The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-05
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Former Governor Hauser. of Montana.
is at the Arlington. from Helena He is
in the city attending to some legal mat
ters and viii remain here for few weeks
Mel Gron, formerly Emitted States Consul
at Copenhagen, is at the Arlington for
few weeks on business with the State De
partment
A. Schiller, a wealthy resident OF Berlin.
Germany. is at the Shoreham en- a pleasure
trip, and will remain several days.
George W. Stevens. the newly elected
president OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
road. is one of the most practical men 1
ever knew. said D R. Hanley. an official
Of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad.
at the Raleigh. from the Garden City. to-
day. Il worked on the Wabash system with
MIN for many years. and never found a
better hearted man in my career. He is.
like all true men. self made. He started
in with the Baltimore and Ohio as
messenger boy when he was thirteen years
old, and worked his way up to be q tfle-
graph operator. We served as opeTator
and dispatcher for The Wabash. and before
many years became general superintend-
ent OF the system. He IS a believer in the
motto that whatever yO1 are be a good
one, and he never puts on frilIs He is
capable successor Of Mr.. ingalls, the re-
firing president. who in ten years ran the
earnings up from 81. 600 000 per year 10
Sl2,o0o.0o0, and paid on all bonds
There is a great future for the oil
business in Texas. said J. l. Culinan. o;
Corsicana. Texas. at the Ebbitt today
ana unless the STATE Legislature ruins
me trade by imposing the = per cent tax.
the wells viii be one OF our biggest sources
OF revenue. over 26S wells we're drilled
in 1899 and several hundred new holes ara
being drilled. Ia 1897 the yield was S. 975
barrels; IN 1898. this was increased 10 $40
GOO barrels and ia 1899 II was nearly 100
600 barrels The market price for crude
oil is nov S1.0S while last year il was but
% cents. The Lone Star State will soon
be among the biggest oil producers in the
country"
Porto Rico is probably the only island
ia the West Indies where the ordinary
American can live. work. and thrive" said
John A Wingate, OF New York who has
Just returned from San Juan. and is quar-
tered 81 the Riggs This is because OF
the wonderful climate. which is almost
perfect. and is less tropical than that or
the neighbring islands. The island is also
unique in that it has a large white pOpula-
ton. capable Of furnishing labor for car
rying out local improvements. Stock rails
ing is the most popular agricultural in
dustry In the island at the present time
and less taan 10 per cent Of the rich farm
ing lands are under cultivation One thing
should % remembered however Men
without capital or experience In the indus
tries or tropical countries should keep
away from Porto Rico. as there are no
openings for them. and they are liable to
suffer.
Il have been figuring the list cut and
find hat there are thirteen Harvard grad
yates In the Fifty-sixth Congress. said
r ID. Hayward. OF Cambridge. Mass. az
Wizard today. 1t has been a fad Of mine
10 discover where and In what station Of
life old Harvard men are and / am glad
70 see that We are so we'll represented.
In the Senate We have Senators WOic0tt OF
Colorado, HOar OF Massachusetts, Lodge OF
Massachusetts. and Penrose Of PennyyI-
vania- I'm the House there are Represe en-
tatives Foss and Warner. OF Illinois Moo
d., Naphen. and Sprac or Massachusetts.
Charler ard LiItaUer OF New York. D4ven-
port or Pennsylvania and Bull OF Rhode
Island Representative BOutelIe OF Maine
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