The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-13
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Foster. Governor McMiiIin was registered
at the Normandie Hotel. Before leaving
he said:
Tennessee was never in more pros
porous condition than today. Our State
debt, which was very heavy Is rapidly
being reduced. II will be entirely wiped
out in a few years. This IL the most in
teresting item to the people of my State.
but to the public in general I will say
that Tennessee Is divided not only into
three geographical divisions. but also into
three geological divisions. In Western
Tennessee cotton Is the principal product.
and as the cotton people are receiving 10
cents a pound fol cotton in addition to
the price received for cotton seed oil. 1t
is we'll known that they are prosperous
In Middle Tennessee phosphate is making
the people rich, while western Tennessee
is on the boom in iron and coal. Now,
coming back to the frst proposition. the
reduction Of the State debt. / will say
that this is due to reform legislation and
other economic conditions that have been
observed in the State during theh past few
years. These conditions will prevail
through my administration and through
the administration OF my successors. In
few years Tennessee will be entirely
free of its debt
Hon :. Henry Wilson, of Windsor. Gem
ada, is at the Arlington. Mr.. Wilson Is a
member of the Canadian Parliament While
here he will pay particular attention TO the
manner in which the American Congress
transacts business Speaking Of Canadian
politics, he says:
Some years ago the annexation question
was the issue OF the day. We have no is
sue at this time. The annexation PROPOSE
ton, however Is sure to come up. We
have two political parties. the Liberals and
The Conservatives. The Liberals want an
nexation, the Conservatives are loyal 20
England, the mother country. There Is no
telling when the agitation will break out
again. am very much in favor OF annex
alton, bu; / am only one among a great
many. Whether the Liberals can gather
strength enough to carry cut their project.
time alone. will tell To my mind it is
patent that we are fast drifting toward
America. and really think annexation will
come within few years When it does
come, ii will be With such rush that the
opposition will wake up and find them
selves citizens of the United States. with
out knowing how 1t happened
Plat B. Walker and William Seeson. Of
Minneapolis. are at the Arlington. Mr.
Walker is a we'll known lumberman in
the Northwest Mr.. Seeson is one of Min
nesota's prominent lawyers. They are in
the city merely for pleasure. having come
here to spend a week or two from the
cares of business life. Mr.. Walker says
that the lumbermen of the Northwest are
feeling extremely good. This goodness is
due to the bright prospects which face
them at this time of the year. As far as
the lumbermen can observe the timber
business in Minnesota will this year be
more vigorously pushed than has leen
done for great many years past. They
are sending large crews Of men into the
forests with instructions to lose no time
in making logs OF the standing timber.
The lumbermen feel that within the next
few years the timber lands of the North
west will be materially reduced and they
propose to get as much out Of the forests
as they can. Mr.. Seeson says that the
people of Hennepin County are much
gratifed over the fact that Senatorial
candidate has been agreed upon by the
political element in that part Of the State.
I'VE haven't had a genuine Iowa bliz.
gard in twenty years said W. II. Day.
of Dubuque, at the Normandie last night.
81 remember the time when a blizzard
would come with US and stay for three
or four days. All this is changed. Our
State is pretty we'll settled. towns and
cities having been built UP. with the re-
suit that when a blizzard does start on its
wild career ii is speedily checked by con-
tact with our large buildings and we'll
populated communities. Our State, you
know. was at one time nothing but prairie
land Within the last half century the
prairie has been transformed into a hive
of industry. You will find manufacturing
establishments throughout the entire
State. We have no forest to speak of.
but a person travelling through our State
would think we possessed large timber in
terests This is owing to the fact that
our people. the rich and poor alike. have
been able. to a large degree, to own their
own homes. Ii was matter of local pride
with them to beautify their surroundings.
In doing this they resorted to the plant
ing of trees and shrubbery. This has
changed the climate. 1t is well known
that in certain sections of our country.
where dry weather was thing TO be
upon at all seasons OF the year,
an abundance OF rain could be had by the
planting of trees. These trees drew the
rain Such Is true OF our State. While
we had plenty Of rain and snow in their
seasons, the building up OF communities
and the planting of small forests have
given US Il uniform climate.
Ex-United States District Attorney Eu-
gene C. Hay, of Minneapolis. is at the
Shoreham Mr. Hay is now a special
United States attorney. located in the
Northwest. TO look after certain lumber
claims. in which this Government is in
terested. He is in the city to confer with
his superiors as to work ne has in hand
Henry w. Lee. of Montgomery. Ala. is
registered at the st. James We have
cheap labor in the South said he last
night. but il is not our fault that We do
not pay higher wages TO our laboEers. IL
is human nature to get labor as eheaply
as possible. Here is the way we are sit
uated: great many years ago few
Chileans came to this country. They 10
Gated in the South, The wages we paid
them were a great deal more than they
received in their own country. but were
materially smaller than what we ordi-
nariiy paid our help. These Chileans
wrote home to their friends. telling them
of the great country they were in and the
large salaries they received. short
time after these friends began TO Hook
into the States. They usually located
with us We could obtain help at any
figure we chose to pay. These men were
as good as the negro and vastly superior
to the Chinaman. We employed them.
Now we have from tive to three thousand
Chileans every year. fresh from their own
country, and willing to work for what we
will pay. They come here on their own
accord. so we are not violating the Alien
Labor law We give them work when they
ask for IL They remain with us for a few