Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-10
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. ]

Canadian newspapers are printing state
ments that the Dominion government
has practically completed an arrange
ment whereby Canada will enjoy the
benefits of Great Britian's commercial
treaty with Japan The Mikado's king
dom has maximum and minimum tariff,
and Canada will get the benefit OF the
latter. The Dominion government be-
lieves in few years the Orient will be-
come the outlet for large proportion
of its foreign trade.
Mrs. Roosevelt will accompany the
President on his southern trip at least as
far as Roswell, Ga, the home of the Presl-
dent mother Iii not probable that any
other ladies will accompany the party.
Mrs. Roosevelt did not at first intend to
90 at all. But as soon as the President
had definitely decided to travel south
hundreds of letters were received from
Virginia, North and South Carolina and
Georgia, begging the "6rst lady in the
land" to accept the hospitality of Dixie
in company with her husband. These
appeals we're so generous and at the same
time so insistent that Mrs Roosevelt IL
nally consented to make part OF the
journey.
President Roosevelt has decided to
abandon the matter of tariff readJnst-
ment for the present and devote his en-
tire energy to securing the passage OF
railroad rate legislation during the com
ing session of Congress. He has by no
means given up the idea of securing an
equitable and up to date Encouragement
of the tariff schedules, but realizes that
he cannot gain both that and railroad
rate legislation during the same session
of the national law makers. If he tried
to get both he would very probably Sc
cure neither, and as he regards the effort
to secure the proper control Of railroad
rates as by far the more important cru
SADIE of the two, he will train all his
guns on that one fortress and is conf
dent of victory before spring. The mat
ter OF tariff readjustment is OF not moe
crying importance just now than it was
a wear or two ago and will not have be-
come much more so before December,
1907. The President believes that he
will be able to secure the readjustment
in due time, end when that time comes
will center his fire upon his target just
as he will do on railroad rate legislation
this winter, and will strike the mark.
off a crank would throw fifteen cent
irecracker into the lobby of any prin-
cipal hotel in this city. the atmosphere
would rain gold bonds and certified
checks for the next three days" While
this statement of an outsider is doubtless
extravagant there is no question put
that the big hotels here are packed and
damned with the most representative
assortment of bankers, trust company
magnates and savings bank trustees that
has ever gathered in the United States.
Representing the vast sums on which
the commercial credit of the country is
founded, they will for the next three
days discuss and hear discussed by emil
nent authorities questions relating to the
banking practice and ethics. By mid
night last night there were over two
thousand portly and prosperous gentle
men OF financial bearing in town. With
them came wives, daughters and friends.
A wild panic in the lobby of the New
Willard was narrowly averted this morn
ing when the house detective with
panther like tread and eagle eye trained
a man from the breakfast room to the
cigar stand. No, the bankers were not
afraid that pickpOcket was loose in
their midst; they mistook the house de-
tective for Thomas Lawson, of Boston,
to whom the detective bears striking
resemblance. There was stampede to
beat it from the vicinity of the sup
posed dread avenger. The next presi-
dent of the association will in all likeli-
hood be John l.. Hamilton, OF the bank
ing firm of Hamilton IL Cunningham,
Hoopeston, Ills. The savings bank and
trust company sections met this morn
ing at ten 0 clock for their first sessions.
A resolution was passed at today's ses-
sion endorsing the movement TO place
the savings banks of the District of Co
lumbia under the supervision of the
Comptroller Of the Currency.
The statistical board of the Agricul-
tural Department today announced the
following crop report; The cOnditi n
of corn October | was S92, as compared
with SO. 5 last month, 1919 on October
/, 1904, sos at the corresponding date
in 1908 and a ten year average of
500. The preliminary estimate of
The average yield per acre of spring
wheat is 14.7 bushels. The average
quality of spring wheat is SO as COM
pared with 1871 in 1904 and S5.5 in
1908. The preliminary returns indicate
an oat crop of about 9S9, 332, 600 BUSH
els, or an average of 1919 bushels per
acre as compared with 80. bushels As
finally estimated in 1904, 2S.4 bushels
in 1908, and ten year average Of 29.2
bushels. The average for quality is 3d.
against 81. in 1904, and 1919 in 1902.
Motion to advance the argument in
the Chicago traction cases involving the
Wildly of the 80 years franchise were
submitted to the Supreme Court Of the
United States today.
In the U. 5. Supreme Court today the
Isle of Pines case was passed by.
The an-American Sanitary conven-
ton settled down today to work our
great problems Of sanitation. Surgeon
General Wyman was selected as presi-
dent of the present meeting, and DIR.
Eduardo Liceago of Mexico president of
the next convention. 1t was resolved !