The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-29
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

timl cities in the world He is accom-
panied by his wife ard Twill remain about
week.
ss.
Henry E Heller, the eastern freight
and passenger agent for the Chi ago. Bur
| lington and Quincy Railroad. is at the
/ Normandie. from Philadelphia He is
I here looking the city over and seeing old
friends and stated last right that the
general prosperity throughout the coun
. try had made business very brisk for the
railroads The wear 1900 viii be a record
. breaker" said he and every line in the
United States will share in the general
shower Of business" Mr. Heller will re-
main about three days.
| Ebert Hubbard. editor of the "PhiIis-
tine" and founder OF East Aurora. n. Y.
| is at the Riggs House. from that place.
| He is a picturesque individual with a
I kindly face and magnificent head He
I held an informal reception yesterday after
| noon. 30 many were there who wished
! to see him and was greeted kindly by
many prominent Washington people.
! ?. g. Pilsbury the millionaire -four
I manufacturer. Is at the Shorebam from
| Minneapolis. Mimi, on a pleasure trip. He
is accompanied by his wife and daughter.
and viii remain about a week.
Hon. j. W. Causey. formerly a Repre-
. sentative from Delaware is at Chamber
lin's. On route TO his home. after a trip to
J California He has many friends in this
city, and is renewing old acquaintances.
J. C. schurmau. President Of the old
Philippine Commission. is at the Airing
ton. from Ithaca, n. Y. Luke f. Wright
. Of the present commission. Is at the Shore
ham from Memphis. Tenn. and H. C.
idc. another member. is at the Arlington,
from Vermont
samuel Simon, a brother Of Senator
simon OF oregon, is at the Normandie,
from Portland. and will remain in Wash
instoa for few weeks seeing the place.
The Old Huh Is waking up In great
shape aud is forging ahead in great
shape said Hon j. L. Kelly. Street Com
missioner of Boston. Mass. at the Nor
mandlc last night You see we can NOW
hrag about having the largest railroad
Of underground rapid transit The ele- |
waited railroad IS rapidly nearing com
pletion. and when it Is finished We VIII /
have better service than any city IN the /
world Elevated street railroads surface
street railroads and underground rail- F.
roads. The streets may be narrow but
We manage to get there, and get there I.
quicker than New York does too. why
Manhattan is only beginning to attempt
WI a We fish afy a
made no noise over our subway either /
This stands today as one Of the most /
remarkable feats of engineering ever ae-
cOmplished and when one looks at the /
completed job he wonders how on earth
it was ever done. l am just on my way
back to Boston after a Florida trip No.
I don't think the undergraduates are
doing any harm in New England. As .
lifelong Democrat am sorry TO say that
the Republicans have matters their own
way in the East this year
c. Pedesert. Government inspector Of
railroads and locomotives for the State rail
ways Of France, is at the ShOreham from
Sainte France. He represents the very
advanced type OF the European railroad
man. and in the past few years has intro
duced many American ideas into the Gov
eminent lines in the Republic Two
years ago prevailed upon my Government
TO give American locomotives a trial" said
he last night and We purchased twelve |
passenger and freight haulers. Those
twelve have saved what they cost since
we placed them in use and have given won
derful satisfaction. One Of them is hauling
one Of the fastest trains in the world, be
tween Paris and Brussels So we have or
dered twelve more. which are being built
at the Baldwin shops. in Philadelphia and
Will be ready Oh April 3 There is one |
sample Of how Americans lead the world
and get the trade. l come here in the end
of February and order twelve locomotives
from one shop. and I have them finished in
about q month In Europe You wait year
and then find something lacking You have
several Objectionable features about your
American trains. however. One is that
you keep them so fearfully hot and the
foreigner always hates Jhis Your trains.
equipment. and roadbeds lead the world.
however. With a speed Of over sixty miles
per hour you scarcely feel the vibration
in your massive cars. Our cars are lighter
and Jog more. / am delighted with Wash
ington. It Is more like Europe than any
city / have visited in the United States.
II is another Paris and is magnificent. Had
we Of France your Congressional Library
in Paris we would adore Il. II seems al
l
except by those who have done something
noble and deserving and then let this
light be their reward The Paris EXposi-
lion has been badly, almost seriously. de
layed by the severe winter and the strikes !
among the artisans employed on the build |
ings. but it will be opened on time al |
though II viii be weeks before il can really
be called completed. II is grand affair
and you Will admire it. you who go 10 see
IT, We have made elaborate arrangements
TO handle the crowds by trains from the
ports, and expect a terrible rush for three |
months So that your American locomo-
tives will find opportunity to show what
they can do. | 20 to Pittsburg tomorrow |
to see the shops there. Then I Will re
turn"
Hon. W. L. Vanderyoort. a famed mem
Der of the old school OF American gem
tlemen who for half a century has made
friends in New York is at Chamberliu's
from Manhattan. He was rendered din
ner there last night by Hayward Prince
Of New York. and several Senators were
at the board. Col VaudervOort is a
member OF the Union League Club, and
has a large number OF friends in Wash
iugtou. He is at the head OF one Of the
largest firms in St Louis. and is en- route
10 that city for a short stay
Senior Luis d'Barrosa. an attache OF
the Mexican Legation is at the Normandie
from Mexico and will be quartered at this
house during his stay in the Capital.
Harvey L. Maddox is at Chamberlins
from Lyons Farms. n. Y. on a short
pleasure trip He is a prominent broker