Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13

the stumps In the fields that have been
cleared of timber are now largely used for
the manufacture of alcohol with enormous
profit, but the south has not yet under
taken that industry to any extent, although
every stump In every field south of Mason
and Dixons line has value. According
to the latest returns there 102 alcohol
dist1ller1eS In the United States, while nine
ty-three were reported by the last census,
fifty-eight in Pennsylvania and twentyfour
in New York, and the remainder in Michi-
gan, Wisconsin and other timber states.
But, so far as can learn, there are only
three In the south. Miss Lillian Bell has
exploited the wood alcohol problem In
novel entitled Caroline Lee" which Is only
recently published. Sustained and guided by
Christian Science, her heroine, fascinat-
Ing young woman. goes to South Carolina
and makes fortune by manufacturing
wood alcohol from waste timber and fore
ing upon the market by cornering the
supply of grain alcohol. And / suppose
every other southern girl could do as well.
At any rate between Prof. Munroe and
Lillian Bell the jamestown exposition
ought to convince the southern people that
there Is no need for them to linger longer
in poverty as long as there is a stump left
in the ground.
Congressional Appropriation Desired.
The exposition people have asked Con-
gress to furnish the money to carry out
their plans to the extent Of 81, 100000. OF
this amount $4,000 was appropriated last
year to pay the expense of the naval dis
play and the entertainment of foreign Off
GERS. The following are the items:
Already appropriated for naval display. $3.50 900
Cash for general purposes -.........-.. $50 600
Building for government exhibit 1890. Mo000
Expense OF government exhibit. 200 600
Piers at the exposition grounds ........ 4eo0o0
Building for negro exhibit 100000
Rendezvous for soldiers and sailors 75000
Rendezvous for officers. .............. 10000
Transporter ton of troops. .............. 100000
Landing pier at James Island. .......,... 1900
Rest station, drinking water, police,
jamestown lsland OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10000
In addition to this the government is In
vited to supply money for prizes, medals
and other expenses connected with the
aquatic contests that may occur, whatever
the coat may be. The cash bonus of q
quarter OF million IL not to be available
until the management has expended half
million dollars In preparation for the ex-
position. The piers are to be permanent
and will remain for the benefit OF the own
be OF colonial architecture appropriate to
the period.
A minority Of the house committee, con-
sisting OF Mr.. Gardiner of Massachusetts,
as chairman, and five OF the sixteen mem
beers. oppose the appropriation. They argue
that the $4,000 already provided - sum
Client to pay for the naval display and en-
aertain the foreign fleets. and that the gov
eminent Is under no obliga lions to do more.
They pofnf out the fact that the Portland
exposition got only $4S5. 900. Omaha. $240.-
600; Charleston. t2600oo; Atlanta $3.50, 200,
and Nashville. $50 coo, and that all OF these
expeditions we're OF equal Importance and
reached . larger population than that SUR