The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-21
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

the Interior under President Cleveland,
is at the Riggs from Atlanta, Ga.
THE people of Georgia are too busy
making money to pay much attention 10
politics." said he last night. but they
are solid for the regular Democratic nom
inee for President. be he Mr. Bryan
or anyone else. OF course, we all believe
it will be Mr.. Bryan. Georgia. and, l
think. the South generally. is dead against
Imperialism, and will vote that way. Sill
Yer is dead issue. Bryan will get big
vote in our State for the reasons that
he WILL in all likelihood. be the Demo
cratic nominee; that he is opposed to inn
peTialism. and because the Democrat
ic ticket is the white mans ticket,
and white supremacy will be pre-
served. Still, the colored people are too
prosperous this year to pay much at
tentiou to politics. They have cotton and
work and money and are happy. The
development of Georgia within the past
few years has been simply remarkable.
and hold that Atlanta will be the manu-
featuring centre of the country at some
not too distant date. There, at our doors,
we have the raw material-iron. coal.
and cotton-and great mills are springiGS
up every day. Why, big iron plant is
building there now to manufacture the
machinery for the cotton mills. The capt.
tai invested is Atlanta, New England, and
English money. A big furniture manu-
facturer in Atlanta told me today on the
train that he was shipping furniture and
Office material into New York quicker
than the Michigan men. and could do it
at such low prices that he had practically
no competition. My advice is, go South;
it is the coming centre. ! am here on
professional business and will go TO New
York tomorrow.
Hon. John NJ Pattison. formerly Repre-
sentative from Ohio. is at the Ebbitt from
Cincinnati Ohio Mr. Pattlson is Presi-
dent of the Union Central Life Insurance
Company, and is one of the most promi-
nent Masons in the United States. He is
in the city to appear before the House
Committee on Ways and Means today. and
will remain several days.
A delegation of prominent business men
of Newark. n. j., is at the Shoreham to
appear before the House Committee on
Rivers and Harbors today in the interest
of the bill for the improvement OF the Pas
sale River. The delegation includes G.. B.
.
R. c. JenIdnson, President of the Newark
Board of Trade: H. II. Kingsley, repre-
senting the Bailantne Brewing Company:
]. II. Abercombie, representing the Clark
Thread Company; II. II. Randolph, repre-
senting the Baldback Smelling Company:
J. f. Kehoe, representing the Listerine
Chemical Company A. l.. Tompkins, rep
resenting the building material interests:
Peter Campbell. linoleum interests; G. c.
q q
Phillips, machine shops interests; ]. L.
Higbie. brickmakers' interests; d. S.
Brewer, C. E. Young. and f. T. Hawthorne.
]. o. Poole, an Indian Agent. is at the
Normandie, representing the Choctaws
who failed to have their names enrolled
as members of the Dawes Commission,
and who failed to register as citizens of
the Choctaw nation. Mr.. Poole stated last
night that the omission affects 1000 In
diars. and practically means the cOntisca-
ton Of their property.
J. n. Huston, a New York capitalist, Is
at the Arlington from Manhattan. for a
few days. Mr.. Huston is at the head of
a big syndicate which proposes TO con-
struct ship canal across the Bayonne
Peninsula from New York Bay to Newark
y.
The syndicate is capitalized at $50. 600. 600
and has already acquired the old New York
and Newark Bay Ship Canal Company,
which was Incorporated in New Jersey
thirty years ago. and which is authorized
by the State Legislature of New Jersey
to build the canal and absorb the old
Morris Canal The plans of the company
include canal slips and basins. With accom-
modations for one hundred vessels at each
terminal.
H. s. Conway, of the firm of W. w
Kimball d Co, of Chicago, is at the
Raleigh en- route to Europe. Mr.. Conway
reports great prosperity throughout the
West, and will remain here several days.
George 4. Kelly. representing the Pitts
burg Chamber of Commerce, is at the
Shoreham from the Smoky City, looking
after the interests OF the bill introduced
by Representative Dalzell OF Pennsylvania.
incorporating company which proposes TO
build a canal 10 connect the Ohio River
with Lake Erie.
THE industries of the territory through
which the canal is TO pass are the most
magnificent in the world said Mr. Kelly
last night. THE corporation which pro-
poses to build the waterway asks no ap-
preparation. but merely national charter
authorizing the people interested to spend
their own money, under the protectian of
the National Government. The scheme is
one of the largest undertakings ever at
tempted in that section of the country. and
will greatly benefit Ohio and adjacent
States"
THE outlook is promising for big at
tendance at the eleventh session of the
trans Mississippi Congress. which meets at
Houston, Tex. on April H." said Z. \.
Marden. of Salt Lake City. Utah, at Viii
lard's last night. This congress will dis
cuss many matters of interest to the trans
Mississippi States. and the meeting prom
ises TO be the most. important in the his
tory OF the organization. The proposed
Louisiana Purchase Exposition will be one
of the matters which will be thoroughly
discussed and acted upon. and every State
within the Purchase territory viii give its
aid to the undertaking. financially and
otherwise. The Governor OF each trans
Mississippi State or Territory will ap
poin: ten delegates to the congress. the
mayor of each city one delegate. and one
additional delegate for each 5000 inhabt-
ants Each county may appoint one dele
gate through its executive officer. Gov
| ernors of States or Territories. Senators
| and Representatives are ex ofllci0 dele
gates. The gathering Will certainly be a
! successful one.