The times., 1899-06-09
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the hands of Commissioner Kasson and OF
course do not know as yet what Will be
done by the American Government Pres
ident Mckinley may take the necessary
steps toward forming a reciprocity conven-
tion himself, or he may decide to leave the
matter to the Senate. We know however,
that he is personally heartily in favor of
reciprocal business relations with our
province. as well as other colonies and
countries in the West Indies and South
America.
Great Britain is strongly in favor of re-
ciprocal relations for the colony, and Brit
ish Guiana as a colony is also very anxious
not only to establish more advantageous
business relations. but in every way to
cement a closer friendship with America -
A.r. de Jonge spoke of the contention of
the Commission that reciprocity with Brit
ish Guiana would reduce the price of sugar
to American consumers without injuring
American sugar growers. "At present the
trade between the two countries is small,
comparatively. because We cannot produce
sugar, our chief product, cheap enough to
compete with the American growers wnen
We have paid the heavy duty. Americans
consume not more than half as much sugar
as Englishmen. They do not eat sweets
nearly as freely. With cheaper sugar the
amount consumed would be so much great
er lldt Dig imports from duIdHd WOut0 not
injure the Louisiana planters
In discussing the present business condi-
tions in Guiana Mr. de Jonge further said:
Il am heavily interested in sugar plant
ing, in gold mining and in many other
large business enterprises. The country IS
very rich and its prospects are magnif-
cent. At present the sugar business is
suffering for lack of market, however.
And another difficulty at all times has
been the lack of sufficient men. We have
not enough laborers to work our fields or
our mines and not enough educated men
to oversee them and attend to our bust
nesses. There is an excellent opening for
Americans in the colony. and they are al
ways welcomed. We have recently en-
ployed many practical young Americans
as experts and managers in our mines to
take the place of German metallurgists
and mineralogists with large regulations,
who were not successful. The gold mines
are, without doubt immensely rich. We
believe they viii be a second Klondike
and even richer than that much -talked-o of
country. With 5000 negro laborers we
take out annually a quarter as much gold
as the 10000 or $4,000 men in the Klon-
dixie country. And We have only made
beginning
Mr.. de Jonge states that the climate of
British Guiana, although 1t has been much
and entirely practicable to the average
American.
Gov. c. NJ. Barnes. of Oklahoma. is
at the Dewey. He will go to New York
today to meet his son, Ensign Barnes, Of
the Navy. but will return to Washington
for weeks visit early next week. when
he will be met by Mrs. and Miss Barnes,
who are now on their way to Washington.
rr1-tux Do -,
the Buffalo. which was to have sailed in
a few days for Manila. The Buffalo has
been ordered out of commission for re-
pairs, however, and young Barnes may
return with his father.
Representative Butler, of Pennsylvania,
is at the Ebbitt.
D. H. Burnham. an architect. of Chicago,
is at the Arlington. In conversation last
night he stated that building operations
throughout the country are larger than
for many years past. 1.-The erection of
business buildings in the cities and the
remodeling of business houses and blocks
is one of the notable developments of the
general business prosperity" he said.
Business men in all lines are anxious TO
take advantage of the returning boom in
business to the fullest extent The cree
!
has been notably large also.
Among the arrivals at the National Hotel
yesterday was d. B. Scarborough, a repre-
sentative OF one of the large wholesale
electric fan concerns Of Philadelphia
| Speaking about the effects OF fans on the
atmosphere and vice versa, the effect OF
the hot weather on fans. or rather the
sale of fans he said: This promises to be
\ -, cal. ~
electric fans for years. Not because the
/ summer has begun early and because we
/ have had such warm weather already,
! but because the return to peace after the
/ close of the war has opened the purses
! OF purchasers and almost everyone is
/ buying fans. The gradual lessening of the
/ cost of production of electric power has
also had a great deal to do with increases
! IN sales. The average cost for running
| a fan is about two dollars month and
/ this has placed the luxury within the reach
OF almost everyone Fans are cheaper no"
than ever some of them being offered as
cheaplv as $3.50 retail. l am confident
that there will be higher prices in fans
next year as a direct result of the
copner and wire consultations which have
been formed recently. This years fans
were manufactured before the prices OF
these materials advanced. Next year things
| will be different. There are about teI
huge fan manufactures in America anc
they turn out about $4,000 annually. The
fan is a standard article for ofhces ahC
all kinds OF business establishments now
They are a great saving of nervous energy
and a great comfort. and they are also
saver in laundry bills. With good fans
wilted collars have become much less
frequent"