New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-18
IN THE PUBLIC EYE.
MATTERS AND MEN THAT ATTRACT At
TENrION AND COMMENT.


closely and under favorable IL both frank
and engaging In his discussion of matters and things
met him last sunday when he here for days rest
ms the guest OF Congressman william Walter Phelps
Upon general puc topics the Secretary toll at once
that he had nothing to say for publication. nave,
however, no antipathy to the interview means OF
reaching the public ear" he explained. " But havo
really nothing to say. When I have anything that
waut TO reach the country rather like the Interview
form, snd am bound say that have been generously
aud fairly treated by ganemsn Of tho press In reporting
my views As rule the interviewer has been as careful
TO report me reotly anxious to be correctly
reported II is the who to you unawares aud
gets expressions from you TINT published without
their context to whom object. Things that are the
most Innocent when they said because of the re-
marks that preceded followed Tay he made to appear
quite otherwise when they stand out by themselves"
II was in following talk that the Secretary paid
high tribute to Alfred Townsend and T. G.
Crawford for their work, at tho same tins that he
"nered some points OF frank criticism upon their
methods. have allowed myself to fall into MT
Townscnis hands," he said. although have great i'd
mrAton for bis ability and for his work He Ia seer
and he has way OF writing that may make things
mighty uncomfortable for He will write an iLuo
duction to his interview which will give the public an
idea that want to appear In certain light Then
he will quote yOu saying certain things to sustain th
view and then he will and write his own views anu
deductions to show that you ought to appear in quite
another light Well. that isn't Just comfor able, saic
the Secretary. laughing Crawford has done some re-
markahly good work His fault Is too great con-
scentionsncss in reportns what Is said n am talking
for publication great many things for Instance
that inter I make explanation to tbs inter-
viewer give him the shade of meaning in sone
thing said. without desiring to have the expana
ton appear print Well, Crawford gets 1t all inevery
bit OF IT, II Is laIgha5e sometimes and sometimes IL IS
annoying Nevertheless have preference for the In
tervew aud think great many public men feel AS do
about it,"
met A. Dietary day two ago on his return from
business trip Europe, and asked him about the VINE
trade tn Franco He replied: The stock OF cham
pagnc especially OF the leading houses large cnonsh
to the furnishing Of good wine for several years
to Tue struggle is constantly to GET the best vnt
ages Of each season. every naturally claims to
secured the choicest The stock of wine In Franco
Is large. Tie chanpagne business is reported du the
world over owing to general hard times. America mas
advanced to the position oi loading consumer ana now
much more than any other cdnntry. me
finest vines and find purchasers bus the
trade here suffered ON the dull times as well as
elsewhere. When people practising economy they
are given to drinkiu; champagne. The hard times
have mad effect prices. The prico OF champaS"e
tho other side has HIGH but there does not
any prospect OF reducingtt Fine wines
will always command high prices. The tarh IL very
tent As Wine Is luxury probably ought to be well
taxel n tie tariff reduced to 50 case 1t would
he abOus the right thing.
asked Mir Dietary II there any talk in France OF
the possiblty of competition from California wines and
he replied: They do not regard them rs competing
with French champagne. The general opinion Is tnat
for "A century the California wine Viii DOT come
into market in competition with France rley havc
ot found OF gro wing grapes or oi the treat
ment OF wine For thing they have no cell lars lke
the French In France they cut the cellars du OF
the solid lime,ton These OF house are several
miles long and temperature does not vary We de-
grees, su.unef winter Another thing against 'ah
fornia Is the 1t requires Immense capta "hch
bound up for long number OF years before becoming
productive order make good wine' ana the Ameri-
can idea Is to get the returns Immediately" Tho cold
facts, however about tho consumption OF CduIoi n'
wines unset a good deal OF that sort OF taiK
The lumber men OF Michigan are constantly reaching
out into new fields their own forests are disappear
ing There has great deal OF Michigan cape" III
vested for number OF years Canadian pine Several
Mish,yan Timber meu have engaged for three OIL
four years mahogany trade between this country
aud Central America Their latest movement COMES 10
me through l. NJ Weston. tho Grand Rapids banker
who Is himself largely Interested 10 lumb'r He tells me
tha, svnd,c.tes of Michigan men have within few
davs NIL Gu nearly million and hall OF acres OF the
long -leayed pine lands Of Louisiana and mississippi
The lands all Government property auu ia'o
beer aeanrcd ut cost OF 81 % per acre-a toth OIL
Something ke 81 100000 having been aid Tor trem
II il belle ed that tue siandins timber aSsresr.o'
IL 900 600 900 feet OF lumber. There has been nicu
1900 ,,st'ou abont the quality OF this yellow pine
bur tests made OF II wilch were W
Tue Mlcisaa me- 'N .nsS ne lands are ortm to-
dsv from 80 To 500 per acre, that they nave a
margin for profit IN the iSha 'ai0o ""''" 40 - '''
enoimouS; ,,. ..
met another Michigan iu'noer man ''f "''on' Va
Flint, yesterday He Is t"e partner VI GA ~
Bcgole. lie told ine 'n"c t"oio 10 "o' "' 49,, nm,
LAM in the state of Michigan that not been taken up
by purchase from tho Government Twenty years ago
the State was full OF Government apds "hie we were
talkins took 'ro.n his pocket rouna copper ~.
anu nervousy passed 1t from mana 70 h"na ~,1
:, ,io.Iv a,d ma ook of The cover show me an old
tssbincd c"npass of English manufacture. d ave
carried tna Tor tnirty years constant compan'oh
,d A., WiIs,p reopte in tho Eastern states can
,,r c,,n nrsneud what oDnpass Is to IL An IN Tie
m~ d,yn hay, travelled tor four live days on