The evening times., 1899-05-31
HEARD IN THE HOTEL LoBBIEs.

Robert p. Linderman, President OF the
Bethlehem Iron Works. and E. NJ. Nell
vain. purchasing agent of that company,
are at the Shoreham. Mr.. Linderman said
last night of the prosperity of the iron and
/ steel trade: There is an immense demand
| for all kinds of manufactured iron and
steel goods, SO great that there seems no
prospect of catching up with it this year
| or next The trade is in wonderfully y
| booming condition. All over the country
| the industries using iron and steel have
| suddenly awakened after years OF lethargy
and new enterprises by the thousand are
springing up. The domestic demand TO-
| goods is SO great that it is impossible to
do anything for the foreign markets, which
| are wide open to US. Foreign contracts
| are being given out every week. The
prosperity is affecting all classes in the
same way. There has been an increase Ia
wages of from 10 to % per cent in all lines
| in the mines and manufactures. The price
| of coal has been advanced 20 cents ton,
which means that the coal miners also
| have had their wages raised, perhaps. as
| much as the workers in iron and steel.
| The coal business is most prosperous,
| partly because of the boom of the manu-
| factories. and in the same way all other
| industries are rejecting the same excel
| lent condition"
| large number of the prominent people
who are attending the Centennial Jubilee OF
| Georgetown Convent are at the Shoreham,
among them F. G. Neidringhaus, the mil
| lionaire manufacturer, of st. Louis; c. d..
| Kenny the coffee man and his family; Mrs.
Victor Baughman. formerly Miss Abel. OF
Baltimore: Mrs. John NJ. Egan. OF Savan-
nah; Mrs Cosel, of New Castle, Pa, and
L, Ag 81 . ,fc
Mrs. Walsh. Mrs. Dixon, and Miss Dixon,
of st. Louis are grandmother, daughter.
, and granddaughter, all OF whom have been
pupils at the convent. Miss Dixon being
| the graduate CT this year.
Representative Berry Of Kentucky ar
rived in the city yesterday for few days
! stay.
! ]. r. Cottingham, a prominent lawyer of
| Guthrie. Okla. is at the Wellington. He
said last night in talking OF Oklahoma af
| fairs: You may judge somewhat of the
| conditions now prevailing in the territory
from the fact that our county, day or so
| ago. foated $50. .0G0 of 1-2 per cent bonds
at par. New York and Chicago parties
| were both anxious to get them at that fig-
ure. They were refunding bonds. to take
up an issue foated with great difficulty a
few years ago at per cent and sold at
| 9o. AS matter OF fact il Is the testimony
| OF all the financial people that they are
| offered far more money than they have
| any use for at the lowest rates. The Ter
| ritory is in a most fourishing condition.
\ -Four different new lines Of railroads are
| extending into the Territory, the Santa Fe
| two branches. the st. Louis and San Fran
cisco one, and the Hutchinson and South
| ern one. They will all have big freight
| business as soon as they are in a position
| to take it. and the old lines are crowded
| with business. Oklahoma is one Of the
| few sections that will have a full wheat
! crop this year. Experts say that it is the
| best in the country. And it is almost ripe
| too. Ii will yield twenty to forty bushels
| to the acre"
o. F. Peters. of Atlantic City. is at the
| National. THE hotels are already fairly
! well filed he said last night, although
| the season is hardly begun. There are
| thosuands of people enjoying the month
before the great rush begins. The prospect
is for the greatest year In the history Of
| the resort"
Rufus H. King of the New York State
Bank of Albany. is at the Raleigh. Il
| lived in Washington for four years during
| the civil war as an officer in the Pay
| masters Department of the Army" he
| said last night. The city was an inter-
| esting one then. but 1t was nothing like
the Washington of today. This is the fin
est city in the world. the most beautiful.
and the best to live in. Its government
may not suit some of its citizens. but it is
wonderfully attractive in its tax rate and
| in what is accomplished with the revenues.
| The taxpayer of New York or any other
| large city pays a higher rate and gets
much less for his money"