The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-03
TWOINTERESTING ADDRESSES
CONG ESSMIN HILE AND PROF
BREWER At REPUBLIC1N CLUB.

CONGRESSMIN HILL AND PROF
BREWER At BEPUBLICAN CLUB.
Large Audience Hear the Distinguish ed
Gentlemen Speak on "AIasIsn and th'
Pacific Coast" 80 Many Interestins
Points Discussed and incidents Re-
lated.
Congressman f. ]. Hill of the Fourth
district delivered an interesting address
on alaska and the Pacific Coast be
fore the Young Mems Republican cur
last hight, and at the conclusion OF MS
address Professor Brewer, one OF the
vice presidents of the club, also gave a
short address on the same subject, ke-
publican hall was well filled with prom
inent politicians, among whom We're no.
ticed, besides Congressman Sperry, Whc
presided ex-senator James Graham, L.
M. Hubbard of Wallingford, eX-L!euten-
ant Governor Dewell, John FL. Davis OF
Hamden, ex-senator Julius TWlss, eX-
Commissioner Atwater, Police Commits
sioner Wilson II. Lee Colonel John W.
Lowe, Colonel Ullman, ex-Selectman w.
Fl. Stahl, eX-Mayor H. f. Peck, John
M. Peck of New York and President
James B. Martin of the Union League
club, with a number of eliminates,
About two hundred in all heard the In
teresting addresses.
Next Thursday evening Senator O. II.
Plat will deliver an address ON TRUSTS
Lof l,o r l1hlir1n ClllI
and most interesting talk is assured.
Congressman Hills address was the
first of a series to be given by the
Young Mems Republican club during
the winter. An excellent series OF ad-
dresses and entertainments will be CIV
en- during the cold months, and proml-
nent politicians and entertainers from
all over the country will be heard at the
club.
Congressman Sperry in the opening
remarks said that it was a surprise to
him that there was such scarcity OF
young men present, and that out or a
total of nearly two thousand members
it was wonder to him that the young
err element did not grasp the opportun1-
ty to hear two such eloquent and well
known speakers as Congressman Hill
and Professor Brewer. He said that he
had noticed it right along that at ad-
dresses similar to last nights the at
tendance of the young men was surprls-
ingly small
Mr.. Sperry said there was so much TO
learn concerning nearly every topic, and
especially that of last night, that he
hoped to see the hall full of men, both
4 E,.1l p1t
he was disappointed. Congressman
Sperry after few other remarks intro
duced Congressman Hill, who was
greeted with great burst of applause.
Congressman Hill began by relating
an old custom of the japanese, who
used to write their prayers and plead
ings on slip of paper and on their way
to the altar they would roll the paper
up in little ball and put 1t In their
mouth. When they reached their idols
they would take the rolls out and throw
them at the idols: if they stuck, their
prayers would be heard and answered.
Mr.. Hill said that was what he was
going to do. He was going to throw
lot of talk to those in the audience and
if they stuck, all right; and if not, all
right. They stuck and will stick for
long time, for a more interesting ad-
dress on a more interesting subject has
not been heard in a long while.
The speaker told of the more inter-
esting points and experiences of his trip
to Alaska last May, of which he said
the most wonderful was the great pros
perity of the whole section of that coun-
try in contrast to the social, POLITICAL
and industrial conditions which existed
there in 1896
Mr. Hill said that in 1895 he had no.
ticed among other things, the great
number of empty freight cars lying in
all sections of the frozen country wait
ing for business to spring up so they
could be loaded and sent away. I'm
1885," he said, Il saw hundreds of
freight cars loaded with all sorts Of
stuff waiting for a chance to be taken
away and their contents to be sent
among the people. In 1895 I visited and
saw several small summer resorts with
not house occupied, and when I went
there in '99 the people were sleeping on
the floors, so great was their desire to
be 1T the places"
Congressman Hill told of his first
visit to Spokane in 1895 when on the
north side of the river there We're $500
vacant homes and to-day he said all
these were occupied and over 100 new
ones have been built He said in every
section of the country there We're indi-
cations of prosperity. Improved crop
Mr.. Hill said, he believed
was one of the reasons for the great
changes in Alaska and some interesting
figures in that line were given. He said
that in 1896 $500, DOC, 900 worth of goods
were sold to foreign countries while in
1899 $4,000 600 worth had been disposed
of. He said that between that increase
and the difference between the imports
of those years there had been saved
a bout 5000, 100000
The speakers description of the great
American desert, 233 feet below yea
level, was a most interesting one He |
also gave descriptions of some of the |
great trees in the Yosemite valley, |
which were most interesting. One tree, !
the "Grizzly giant" of which MIR. Hill |
showed a picture, Is 121 feet in circum- |
ference at it's base and at a distance of |
1875 feet from the ground there is a |
limb six feet in diameter
1.-THE biggest thing of all Congress
man Hill said twas the story telling of |