The Washington herald., 1906-10-31
HEARD AT HOTELS.

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At the Arlington is party Of Louis
ianians composed OF Congressman r. r.
Rroussard, and Messrs. b. .. Coleoek.
C. V. Moore, and r. +. BLOWN. VINO are
here to consult with the Secretary of
Agriculture about a matter Of vital in
terest to the sugar planters OF their STATE
Mr.. Broussard. whose high rank among
Southern Representatives. is conceded
and who has never had any opposition in
the Democra tic party during the twelve
years he has been in thc House. in ex.
planaton OF the mission which brought
him and his friends 10 Washington. said
'''Fhe Louisiana sugar producers desire
10 live up to the lately enacted pure food
law, and wish TO know just what Is ex-
pected Of them by thesFederdl auth0ritiCs
Ia the process Of clarifying and refining
sugar. certain chemicals that are not in
furious to health have TO be used. W
wish 10 get tho views Of the department
as TO the legality Of The processes en-
ployed before the law goes into effect Oa
January l. 1907. The sugar crop viii be
ready for the market before that date
and II would be TuiHous 70 the planters
10 have their product declared unstable
because Of noncompliance with The law.
! am glad to tell YOU that Louisiana
Is enjoying It's share Of the general pros
peTity. We have enormous resources oG
which the world has heard bui httle.
Our oil production. for instance, IS
greater than that Of texas ard Cali
fOrnia combined, and IN the Jennings oil
field there ere 3.5900t1 barrels now stored
NJ 4 reserve supply The Southern Pacific
uses il exclusively on its locomotives.
and 50 do the sugar factories. saw mills
ana rice plantations In the production
OF salt and sulphur. Louisiana is almost
1T the head. and IN the latter product.
has nearly driven Sicily oIt Of The
market Another great source Of wealth
s. in orr forests. we are rich in pine
timber, and come pretty near having the
entire supply Of cypress"
Il think that Col Bryan did himself
some harm among old-line Democrats in
Nebraska by his advocacy OF government
ownership Of railroads said 1Ir. Charles
J. Greene. one Of Omaha s foremost attor-
neys, at the New willard
- am against Col. Bryan's theories. I
have hardly ever been in agreement with
him on any leading questions. and yet
am bound to say that he is a loveable
man. a man Of such high ideals and such
pure life that he IS entitled TO universal
respect.
The political situation in Nebraska iz
rather curious. and no one can say just
how the election will result. Republicans
are hopeful, and ] think they viii be gen
orally successful The legislature is pretty
certain TO be under their control, and
that means the election Of Attorney Gen
eTal Norris Brown 10 the United State
Senate. The night for Congress in the
Omaha district Is very close. with the In
dicati0ns in favor of the reelection Of
Representative Kennedy. His Democratic
opponent. Gilbert ~. Hitchcock. editor Of
the W0rld-Herald. is strong man. and
the Republicans viii have 70 hustle to
beat him.
A quartet Of four Of the most prom
inent railway lawyers OF the United
States are az the New Willard-Messrs.
Gardiner Lathrop, Of the Santa Fe; c. J.
Greene Jf the Burlington; John y. Bald
win Of the Union Pacific. and A. K. Sew
eIance, of the Great Western. They are
in Washington 70 appear before the In
terstate Commerce Commission this morn
ing in the celebrated and important 'elc-
validity Of a contract between the famous
grain frm Of Peavey & &C. and The
Union Pacific railroad. II seems that uu-
Ger this contract The railroad paid Peavey
& Co. Ia cents per hUndred-weight on all
grain consigned 10 their terminal elevators
az Omaha. On the theory that the unload
ing II that point resulted in the release Of
their equipment. The other railways de-
clare that this allowance is illegal and
improper, and VIII urge its abolition.
The city of Erie which has been my
home for many years, is one Of the great
est eenters Of industry in the nation.
said ex-Congressman s A Davidson. ~
the Keystone state. at The Riggs House.
While it has any number Of factories
turning out the most diverse products.
thc long suit Of the town. 50 20 speak.
is Its great shops, in which engines and
boilers are made. Erie really manUfac-
lures more engines and boilers than any
place IN the world. and sells them 10
every civilized race under the sun. Our
large army Of workmen receive good pay.
and strikes Of any Importance are prac-
tically unknown.
NJ the Ebbitt HOUSE is former Senator
Arthur Brown Of Utah. who has come to
Washington as counScl IN an important
mining case
Il hear. said NJ Brown that ex-Sen-
ator Kearns has offered 10 meet senator
Reed Smoot in joint debate Kearns 10
take the negative OF the proposition that
he bought of Lorenzo Snow. One-time head
Of the Mormon Church, his seat in the
United States Senate. Well. we'll that Is
certainly refreshing declaration. and it
must have created a lot Of local merri-
mcHt 4 Joint debate between these men.
with tie sale OF q Senatorial seat as It's
chief topic. would certainly De conical.
but ] imagine there is no probability Of
it, occurring.
THE political campaign in Utah Is If
that complex sort that makes prophcsy-
ing difficult task. but I opine that th,.
Republican candidates. viii be successful
IN The state, outside of salt Lake CITY. ~
salt Lake CITY the new American part,-
rs strong; It won the local offices n tho
last election. and may have partial iC ncl
complete success this time Tho American
pd-ty is 50 per cent Senator Kearns ard
It's slogan is down with the Mormon
Church
great many inhabitants Of Washing
ton viii be pleased 10 know that Gen. ID.
:. Gordon. L 5. y. retired. is in the city.
utter an absence Of n year ia CalifoTnia.
Gen. Gordon, who used TO be in command
al Fort Myer, Is at hc Ebbitt Hous..
where many % Ms old associates have
called 10 welcome his return. Tho gem
eral was e heavy loser by the san Fran
cisco IRE, ah his personal effects having
beeu destroyed ~ that calamitous event
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