Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-04-17
WASHINGTON LETTER
Lspeelal correspondence. }

FROM the Trail on the size OF the
mountain Mr. Perkins looked down
upon what seemed to be sea or
white. He thought ii was alum and
hurried on. The place was known as
Deaths valley. ana as il meant TO per-
ish from thirst If he fingered he got
away ms soon as possible.
Six years later the field of white.
glistcnlng stuff was discovered to be
boraN. una Il man named i. NJ. Smith,
who was then packing mules for dol
lar Il day, Is now millionaire ana IS
! known as the boraN king. MIR. Smith
+ WAS ut the capitol the other day, ana
s!r Perkins who might have been the
4 boraX king was his escort. but that
/ Wasn't the only time ] missed Tor
! tune, said MIR. Perkins. once, win
some associates. owned over 100000
acres of land in sonora. Mexico. we
| bought the land for 80 cents an acre
and sold il for 80 cents. thinking we
were lucky 70 got purchaser. Today
the property is worth between 100000
| 600 and SiuOO0.OO0 ii is the site OF
the Greene Consolidated Copper com
pany one Of tho greatest copper pro
ducing properties In the world.
TIE mn ard the snow.
Early I'm February Washington had
the heaviest snowfall that it has
known for several years The streets
were piled high with the stuff which
had been swept from the sidewalks
and shoveled from the crossings. Sena-
tor Mcmillan introduced Il bill appro.
priatng $1UDg for the purpose OF re
moving the snow. The bin was refer
red 90 the District committee. and that
body gave II careful consideration. 1t
next was sent to the District commits
Sluncrs In order that they might make
suggestions Then il was printed again.
-Four weeks after il had been intro
duced the bin was reported to the SEN
ate 10y the committee. with the recon-
mcadati0u that IL be favorably acted
upon
IN the meantime the snow had disap-
pCtred. Tie warm sunshine had come
atd The buds appeared on the trees.
| Ict the SountorS are still writing re-
ports OF the measure. and there is
l0od prospect that the bill will become
= r.. e.. nhout the time congress is driven
rrau Washington Ivy the heat cf sum
mtr
Want Foreign Business.
Senator Cullom ana Representative
R0utell Of Illinois were at tie White
House with Mr. Garden one Of the OIL
ciuls Ct the First National bank of
Chicago Mr. Garden wanted to lay
before the president the desire Of his
bank 10 receive some Of the foreign
business OF the government. 1t is rep
resented Clint foreign firm has acted
ns the financial agent OF the govern
mprt in Europe for many years, max
ING Il great deal Of money out of the
business 4 1t is claimed that American
banks ana bankers could do the bust
ness Just as we'll At any rate. the
business could be divided among re-
sponS.al" institutions and not given to
one concern. it is claimed. Senator
Cullom has contended for n number Of
years chat the business should be di-
yidei. lie says That American con
Germs could easily do the business by
dealing with their foreign correspond
ents
Lnt'mer Af.er McLuurIn's Seat.
Jasper Talbcrt Of South Carolina has
given notice that he does not want to
run fer congress again because he is
cquGiGut for governor Of his state,
while Congressman Latimer proposes
20 make the race for senator to sue
cecd McLaurn
Latino is big. black haired man,
with Ssh ulcers as broad as Il hogs
mead ana { Drawn as well as brains
can help him be ought 90 put up good
d. bt Falberi Is n picturesque speci-
man lie is "a typical sUutherner, wear
ng ll.cb Slouch hat. long frock
coat and q vCSt that Is only buttOned
nuIf way ana displays his white shirt.
he also cntivatcS the mustache and
gOalpe which are characteristic OF the
south Its strongest plea FOR fame is
based u. on he fact that he is the one
man III the house who questions zen.
sion bills very closely lie is going be
tore his stare on his antipension record,
and upon II ne hopes 10 win
FuItnn's Roller skate.
II would not be- fair TO tell which
one bot one OF the representatives
FROM New York city was showing
some friends through the capitol the
other afternoon The strangers exam.
inrd the statues in statuary hall with
great interest When they came to
Robert Fulton who stands with the
model OF Ills first steamboat i'm his
hand. one OF the ladies said, And who
is thatT"
That" replied the representative,
pecriug at the name on the base OF the
statue lis Fulton He was the invent
or Of the inventor Of the roller skate.
liz, has the model OF one In his hand.
Crude affair in those days. as you can
see
Prefers the Antique.
The lux furious mahogany furniture of
the house anu OF most of Us committee
rooms has no charm for Mr. Thad
| MahOn or PENNSYLVANIA lie cares not