New-York tribune., 1886-01-31
CAUGHT FROM MANY LIPS.
A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS TOUCHED oN
BY WELL-KNOWN MEN.

whose lines OF business sIeady co-Opeia'o III P"i"
Major Smith. the manager OF the h"oil'"i i'S
Association said to me yesterday our O' "
sprnvipy stereo.vpe pates OF printed matter to news
paper. il in measure co operative. Yet IL "ou'u po
failure in thirty days II 1t we're wholly co operative
that is II every who buys our plates h"' 'o'"N
thing to say their preparation and the
OF the business. There Is vast growth I'D tS oou''
OF semi operative concerns such rs ours o' ''
prosperous only as they are controlled by cen'rai
agency
Maio, Smith has studied somewh the English and
French co operative plans. England is full OF coope
ton at will never thrive here, however saiu '"o
Major because we have altogether different class Vi
eOpe and because the tendency to aggregation III o"''
ness has wrought about much the same lesul'S' ~"
In Brooklyn, there IS store where you eau pu| "
auv article of merchandise. John WanamaKeF' o' "i
dephia, the pioneer In this country III 'A'' -
OF trade but 1t Of French origin. In almost any l''
you can buy cheaper at such an aggegateu e't'po,'
ncnt than OF special dealer in that line lhis 10 eu0
result u species OF cooperation. But IL Is all III "'
| management Of tho business. As long as AinoIi0""'
can buy goods cheapy as they could under cooI',
tion without having any OF the reSpons'pmS VI '"o
management 1t will be impossible for co-operatOh 10
| thrive In this country as I; does IN Epgaho i"ei'
ia another phase of this subject to be fOunu IN the Gun
sodatton OF properties that is going Old al. o'o '''
country by which exTense OF management IS eS9epou
It is however, the same principle as aggregation III
trade"
7 had a chat recently with Charles L. Lewis NJ r.
which reminded me forciby Of the braSgadoclO OF tho
southern cbvalry before tho war Mr LOWS Is Known
as the Parne OF the North" lie represents tho C5
of Derry one OF old Protestant constituencies OF Tue
North OF Ireland but lives himself In Englaud ana hSo
originally thirteen years ago, when first electc'' no
| interest. however small, in ireland, beyond "ahthg
! to ait In Parliament He said 70 ms Oh the H''H
ouestlon: There i. more chance Oi President sue
tlppA ia a u
separate Parliament. am surprised at the sentiment
rolling up in England see 1t expressed IN the news
papers which have sent me, against any cohce'Noh'
to Ireland It is much more likely that all
ton will be- taken away from Ireland than tha sic WI"
! set a Parliament would vote for such measure
myself to morrow although should thereby dSPos'os'
pv,elf II would be a good thing to take every Ot OI
suffrage away from ireland for twenty five years IIat
would make the people marry the soil ana 20 10 WORK.
It is the Ioacrs who making the trouble Ihey "le
encouraged 10y the priests. who want their pehc7 N"H
stone has made ,nisako In catering TO Sucn an eie
mcnt and he Mil he like a candle, Snuied out WIFE OAa
smell"
Senator Spooncr OF Wisconsin told me recently OF he
bright thought OF his fouryearod boy. lie had started
ou on shopping tour with his father aud mother ana
had 81 reae first to and then to the othcr Tor some
money His father asked him what he wanted OF money
and pressed answer until the y0lisS'cF 7Au'
Well para. waat would yo1 do, II roblef stepped up
10 you and said lOuf money or your MO anu '01
hadn't any money!
notice that Senator spooner made his maiden sP'NcA
r Wa.hngton IN Al address on the character OF Vice
President Hendricks WheL Mr.. Spooner came 70 the
Senate he was the uncomfortable target OF number o.
sl,r and arrows on account OF MS stature. TIC big
sleek aud well fed had almost said stall fed-sehatos
looked a,kant tho little man from the Northwest
Nr Hendricks whose nature as kindly as the oOutn
ern sun made Senator spoouer's position much easier
huffn Ce-l
,ml,buity I heard him say once while in New-l0rk
tb, no looked Mr. Spooner take high ossIioH III
the Senate when lie sh0lIl be letter known. As 'he
senator was born I'm L,wrenceburs thd And Ved AeFe
,or Atcen years there peculiar Illness IN Ls seec
ton to speak of the dead man
It's common thing in uptown political circles just
now 10 hear some sir Oracle remark with shake 81 MS
head: II committee comes down here from Albany IL
dead earnest TO investigate the Broadway surface rail-
rad affair there arc about twenty fellows who will leave
the country"
one OF the growing characters OF tho great Northwest
7 am told by ]. b Montgomery, O; oregon Is Ne.s'1
H,np.t IN, contractor who Is budlns the big tunnel
ON the Northern Pacific Railroad THIS tunne! Is tA'
LARGEST in America except the ioo'ac II VIII he '9''
feet long II Is located on the Cascade Branch aoou
b,f v,v between Columbia River aui Tacoma The
tunnel VIII 20 bored through solid rock Tue summit Z"
the mountaus Is llj0 feet above the t"nne. 80 tAa'
,berc has been mo- possible chance make an air Sha
and tho work is prosecuted from both ends IDc tuhc
Will enable the Northern Pacldc to cross the same range
OF mountains at an elevation Of $3.50 feet that the Cen
trail Pacific crosses at an elevation OF 1900 feet
Bennett tho contractor has been at WORK on le O'"u
Norther AMI on the Western Division OF the Northern
Pacific for many years But his principal business has
bcen i'm ncrchnndlsc lie has stores In Utah. Idaho ana
DAKOTA from whose profits he Is becoming wealthy lie
only forty year. OF age and may be expected to become
on, Of the miionaires Of his part OF the country
1no.pcnel I, meet Mr. Bennett some days after this
noto was given lie is short, stout sWarthy map
with a heavy black mustache and Frenchy whsker'
,omethng on the gOaee order but heavier lie began
. c,reer ln.the West az teamstor He bought team
| ar iwo ana went into what IS known Is feghtlns.
His business grew from small beginnings TO largo PRO
por,ons and from hauling treichts for others l'
brancAeI out into buying and selling goods for himself
lie Is an enthusiastic alurer OF Mr. Blaine anu wants
him renOmiuatei In 1855
Mr. MONTGOMERY, talking about the recent Senatorshl
contest I'm his state said 70 me about Senator Mtchell
Mr. Mitchell Is vory strong with the people o' oregon
His election WAS brought about ny the pressure OF th'
| peore on their representatives. He was leading
lawyer OF Oregon previous to his first election ahd
sho Sed great ability legislator while IN the senate
lie is looked upon the most useful man our STATE ha
ever sent to Washington The stransest pact OF it
that his Endorsement IA nearly as warm by Democrats
by Republicans. although stIirt party man Numbers
Of Democrats wero In salem during the recent contes
urging their friends vote for him. IIe is under htty
years Of agc although entering on his second term
Probably no state in the Union Is better represente
than Oregon with Senators Doph and Mitchell. Al
though Mitchell quito wealthy at one time. he los
, much OF his wealth In the 'TranscOntlnent1l' Mr
Dolph has taken "A high stand In the Senate as an ab
and pansaGnc lawyer aud Inexperienced legislator wucl
to tho satisfaction OF the people Of Oregon lie is no
exactly politician, but blunt man whose word 10 rec
oguiled to be as good as his bond"
Senator Dolph's wife, by tho way, hear pronounce
ono OF tho handsomest women in Washington th
winter.
"Chris" Shafer o handsome elderly man. with
portly form and smooth shaven face was pointed ont
me as the man who brought John Morrssey from Tro
and backed him his first t ht. shafer sportn
. man. When Morrisseys local reputation had reache