The evening times., 1899-06-02
HEARD in The HOTEL LOBBIEs.

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w. A. Kimbali, Of the Maine Central
Railroad. is at WIZARDS. The summer
industry in point Of productiveness." he
said last night. THE thousands Of tour
lists and summer visitors will, during the
coming season, leave 81, 900 900 or more in
Maine. II beats the lumber business. The
State Is growing rich again. The people
who were driven OF the farms years ago
by the rocky soil have become wealthy
In the West and South and now spend
their leisure and their money at Bar Har-
Dor and Old Orchard and Moonshead Lake.
This year will be the greatest on record,
as Is already known by the number Of
bookings In advance. The hotels will open
two weeks ahead of time and be full from
the first day. Last years business was
tremendous, despite the Spanish war and
the fear that the Spanish navy would
devastate the coast resorts. This drove
people away from Bar Harbor and Old
Orchard. but they went to Moonshead in
stead. They spent 100000 during the
season. There are 1900 fishermen already
on the lakes from all over America. The
season opened on the first of May, and
parties have been fiocking to all the lakes
ever since. l saw one party of twenty
from Waco, Tex, the other day."
Frank r. Long, q business man OF Buf-
falo is at the Raleigh. In conversation
last night regarding the immense prosper
ity Of the steel and iron trade, he said:
"As you perhaps know. Buffalo and New
York capitalists are making plans for and
doing the preliminary work on what is to
be one OF the largest steel and iron plants
in the country. The first plan was for a
$15, 600, 900 plant. but the idea is now, I
understand, that the capital will neceS-
sarfly be 1000. .0C0, at least. Sixteen hun
dred acres of land have been purchased
just south Of the Buffalo city limits, and
on these grounds will be built thorough
modern plant for the manufacture of steel
rails, biliets. and other steel products.
J. J. Albright. the Buffalo capitalist. is the
local man In the company, but there is
much mystery regarding the other parties.
There Is some talk Of the Lackawanna
Company being interested. One thing
seems certain, however. that the company
will not belong to any Of the now organ
lied trusts. 1t is asserted by those inter-
ested that 1t will be able to undersell any
of the old companies because OF its location
on the lakes. giving 1t cheap transporta-
ton. both for the ore and finished pro-
ducts
Representative Pearre. of Cumberland,
Nd. is at the Shoreham.
Col. James r. Campbell. the Illinois
Army ofncer. is at Willard's.
He has just returned from Cuba.
Bemel Cherrington, assistant district at
torney of Salt Lake county. Utah. is at
the Wellington. "The GentiIes of Utah
almost to man are opposed to Repre-
elect Roberts being allowed TO
occupy his seat In Congress" he said last
night in discussing the Roberts case
But the Mormons are in a majority, and
there cannot be any doubt that as a body
they sympathize with Roberts and would
oppose the Gentiles in any fight against
him. The case is a peculiar one in that
Mr.. Roberts is personally a strong man.
brilliant in many ways. and popular with
all classes. He is a good speaker and a
thinker as well. although he is a self-made
man. He is a polygamist, however and
the Gentiles believe that II would be a
disgrace TO the State to be represented
by him. He has three wives, all of whom
be is supporting The last Of these he
married year after the Mormon Church
promised to give up polygamy. This Mrs.
Roberts did not take his name until year
Or two ago. but she is now living with him
as Mrs. Roberts. She Is practicing medi-
cine and is a clever and prominent woman.
Some Of the best lawyers in Utah are of
the opinion that Roberts could be unseat-
ed or declared ineligible as a member of
Congress on the ground that he is not
citizen Of the United States They base
this contention on the theory that under
the law no Mormon Of Utah who did not
give up his polygamous practices has the
rights of citizenship