The morning call., 1894-05-11
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

"a recent item published in THE CALL re-
garding the failure of the hem oek forests in the
East ana the efforts being made to secure a
more satisfactory field by the tanners only
partially stated what is being done In that
direction" said B. I. Weaver of Philadelphia
yesterday. "As the hemlock forests havr
receded from about the great taDneries In
Maine, New York and Pennsylvania under the
onslaughts of the lumbermen and the bark
peeIers The finding OF new means of supply of
Iannin TO use in the manufacture OF lea her
has become of increased importance. Not only
in Michigan aud Wisconsin, as your paper
stated, but in many of the other States and
Territories, are these Investigations being
pushed, for In Pennsylvania, at least, the esti-
mated supply Is only equal TO what Will be re-
quIred during the next five years. One re-
source TO which the leather-makers are turning
expectantly is the canagIe plant Of the Texas,
New Mexico and Arizona plains, the root
of which contains a large amount OF
tannin. The plant grows naturally and
abundanty on the arid prairie, but Its re-
moteness and the unfamillarity OF tanners with
methods OF extracting its astringeDt principle
have so far prevented It's coming into practical
use. For years, however, experiments have
been making 10 fnd practical way 10 obtain
its active principle cheaply enough to make IL a
practicable article of me chaBdise Ii Is now
believed that such method OF utilizing this
plant has been devised, and Philadelphia par
lies are now in the Southwest studying the
question Of the growth and culture OF cana1gre,
as well as the sources of present supply. with
view to establishing an extracting manufactory
in Southern New MeXlcO." W. II. Mills OF The
Southern Pacific says that a company has been
formed at Deming n. Mex, with a large
amount of capital to utilize the plant for the
purposes named. The plan OF extracting the
tannin is by boiling the roots, reducing the
product 10 thick liquid or paste.
"Every person familiar with baseball matters
in the past is also familiar with the prominent
relation that Bob Ferguson, who recently died
In Brooklyn, sustained 10 the game" said j. d.
Huff OF st. Louis at the Baldwin yesterday.
HE was one OF the leading characters in the
baseball world from the time The game COM
menced to attain popularity. after the Civil
War, up TO a few years ago. In 1884 he re-
tired and was soon aflerward appoin ed an um-
pire in the National League. Although pOpu-
lar IN the East as an umpire, he was anything
but fayorite with ST. Louis audiences. His
strong point was his severity. and be permitted
no player to talk back to him Without assessing
a heavy fine, the result of which was that no
matter how unfair a decision might be there
was little kicking INDUCED In. This did away
with long aud tiresOme wrangles which detract
so much from baseball as sport. Ferguson
was man of great personal courage, and TO this
characteristic In measure was due bis escape
from threatening mob In ST. Louis In 1889.
1t was the season that Brooklyn, after final
struggle with the Browns, won the American
Association pennant. Byrne, the Brooklyn's
president. had charge of the association UNI
pire staa that year, and Ferguson of1cated at
nearly all the Brooklyn's games away from
home. During a season In St. Louis with the
Browns Ferguson was so partial to the Brook
lyns that the crowd finally threatened to mob
him and the police had 80 be called In to protect
him. But Ferguson never f1inched while the
crowd was crying to mob him, and he even
went so far as TO single out one particularly
enthusiastic ST. Louis shouter and demand his
removal from the grounds. Ferguson's nerve
alone kept the crowd al bay until the police
arrived and gave him protection"
1T is likely that people who have been In the
habit of stopping at the best hotels In one city
after another without paying Will experience
disappointment hereafter" said A. Nj. Harris
OF Chicago yesterday. "a revolution in hand
ling this class Of custom has bren brought about
by The Ingenuity of Chicago man who has per-
fected plan which does for hotels what the
commercial agencies do for the mercantile
world. The system. II is believed. will have
WV NANNs VI Oiah1iuR " ludA dfRt CLASS Ul
people OF uncertain incomes who live extrava.
gantiy at hotels, trusting 10 Providence for
means to liquidste and 1t has the Endorsement
and support OF the leading hotel men OF the
Uhiteo states. All hotels are furnished with
blanks Tor nlling in the name, address. occupa.
tion and full description of beats, together with
the date and amount Of debt. AS these reports
are sent in TO the Office of the company bulletin
is issued weekly 10 subscribers containing In.
formation received. These reports are mum.
bered and may be filed away for future refer
ence."
During one OF the trips which Mr. Hunting.
ton made away from this city while on his
recent visit here. some OF his more youthful
subordinates. ii is said. in their quest for means
OF recreation, sought secluded portion of the
special train and proceeded to unraveI the,
mysteries of sundry "jackpots" and other
accessories of quiet game OF 'draw." 1t ap-
pears that at some remote period 10 MI. Hunt