The Washington herald., 1907-03-06
AT THE HOTELS.

AT THE HOTELS.
After spending the entire Congressional
session IN Washington at the New WI
lard. and keepits. al the while. a yigilant
watch over Alaskan affairs. the jealous
and able young governor of that great
territory. Gov. W. b. Hoggatt. an Indi-
anIan by birth. Is about TO leave for
Juneau. All the winter long process
sion has come from Alaska TO the Capital.
including contingent with axes 10 grind
and scores to settle. as well as bona fds
developers OF the country.
Gov. Hoggatt Is fortunate IN knowing
the country as well as any man in it. for
lac has been mining there many years,
and schemes of exploitation were met b.
him with a quick veto He does not
favor giving Alaska Territorial form OF
government, and also threw his influence
against government aid to proposed rail-
ways. Among other things that have
pertalned-to Alaska pleasing 10 Gov.
Hoggatt was the reappointment Of Judge
James Wickersham 10 the bench. lie
holds. with a great majority Of the peo-
pie OF the Territory. that despite the fail
ure Of the Senate to confirm him. Judge
Wickersham is high-class turist and a
man of absolute integrity.
Delegates to the National Wholesale
Lumber Dealers convention came into
town by the score last evening and filled
the New Willard almost 20 Overlooking.
They will be in session several days
Nearly every State In the Union + repre-
scented, and many millionaires are in evil
dence. Among the prominent delegates
who arrived yesterday are Mr.. Louis Dill.
OF Baltimore president OF the association:
T. r. BabcOck. Of Pittsburg: r ".
Higbie. OF New York; G. J. Willard. OF 81.
Louis; r. W. bowman. OF New Orleans;
V. II. Beckman. OF Seattle, and Messrs.
Marsh and Wiehe, Of Chicago. The first
meeting Of the association occurs to-day.
and all the sessions will be held at the
New Willard.
The lumbermen of the United States
pay in freights to the railroads the enor-
nous sum Of s400.0G9,000 a year said Mr..
Walter Willard Ross. general counsel for
the National Association Of Wholesale
Dealers IN Lumber.
One big item Of expense that they
shoulder Is the cos Of the upright wooden
stakes which couine the loads OF lumber
on freight cars. This amounts yearly 90
not less than 100000 Il is an imposition
on the shippers that the railway com
panies should make them pay the cost Of
these stakes, for they ought really 10 b.
q part Of the equipment Of the cars. / am
here as counsel to represent to the Inter
state Commerce Commission the justice OF
our demand that the railroads should be
made to furnish all the apparatus and
equipment Of the dealers. There IS no ex-
cuse for the transportation companies not
supplying their cars with adjustable steel
stakes. which will protect the lumber
from falling from the cars in transit"
When viii this era Of extreme cost OF
living ever terminate?'' qgeried Congress
man-elect Parker. Of South Dakota. at
the Ebbitt House.
There never was a time In the history
Of the country when consumers had 10
pay such terrific prices for everything
necessary to the maintenance Of life. Out
In my country, dispite the fact that cattle
roam the nearby ranges by the thou
sands, We have to pay , cents a pound
for choice beef, all Of which, by the way.
comes from the big packnghouses east
OF us. You may consider turkeys high iu
this locality. but II We felt that our
Thanksgiving dinner last November was
not complete without that noble bird. se
could indulge by giving up % cents per
pound. Everything else that goes upon
the table out our way is psOpOrtionately
high
The general explanation has been that
the excessive prices were duy to the high
freight rates charged by tie railways,
and there may be something in this. for
We know In South Dakota nat Il now
takes $40 10 ship d carload d cattle 10
Chicago. Omaha. or Kansas City, az
against so a few years aRo. II the
freight tariffs are in reality tie cause Of
such enormous charges for al commOdi-
ties. the quicker the Interstate Commerce
Commission gets busy the better for the
American public
The matter of immigration IL not only
Of vital importance TO the Wide nation
but to US OF the South it Of ex.
traordinary interest said Senator 4. c.
Latimer. of South Carolina. 10 Herald
reporter.
For that reason I appreciate being q
member Of the commission authorized
90 examine into conditions both Iere and
in Europe. The Senatorial members Of
the commission are Senators Lodge.
Dillingham;. and myself: from the House
are Messrs- Howell Of New Jerse.. Ben
nett OF New York and Burnett 4 Ala
bama Then there are TO be tire, com
missiOners from private life, 10 be lamed
by the President | do not know just
when We will meet To- form our orgniza-
ton. but We viii be compelled 40 await
the Presidents action i'm the mater Of
appointing the rest OF the commission.
My opinion Is that the majority OF
Southern people are anxious TO secure
labor from foreign countries il We can
get the right sort OF immigrants
Perhaps an influx Of Europeans will
help US 10 solve the negro question in he
South. In my State we have 10000
negroes. as against something more th,n
10000 whites. I believe the proportion
is about the same in Mississippi 81
over the South the cry is for more labor.
The negroes are deserving the farms. pr.-
ferring life in the towns OF seeking en-
ploynent in railroad OF lumber camps
was obliged to let a considerable amount
of land go uncultivated this year because
OF the inability 10 secure farm laborers"
During the hard times OF 1886" said
Judge B. NJ. Harding. OF Chicago. at the
Raleigh, II had a conference with nv
wife one day and told her that whereas
We had always lived in comfort. il not
luxuriously, for a good, loh- while
il would be necessary for Us 10 do on n
precious small amount OF money The
panic had caught me at the worst pos
siole time. and 1t looked as though il