Arizona republican., 1897-09-21
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.

No Terrapin for -Senato
 Gibson of Maryland, as behooves
 man of his state, has taste in tn.
 matter of terrapin which is second il
 correctness to :lobOdy's He invited
 Senator Lindsay to supper once upol
 a time, and terrapin held the plac,
 of honor on the menu.
 Senator" said the host, "let m,
 give you a little of this terrapin''
 No" said Senator Lindsay, in (
 tone like the roll of distant thunder
 Better have some" persisted the
 Maryland man, tits very fine.'
 s'No!" rumbled Senator Lindsay.
 Don't you hike terrapin?" asked the senator from Maryland, and his tone of awe was as if he had asked
 Don't you breathe oxygen?"
 'Nor' rolled the thunder again, '1 don't like terrapin.
 Don't like terrapin," repeated Sen- ator Gibson. feebly. Don't like ter rapin! Why!'-in the voice of one who reasons with a madman-"why don't you like terrapin?"
 Because, sir" thundered Senator Lindsay, 3I come from state where they raise something else. That's why, sir; that's why"
 Cotton Mills In Alabama-R. A. Mitchell of Gadsden, Ala, who has been at the Metropolitan for several days, is superint of the Dwight Cotton mills, which were built through his efforts at cost of $6OO,- 900 and are the largest and most com plete in the south. MT. Mitchell was for many years president of the Gads- den National bank. but resigned that place to take control of the new mills
 ann on my way to New England" said MT. Mitchell to a reporter of the Post yesterday, Ito study the meth Ods in vogue in the large factories of that section for the manufacture Of a inner quality of cotton goods. The New Englanders have many new pro cesses that are far ahead of those in the south for the manufacture of | line cloth
 Gadsden, and in fact the entire | state Of Alabama, should be one of | the greatest manufacturing sections dn the country" continued MT. Mitch | ell. We have almost every known facility for the work, and should be able to manufacture almost anything at much less cost than in the north. The state abounds in coal; we have water power and almost unlimited transportation advantages, both by rail and water. The country is rap Idly building up now, and before long nope to see Alabama one of the greatest states in the Union in the way or manufactured stuff. And e1adsoen will some day be -one Of the Rreatest cities in the southern terri
 Ny. There is a steady boom in pro-
 fs. and the town is rapidly grow
 llp and being inhabited by a ha
 ng and worthy class of citi-
 niendly Englishman's Hint
 flcans who ride bicycles and
 contemplate trip abroad should
 all to take their wheels wi h
 said Dr. J. B. Bowen of Lon
 last night at the Shoreham. Be [
 wheelman myself, and having had some experience on your roads in this country, I know l noN greatly your people would ap- pfeclate the highways in England and Scotland; no hills to climb. and the sur1ace of the roads exceedingly smooth. In Ireland the roads are not good, but they compare favorably HiIn the American specimens" r A Cheerful Geofgian-A Georgian 1 who nevertheless contends that the ouslness revival is not general the country, today said, -o New York Tribune correspond a 'nt: That part of the south .estend- r ng rom the Carolinas tc- A1abama P s going right ahead. In hv onin;on r | IS making greater gain at present s nan any other regia1 on the conti- e sent. UT course I am not talking of a 'oro hlos. Iake southern Georgia L or example. ,,|There is some exceed. o hgfy racn there and more 1T 'ailhy Climate than exists almost any, .rs+S else, except in northern Flor fa It is not quite as rich for agri- ultural purposes as the central part the state, say around Macon. but IS a very fine soil suited to cotton. le cereals and other crops and Is f erhaps the best locality in all the . Norld for the raising of Irish pota- pes. The farmers of the western l -ates, and tell you there are no bet rr' er farmers on the planet, are going ir own there in large numbers. They 2: axe their own ideas, they adapt lemselVes to the changes of soil and :. innate and apply to the tillage those x leunodlcai plans which have succeed re Tn Ohio. Indiana and Illinois. A al 7ttIement Of these farmers has been ooSf ,rmed at Fitzgerald, in southeast eorgla about sixty miles f.om = townsville. and between that place nd savannah. Ex-Governor North m, Who has long been identified with le agricultural interests of Georgia nd Who is doing wonders in promot- lg lmm, grafton, was the leading spir-
 Tn founding the new town, which C as attained in short while popu- dlon Of $500 or 4,O0O-aIl settlers om the three central western states amed. I see this idea is taking of ' 'rmdng agricultural towns and viii