollars we owe you, vas
the roply The Governor picked up me box ana ouhu
that Il contained silver d0!lars ne offered then lot
duuo,t only have the cashier tell MN Win ausu
that banking nours were ovcr Then he plncEiIy toos
up the load am wakgl OIL Win IT, c t o i l0 boats
bill aud found that silver was stil goo1 ourrehcy IN
millionaire tho reply he got was In the nature OF Joke
rhey pro3aty glad 10 get even 80 cents Oh 'ne
dollar for your board bll,' said tho cashier
A. A. Buell.. OF tho Export Lumber Company, has
original views regarding tho duty on lumber which
ronr,lrce1 anne time ago lie continued tho lumber
subect with me last night by sayiag The Canadians
are never tired of coming over here 10 tell Us that wo
ougt MT to down magnificent forests that we
ought to let them grow for further nesds ana that ny
cutting them down make waste that can never DO
repaired They invariably wind up as business freud
OF mine did tho other day by asking mo to buy hundred
million feet OF lumber from an ontario tract WHAT
s.td IN hin was that u was shame desp0!l Canada OF
sn much timber and that be ought 10 lot 1t grow IOr
future neels told him, 200, that Americans were very
much ;ko Canadians in the respect that when tEey
bought large tract OF timber and haa prety heayy
mortgage the property TO t they Schetaly lIeu 20
sell enough Of tho lumber to pay the Indebtedness ana
were NOT likely 20 foOug around Canadian fOreAts at
least until their debts paid He hit ask no 10
buy any moro Canada pine"
An artist on whose statement have reason 10 rely I'M
pllcitly told last night that he knew OF vase IN
the art collection OF Mrs. Mary Morgan for which sho
paid 81 300 which had boon bought originally By the
dealer whom she purchased 1t Tor $40 TIE excuse
made for such IN enormous profit was sad to he The pur
chase OF tho before 1t discovered 10 Dc OK gehu
Inc peaunbow color.