The Washington herald., 1906-11-14
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apples, for I've been in the business near
ly all my life said Mr.. Austin Kim
ball, well-knowa New York commits.
sion merchant. who is the biggest dealer
in that lucious fruit Of any IN the United
States, to a Herald reporter. at the New
Willard.
"Fhe State Of Oregon IS now in the
lead as growing the most superb appIes
the Spitzbergen. that come from there.
ranking in size. beauty, and freedom from
defects over any grown elsewhere. ex-
cept the world famed Albemarle pippln.
Of the county Of that name. in the Old
Dominion. The Albemarle plppln Is 90
far ahead Of all the rest that few OF
them are marketed in this country. Eng
land being a keen purchaser Of the whole
crop This apple stands without peer
In favor, except It be the SpItzbergen,
that grows in New York State, on the
shores Of Lake Champlain. which many
consider even the superior Of the Vir-
ginia fruit Right here. I may say that
generally speaking, the apples Of the
East exceed in quality those Of the
same variety grown in The West
Despite the size and beauty Of the
western product. New York State is now
and always Will be among the first IN
apple production. her Baldwlns being the
best for all-round commercial purposes
of any Kansas and Missouri are forging
ahead IN this line, there being extensive
OFcnaTds In those States with the Ren
Davis and the WlnesaD as the +,,o fes5-
ing varieties. | should say that no mart
Of the country offers as good induce
ments for apple-growing as the VirRfnias
The delicious York imDerials Is the lead
ing species there 4 man IN The x-icinit,y
Of MaTIinsbUrg, w Va. sold me his crop
last year for almost $1,000 ThIs ,.ea-
the Virginia orchards produced little or
nothing as it is a natural law that two
big crops do not come IN succession. The
trees after a plenteous production seem
to require rest. However. the western
crop IS line this season. and from Oregon
ana the far West there IS q daily delivery
IN New York OF twenty carloads"
Having heard much Of Newno-+
spent a couple Of weeks there recently"
SAID Mr.. Albert De Lancy, OF London,
England. at the Shoreham.
Perhaps I may seem a trife caustic.
but my candid opinion Is that NevDorr
Is one Of the most overrated places
ever visited. This is not said IN anv spirir
OF chagrin for the treatment accorded
me there was highly hospitable. But the
place is absolutely stupid, dull beyond
redemption The fashionable people neer
at the Casino TO play tennis in the morn
ing. and later go out for q ride IN their
motor cars. From this routine there is no
deviation
There are a few fine houses and one
me street. The climate cannot bs
praised; tx is extraordinarily damp and
ones clothes need constant ironing. Tha
part Of the city which Is NOT iDh9bfte5
oy the society element, is atrociously
ugly Finer than any OF the aristocratIe
mansions Of the Newport colony is the
magnificent palace that Senator AIdrich
Is completing near Providence. It Is beau
ufully located, and the estate Of l4D
acres is one Of the finest in New Eng
land"
IN my Congressional district" said
Judge Henry NJ Higgins. Of Hnlsboro.
Ohio. at the Raleigh. owing to factionaI
troubles among the Republicans. our pres
ent Representative in Congress, Mr..
Hildebrandt, was beaten by Matthew
Denver. the Democratic candidate
Mr.. Denver is a banker OF Clinton
County. a man of excellent standing and
OF good ability. He is q son OF Ger.
Denver, for whom Colorado's chief citvvas
named The Democrats made a gain OF
two or three Congress seats in Ohio. but
they merely recovered districts that un-
der normal conditions could never be car
ried by the Republicans
Is Ohio going TO furnish the next Pres
idential candidate?
We'll, that is a hard question We have
two men at least who are Presidential
timber. Senator Foraker and Secretary
| Taft Each has jealous friends who wiil
work loyalty for their champion in case
neither Of these is put forward in the
National Convention, there might be a
good deal Of frendliness on the part Of
the Buckeye delegates toward Senator
Fairbanks. who was born In Ohio"
Simon Guggenheim. who is almost sure
TO come 10 the United States Senate from
Colorado. is no Intellectual weakIing. and
people who think that he has only his
money to recommend him are greatly in
error" said Mr. ". I. Brown. Of the
above named State. at the Arlington.
Mr. Guggenheim. who is one OF the
noted brothers that have amassed n vast
fortune In the conduct Of the American
Smelling and Refining Company. has been
quietly working for the past two years 10
succeed Tom Patterson as Senator. He
has laid his plans carefully. and his trf-
umph will be the legitimate outcome d.
well directed effort He IS a phiIanthro-
pist as we'll as a very able business mar.
and viii make useful Senator"
Senator Francis Z. Warren registered AT
the New Willard last evening. and re-
ported that his State of Wyoming was
doing better than al any time in its his
tory. and that a period Of great develop-
ment Of its rich resources was at hand
The presence OF the Senator recalls tbo+
no state in the Union has a team that
works In greater harmony. politically and
personally. than Wyoming.
Unlike Senator Warren, who is n bus
mess man of great ability. his colleague
Clarence D. Clark. is not blessed vyitb
riches He is, in fact one of the Senate's
poorest members in a financial sense. but
he is rich in the confidence and affection
Of his people. ana IL does not cost him q
dollar 20 retain his Office. in which he
viii be kept as long as he wills. Senator
Clark IS also an able lawyer. chairman OF
the judiciary Committee Of the Senate.
and as popular in Washington as in his
FFsagfa ar,