Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-24
IN THE HOTEL coRR1pons.

"when Indian territory 10 opened up for
settlement" said Edwin D. Chadick, a promi-
nent railroad man Of the territory. at the Eb-
bitt this morning, ''its mineral wealth and
great natural advantages and resources will
surprise people.
1T is altogether q magnificent country. The
eastern portion is somewhat mountainous, the
ranges being from 800 to 600 feet in height. It
is heavily timbered, has numerous running
streams, while its deposits Of coal are immense
ana Of the best quality, equal to the best BIZ
luminous coal mined, and nine-teuths Of the
coal supply Of Texas comes from this district.
The western portion is fine agricultural land.
II think together with most Of the residents
Of the territory, that it will not be accorded
territorial government, but will be admitted as
. state, and it will be in position to assume
statehood from the start.
''The plans for new railroads are extensive
and most OF them will be built. the companies
having obtained concessions from the last Con-
gress. The Rock Island has two concessions,
one running southeast, probably to connect at
Denison, Tex, and in time to be extended to
New Orleans. The southwestern extension
will probably go on to Ell Paso. The Hutchi-
son. Oklahoma and Gulf railroad will also cut
through the territory into Texas. The Inter-
oceanic railroad will probably be built in con-
nection with the Choctaw Coal and Railroad
Company and the Little Rock and Memphis
railroad, eventually forming through line to
Albuquerque along the thirty-fifth parallel,
which will make it the shortest overland route
Railroad building in the United States is
not at present active, but look for a revival
and it will be in this new country. One reason
why American railroad securities slow in
Europe is because there exists across the water
fear that this country will eventually come to
q silver basis. American railroad bonds and
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certificates. which represent and pass here for
their full face value, are worth in Europe their
silver va!ue--65 cents. The railroads here
must do dollars worth of work for a silver
dollar, but when we come to settle our accents
in Eur ope We settle on a gold basis"
1.-THE reapportionment of the legislative and
congressional districts in my state" said Judge
J. Lambert Tree, ex-minister to Russia, at the
Arlington this morning, (which our democratic
legislature has undertaken will give the demo-
cratic party a proper recognition. But they
will be fair and there will be no gerrymander-
ing. The state has not been redistricted in
over ten years, when the republicans were in
control.
There can be no doubt but that Illinois will
remain democratic firmly and solidly for years
to come. Having finally been brought into the
jority it will remain there a fixture.
The people of Chicago are just now wrapped
up in the worlds fair. They justly proud
of their great achievement and they have good
cause for their citation. stranger can scarcely
comprehend the magnitude and beauty OF the
buildings nor the stupendous preparations
which have been made to receive the millions
OF people who will visit the city this summer.
1t will be the grandest exhibition the world has
ever seen and is as much ahead of the Paris ex-
position rs that was ahead Of all previous ex-
positions"
ARKANSAS" said Alfred F. Jackson of Little
Rock at the National lis waking up from its
Rip Van Wrinkle sleep, and it is a wonder to me
that its great richness has not been sought out
before
There has recently been more demand for
land than ever before in the history Of the
state, tract of pine timber land of 60, 900
acres having been recently sold to an English
syndicate. The zinc deposits are enormously
rich, the best in the world, and there is noun
tain of zinc ore. In one place the vein is sixty
feet thick, while a single piece weighing Is, 900
pounds will be an exhibit at the worlds fair
1.-The deposits of aluminium clay are equally
immense. 1t is said to be the richest clay in
the world. an ANALYSIS showing from SO to 60
per cent of aluminium. The great difficulty at
tached to aluminium clay has been its reduction.
for it is very refractory. But at Pittsburg and
Cincinnati it is claimed they have processes
which will IT luce the commercial value of this
wonderful product one-third it's present value.
IL such is the the possibilities of its utiiza-
ton are illimitable. 1t will be manufactured
on a large scale in few years. though doubt
that its tensile strength is great as repre-
sented, especially for suspension bridge cables.
"A great change will be witnessed in Arkansas