New-York tribune., 1886-01-10
WHAT MEN HAVE TO SAY.
TOPICS WHICH THEY ARE TAKING UP
WHEN THEY GET TOGETHER.

land although somo them have received considerable
recognition Que OF the largest subscribers to the CAM
pagn fund william L. Scott. Of Erie 1t is said that
he gave $4,000 to Chairman German. no spent as
much in securing bis election TO Congress He
has been able to get good many men placed through
the departments he does hesitate to speak I'M
kindly OF Cleveland. Secretary Whitney put into the
campaign fund equal 10 that subscribed by
Scott. but 1t made up by pool The chief donors
were Colonel o. H. Payne and his father the Senator.
1t is open secret that they not altogether pleased
with the progress or Democratic reform through
a Democratic Administration. 1 am told that Scott.
Cammack. Worrisholsr, who was also largo con
tnDuior TO the fund; OttcndOrfcr, OF the "Gds ArJi
Whitney and several others of Ike standing recently
united In request that the President wond appoint
Josiah c. Wri.ht q government director Of the Union
Pacinc Railroad They were amazed to meet with re-
fusa.
Ex-Congrcssman Robert s. Stevens. of Attlea. was
formerly "A TaiirOud builder. lie was interested III the
construction Of the Missouri Kansas aud Texas road In
lS7O'7I WAS talking with HIN aboat those days when
lo said " uscd to here with an estimate or
the amount OF money that would bc required Tor the
three months work. remember once the rrolrc-
tors OF the road met at the Union Club. told them
that round milion dollars would be needed In tho next
sixty days The persons Who present were anonI
the rich men In New York There August Belmont.
Calhoun, tho Old resident tho Tenth National bauI
Isaac pc. representative OF Morton. Bliss ~ Co.
re preventative OF Wims.ow, Ianicr Co.. and several
others. stated what needed aud the question was
at once raised as how The money to he secured.
II was decido TO bonds and let the gentlemen on
the inside have them a g2 cents dollar Belmont
at once offered to take $25OOO0 Others took
lesser amounts until Fsj0.0G0 bad been snbeoribod.
Belmont tncn took another 100000, and thu last hfiy
snapped up by some one else. IL was al d"ho III
fheon minutes. ! DO not believe so much money has
ever before or srce raised easily 1ho checks
tbe next d1y % hp
were shortly placed IN the hands of the snhscr-
era YOu couldn't raise million dollars now for rail-
road enterprise IN year
I was chatting with Ex-Governor van Zondt. Of Rhode
Island recently when his name became 10" subject ~
conversation. An chhfcd good dcal about my iio-
land dutch aGCcstrs, hc laid, We are all mixed nln
blaod in tile country tel thom. like cocktails have
an hor reply rcady them. II il that thousl the
Dutch settled Now-Ynrk the Yankees scitlod the Dutch
My ancestry being hoth Dutch and Yankee am sup
posed 80 rTdc III, self uoih sides o this operation"
ln talking about business in Now England. Governor
Van Zandt gave the I'M rcssor that the nnnufhct
urcrs OF o the connty arc not IA 'roe'ou"
"a, tacy might o said: Tho rubber works ~ Hris
toi IA our state ore shut down Governor Bonrn Ia po'
ce.t Of the con"cru. 10 employs ahOW 2'oo rtr'"hs
the town Of Bristol has only about 5000 Inhabitants 80
Won may imneiuc the situation tEorc When rubber
works cannot make money VI Il prttV hhrd lhr7. IL
takes so litlc rubber 20 long now. They sprc1d
IL out thinner thsn wAcr. Why. the Old thick grr
hooi that we're fret mado contained more rubber than Il
now pa nto niy pairs Tho print mills o; our section
are running ut u loss. some - dnt % the olD"c5t
oroaoiny ard Icy rcluc1g waRoo aro anlo TO make o.
reres bnt It much ~ ever nrI with The reduction
wArc. they constant foHf ~ disastrous sfiFrs
We have such Vuu-.i dstiiC3 Lor -lAld thai on
,,Ii" rJ ir"I ,g",E- rhrn ro hnvc a nrq, nanufa,t
[ m'o ," '' @ t .,g,,ry 1hc ioS,lry 'rndc 4. o great
on, with as. It pro- JroHs Mcn VIII ms breast IN
yon !.uow when tacy VA! Tot buJ a c4o"n sA;t'
Mr.. Williams who "a one Of the manarcrs Of The rubber
works ~ Brsol. wa tr,' 10y or tao ago 10 i"i mo
ral IT, hi tc town over 5000 III gold coin hAs beer
hoariei AWAY within = short ti'1c Tor roy'ri years
tc.ofo Tho yopnE man oi Bristol name tol' "As
IN the laii; uf throwing every silver dollar that came
int, lis l-,e-sion into cisi"Tn AT tha sIo ~ hs Lonsc.
After coin got nul AZ nri r'"'"rn ~ took the
siN'f "h hDd Iu!" va. n' "a !" '. ~, o." " w. ,,
Mr. Nit, t,li that Hr hat been c"nstnnt r'nlor
- TIM fdHiNE -ir's l"'i. 81 hn'c mover NAri u
i-c,nr than now hope II keep uI ia lyoseut
IOsIt!U4a ell hroihd. SAID hc.
rno condition Of business wcst. an toll 10y judge
Stevenson iarkc of Cleveland. In somewhat Improved.
s said: Tie TONNAGE oi the trunk limos u Tcrcasine
which slcake for itseif There are p"fcopilDy 'rpne
nio,cues IN several limos oi bu-.urst Tho IRON bih
moss is Improving nmCuNly. There TINT t. day IN The
city ~ cunl Of orc than a required FOR
arnnl nae ~ manufacturing ~ the pr"st t.mc Sixty
could rot l'r sod Wth as ipt - To- nat
u Ia, ihrrs - sharp demand Tor u Ht -. TIM ron
trade uprnt fret Ia All Onr business lnpot eiohi5
met John r. Raymond Friday morning IIo had
plnginci IN ;;ow Jersey ani camot New York
e amused his friends by tho manner OF lis aluson. 20
LIS lato illness which ht one tinc SERIOUS. Mighty
uncomfortable. lHdcc." ho said To mo- to ba'e )nnr
ma ogauy you IN the face. y It hnd hccr pine
concern think should have gone ny the iuinc sufo
I,t lnaho ANY is tu1s T.thodr. Vas an awlu sok
,pap went ON tie stage when was ,cl that iot
a, n NY mahogany ought 70 Ia ordered before tho cur
tain went up DO you Enow what pulled me thfon2hi 1t
WI. success. II Will make eick man we'll every Time
.,r,. M,,,.trai,' WIS d big hit and never played
well In my NE the uifnt wh, ttc sckcot ni" never
H., M az ~ ,r ir,,,,. %, wii,kry every Gar cant
do H. nryor drank u drop in my ile. don't Ike H.
Iu fact haze WAtu IiRr thing Ike IT, hud non
hnts a .Gius hat it nnd there Ia an ond oft am
nst the same way with vegetables. nYer eat them
nrynr lhoi their looks aud they haye never entered my
STOMACH Meat and bread and frnit ARE good enough
fpr ns." Later frd y Mr.. Raymond went % lartpn
where he was prUstrItcd by severe attack In the
evening.
Banker Je.so Hclignnn. who has been opponent of
silver years Is now wdc" quoted as convert
10 silver cOlnl.e His not correctly stated.
aIlhoagh he Is OF silvor than formerly The
reasou cropped ont chHt had yesterday with OF
to leading silver proIuoers OF the West The Sohs-
mans" ho said. 4" have within "a short tmo acquired
ntore,ts In large silver mues that nTo paying hand
s,mcy. Naturally tnoy have hororno moro favorable TO
onr slis the question. TIcn too. their house l. ouo
Of the largest osp1rtrrs Of silver bullion ia thl' coiniry
should he sirprso II tney buy aud ship more silver
abroad tnin anJ other hrm Ia Now York, Whlch 10
cuuiyalent 10 sayinS III the e nutry."
The handling OF hundred walters IN the great dining
room d a largo hotel requires executive ability. Tho
l-wfrr a hotels tho li'th Avenue. Holman.
Gil.,y Brnn.wicK Murray il AMI windsor - a man ~
tutortance butn hOusn and t. guests, who find
tDrau,l h tho r. ndicst compliance with Their wishes
f. rsuuires much tact Ia sntlsiy all tho humorous
r, as Of hotel Tia, tHoy heinG served aKarty Ike
t,er fellow -gdcsts every roSPacL Tho head waiter
nt tho Finh Avenue Iotnl. genial Tom Gay. ls "A
character Tie Is known 10 public non from Maine 10
re ,t,. through when they guC4 Of
tl, none been ln tie uto Tor over twenty-five
V.,r. lie Is of irish pArohulse aud ms lrsi nome
tn,s country win his family nj tazonoNla.
IL, cniuo This city whom Tie wealthy Led
ear family from that town 10 mako
f.t an, t,rF homo. Private scrIire had