Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-14
IN HOTEL CORRIDORS

Mr. Harold F. Jasper of New Orleans,
who is the owner of an extensive sugar
plantation IN Louisiana is at the Shore
ham. Mr.. Jasper is, of course. interested in
anything which will tend to affect the raw
sugar market. He said: If the United States
acquires the Danish Antilles prosperity
will again smile upon the beautiful Island
of Saint CrOix. This island was at one
time a prominent factor in the raw sugar
market of the world, but export and import
duties levied by the home government and
the United States eventually made 1t I'M
possible for the planters to make the crops
pay, and in consequence the plantations
have been permitted to go to ruins.
IF the islands become a part Of this
country the treaty under which they are
coded will IN all probability provide for the
acceptance of the Islands products DUTY
free. This will make It possible for the
planter to again dispose of his cane at
profit. The Island is one of the garden
spots of the earth. II has luxuriant
vegetation. with very few of the draw
backs incident 10 tropical climate. Dur
ing the era of the islands prosperity the
homes Of the wealthy planters were famed
for the n agnificence of their entertainment
and hospitality.
The Island during the fifteenth and six
tenth centuries was a rendezvous for the
pirates that infested the Spanish Main. and
even 10 tHIs Gay you viii UU" anu iliSlI
hear of expeditions searching for some OF
the tabled buried treasure"
Since have been east" said Mr. Jesse
N Hines at the Metropolitan. Il have
heard more or less talk about removing the
embargo on Chinese immigration. II any
action is taken in this direction you win
hear an awful howl from the Pacific coast.
Our people will not stand for any more
Cinnamon 10 Shnw how feel
on the subject I will give you little in
cident that happened in my home county
of Shasta, Cal. We determined that no
oriental should remain in the county, and
every Chinese and Jap was notified to
move on
"One of the mine owners IN the county
decided that he wanted two Chinese cooks.
He went to San Francisco and employed
them. giving them transportation to the
mines. Word reached us that the China
men were on the way. A meeting was
held and delegation Of earnest citizens
was appointed as a reception committee.
The committee met the stage containing
the Cinnamon a few miles from their des-
tination. They were taken out, and the
stage was ordered to move on. Nobody is
clear as to just what happened. but the
two Cinnamon were seen the next day
back to San Francisco.
There was no demonstration. but Cap
tain de Ia Mar, who employed them, made
no further attempt to employ Chinese
cooks, and there has been no permanent
oriental resident in the county since.
The fastener does not appreciate the
situation on the coast, but / want to tell
you that we in dead earnest when II
comes to the question OF excluding the Chi
nese"
THE failure of the London and Globe
Finance Company Of London will seriously
affect the mining interests of British Co
lumbia" said Mr.. Charles NJ. Fitch OF
Portland. Ore. at the Riggs House. "Thi:
company was the parent of a series OF
small companies which were operating
various small Industries throughout the
colony The majority of these were mines
The LIE Roi property at Rossland. B. G.
was purchased by them at a ridiculous fig
ure and the bonds were noated in London
From this they branched out Any mum
Der of smaller mines were purchased. II
each instance a company was hoated
The lie Roi was, / understand, the onl.
property which was paying dividends II
anything like fair proportion to the cap
italization, so II was generally known tina
unless the company made lucky strik
In some Of their other properties the en'
was In sight.
1.-THE LIE Roi property is probably WORT