The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-04
LEAVES FOR OYSTER BAY.
The President Starts for Ills Long
Island Home TO Vote.

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II o'clock this morning for oyster Bay. L.
L. where he viii vote tomorrow. Prior
| 10 his departure the President received a
delegation from the Porto Riean Chamber
Of Commerce. which called his attention
/ To the necessity of some restriction ON
the importation Of coffee TO this country
/ which would enable Porto Ricau produc-
ers of the commodity to compete ON am
| equal basis with tho coffee raisers Of Bra
l iii and other countries.
! The departure of the President was un-
marked 10y special incident y few min
ut,s before Il o'clock the President en-
! tered a carriage and was driven direct TO
! the Pennsylvania Railroad station. The
private car Lucania was attached 10 the
/ regular II o'clock express over the Penn
! syIvania Road. The other members OF the
| Presidential party were Mrs. Roosevelt,
| Secretary CorteIyou, Assistant Secretary
Loeb. Casper Whitney. editor Of Outing"
who joined the party at the station, and
| one or two servants.
Prior to the departure Of the train the
! President stroled back and forth along
the platform in company with Mr. Whit
/ uey. who was war correspondent in
| Cuba during the Santiago campaign. The
train is due to arrive in Jersey City this
/ afternoon at 1853 O'Clock. The President
/ and Mrs. Roosevelt will remain in New
/ York over night. and early tomorrow
. .
! oyster Bay. He will cast his vote there.
as will Mr. Loeb and Henry Pinckney,
| the steward Of the White House. This
will make a total of three Republican
Z ballots from the White House. and il is
| said that they are badly needed in the
! county in which Oyster Bay Is located.
/ The present county officers are Demo
Gratis, and there IS a fight which the loyal
! Republicans Of that section think viii re-
suit in a change OF county administration
! Secretary Cortelyou votes only few
miles from oyster Bay
/ The Presidential party viii leave Oys-
/ ter Bay for Washington some time Tues
I day afternoon. Mrs. Roosevelt viii join
. the party AT Jersey City, and viii return
. 10 Washington. The party Will arrive
here late Tuesday night. On account Of
the trip there viii be no Cabinet meeting
tomorrow
I The delegation Of Porto Ricans which
. called on the President this morning be-
/ fore he left the White House was com
! posed of members Of the Chamber Of
/ Commerce Of San Juan. While IN the
f; data submitted to the President no rate
! Of duty was named. IL is thought by the
I members of the delegation that "a rate Of
/ cents per pound Will be necessary The
( President talked with the Porto Ricans
7 for fifteen minutes. and told them that
7 their wants would be carefully lnvCsti-
+ gated, and that the interests Of the is
J land would be as carefully considered as
/ those Of any State.
/ The situation was explained by Thomas
/ Biasini. Of Ponce one Of the largest cof-
/ fee planters on the island. The Porto
/ Iicau coffee is the best in the world. ne
said. This can be proved by the prices
/ We received for il I'm Europe before the
I war. Porto Rican coffee Is comparatively
unknown in this country There IS no
/ protection for It, Brazilian coffee. for in
I stance. can De imported into the United
! States and sold for half the price de-
/ mauded by Porto Rican coffee. Further
than this, deaN.s who import the Bra
J lillian coffee into the United States can
ship it To- Porto Rico and then ship IL
/ back 10 the United States and sen il for
/ less than can we The superior Porto Eicau
1 coffee Before the war nearly the whole
/ Porto RIcan coffee crop went 20 Euro
| pean markets. il was most valuable.
/ The year prior 20 the great hurricane the
( crop realized Sl3.rJOI In that terrible
I storm many plantations were ruined and
/ their machinery destroyed This year the
/ crop is nearly half as large as tho normal
/ production Next year II may be three
/ quarters as large.
/ Since the acquisition Of Porto Rico by
I the United States the European markets
/ are practically closed 10 US thraus5 the
/ provisions of the Dinglcy tarih act. We
l are now dependent ou the United States
/ Tor consumption Of cur coffee. In Porto
/ Rico ia, people viii not use Brazilian cof-
[ fee. II tariff rate OF cents per pound
/ is established the Brazilian coffee viii stiI
/ quote for less than will that from Porto
( Rico, but we think that the Porto RIcan
article viii have more Of "a chance. and.
/ once introduced. Will despite the differ
/ ence in price. soon become more popular
| ou account Of its general superior 0uaI-
| ity."
The delegation consisted Of Henry w.
booley. Of San Francisco; Jose Gomez
! Erloso, Thomas LlasIuI, Of Ponce: Rafael
Fabian, 7. O. Weymouth. Antonio RaIas-
guide, Manuel Fernando Juncos. Score
tary Of the Chamber Of Commerce. Br
j. 'arbosa, member Of the Executive
Council of Porto Rico. and Luis SANCHEZ
! Morales, Of the Porto Rioan Legislature
IL was accompanied 90 ghe White House
| by Federico D,sstau. Resident C0mmis-
sioner Of Porto Rico in Washington.
Tho delegation left Porto Rico ON Oc.o-
/ Der 10. and has been travelling in this
| country since landing Iu New York. The
Porto Ricaus visited New York. Boston.
Buffalo. Chicago, St Louis. Cincinnati.
and number OF other cities. and viii
leave Washington tomorrow for B.lti-
more. They wiu go thence TO PhuadsI-
phia and then to New York. after which
they viii return % Porto Rico. They have
Investigated commercial conditions ,.y,r,--
where and express themselves as much
pleased with their reception wherever
they have been iu this country
Several members Of the delegation cali
ed on Secretary Wilson at the Beuart-
mont Of Agriculture today. There is al
ready a small experiment station I'm Porto
Rico. but the planters think there is a
pressing necessity for more and better
equipped ones Secretary Root also re-
ccived "A visit from several Of the mem
bers Of the delegation.
Senator CuIlom called at the White
House a few minutes before the Prasi-
dent departed. He was accomuauicd bv
the Rev. Dr. Gill Of Springfield. III. Dr
Gin desires an appointment as chaplain I'm
the army and il is understood that the
President has decided 20 aurrfut him