The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-04
MEN MET IN THE
HOTEL LOBBIES

Col E P. Wilson. OF Cincinnati Oh,o
I secretary OF TIE National Association of
MahuI&e'ufers, arrived lr the city yester.
uas 10 Oe present during most of the ssz-
sson % congress, and IS q guest az the
CVSii"h- ihe association OF Maulffe.
tuFeIs Is interested In a number az me1s-
@ us penang beiote Consrtss.' said 60.
"hson iast nlgnt. and while in no sense
am mere TO lobby Tor their passage.
VIII place at the disposal OF tsa several
committees having the matters ir. charr.
sach Information as has been collected D..
the association and, og course. gUI no,
lose an opportunity 10 say q good word
Tor such bills as are designed to b. a1-
vantageOus 10 manufacturer ara ~,
country In general"
In addition 10 being secretary of ,se
Association Of Manufacturer 90. Wn
son is secretary of the Ohio Valley f-,
proVement Association. the TOD memb.fs
of which are banded together 10 ure. i,-.
rrovements in the Ohio River from rs
source a Pittsburg 10 its mouth at Cairo
They hope some day 20 see ocean steam.
ers come up from the Gulf % Pittsbu-e
but Just now are devOtiug their e9crriss
to the securing OF such Improvements as
dry months OF the summer.
Among the guests at the Shoreham Is
Mr.. Joseph 5. Spear. lr.. surveyor of GUS
toms ~ san Francisco. The prosperity
that abouncs on the Pacific Coast has 0ra
queer feature" said Mr.. Spear last night
THE wheat growers are suffering from
the effects of Ii. This may seem a re-
narkasle statement. but 70 is neverthelt.s
true. some Of the export wheat from
California, Washington. and oregon is
sent In the whole grain around the Horn
to Europe. but the most OF Il Is grouuE
into hour for shipment 10 China This
chinese trade Tn flour had a small begin
nlns. but IL has been constantly growirr
Until within the past two years. The
great increase In the expectation Of man
utactured and other articles 10 the Orica,
mas put check 10 Il. however. Theya
are not ships enough TO carry alt that
emma wants TO buy from US, and coase.
9Cently freight rates jumped 10 sach "a
hgure that flour can no longer be eX-
ported with profit.
Inc wheat growers, though. are by no
means discouraged; nor do they cornplalu
OF the prosperity that Is making them
poorer. They are looking to the future
The Chinese are learning to ike Ameri-
can -four, will also the FIIipinos and
other Oriental peoples, and a means will
be found Of getting it TO them al a fix
ure profitable TO the American producer
Next year there will be more ships. and
more Still when the subsidy pill Congress
expects TO pass has had time 20 operate.
The Pacific Coast States will within
few years rival the States on the Al.
lartic seabOard In point OF wealth and
population, and San Francisco will rival
New York as the great commercial city.
Why. even threatening black clouds pass
US safely by, while We scrape of their
silver Innings. 1t was feared the uprising
in China would demOraliZe trade. but it
didn't. On the contrary. we have prOtited
from the allied forces being there. A
friend of mine the other day showed ne
a check for $5S,0O0 he had received in pay
ment for a cargo of hay for German cav
airy horses in China, and We have ship
ped lot of other provender and many
horses there"
Among the guests at the Arlington last
night was Judge John r. Burke. Of Chi
Cago. prominent lawyer and railroad
man. Speaking of Western business con-
ditions, Judge Burke said: Railroads are
the best barometer of business, and just
now the railroads indicate that the e0un-
try Is about as busy as IL can well Ds.
The eargOes our trains carry are made up
of a greatly diversified output of manufa1-
tories, indicating that the prevalent pros
perity Is divided among all lines Of indus
try. There seems 10 be no uneasiness fell
as to what Congress may do, the country
apparently having entire confidence 81 the
wisdom OF the Republican administrator
and the Republican majority in Congress"