New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15
PASSING CHANCES AND CHAT.

PASSING CHANCES AND CHAT.
NOTES OF MEMS APPEARANCE AND TALK
| AS THEY GO TO AND FRO
A stalwart, finely formed young man, with q clear
face, who be about New York last week
with exAsslssnt Secretary OF the Treasury Charles T.
| Coon, was Charles Z Cooke, the nephew and name
sake Of his companion. Mr.. Cooke is member OF tho
United States Geological Survey, and has been at work
during tho Of taking field notes for several
| years along tho Appalachian Range In tho Southern
States. 1t Is In this region, which includes the Blue
Ridge Mountains" said Mr. Cooke, that most OF tho
surveying In recent years has boon done. The sonth
States have not fosered State surveys TO any great
| extent When We have completed the mountain ranges,
is tho intention to make maps Of all the land below
them well. There has been great amount OF work
done by tho survey In tho Rocky Mountains and New
England received considerable attention sur
vcy Of Massachusetts IL being made to which the United
States and tho State contribute equal amounts This
| enables the maps to be made on double tho ordinary
| scale and consequently Of so much moro practical
value"
Clarence W. Mead, the port warden and Republican
district leader, Is big man, burly In figure, with
big broad face covered with bristly brown beard
lie forcible way of expressing himself and Just
| now especially indignant the Republican County
Committee for tho attempt to discipline number OF
districts. lie said last night II Murray Hill fei-
low sees Gt to fly tho track party nomination IL
| Is ascribcd to independence of thought ana nigh
minded action. Ho may be sorcheaded because the
nomination did not suit him or he may DO angry Dc
cause he himself had not been ntrustcd with tho
| leadership But matter what the cause tho
of his vote another candidate Is regarded
as the decision Of principle. Now IL the same
| thing takes place among men who i've In tenement
houses, they denounced as traitors, boilers ana
| knaves. Tho machinery Of the party Is set at work
to throw them the party, and these same MUIR
| are who demand that TINS
shall be DONE I want the men who refused to vote
for Blaine, and Davenport, and Daniels and Grant,
and Roosevelt disc pned before they talk to down.
town about being read out of the party Ny district
and John j. OBrcns did better than any in New York
for Roosevelt. Tho XNIst District where he lives
and where they arc always wanting somebody to turn
| II went back on Roosevelt after nominating him.
of tho same dish, If you please"
An eccentric but thoroughly Western character who
has been guest I'm NewYork during the past week IS
Marcus Daily ot Brtte City, Mont. He is manager
and superintendent of the famous Anaconda copper
mne whose production ranks second in this country
only to that of the Calumet and ecla The Anaconda
Is owned by Haggin & Tevis Senator George Hearst
of California, and number OF wealthy capitalists.
The mine is Butte City, but smelling WORKS havo
been erected at Anaconda, eighteen miles away Tho
building works created this town. which has
5000 to 1000 inhabitants. The mine produces
800 tons of copper every twenty four hours Ii Is
said that the capitalists named above spent In the
course OF thrco years $1,000 900 through Mr. Daley
In developing and improving the mine, yet In all that
time never pad visit to tho seat OF opwati rs,
although Mr.. Daley often complained that they wcro
not using him right to neglect plainly important
duty as the inspection and supervision Of his work
Such a complaint would hardly have gone up from
Wall street man In similar circumstances, and it is
probable that any Eastern capitalist would have risked
| the expenditure of such sums with such commence
MIR. DALEY is an Trshman of about forty fve gray
haired and genial. He has ford face, gray
mustache and tw.n6ling blue eyes.
One of the younger men of Indiana, lawyer who
has rapidly risen In his profession in the last four
five years Is c. w. Fairbanks, of indianapolis. He
corporation attorney, enjoys the patronage of the
leading railroads of his State and Is growing wealthy
In figure Mr. Fairbanks is shambling lank and loose
iontcd. lie is six feet I'm height aud spare of flesh,
with large, broad shOuldered Frame He has a conf
parativeiy small head and black beard he wears
uabtually soft black hat with broad brim, which
stamps Lim at once as Western man. Nj. Fairbanks
is Republican aud thinks Indiana can give Repub
lcan majority under some circumstances. In talking
about politics no said among other things 1T is
evident to me Init me majority OF sentiment In the
DBL ged to rely Oh Newiork to carry the election, the
convention VIII Lecr largely to her delegates and their
opinion in making their choice"
Mr.. Fairbanks has been watching the development
of the far West and by practical experience, will
appear has concluded that California is the most
promising field for land speculation In the country.
The rapid growth in land values there" said he
has been the result of intrinsic value extending
railroad systems and the highly productive results
shown by the cultivation of the soil. Tho value
has sometimes been phenomenal. year ago last
December bought half interest IN 250acre ranch
In San BernardIno County. The total valuation was
600 aud that the price paid. Since the pur-
chase made railroad has been put In operation,
by which the county has now access to the rest Of tho
state. We offered $3.50 900 for property.
This is only example of what has been going on
all over the state. our increase Is MODEST com
pared with some OF which we have heard
a distinguished man Of military appearance who
has come NcwYork within a comparatively short
time to make Gotham his home Is General william
sooy Smith, the peculiarly Of whose has made It
widely known. The General Is tall Of stature, with
a handsome, clean cut smooth shaven face Ho ts
clvh engineer and In tho practice of his profession
has directed the construction Of number of notable
bridge structures.
When John Arkens, of Denver, proprietor Of "The
Rocky Mountain News,7 here a day or two ago.
he fell into conversation about tho largo number of
asprants In the small State Of Colorado for every
public office. Mr. Arkens declared that they could
export twenty candidates for Governor and United
States Senator and have many left. About the |
only rich man in the State who has political anbi- |
tion,' said he al David Mofat, president Of tho
First National Bank of Denver and of the Denver and
Rio Grande Railroad. lie could have anything he |
wants for the asking. Going up to Aspen the ex-
curson when the branch If his road opened last
year. got to talking with him about the United States
senatorship He said to me, why, John, II they |
were to make gold platter inch thick and present |
the commission t wouldn't accept the position
Moffat is a money maker all lie thinks Of |
nothing else said to him you would take the |
platter, wouldn't you, DaveP lie laughlngly as |
sented to that proposition. Mofat is queer chicken
In some respects When joe Chafee got temporarily |
crippled by the Grant & Ward failure Moffat told
that Chaffee had only TO draw check, and sign his
name to IL, to have 1t cashed at his bank his
count for any amount"
Elk Collector Rodney W. Daniels, Of Buffalo, is of
those breezy takers, who always entertaining by
reason both knowledge and their preston of
that knowledge 81 never know what the word cyclone
, |