The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-21
MORE W AIER' BILL
Status of the Irrigation Measure in
the House.
ON THE USE OF PEAT AS FUEL
Frauds in Turkish Rugs Cause n
Decline in the Demand
.'Teddy's TerrOrs.'
From, The Jour,aaI Bureau, Room. 40. Posi-
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:, F rom, The Jonr'sg1 Bsoreau. Room, 10. Posi-
Washington, May 21.-There is a pc
culiar situation in the house as regards
the irrigation bill, and politics is mixed
up with it to some extent. Unfortunately
for the irrigation movement, nearly all of
the leading members of the house on the
republican side, are against it. Payne,
Grosvenor, Dalzell, Cannon-these are a
few sample names. The rank and file of
the house, democrats and republicans, fa-
vor the bill, and, it will pass if brought to
a vote. Many republican members believe
that the house leaders, in view of the po-
litical situation in some Of the western
states, are making a mistake by opposing
the prompt consideration of the bill and
they are urging that it be taken up at once
and disposed of, as republican measure.
This will email BILE western candidates for
congress this year, to ride into Office with
more certainty.
A careful poll of the house shows that
not more than score of democratic
members are opposed to the bill, and
that the republican opposition, as stated,
is practically confined, to the leaders The
influence of the president is being stead
lily exerted in favor of the bill.
Where to Get n New Fuel.
The geological survey has recently is
sued a bulletin No. 191, which takes up
| try, and tells of the uses of peat. There
is an abundance of peat in Wisconsin,, in
Wood, Portage, Jackson and Juneau coun-
| ties; andin Minnesota, although the gov
eminent knows very little about the Min
nesota peat. Regarding the uses or peat
the bulletin says, in part: ..
| The best known use of pure, nearly pure,
peat is as fuel, but with wood and coal so
cheap no successful attempts have been made
in the United States to utilize it.. Peat can
also be used in tie manufacture of gas, al
cohol, and charcoal. On account of its fib-
| rous character it can even be successfully
| worked up irto paper, cloth or rope. The
partly deconlposed mosS has valuable anti
| septic properties, and under the name of
| s'moss-l litter Is sold for bedding N stables.
The growing moss is also used as packing
material. 1t is in the three last mentioned
| applications that the successful use of Amer
| lean peat<i is. probably to be looked for. Gu
| riously enough, peat for packing purposes is
| sent from Holland to the United States, where
| it, is used for packing American wines, which
are then exported to Europe. The peat in
| dustry of the United States seems as yet not
| to have gotten beyond the experimental stage.
Turkish Rugs Fall Off.
! 1t is noted in a recent consular report
| that there has been a marked decline in
! America and in Europe for Turkish rugs,
| used, and to the more, extended use of the
| brilliant but fugitive aniline dyes. The
! rug industry forms the chief export trade
of Turkey, averaging million and, half
dollars year in value and about $4,000
pieces. Says the report -
There is an interesting development in the
| rug industry at Harput, based upon American
capital directed by; a native who has been
| trained in carpet factories in the United
States. The labor supply comes from the or
phanages founded and supported at this point
by American benevolenee. ..ta.. r
| * .'Teddy,s Terrors." .a1rsI!
| In Los Angeles, Cal, there is an aris-
tocratic young mems republican club,
| known as TEDDY S Terrors.'' Fl is. COM
| posed of business and professional men,
| and is quite the best republican organiZa-
| tion in that section of the golden state.
| It wants the honor of entertaining the
president on his trip to the Pacific coast
next year, and has presented him an invi-
tation, through Senators Perkins and
Bard. The invitation is written on a fine
calfskin, tanned with the hair on. 1t was
| shipped to Washington in a finely made
| box Of California redwood, artistically
carved and decorated and reads as fol-
! lows: -
| r. We're goin' to- have round up, ,t..'
| :. II And we shore want you mighty bad
Feed and water plenty; stock fat;
Branding irons ready when you get here.
| Come on, will yers j:
| The president received the invitatio
with much pleasure, and told the senators
that if; he came through southern Calf
Efornia he certainly would put himself into
the hands of "Teddy's Terrors.'' /,
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