The Washington herald., 1907-03-18
AT THE HOTELS.


just about the liveliest and smartest
place IN the South. and IN rapid and
solid growth Il is right IN the front Of
the procession.
THE Rock Island Railroad people have
about finished deal for twelve city
blocks. on which they propose to erect a
mammoth union station. Plans are un-
der way for a new hotel. TO cost si.ooo.o00.
and most OF the capital has been sub
scribed. The era Of skyserapers has
come TO Houston. and We viii shortly
have a ifteen-story Office building; and
there are other improvements that would
make column IN print Besides, our
city council has Just voted a big sum o.
money to complete the government work
OF deepening Buffalo Bayou, 50 that deep
draught vessels can come right into the
heart OF town and carry OF the vast
quantities OF cotton that seek the mar
kets Of Europe By way OF Texas ports.
7 can tell you a rather interesting
story OF another development local 10
Houston: Two years ago three or four
rich and highly intelligent japanese
bought a considerable body Of land Ia
our county and went TO work planting
rice. watering their crops BY means Of
flowing artesian wells. They employed
only japanese laborers. one of the pro-
motors had been a member Of Pariia-
ment; another had reported the proceed
ings OF the Portsmouth peace confer
enee for his home paper, and third was
a tea merchant from Montreal They
have made a ma gnifcent success Of their
Texas venture. and the past year cleared
a profit on their rice far beyond what
Z L.
know that they are in a deal TO purchase
tract of land that viii cost in the
neighborhood OF $4,000. on which they
expect to go to planting rice on a huge
scale
There is nothing OF hostility on the
part Of our white people to these jap
anese who have borne themselves with
such tact and propriety as 10 meet with
general favor. If more Of them should
come 10 buy up lands for rice culture.
they would be given a hearty welcome.
At the same time. sturdy farmers from
the Northern States are coming our way
/ in droves. They are tired OF the cold
/ winters Of the North, and when they
come 10 Houston, where the roses are
/ in almost perpetual bloom. they are glad
/ 10 locate in a land on which Providence
/ has showered its choicest gifts"
1.-THE best thing that could possibly be
done 10 promote the interests OF the peo-
/ pie OF Oklahoma and Indian Territory
would be Tor the government 10 cease
/ interfering with the private concerns OF
the citizens Of that region said Mr. W
r. Freeman. Of ST. Louis. at the Ra-
leigh.
There is no reason at all. save in the
case OF the fun bloods. for Uncle Sam 10
play the father TO the other Indian In
| habitants who ara Of mixed blood, with
| the AnglO-SaXOn element predominatng.
/ and who are as competent TO protect
themselves in business matters as the
rest Of the people OF this country. What
| is desirable is for the government 10
remove all restrictions and let these pe0-
pie have the liberty Of leasing OF selling
their property just MS Is done in other
/ sections. ] believe. Of course. that il Is
right not TO allow the less intelligent pure
blood Indians to alternate their home
/ steads. but this Is enough protection, for
I II the others are not smart enough to-
day TO take care Of themselves they never
viii be-"
Most Of the foreign laborers that we're
recently brought 10 South Carolina went
TO work Immediately. and / believe the
majority Of them are highly pleased with
their their new homes said AR C. r.
Taylor Of that State. 1t the New VIII
lard
"Of course. there were some kickers-
there always will be lzickers-who made z
howl that they were not getting enough
/ wages. They exhibited newspaper ar
ticles. showing where men were getting
IS and 81 day In California. ignoring the
fact that such wages were exceptional
and due to the destruction Of San Fran
cisco by earthquake and fire. A few OF
these indictments who would not be paci-
fed were told that they could either re-
main In South Carolina. or II they pre-
ferred returning 20 Europe they would be
given free passage 10 their old homes.
About thirty OF them insisted on return
ing home. and they were duly sent back
These. doubtless, belonged to a worthless
class In their own country and were not
really looking for work. Any foreigner
who has been given free passage to the
United States where he can make two
or three times the wages in his native
land and then grOwls because he hears
OF higher pay in some remote part of the
country. IS a fraud nine times out Of ten.
and this country can well afford TO be rid
OF him."
THE two associations that control the
New Orleans race tracks have simply
coined money this season. said Mr. f.
NJ. Kelly, a horse owner OF that city. st
the Shoreham. u do not think that their
daily profits could have been less than
5000 the whole winter long. How much
longer they will bc able 70 enjoy such
fat remuneration is probIematical. for
there is an ever-increasing volume Of
public sentiment in that community
! against racing. One OF the chief causes
of dissatisfaction is the racing that Is
allowed in AlgieTs, just across the river
from New Orleans At this track the
sport is followed on Sundays. practice
that is sternly condemned by the better
class Of people.
THE whole racing business will get In
disfavor ere long IL some reforms are not
made. For one thing the people who
J own the tracks are not content with ie-
; Ultimate gains, but want to hog the
entire game. They use their power to
give their own horses every sort Of ad-
vantage. AS matter of fact, track
owners haven't a particle OF business 10
engage IN running horses in competition
. with the other owners OF stables. An
other feature that hurts is the behavior
of certain loud and rude contingent
that is always found at the meetings"
The Bar ON the Bar.
From the SATURDAY EFenng Post
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