The Washington herald., 1906-11-20
HEARD AT HOTELS.

PAtFe44AS d. ~ DrN-Al4H on morse rates
There is no law forbiddlng people to spec
ulate on the tracks. and consequently
bookmaking IS practiced in the oid-fash-
Ioned way: the men who lay the odds
chalk Up the prices on the boards, so that
the public can see just what is going on.
each bettor being given a ticket as 10
makes his wager. There is NJ conceal
ment about the matter; everything Is
open and aboveboard. and I contend that
if betting is TO 90 on at all our way is
a lot preferable 70 tbe system now in
vogue at Bennlng where everybody knows
that bets are being placed, though in a
sort Of cIandestine fashion, as # the sub
terfuge OF doing away with the tomary
paraphernalia could deceive anybody"
There are about twenty plate glass fac
tories in the United States" said Bir. Z.
Wertheimer. a prosperous Pittsburg uan-
ufactuFer. at the Shoreham-
'Of these Pennsylvania has the larger
share, there being half a dozen in and
around Pittsburg. Curiously enough, our
glass producers lose money on at least 60
per cent Of all their output. making uD the
losS on the remaining 20 per cent, which
/ Is altogether the glass Of big dimensions,
the sort used for show windows, mirrors,
and the ike. The small stuff, all under
ten feet comes in competition with that
Imported from Germany, and despite the
tarih' we can't sell this kind except az
| d loss.
The pioneer in the plate glass industry
was Capt Ford, who established plant
at New Albany. Ind. some fifteen years
ago. This plant proved a failure. after
which Capt. Ford moved 70 Pittsburg and
established a new factory, which was a
ma gnifcent success. American glass pro
| ducers pay their workmen from a.75 TO
/ $3.50 per day. as against % to 90 cents d
day paid in Europe That is why much Of
the product must be disposed Of al a
1 loss"
/ Mr.. William s. Dalliba, who IS serving
| his second term as president Of the
/ American Chamber Of Commerce, in
Paris, France. and BIr. Henry Cachard.
attorney for that body. are guests Of the
/ New Willard.
! 1T may interest the readers Of The Her
aid" said Mr.. Dalliba, TO know that the
American Chamber Of Commerce in Paris
| exceeds in Importance any distincuvely
American organization outside the United
States. In order 10 add 10 its prestige.
and for legal reasons, Mr.. Cachard and
myself have come 20 Washington 20 in
corporate the Chamber Of Commerce
under the laws Of the District OF Co
/ lunibia. The especial functions OF the
chamber are 10 endeavor to promote the
volume Of trade between France and the
I United States. and TO foster amicable in
! ternationaI feeling. We also enter into
questions growing out Of the respective
tariff laws Of the two republics, with
view Of smoothing any friction that may
arise IN the application of the laws
/ In the course Of fifteen years residence
/ in France. I have never seen the country
as prosperous as it is to-day. Americans
contribute greatly 10 that condition BY
the millions they spend in Paris annually.
/ Il is estimated that there are S500.00l, 90
| Of capital in that city which could be re-
/ invested without the least financial dis
turbance, which IS proof Of the marvellous
thrift Of the French nation.
Paris, for beauty and general charm,
/ has but one serious rival in the world.
and that is Washington. I have not
seen the Capital Of my native country for
/ twelve years. and as I drove up Pennsyl-
vania avenue tonight 7 felt proud that
We have for our seat Of government a
I city that eclipsed anything IN Europe,
with the solitary exception Of Paris"
The waste in domestic economy in
the United States is something frightful
to Frenchmen." said Mr.. Jean La Prade,
/ Of Paris. at the Arlington.
I'VE have, in France, through the in
herited prudence Of centuries, learned 10
save things that in America, find, are
/ reckoned OF no consequence For in
! stance. If Partisan buys from a dealer
in fowls a dressed chiken, the vender viii
keep as his own the head. feet. gizzard.
and other parts Of the fowl, or will sur
render them only on payment Of a few
extra cents. Each part retained is put
away with others OF ike description and
ultimately sold 10 such frequenters Of the
market as are glad TO buy the inferior
portions from which they manufacture
delicious soups.
If one is willing to live moderately. hs
can enjoy life in Paris at much less ex-
pense than in New York. That Is to say.
if one is not ambitious to 20 TO the very
fashionable cafes and restaurants Of Par
Is, he can get along beautifully for less
money than in the United States. But
If he patronizes our most luxurious es-
| adjustments. he viii find the tariff cutie
a bit higher than in the most expensive
resorts in American cities I dined In
New York the other night at a place
/ which has a worldwide fame. and was
surprised to note lower prices than are
charged in the swell restaurants Of Par
is"
Kalamazoo said one Of its most solid
citizens. Mr.. A. VI. Gates. at the Shore
ham, is about the prettiest city OF its
size in the United States. and If is also
ene Of the busiest
I am manufacturer Of steam. anginas
and boilers, and sell them all the wav
from Vancouver to Houston, Tex. We
| have in Kalamazoo seven big paper mills.
a corset factory that EMPLOYS l .G00 girls
stove works. buggy factory, and one OF
/ the biggest playing-card concerns in the
I country. besides a score OF other indus
/ tries. Last, but not least. Kalamazoo is
/ the home Of the senior Senator from Mich
/ igan. Hon. Julius G. Burrows. name
/ that is regarded with the highest favor in
every nook and corner of the State. and
who, L believe. win be kept in the Senate
4 for the rest OF his life"
After an interval Of thirty-five years,
1 an average lifetime. Gen. Isaac Sher-
wood. of Toledo, Ohio, is to once more
make his appearance in Congress" said
Hon. 3. +. James, of Bowling Green.
/ Ohio, last evening at the Metropolitan
/ The old veteran, who, at the ripe age of
! Iseventy-one, is still sound mentally and
physically. defeated Mcclellan. our Re
publican nominee. by the narrow margin