New-York tribune., 1900-04-22
THE PASSING THRONG.

Stewart NJ. Brice. member of the City Council
said, when seen At the waldorf-Asto yesterday:
THE most surprising thing notice
RECEPTION able politically. in travelling about
OF DEWEY's the country Is the manner in which
CANDIDACY the announcement of Admiral
Dewey's candidacy has been re-
ceived by the people. I have Just returned from
Western trip, during which I had opportunity
of talking to many politicians and business men
Almost without exception they refused 10 take the
Admirars announcement seriously. although they
sttl seemingly maintained the same admiration for
him that they had his return from Manila. In
my opinion this feeling is due 10 the announcement
being made at so late date that the majority Of
the conclusion that the fight would again be be
such preparation, both in matters of organiza-
would like vote for Admiral Dewey can see no
way Of getting his properly 6 5b s9Fe bs Re ts
Admiral had strong campaign committee ana
vote drawn almost equally from both parties. but
as said before. the general opinion seems M 20 , 2e
this fight TOO late
IT Is needless TO speak Of the great wave OF
prosperity that has swept over tne enLre f oOd.rH
but was particularly impressed by the Moasti nue. m ~
the land Truly it looks though in few years
a horse would be as much Of scarcity IN Ne"-
York as II now is in Venice
Daniel Mann. of the great Canadian railroad and
contracting firm OF Mann Mckenzie. Of Montreal
and Toronto. passed through the
CHINA AS city Yesterday II is Mr.. Mann's
AN INVEST firm which is now building the
MENT FIELD railroad west from the Lake OF
the Woods through the Province OF
Manitoba 10 the Pacific SLOPE This road Is being
built bring the great wheat fields or MANITOBA n
touch with the worlds markets. Last year Mr.
Mann visited China TO investigate the opportunities
there afforded for railroad construction and the
permanent investment of capital Mr. Mann re-
Gently told a friend that after thorough invesuga-
tion he had found that the amount of interest on
o,rac Cd anita m be Obf9tQed
tied to per cent while there was little money 10
be made in the construction of railways on ac-
count of the ironclad contracts the builders were
made TO enter into. in which everything was ng-
ured so nearly basis as 70 leave little
chance for profit for the contractor IN conse- 2
quence of this condition Of affairs MI Mann aDaI-
doned all idea of either investing money IN Gnnese
rniIrnad builder II is rrImored that Mr. Mann has
just completed large railroad deal IN Nova scotia
Lfeutenant-Governor Woodruff has been best
known outside OF politics as a manufacturer and
business man. but he none the less
WOODRUFF lays claim to being farmer. IL is
ON THE said by those closest 10 Mr. Wood
STATE FAIR. ruff that his Christian name, sug-
gesting as IT does the fragrant
timothy hay. first caused him enter the realms
agricultural, but be that it may the Lieutenant
Governor is enthusiastic tiller OF the soil and
when seen at the Waldorr-Astoria yesterday. he
fun of the visit he paid 10 Syracuse on Thurs
day to attend meeting in the interest of the State
Fair.
The State Fair" said Mr.. Woodruff, is held
annually at Syracuse. but last year it was failure
financially and the Legislature last winter came 70
it's aid with appropriation of S2l,G0 OF this
S51.Jt9 VIII be used pay the mortgage
ana Indebtedness of the Agricultural Society $4,000
10 secure reversiOnary interest from the Syracuse
Land Company: So, 0t) for premiums Oe given at
the fair, and $4,000 for permanent improve
ments TO the fair grounds, which hope. will be
spent in the construction Of a mile raCetraCk and
in generally improving the roads and grounds.
Last year So. GO0 expended the fair, while
only $1,000 was taken in, and this deficit, think,
arose from the Indifference of the people of Syra-
contributed d.
ing country mainly arising from the fair not being
made attractive enough"