New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-29
THE PASSING THRONG.

Charles Osborne is at the Grand Union r.xistsr.a
from Nome. Alaska. He went from Seattle sx
years ago as gold prospsctor ana
To PRODUCE returns at this time with what n.
MUCH TIN says is substantial evidence tina,
IN ALASKA. he has discovered tin in quantities
that will ultimately supply tina
American demand. He exhibits samples OF III.
product and has a consignment OF fifteen tons O.
concentrates on the way from Seattle to Provi-
dence. r. l.. where IL will be smsitsd Telling his
own story Mr.. Osborne says: Il staked the claims
now controI-tweIve Of them. 500 BY 100 feet each
in !s'g and TWO years 5 ago dsSoye.sa the
pinched out. and then found 1t IN the sand and
eeat pure PLACER aa a R5G'oiso Worth e
| have blocked out enough pay ar, to
| brought samples OF the ind East with n. two
Went BACK and t6os our the Ftssn ,6ns e sS
tne way East We have a small smelling plant
aroused such interest when it arrived from Nome
that the Seattle Board of Trade provided car
dence. ! shall take a hydraulic outfit back with
me. 20 nome eagaSIe OF Washing out thousand
will build smelter for treating the concentrated
United states the producer Of her own Tin sGp9ly
Captain E. V. White. OF Norfolk. Va where hs
has been well known in mercantile life for thirty
five years. is at the Holland House
SAYS STOCKS accompanied BY his wife. Captain
DON'T White a engineer on III.
WORRY Merrimac. and has the distinction
NORFOLK OF having been the first man or
dered on board and the last 10
quit her decks after she met her fate IN the con-
1ict with the Monitor. Seen for only a moment
few evenings ago. he said: Norfolk, watch now
has a population OF about serenity thousand. is
Business has never been better. The eo1diriSo131
n haye rq mot ne 9sfN oro sS s5 IN @
any Of the stocks that have deprecated IA value
hold them until they advance again
the Fifth Avenue Hotel. was inclined 20 the dis
cussion Of questions political TO
COLORADO only limited degree. He said:
FARMS BEAT We are more interested in crops
ITS MINES. in our State Just than in any
thing else Wheat oats and barley
better crop this year than ever before. Weld
County will ship about ten thousand OF high
grade potatoes. on my own farm raised wheat
many Of my neighbors beat me IN the potato beit
some OF the farmers cleared $3.50 20 the acre on
in mining, agriculture is OF greater irportarcs
land: All - '' '' 50 ''O'' 4'' ''''n irrigated
Edwin Mcclellan. an American who has been in
business IN London for the last four years. and
who has established representa-
AMERICAN ton Of the London house in AUS
METHODS IN tralia and at Cape Town. in South
ENGLAND. Africa. at the Manhattan for
several days recently. Seen Just
on the eve OF sailing for the return 70 England rs
troduce business. has been eminently satisfactory
While the London tradesmen naturally dislike any
competition that divides trade with them the peo-
pie manifest interest in American methods.
The English merchants have been so long accUs-
toned to the condition IN which once a customer
always customer has obtained. that they do not
have the art OF going after customers.
Americans are accustomed to doing. H.. They send
out TO get orders that have qualities OF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF address energy 70 ht
them for the task They are. OF course merely
messenger boys. There is a great field for the
ercise Of American methods OF initiative and push
Speaking OF the present political situation Fl Eng
land. Mr.. Mcclellan said: 1T will not do DIS
count the abilities OF Joseph Chamberlain He IS
man OF great resources He Is a trained business
man, and knows values and IS competent 10 dis
cuss every phase OF the fiscal conditions. l
N South Africa when he made his tour through
that country, and he made marvellous exhibition
Of resourcefulnesS and tact. OF course, there ts
attempt" said Mr.. Mcclellan. TO misrepresent
and misinterpret Chamberlain's proposals. He Is
certainly only seeking to secure plan for estab-
fishing reciprocal trade relations between England
and her colonies. This can. however. only be &C
complished by exercising constant regard Tor the
established interests Of the colonies. They very
sensitive. When Australia adopted federation
sentiment was very strong for complete severanca
Of the relations with England. The Australians
more American than British In ther methods
and tastes. They Ike American goods better than
English. and would resent any attenpt 10 pus
American goods TO disadvantage IN their mar
ket.s