The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-16
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

"The trade in dairy products between
the United States and Porto Rico seems
to be one capable of much development"
said r. c. Pearson. Assistant Chief of the
Dairy Division of the Bureau Of Animal
Industry at the Agricultural Department.
last night. Under the orders of the chief
of the bureau, Mr.. Pearson Is about to
make a trip to the island with the special
purpose in view of seeing what can be
done to develop the, market for dairy
products there.
1T is rather remarkable" he continued.
that none of the countries in the Tropics
has to any extent taken up dairyinG
Milk and its products have not, evidently.
been thought much of by the native races
there. and they have been content to go
without the things, such as butter and
cheese which we of the Temperate Zone
have come TO look upon as necessities.
This is l suppose, the result of the diff
Guilty experienced in the hot climates in
keeping milk any length of time. The ma
tives in tropical climates are not liable to
go to trouble to do so. and. as they have at
hand fruits, nuts. and grain. have not
found it necessary to raise cattle or to
make use of them.
Now, however. the social conditions
have so changed that the inhabitants have
come to desire butter, and in consequence
a large trade in the article has grown up
between the temperate and tropical coun-
tries The trade is not so large as il might
be because of the difficulty of delivering
such perishabe articles in good condition.
That is the problem which we are trying
to solve For many years butter has been
shipped to China. A number of methods
have been tried in order to find which is
the most satisfactory and profitable. But
ter is sent surrounded with strong brine,
in strong cardboard boxes covered with
coating of paraffin, which makes the pack
ages almost alright. and latterly in her
meticaIly sealed tin cans. My visit to Porto
Rico will be chiefly to find out which one
of these methods is likely to prove most
profitable for shippers from the United
States. If we car find a satisfactory
method of transportation. we can, | think.
build up large business in the island. 1t
is impossible to estimate the trade now
done between the two countries in dairy
products but / do not imagine that as yet
it reaches many thousands of dollars.
With so many people clamoring for
places and SO few places to distribute,
President Mckinley has found himself
subject to a great deal or criticism. The
disappointed ones, who have seen their
chances for appointment on the Spanish
War Claims and st. Louis Fair Commits
sions fade. have given vent to their feel
inss by criticising the Executives selec-
tions. A politician who has been Sen
ator, and is now far enough away from
the prejudices and partisanship Of politi-
cal life to discuss the matter dispassion-
ately, was talking last night to a group
of friends at the Riggs House.
president Mckinley is unfortunate Just
now in having unloaded upon him from
-.
itors who must be provided for There
are now more people to be taken care of
than there are places to be filled. That
is one of the dra wbacks of being elected
to the Presidency for a second term.
But for other Presidents the situa-
ton has been made more easy by the
rejected ones of the party taking care Of
themselves. As a rule men who leave the
Senate have law business or something
to fail back upon, and are not willing to
depend upon the Government for their
support. A great many IF them, taking
advantage of their experience in Con-
sress, practice before the Court of Claims
or In the departments. or appear be-
fore Congressional committees. There are
a great many eX-S orators In Washington
now engaged In that sort of practice. and
l. can mention half dozen who have
found 1t profitable to remain in the Cap
ital. And there is ex-SeeretaTy Herbert.
"
these men had resources which made
them independent OF the Government"
>
Probably many people who saw Gen.
Benjamin Harrison when re first came
into the city Of Washington are yet alive.
Ii is, likewise, exceedingly probable that
they do not remember having seen him,
and that cannot be considered strange.
General Harrison was here as one of
many soldiers who took part in the grand
review just after the close of the war.
He marched at the head of his troops,
as little noticed, doubtless. as any one of
the privates who followed him.
The record of his appearance in Wash
ington is to he found in a copy of the
Daily Morning Chronicle" dated May %.
1865. The issue in which the state
ment concerning ex-President Harrison
occurs is devoted almost entirely to an
account of the second days festivities
incident to the grand review of troops
in Washington At that time. The news
leader is THE Welcome" and states
in the headlines that the volunteer
troops from the West arrived and
took part in the parade. On the
fourth column Of the page. under the
black type heading, Third Division" is
Just before the division in which General
Harrison appeared was the Bummers
Brigade. which Is described in the article
as being led by Il tiny sable warrior
on diminutive donkey" This brigade
was composed of all sorts of ludicrous
animals and people.
At the head of the Third Division was
Hvt. Mai Gen. W. r. Ward. and i'm
mcdately following him, in command of
the First Brigade. was Bvt. Brig. Gen.
Benjamin Harrison Following the latter
We're the Seventeen Indiana Regiment of
Volunteers. the Seventy-ninth Ohio, the
102d Illinois. the lG5th Illinois. and the
12gth Illinois regiments Following Gen
eral Harrison's brigade was brigade I'M
der bVt. Brig. Gen. Duval Dustin. who
led the Nineteenth Michigan, the Twenty
second Wisconsin, the Twenty-third lrdi-
ana. and the Eighty-iifth Indiana. The
Third Division closed with an artillery
corps under the command of Capt. c. Il.
Wiugier.
1t is fact not generally known
that cx-President Hayes. Senator Haw-
ley. and General Harrison We're rec
commended by the President for ad-
Vaucemeut upon the sam" day. Hayes
was at the time colonel in the
Twenty-third Ohio Volunteers and his APP
pointment to III" position of briSadier gen
oral was confirmed. taking effect october
-. 1854. The announcement of the con-
frmation Of the appointment is made In
the 'Daily Morning Chronicle of Feb
luary u, 1868. In the same paper II is
announced lhal lut appointments VI III
J. r. HaUlcy as bris.tdIer general of the
Seventh Connecticut. and that of Col.
Benjamin Harrison. IL the Seventeen In
diana Volunteers. as Drevet brigadier gen
cral. were confirmed General Harrispn's
commission was dated January p, 1860.
s.ss
Judge Gcary, of California, who repre-
scented his State in the House In the Fifty
first, Fify-second, and Fifty-third Con
crosses, has been in Washington some
time, preparing to Try a case before the