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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11


Unlike the regulars" in blue uniforms,
this pleasure-seeking army travels de luxe
in Pullman coaches with the extension
now in progress Of the road to Key West
and thence by car ferry to Havana the
soldier of the recreation-seeking army will
be able to go from San Francisco to Cuba
by train. Moreover, should the much-tallxcd
of railroad across Behring straits be com
pleted, an al-rail journey from Paris to
Havana will be possible, so that the dandy
of the Partisan boulevards may take his
railway ticket straight through for a sea-
son in Florida or Cuba, If he prefers the
long Siberian journey TO the storms OF the
Atlantic.
coast OF Florida from a barren waste OF
sand and alligator swamps into the most
extensive pleasure resort in the world. to-
gether with the building OF the first sea-
going railway, has been the result Of ono
mans daring enterprise. a number Of
years ago Mr.. II. NJ. F1agler conceived the
idea which has added 100000 to Florida's
winter population, and has since devoted
to its development the millions which came
to him as one of the pioneers of Standard
OIL The hotels and the railroads have
advanced together from Jacksonville down
the whole length Of the coast as necessary
to and a part Of the same unique enter
prise, and now "on to Havana" IS the
watchword Of the annual army Of invasion.
Incidentally, It has brought to Florida a
tremendous development as the winter
Of the United States.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11
Teaching the Farmers.

I'VE have much TO learn about farming"
continued Mr. Whyte. land we are making
new discoveries every day. The latest is
that to which have already referred as TO
the winter wheat for the dry lands. We
had no idea that we could produce grain
in the semi-arid belt. One Of tho settlers
tried 1t and succeeded. Then the Canadian
Pacific railway brought two car loads OF
turkey red seed to Alberta and gave them
to the farmers at cost. This was planted
and II was largely from that seed that We
got the 1000 900 bushel crop last year We
are doing all we can to improve the farm
ing conditions; for the greater the crops the
greater our traffic. We have now what I
might call education cars, which we have
equipped with different kinds Of seed wheat
We expect to send them from station to
station and have lecturers who will explain
the different seeds and show the farmers
how 20 make the most out of their lands. I
understand a similar educational movement
has been going on in the United States"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11

Said Mr. Whyte; Il think that the war
will greatly benefit the japanese. Those
people viii exploit Manchuria and Corea.
and they win then turn their attention to
china. The Japanese already have many
investments IN China. They'd large part
OF the carrying trade for the celestial em-
pire, and they have lines of steamboats,
on the japanese rivers. They arc good
organizers and they realize that their
future is TO DO Industrial and commercial.
They are taking the best elements OF our
civilization and making them their own.
We are already trading largely with
Japan, and / expect to see a steady in-
crease in that trade. The japanese are
largely rice eaters, but we are now sending
them wheat, and they will in time lie
wheat eaters and meat eaters. Il is this
feature OF their development which in
terests US. Tor we expect to supply =
large part OF those products"
'Iiow about the tourist travel TO JapanP
Is Il Increasing
Yes, We are having heavy passenger
traffic between Vancouver and Yok johanna.
We have a shorter route than any OF he
steamers from the United States. as We
-~@ higher " o. ths globe than you are.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11

E7EW YORK. Nov. S-ons Of the
nj greatest OF the victories Of peace
appears in the smooth and easy
1870 movement Of the peaceful armies
- Of American pleasure seekers.
Only the other day there was great ex-
element In Washington when President
Roosevelt telegraphed the War department:
ARRANGE for 5000 troops to start for Cuba
~ soon as possible" Instantly the quiet
gray building on Pennsylvania avenue oc-
cupied by the War department sprang into
an uproar Of activity Crderlies were sent
scurrying hither and yon, a host OF mes
sages set telephone and telegraph wires
humming from one end Of the country to
the other. railroad and steamship schedules
were rechlessly smashed and easy goins
department officials started in to work
overtime, all in the attempt to mobilize
5000 troops at the three separate ports OF
New York, Newport News and Tampa
under the concentrated attention of the
entire country, which was expected duti-
fully and periodically to marvel at the
wonderful exhibition OF what perfect or
ganlzation can accomplish.
And yet 70 the transportation companies
affected the whole affair was Of little more
Importance in their daily routine though
a great deal more troublesome, than a Sun.
day school convention or a political gather
ing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11

army is necessary. Taking into account
only the ten greatest and most famous Of
Florida's hundreds of hotels, 200 people
are employed solely to minister to the COM
fort Of the invading hosts. The maneuver-
ing Of this subsidiary army alone is no
small task, for II includes on its stan
seven generals Of division called managers,
thirty-one housekeepers and assistants, 24O
chambermaids go laundresses and assist
ants, ninety clerks, seventeen auditors and
boolIkeepers, seventy porters and assist
ants, pa hall boys, eighty-six engineers and
assistants, thirty-nine electricians twelve
plumbers and fifty-six cleaners In the
quartermasters' department of this army
there are nineteen stewards and assistants,
forty storekeepers and forty-four wine
stewards and assistants.
Everything must be done on a large
scale in the running of these hotels. The
grape fruit that the guest ate with his
breakfast was one Of 24,OO0 consumed dur
ing the season. More than twice as many
oranges-abOut 49,, OOO--were required. Cof-
fee was brewed from a supply aggregating
$500 pounds, or more than twenty-five
tons. The cream was gathered from $1,000
quarts of milk and $4,000 quarts We're
needed for other purposes. The butter
used weighed nearly 10000 pounds. Eggs
were eaten by the million. 100000 being
a seasons supply. OF other edibles. $1,000
pounds of ham, 5000 pounds Of bacon, $500
livers, 2SOOCO lamb chops and $4,000 steaks
were consumed in these hostelries. For
dinners there were served last winter,
among other things. $4,000 pounds Of rib
roasts and $4,000 sides of beef.
Salt and pepper were used in quantities
to astonish the usewife-96,OOO pounds Of
salt and 81, 900 pounds Of pepper. As a Sort
OF friIl to the menu there we're served 700
gallons OF olives, $4,000 CLANS and $4,000
oysters. Another item too important to be
overlooked was 1000 barrels Of -four, which
went into rolls, bread, pastry, dressings
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11

by hundreds of hotels and boarding houses,
from the IS or SO a week cottage. accom-
modating half dozen guests, to the pala-
tial hosiery fitted with every convenience
and luxury for hundreds. At Jacksonville
is located the distributing point for the
Transporting of the battalions Of pleasure
seekers as they progress down the coast
from one famous winter resort to another
On one side the ocean is always at hand,
and boating and bathing may alternate with
sight seeing and excursions by land through
deep forests or orange groves full OF fruit.
An enthusiastic flank movement is gen
orally executed by a detachment of the
main army Of peace, much as 1t is done
in real war. The detachment Is made up
Of those who like to invoke an icy shiver
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11
Dominion OF Canada Business Competitor OF the United State

than twelve bushels of wheat to the acre.
They are so e led with weecs ttat the WI eat
grown is almost worthless. Our country
roads are almost twice as wide as they
should be, and the waste lands along their
sides are nurseries for weeds and trash.
Some of our farmers are not careful IN their
seed selection they will sell their best
wheat and save the poorest to SOW for the
next crop. Indeed, have known men who
have shipped their good wheat and kept
that which has been frosted for seed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11
Amy of Mere PIennurr.

For transportation companies are accus-
toned to handle much larger armies than
tbls-the armies OF peace and pleasure. In
the spring there is an army, many times
5000 in number, which moves peacefully
and tremendously upon New York from
every part of the country on its way to
Europe. In the autumn the same army re-
turns. and is distributed again to the four
corners Of the land In the early summer,
when pavements grow hot and cities
sitting. there is the exodus to the shore
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11

7Ew YORK, Nov. s-(Special Corre-
NJ spondence of The Bee)-I recently
had talk with one Of the biggest
Ntk&FH men OF the British Northwest
- This is Mr. William whyte, the
second vice president of the Canadian Pa
cinc railway, and manager of It's many
enterprises between Lake Superior ami the
Pacific ocean. The Canadian Pacific is a
developing company as we'll as a transpor-
tRtion company. II not only has the longest
continuous line of roads under one manage
ment on this continent. but it owns millions
Of acres of lands. great tracts OF timber
and valuable mines, which It operates tt
self II has under way by far the largest
irrigation project in North America, and. in
addition has steamship limos on the Pacific
which connect with Japan. China, Alaska
and Australia and the South seas, and
steamships on the Atlantic which connect
II with England The company operates its
own sleeping cars and a line Of hotels. It
is now building in Winnipeg one of
the biggest hotels in Canada at a cost of
something like 81 10000, and II has great
summer hotels in the Rockies and at the
larger cities along It's lines II has the
chief telegraph company Of Canada, and It
operates its own express service.
The Canadian Pacific was the first rail-
road to open up this northwest, and its
position TO a certain extent is a paternal
one. II gives special rates OF transporta-
ton for fine stock in order to help the
farmer, and not long ago. when the lumber
iorids were overcharging the settlers for
building materials this company brought
them TO time by threatening to start saw
mills OF it's own. II threatened to open coal
mines when the coal dealers charged exor-
bitant rates, and It now proposes 70 send
out education cars to teach the farmers
grain raising.
The head OF all these movements Is Mr..
William Whyte. and he has been at their
head for years. He has gone over the most
OF this great northwest on horseback and
IN wagons, examining the soil and studying
the resources with a view to increasing
the trafhc Of his railroad system. II is he
who has been largely instrumental in push
ing out branch lines into the wheat belt.
and as the head OF the land grants which
originally comprised as much land as the
whole state OF Ohio he has laid out many
OF the towns and aided I'm poOulating the
country.
As l talked with Mr.. Whyte we looked
over some maps OF the New Canada and
discussed its relations to the lands across
the Pacific. Mr. Whyte has been several
times TO Japan and China. and he has
Travelled over Manchurla and Siberia ey-
aiming into those countries as possible
trafiic producers. My FIRST question was
as to the effect OF the Japanese-Russian
war upon the trade OF the orient
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11


us the Canadian Pacific railroad bring
ing in many Americans?" 1 asked.
YES; we are getting your people from
all parts of the United States They are
settling everywhere throughout the wheat
belt. They are the most desirable immi-
grants that come to Canada. They I'M
derstand our conditions and make more
Roadway than any other class. Many of
them are well-to-do and they are bring
ing stock and money with them. They
buy lands and go right to work, often
putting in a crop the first year"
What size farms do they purchaser
asked.
THE most of them begin with sections or
half sections A farmer ought to have
about Sze acres to operate successfully.
He should let his land rest at least one
year out of three, and this gives him
about 200 acres to put in wheat or other
crops. So far we have but little bonanza
farming in the northwest. Several Amer
lean companies have bought large tracts,
a few having purchased 100000 acres.
Such land companies buy TO COLOMBO and
sell again The most OF them have dis
posed OF their lands.
I'm addition TO the land purchasers, "
continued Mr.. Whyte, I'VE have the home
steaders. The government is still giving
100 acres Of land to actual settlers. Many
farmers take up homesteads and buy the
quarter sections adjoining"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11

Sam and approximately as large as that
which goes to Europe in the course of a
year. Yet there is no undue excitement
over the coming Of such a host Practice
has prepared the way for it's every step.
For it's transportation a feet of ocean
going steamers ply regularly from the
northern coast cities throughout the sea-
son. From New York and Chicago and
other cities Of the north and west, parlor
car trains dash southwark conveying this
pleasure seeking army in its pursuit Of
summer
There is no mad scurrying for tents, or
timed goods, as is the case when a few
thousand boys in blue get busy. In the
commissariat for the care of this vast
army are included the facilities afforded
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11
Quaint Features of Life
Indian HighbaIIs.

''Pusky" is new sodawater fountain
drink at Eufala, ok. Pusky was invented
by the Greek Indians. Corn that is just
hard enough to shell is heated in a pot
until it is brown. Then it is broken in a
mortar into a fine powder. Mixed with
sweet milk or with carbonated water and
syrups, 'pusky,'" says an enthusiastic
local paper, is drink that makes man
carry his wife around in his arms just
for the exercise"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11

ments. Such construction is not a matter
Of experiment. We know that we shall
have the settlers just as soon as the lines
are built. Indeed, they begin to buy be-
fore the tracks are laid, and we are finding
that our branch roads pay from the very
start The farmers know that they will
get the roads and they are going ahead and
taking out their homesteads on faith"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11
Mixed Farming in Canada.

Tell me something about the Canadian
west, Mr.. Whyte. Is it dependent entirely
upon wheat for its success?"
"Ry no means" replied the railroad vice
president. "A large part Of Alberta aud
Saskatchewan is adapted to mixed farming.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11
broken Me~ainr BeII..

Out OF the divorce dinner given by Mrs.
Sophia Florence Diesengsr TO celebrate the
awarding of the decree which marks her
permanent separation from Albert Diesen-
ger. Wall street broker. has grown the
Broken Wedding Rel association. Mrs.
Diesenger's guests we're so delighted with
the dinner and the entertainment that they
are determined TO have permanent or
ganIzation.
Mrs. Diesengers dinner was unique, and
II was not ended until early morning
Nearly all the guests had undergone ex-
periences similar TO those Of the hostess,
and many were the sad stories OF expert
ences with "brutes" monsters "hends
IN human shape" "decelving wretches"
and "heartless beauties"
James p McQuade, father OF the hostess.
who himself went through the courts sue
cessfulIy, was happy guest, but feared
he would become ineligible to membership
as he contemplated another experiment in
matrimOny
stausticians at the dinner said afterward
that South Dakota and Rhode Island were
about evenly represented, while PittsburG
appeared 70 lead in point of nativity.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11
Poor Cnnndian Farming.

What kind Of farmers have you here in
Canada2"
I'VE have all kinds-some wise and some
otherwise. AZ present much Of the land is
poorly cultivated. Right here about Winnt-
peg are farms which do not yield moro
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11

Were all this an invasion Of troops. even
without resistance, the story would not
move so quickly. Neither would the in
vasion, for the fact already becomes APP
parent that to prepare the way for an army
of pleasure seekers another subsidiary
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11
A Movable Cafe.

They've solved the meal station problem
upon the Burlington's high line in tho
Black INNS" said a man quoted by the
Record Herald You see the Burlington
changes time very often, and between
Edgemont and Deadwood they don't run a
diner. II would be inconvenient to move
the meal station every time they changed
time. because there aren't many towns
along that line that are available and
then It Is expensive TO be moving from
one town 20 the other So they have
fitted upo a couple OF boXcars, one for
dining room with a little once IN one end
and buffet kitchen in the other, and the
other car for the woman who has charge
OF the thing 20 live IN. Then, you see,
whenever the road changes time, they just
couple their meal station onto the train
and carry 1t along TO the point on the
road where they'll be at dinner time. or
supper. or whatever It Is. and leave it
on a handy sldetrack. And there II IL.
always at the right place al the right
time. and they serve good meals. too. I
suppose n the train IL late they can just
hook on an engine and take the su9oer
down 10 the travellers. I DON'T know
about that. but It's a good idea anyhow"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11

and other good things. Ten chefs, go cooks
and assistants, tifty-fve bakers and as
sistants and loo walters assisted in tho
preparation and service Of the food. To
contribute to the happiness OF seekers for
rest and recreation, ITO musicians, six golf
professionals, four swimming teachers and
ninety gardeners were employed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11

through gazing on gruesome relics of past
days when history was written in blood
The objective point in keeping with the
smile is old Fort Marion, a relic of Span
ish dominion, whose construction was be-
gun more than three centuries ago and
within whose grim walls are still to be
seen chilli dungeons, secret passages, wells,
qulclsand traps and all the terrifying in
struments of torture which attended
Spanish regime in the fifteenth century.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11

Canada wheat Farmers.
The conversation here turned 70 Canada
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11
Americans in Canada.

straits before building roads or projecting
them"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11
Copyright. 1906 by Frank G. carpenter)

sht' ASVo' ny rrdllh W. OaI PeIter)
CIV YORK, Nov. s,-(special Corre-
spondence Of The Bee.)-I recently
had n talk with one Of the biggest
men Of the British Northwest.
nal,I. L. NJ. IArlIIs.... NIrl...4n Al.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-06-29
NOTES ON COTTON GROWING.

About Z 5000 bales Of cotton is this
years crop of the Laguna section Of
Mexico. The Mexican mills will also
require an additional $4,000 bales
from the United States during 1906.
The British charge in Guatemala
has forwarded to London q sample OF
weevil-resisting cotton grown in the
R~etalhulen district Of western Guate-
Mala. 1t is called "Pachon," is q
short-season cotton, productive and
with a fiber Of good length and tex
ture.
The Turkish minister Of agriculture
is about to buy 1900 pounds Of Amer
lean and Egyptian cotton seed for the
improvement Of the quality Of cotton
raised in Turkey. The seed will be
distributed in the provinces Of Adana,
Adm and Salonika, according to the
Levant Herald.
The exports OF raw cotton from
southern Nigeria in 1905 declined to
96,3O6 pounds, having been 285,639
pounds in 1904. This falling of is ex-
pected to adjust itself during the pres
ent year, when the new plantations
will commence to yield, states the
Government Gazette of the Nigeria
protectorate. 1t has also been re-
ported that there was some cotton
to be shipped from northern Nigeria.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-06-29
THAT WERE USELESS
Puzzle to the Man Who Had Sud-
denly Sustained tho Loss
Of Them.

Harry Leon Wilson, author OF The
| E~penders,' was ,domiciled for a summer
In Connecticut with a colony OF artists
and writer's, all of whom had to go into
the city every day, relates the Saturday
Evening Post.
Wilson was doing nothing but loaf
ing. He loafed artistically, and from
time to time met and had fun with
some of the natives of the place. One
day he found two men in the road who
seemed c%ongenial, and he struck up an
acquaintance with them. He proposed
q drive and they got a surrey and two
horses.
Can you driver" asked Wilson.
Sure" n of his sudden friends re.
piled, II am a fine driver"
They got aboard and started down
the road. Before they had gone half a
mile the team was frightened by a
passing automobile and ran away. The
driver valiantly steered the horses
into a telegraph pole and Wilson and
his two friends were thrown helter-
SHELTER into the road.
Wilson slowly gathered himself to-
gether. One Of his friends was sitting
in the ditch rubbing his bruises and
the other stood in the middle Of the
road gazing in fearful misery at two
front teeth which he held in the palm
of his hand.
Pretty lucky escape, wasn't it?"
asked Wilson, for want OF something
better to say.
Eyes," replied the man with the
teeth, weeping afresh, "but please, oh,
please, tell me, what shall l do with
these?"
The Tupelo journal., 1906-06-29
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY.
A "Plain an Pinted" Duty THAI
Was Not to Be Misun-
derstood.

Deacon Smith and Deacon Jones
were pillars of an Alabama colored
country church. One day while stor-
ing hay in their employers barn, Dea-
con Jones came upon a hens nest, in
which reposed a dozen large, white
eggs, relates the American Spectator.
Now, whit us gwine do bout dis
hyah?" he demanded.
"Er, reckon we mout take EN- up
ter &c big house?" Deacon Smith sug-
gestad, without enthusiasm.
Now, how we know dat hen b'long
ter Mars WHIP" Bro. Jones objected.
mo, sab! Can't take no chance on
gibbin' Mars Will some yuther mans
aiggs!"
"Mout leave dem hyah, den," was
the Tueful reply.
Now, lookyere, Bro Sniff, Abs
'sprise1 at 20! Don de church teach
us ter be kind ter all critters? And
don yo' think dat 'cludes hens? Eff we
wuster leave dem aiggs hyah, dat po'
liz her woul' think day warn't pre-
ciated, an feel bad bout hit. No, sab!
Duh plain an pinted duty am ter take
dem a.igs out yonder in dat pine thick
ct whar nobody won't see de smoke, an
roast EN-"