The Washington herald., 1907-10-10
AT THE HOTELS.

Of Chicago, is at the New Willard. where
he is in attendance at the annual meet
ing Of the Federation Of Trade Press AS
soclations Mr.. Taylor is an enthusiastic
admirer Of President Roosevelt. and
heartily approves OF his policy and ad-
ministration.
President Roosevelt has always bsen a
strong favorite out West. and he IS grow
ing stronger IN popular favor every day.
II he consented 10 stand for reelection.
Democrats as well as Republicans out in
our section would vote for him. He Is
the only man that ever had the courage
TO tackle the trusts, the railroads. and
other big and powerful corporations
Hughes, Of New York, is growing. too.
We think he Is a man built on the lines
Of Rooseyelt-fearless and honest. II
Roosevelt doesn't stand for reelection.
think Hughes would be the favorite out
West Taft doesn't seem to measure up
10 the standard
Business was never as PROSPEROUS as
it is this year And we are going to
have big crop Of everything. and the
farmer is going to get better prices than
last year. Tariff legislation? That's diff
dcult to answer. Some sections Of the
country favor reyision-others want TO
stand pat"
Washington is not the only town that
has trouble with school fraternities and
secret societies" said Theodore P. Lewis,
a well-known educator Of Chicago. Mr..
Lewis has been at the jamestown Exposi-
ton and is on his way home He is reg
istered at the Raleigh
The school authorities" continued Mr..
Lewis. have just discovered and, Incl
dentally, promptly disbanded. the newest
thing in students fraternities. Il was
called the Legion Of Stockings. It grew
to be immensely popular. and SO much Of
a nuisance that drastic steps had 70 be
taken TO suppress it The leglon's mem
bers had a practice Of swapping highly
cOlored and gOrgeOUsly figured socks and
stockings. Boys and girls would exchange
single pieces Of the hosiery and go about
their studies wearing mismates. Turned
UP trousers led TO the discovery OF the
habit among the boys. 1t is suspected
that one Of the winds for which Chicago
Is famous revealed the secret IN a moment
Of whirling mischief. The legion isn't
likely 10 ke reorganized until the school
teachers lose their Ccuteness Of sight
That the greed Of the produce growers
throughout the country IS responsible for
the failure 10 market this years large
peach crop. and is TO blame for the high
prices Of foOdstuffs in Pittsburg. are
charges made by commission merchants
and retailers. This statement was made
by Harry 1. Jordan, Of Pittsburg, Pa,
at the National Hotel, last night. Mr.
Jordan has been down South in connection
with business and is enjoying the sights
Of the Capital for a few days before re-
turning to Pittsburg.
a comparison OF the figures" said Mr..
Jordan, furnished by the commission
men showing their price 10 retailers. the
price paid 10 tie growers, plus the freight
charges, gives evidence that there are no
unjust charges in Pittsburg as compared
TO other cities so far as the local mer-
chants are concerned Because the pro-
duce growers have raised their prices be-
yond all bounds the prices in Pittsburg
and elsewhere have been forced up. The
retailers exact but a small profit from the
wholesale price, and the wholesalers tack
on only a fair percentage 10 the initial
cost 1t is the initial cost which is un-
justly high. and which compels the peo-
pie TO pay exOrbitant prices.
Formerly each farmer harvested and
marketed his own crop Of produce. but
within the last few years the growers ii
various CenteTs have combined. Each
center has its sales agent and he fixes
the prices 10 the commission men. IN
some cases. dealers say. the prices are so
high that the commission men viii not
buy. In others. they buy and lose money
because the people cannot afford 10 pay
such high prices.
The case Of this years peach crop IS
one in point The crop was one OF the
best in years bst the growers. By use
Of their combinations. put an exorbitant
price on them. Peaches being a popular
commodity the commission merchants
bought at this high rate. but when the
retailers tried to sell their peaches few
buyers could be found. as the prices were
entirely too high. The commission men
generally lost money on peaches this
year.
THE cantalOupe growers throughout
the country combined and forced the
prices up Three weeks ago there was
a decided drop in prices. due TO the fact
that melons from all parts Of the coun-
try were shipped 10 Pittsburg at the
same time, and the commission men had
TO let their supply go at loss OF have
Il ruined. The root OF the high price evil
lies az the door of the combination Of
growers. and If reasonable prices are TO
IA fa e.
up
Hugh NJ Wilson. president OF the VIII
son Company, publishers of The Rail-
way Age and Electric Railway Review,
Of Chicago. is at the New willard. he
is attending the annual Trade Press As
sociation convention. Mr.. Wilson, refer
ring TO the attitude OF the national ad-
ministration toward railroads. said I
think it ought 10 be stopped More than
enough has been done, and much injury
and damage have been caused
Two hundred distinct dishes may be
made from corn. all palatable, and all for
a few cents each. said John w. Shar-
man, of Cincinnati, at the Raleigh last
night. Mr.. Sharman is a wholesale gro
Ger, and has extensive corn fields out
West. The average person doesn't know
corn. 10 a great extent viii take the
place Of meat 1t has fully the food
value Of meat and is not heating. and is.
Of course, much cheaper. For few cents
one may always have a plentiful supply,
and It should be kept IN every well-ap-
pointed household. II would be no trouble
at all TO furnish a daily bill of fare Of
corn alone for several months. The sim
plest thing. of course. is the pone or