The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-06-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The President Is A Busy Man.
A SENATE OF OLD MEN.
Cotton and Good Roads-Tene-
mcnts In Washington.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, d. G., JUNE 0, 1901

Even with Congress away, The
President is very busy man. Some.
body all The time wants something
and thinks the White House is tn,
p ace TO get it. The last man Of the
quintet who are to make speeches at
the Chicago nominating convention
has been selected, on the recommends
alton Of Senator McCamas. of Mary
lanl. His name is II. +. Cummings,
and he is talented negro lawyer Of
Baltimore. Congressman Hepburn nf
Iowa, e He'd to see the President a
few days ago in the interest If Col.
Dinwiddie Of the Signal Corps. He
wanted the brave Colonel promoted
to brgadier generalship. The
President smiled. lie told the Con-
gresham that promotions in the army
do not 80 by states. AS one Of the
consequences Of the land frauds IN
the west. the patronage Of senate S
OF senators and representatives in
that part OF the country is to DC re-.
duced. The President has Informed
Secretary Hitchcock, that hereafter
the supervisors of forest preserves are
to be appointed by promoting head.
rangers. Secretary Cortciyon who
has taken a run over into Canada for
few days, comes back next Satur-
day, aud after having talk with the
President will decide what he can do
in the matter Of the Chairmanship.
Considering the Senatorial opposition
which has developed it is hard mat.
ter to decide. Every foreigner of
note thinks he must see the President
and evidently has no difficulty in
doing SO. One Of the latest TO call
aud pay bis respects was II. Won
hup1cr, the editor Of "A famous Der
lin newspaper, the Local Anzeiyer
lie was pleased to find the President
can speak German fuently. 1t il
certain the Germans of the United
States think very highly Of the Presi
dent, and SO do the Hebrews. And
when the people OF New York have a
Oh lnce to vote for Elm, the country
will see how gladly they will do it.
The Department of Agriculture is
rotinG in figures. 1t gives out as
founding statements every day in the
week. The latest is that the pext
cotton crop will be worth $500, DOC, !.
900. When this news reached TIL
c 'tton exchange in New York, it had
a delightful bearish effect, and the
market dropped over thirty points.
Again the Department says the far.
mers OF this country lose annually
over $3.50, ooO,o hauling their pro-
duce to market over bad roads. This
.
news VIII boom the Good Roads
movement. Indeed, ii the losses for
one year could be conserved there
would be money enough to build rail.
ways from every farm to the depot,
Kansas included. Let's do il!
Many respectable people in Wash. |
lnston have made fortunes by build. |
Ing cheap tenement houses, and the |
eXactIng exorbitant rents. Ia view
u thls the Sanitary Housing Comp.
any Will build large number of good
s-story houses, which will rent. f.
rom seven to eight dollars per month.
al TINS low rent the investment will
pay 3 per cent.
The deaths OF Senator'S Hanna an
2nay call attention to the fact tina +
u short time, at best, man v
'hanges Will occur in the personnel
II The Senate. For a body of i ia
mall size it contains a large number
u ola and feeble men. Both of the
from Connecticut are sinner.
Senator Hawley has lost
us mental vigor to such a degree
nat be has quit attending the ses.
IONS 81 Congress. Senator Platt is +
thin, feeble, old and worn out
'enator Platt Of New York is in Mo