New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-06
THE PASSING THRONG.

Sir Herbert birmingham. Governor Of Trinidad
who came on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse yes
terday, Is the Waldorf-Astoria
GOVERNOR He too tired from travelling
OF TRINIDAD to sec callers yesterday. remaining
HERE. in his room the greater part Of the
day Trinidad IL one OF the most
prosperous OF the English colonies. and Sir Her
bert is regarded by his friends as one Of the most
a frequent contributor to British periodicals. He
was for many years in the diplomatic service nav
ing been stationed in Paris.
Thomas Crazy. Of Binghamton was about the tall
est among many tall men at the Grand
Hotel last night. He is aoou, six
PROFIT IN feet three inches tall and has many
RAISING friends in business and social circles
BETS in the Southern Tier Mr.. Crary
is less than thirty-hve years old.
but ne IS one OF Binghamton's leading business
and owns the greater part OF good sized beet
factory Binghamton. We pay s. a ton for
sugar beets free on board anywhere within one
hundred miles of Bnghamton," said Mr.. Crary TO a
bounty OF 81 ton the beets used at the factory.
but there is a clause in the law which foroids
demonstrated right there in Broome County that
beets can b. raised by American farmers at good
proht our factory has been running only year.
but We nave made some money, and are in shape
to make good thing o. tt We found that average
thirty tons 10 the acre according TO the richness
Of tha soil and the care Of the crops An average
year We refined the sugar ard sold II In the general
market. This year We expect to sell the raw
SO far as have been able 70 learn beet grow
ing does not exhaust the soil any more than grow
Ing potatoes The principal thing is 10 keep the
weeds out"
William Morgan Of Durham. y. c.. cotton
grower and mine owner. has completed A tour OF
inspection OF the cotton growing
CALLS States for Interested operators on
THE COTTON the Cotton Exchange. He says thu
CROP POOR crop is poor. and will clean up
about eo per cent. but closer figures
estimates he refused to give in advance Of hts
official report Were the question eliminated
from North Carolina politics. you would the
gan Bryan has lost ground there with the steady
are about as many Republicans Democrats in the
Major ". A. Wood. ate OF the 18th Pennsylvania
Volunteer Infantry. greeted Army friends a. the
Grand Hotel last night. He
CIT GLASS said to he the youngest
WORKS N looking major in the Army and
PENNSYLVANIA. in looking after the trsnspor-
tation Of his battalion he had
a great deal Of trouble with railway officials. who
thought ne was nothing but boy. AS matter
OF fact he is thirty-sx years old and a well
known manufacturer Of cur glassware. We've
got a nest Of cut glass factories in and around
EOnesdae" sail ne land their prosperity IS iarge-
" dependent on a protective tariff Dorfinger's
big works are a. White Mills. few miles from
Honesdale: James a. OConnor * Co. are az
ia wiley. close by. and Clark Co., In wnIca
7 am Interested. are in Honesdale village. BE
sides these there are two or three smaller con-
Germs There are employed I'm these works several
thousand men. Without protection. We couIdh I
run a month American cut glass makers turn out
as fine If not finer products than are producea
elsewhere. but the Austrian and Belgian manutaGt-
urars produce A much cheaper product, ana the
department stores would leave me better so Jos
~ dutv All the cut glass factories up our way
arc nrosperous. and the workmen are getting good
ray