The Washington herald., 1906-10-22
HEARD AT HOTELS.

lAEANO Al I1Ot LID.
A party Of prominent Canadians at the
Arlington are: Hon. H. r. Emerson.
minister Of railways and cantls for the
Dominion: J. l. Payre, COMPTROLLER Of
railway statistics: d. Gallery. alderman
of Montreal. and C. B. Robinson. private
secretary to Minister Emerson. The last
named gentleman. who holds one Of the
most important and powerful offices IA
Canada, and who eRjoys great personal
popularity. is OF old New England stock
and received his degree al Hazard. In
talking with a Herald reporter, Nj Emer-
son said:
I'VE have lately adopted for dc Do
minion railways the statistical schedules
Of your Interstate Commerce Commission.
and our mission 70 Washington Is to con-
fer with the commission in regard 10 GER
tain details, 50 that absolute uniformity
can be secured. The railroad situation in
/ Canada Is excellent. Our IHterco.oniaI
line from Halifax 10 Montreal Is owned
outright and operated by the government,
being the only steam railroad Of impor-
lance on the continent under government
ownership. Originally built TO preserve
for our people the traffic that Massa-
chusettJ enjoyed at our expense. freight
charges were made so low that the road
did not pay for a long while. but Il IS
now beginning TO be profitable. Without
Boosting, l assert that in point Of equip
ment, good service, and efficient opera
ton. it is the equal of any railway in the
United States, not excepting any Of your
superb trunk lines.
My opinion is that the Canadian gov
ernmnt could, 10 its advantage buy
every steam road within its borders and
operate them successfully. II might not
be- proper for me 10 90 further and say I
thiak the United States could do the
same thing, but perhaps that viii come
in time"
What is the general condition in
Canada"
There is not a better corner Of the
universe nor any cOuHSs5 with more
glorious future. Any young man who
wants to build up "a fortunes should
straightWay hasten 10 the rich and virgin
region Of Alberta or Saskatchewan and
make his permanent home there Sixty
thousand citizens Of Uncle sam settled in
our country last year while Europe is
pouring in an army Of robust workers all
the while. But while We are attaining
the proportions of a giant there is not
the faintest desire on the part OF the
people TO cot loose the ties that bind Us
10 Great Britain. We are as free Of Eng
lish control as you are in the States. but
our destiny and that Of Britain Is indis-
solubiy linked
One Of the leading citizens Of Wilkes
barre Pa. Mr. George J. Stegmaier. is
a guest Of the Shoreham. He is president
Of the Daily News Company. and has
been in the Pennsylvania legislature
There is" said Mr.. StegmaieT, con
siderable activity In politics in the an
thracite region. and It looks as though
the tide was running in favor Of the
Democrats. / think the Democratic can
didates for Congress viii be elected both
In the Wilkesbarre and Scranton districts,
and The odds are also in favor OF the
Democratic nominee in the Will8msp0rJ
district. Many Of our people think that
the Republicans have been in control Of
the country long enough and were it nor
4 for the tremendous popularity OF Tho
President I believe the November cleo
tons would show a Democratic land
slide"
At time when there Is considerable
talk of a sort distinctly adverse 70 the
cOlored population. IL is pleasant TO print
a line on the other side, which in this case
is furnished by Berry. the herculran
porter Of the National Hotel. Berry.
who weighs about go pounds. and who is
as gOod-natUred and honest as he is ro-
bust is black man who has q host Of
white friends.
Il was born and raised" said Berry,
} in the old town Of Sumter. s c., but
went away from there as young fellow
/ 10 settle in Washington. While on d
2 visit TO my old home twenty-five years
: ago d gentleman of Sumter persuaded
+, me 10 buy a piece of ground containing
seven acres on the outskirts of the town.
T gave him 500 for the place. paying 500
{ down and the balance as il came due
t Last Christmas 7 was down there 70 see
J my mother and on making some inquiry
= as 10 the value OF my land, found it was
: worth anywhere from $3.50 TO 5000 II
has turned out so good that / am in TO
hurry TO sell, for 1 think some day j.
will be worth still more
A man of fine appearance and evident
Intellectually at the Arlington is Judge
= l. r Whitley who is shortly . preside
over the newly created United State Court
2 at Shanghai China Judge Wilfey's home
is in ST. Louis, bat for the last five years
2 he has been attorney general of the Phil
? ippine Islands. and it was his good record
2 I'm that office that obtained him the Judge
E ship in China. This tribunal was creat ted
by an act passed at the last session of
r Congress Heretofore American consuls
. have been clothed with judicial powers,
= but in many instances they were not law
, yers. and their decisions were often IN
satisfactory
In a pleasant chat with Herald re-
[ porter Judge Whitley said
: MY stay in the Philippines was ex-
= ceedingly pleasant. but l look forward TO
my new post with anticipations Of an
equally satisfactory and busy assignment.
While my headquarters will be at Shang-
hal. sessions viii be held at Canton, Han
/ kOw. Tientsin. and other treaty ports
Jurisdiction viii be held in ali civil and
criminal cases to which an American citi-
zen may be a party
Judge Wiley is here comforting with
the Departments OF State and Justice and
will sail shortly for the Orient He Is a
graduate of Yale and up 10 1895 was
stanch Democrat.
Col. o. c. Staples is back in Washing
ton for the winter, after passing the sum
mer AT mis- summer hotel at Alexandria
Bay, on the St Lawrence He reports
the most successful season in the history
of the Thousand Island House Just be-
fore leaving his guests presented him
I with a costly set of china for the use Of
his yacht the Nereid.
Sine Qua Non,
from the Taller
Maud have just received an offer ~
marriage which came by post this morn
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