The Washington herald., 1906-11-02
HEARD AT HOTELS.

Ton IS Iapt- John j. 1eaiys OF AlaSk2s
whose name is a household word in the
Northwest Capt Healy was on the FROM
tier. a member of the Second Dragons,
when the Mormon expedition was sent
out and he participated in many a brush
with the redskins IN the DAYS when old
Ben Holiday still drove his pony express
across the plains. He carried the first
load Of store supplies up the Yukon -
Dawson. and be knows Alaska as well as. .fs
not better than, any man living. FOR he
has been a constant explorer there for
the past twenty-one years.
1T is amusing now when think Of
the mission on which my good friend
Capt. James Carroll came to Washing
ton some fifteen years ago" said Cant.
Healy Carroll came down here 10 mali.
/ the serious offer 10 buy Alaska OF the
Federal government. and he was prepared
I TO give for it the round sum OF S20O0.0Jy.
Il was no blua, either, for he represented
solid men who had the cash to back him
up am here to tell you now that if a
man could to-day get Alaska for soc
V1g9, II would be the greatest bargain
ever consummated. Why, Il is only a
question OF few years. dependent cf
IdlRay construction. when the Seward
tellnsuia alone viii be turning ont E9l-
VoV5 Of gold annually. In the last ten
years the KlondIke has produced th5t
hiuch lay down the proposition with
1 confidence, that there is no sucn mineral
region IN the world as Alaska. and thai
II viii be pouring into Uncle sans Ian
/ stfeam OF golden treasures for the next
hundred years.
But 10 get at It's wealth there IS o7e
thing absolutely necessary. and that is tha
I Duiulng OF The Traus-A AIaskan-Si Sife-ial
railroad This Is a prospect that for siz.
Is on a par with the Panama Canal Dr.
involves line running from a point on
the British boundary, sixty miles from
Dawson. straight westward across th.
continent 10 Cape Prince Of Wales Is
/ iahd' ana thence TO connect with tho
Siberian coast BY tunnels under Berin-
straits. This splendid enterprise Is des-
uHed 10 be carried through because IL IS
entirely feasible and is being pushed by
"a syndicate Of Frenchucn. Russians. and
Americans who have the brains the ener-
gy, and the capital ID accomplish If.
The Russian government has given this
syndicate a concession Of 6Z.5GlOl0 acres OF
land in return for the construction os
900 miles Of railway IN Russia. This
brings America and Siberia into close re-
iations and We viii get the rich Jrads
OF that Undeveloped empire II VIII also
enable as, on the completion OF the tunnel.
| 70 go from New York To Paris entirely
by rail"
Though We are or the eve Of the frs
election that ushers in Statehood for
Oklahoma. there seems TO be very little
interest taken in it by our people" said
Mr John Devereux, a prominent attorney
Of Guthrie. at the Arlington. Within
a few days delegates viii be elected 10
( the constitutional convention. The conven-
ton viii have 10 members. s. from old
Oklahoma, the same number from Indian
Territory. ana two from the Usage coun-
( try. It Is probable that the Democrats
will be in control OF the convention bv
+ from fifteen 20 twenty votes
My prediction Is that the new state
will elect two Democrats To the United
States Senate. and four OUT OF the fve
/ Representatives 10 Congress. II not all o.
them, viii be Democrats. The reason is
that the Republicdns are badly split iIi
factions, and the fact that Gov Fcrcu-
son, who gave us most excellent admin
I istration. was turned down by President
Roosevelt Is responsible for a vast
amount OF Republican dissatisfaction
One OF the Senators Tor the new STAT
will almost certainly b. Charles B. Araes
Of oklahoma CITY. a very brilliant ana
popular lawyer. RE is NIiSslsSippian by
birth. aud will make his mark il sent
10 Washington
Keep your eye on Wyoming for during
the next five years il viii DE the scene. OF
greater development than any state in
the Union" said Mr.. T. A. Holbrook. a
prominent mining man OF Monarch. Wyo..
at the New Willard. I'm the past our
State has attracted but little attention.
and by Eastern folks generally has been
deemed a sort Of jumping-on place. but
we are not going TO occupy that unen-
Yiable status any longer.
The magic word irrigation Is the ex-
PLANTATION of our coming destiny. and tho
millions that the United States govern
ment II spending on the great works in
the Big Horn basin viii make OF lands
now des0late a garden spot. From the
time that the water begins 10 be turned
upon the lands will date an era Of settle
meat and prosperity that viii be per-
manent.
There is loud complaint in Boston be-
cause of the fact that large numbers of
women of doubtful reputation are allowed
10 live in the most respectable quarters
Of the town, said 1Ir. E c. HarveIl. of
the Hub at the Shoreham
1t mas long been regarded as an evil by
our people that women OF depraved lives
should be permitted 20 dwell in the best
streets. OF late this same class has been
invading the apartment houses. until now
q man Is never certain but that he is
perhaps bringing his family into close con-
tact with very obiecti- -nable people. j.
would seem that the most sensible thing
TO do would be 20 set aside a certain
quarter of every town for cer-@in eIe- .
ment and never permit their living out
side its boundaries
Mr., David Wilson, one OF the foremost
business men and developers Of the State
Of Washington. is at the Raleish.
4 was in Tacoma. " he said lin the wild
boom days of 1891. when property under
the manipulation Of speculatcrs went sky
ward. and ] refused Se90o00 for piece of
ground that went afterward AT forced sale
for S12o0o0. The slump following that
boom epoch was a terrible time. but Ta-
coma has lived it down, and to-day in
side property is now selling at higher
figure than at any time in fits history Il
has Se,S0 people. and. being the seat ol
the great terminal holdings of our bis
Northern transcontinental lines as well
as of the Milwaukee. its future is th-
brightest.
Mr. F. ]. Fouke. Of Texarkana. said 10
Herald reporter at the New Willard.
In East Texas our farmers have made