Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-03
IN HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Mr.. Jules Dyrenforth, a prominent pat
ent attorney of Chicago. is guest at the
Raleigh Mr.. Dyrenforth has recently trav-
eled through the manufacturing districts of
the north and middle west, and has been
an interested observer of the conditions ex-
listing among the laboring classes.
Il don't believe" said he, that the work
ipgmen have the remotest idea of voting
against the party which has furnished them
with steady employment during the past
four years. l find that there is a certain
element opposed to Mckinley, but those
comprising 1t are the usual collection of
anti-everythings that must always have a
grievance and who will always be found in
opposition to the existing order of things,
no matter which party is in power
My opinion Is that the President will be
reelected by even larger majority than
he received four years ago. Even in Mis-
souri, You hear the republicans talking of
carrying the state, not that L think there
is much ground for such hope, but 1t just
shows how confident the party is this year.
We recently had a monster sound money
demonstration in Chicago, and the demo-
cratic campaign will practically close in
that city tonight. Chicago is naturally a
or enthusiastic the crowd may be, that will
gladden. the hearts of the democratic lead
ers there on that occasion, the state will
be found, after the election, where 1t was
four years ago, in the republican col
umn."
Mr. II. B. Osborne of Texarkana, Texas.
stopping at the Metropolitan, is connected
with the land Office of that state Speak
ing of prosperity in Texas he said:
The high price of cotton we hope will
prove a great inducement for prospective
planters 10 take up some of the vacant
land in the state. We have at present over
ten million acres belonging to the school
ing 10 the university fund. Much Of this
land will yield good cotton crops and can
be had at a price of 81 per acre. Pur-
chasers are required to pay one-fortieth of
the price 10 the state at the time of the
sale, and are allowed forty years in which
to pay the balance by paying . per cent
interest.
in addition to the above there are about
three million acres of public domain sub
feet to the homestead entry. Every head
OF family is entitled to 100 acres. which,
II he occupies and improves for three con-
secutive years. becomes his by operation OF
law without cost except for the filing fees,
which amount to about $36. Any person
over eighteen and not head of family
is entitled TO thirty acres under the same
terms.
The people in the east hardly appreciate
the vastness OF Texas, and many cotton
planters through Mississippi, Alabama and
Georgia are working land far inferior to
that they might have in Texas for the ask
ing
Mexico Is being rapidly developed by
American capital said Mr.. James Hen
derson of Santa Barbara at the Riggs
House "A few years ago we had nothing
to show for all our energy. We could
make no Roadway. 1 think IT was about
five years ago that party of American
capitalists struck our town. What they
did to the place was revelation. Street
car service was established, public light
ing plant was put in, our mines were put
in operation, and a fairly good steam car
service was placed in operation. 1t did
not take them long to put everybody or
the working list. We have no labor unions
go there was no trouble from this END
of the line. But today there is not ar
idle man In our city. We are all well tc
do, have more work than We can take
care of and are perfectly satisfied to TURF
the whole country over to the Americans
if they will develop 1t in the way they
have our little city,
"You have a very good street car sys
tenn in this city," said Mr.. H. H. John