The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-10

cisco, because 10 people in the East it
seems 10 cast a reflection on the whole
Pacific Coast San Francisco is also hay-
ing her labor troubles. which are causing
some Of her industries 10 come north
ward, and We are reaping the benefit
Seattle has now an area Of twenty-eight
square miles and a population close on
% 10000. Our net public debt is about
5000 100. but this represents, very largely.
the great amount Of public improvements
that have been projected within the past
few years The State Of Washington is
an ideal place I'm which 20 live, and our
board Of trade has recently been active
IN making the advantages known. so that
just now we are getting a most desirable
class of immigrants both from abroad and
from the East and Middle West OF
course. we are far away from what some
Of you in the East here think the things
most desirable In life. but for my part I
would not give up Seattle for any other
city on earth
At the New Willard Hotel are the
Comte G.. de Kergolay and the Vicomte
de BonnevaI from Paris. They are Wis
itng this country largely for pleasure,
but. as the vicomte de BonnevaI said.
My friend. Comte de Kergolay is also
interested much in balIooning" II was
gathered that Comte de Kergolay was
interested with H. Santos Dumont in the
construction Of his latest flying machine
1t is. he said. Ito be "a real flying ma
chine. and not. in any sense, what you
ral a dirigible balloon. France, you
know has always taken the lead fin bal
looming. as she has. as matter Of fact.
in submarine boats and their develop
ment. and many Frenchmen Of means are
devotilg both time and money 20 retain
ing the honor Of being in the lead with
France"
Asked what he meant by being IN the
lead the comte said:
I'VE have only one way Of ascartainirg
with any degree Of fairness the lead I'm
baIl0oning. and that is by the amount
Of gas used for the purpose. OF course.
up To now the flying machine without
the accompanying balloon has been
negligible quantity. Well then. 81 viii be
seen that last year France used $4,000
cubic meters Of gas and her nearest
competitor was Germany. which used
212 ono cubic meters. But whereas in
France most Of our haiioouins was done
for experimental purposes. and with
view % future developments in the art
If art 10 may De calied-Germany used
most ~ her gas in her numerous military
balloons at her army uaueuveTs.'
Both distinguished FreuChmen ex-
pressed themselves delighted with what
they had seen Of America. Washington.
it is delightful; SO clean, so beautiful,
said the Eic0mte Bonneval. but New
York. that is where we land, IL Is too ter
rible, too noisy. too grand"
The visitors are bound West on their
way TO Chicago one wonders what I'M
preston that city will make
Mr. Fred y. Peet, Of Kalamazoo, Mich,
Is at the Metropolitan Hotel He was
found I'm the lobby in the center Of a
crowd Of enthusiastic fishermen who know
him. and who listen 70 his stories with
some respect. Inquiry as 20 why M
Peet was an authority developed the fact
that he holds the record for dry ly-cast-
ing at buoys at the distances Of 50, %,
and * feet He made % per cent out Of
a possible 100 at an international tourna-
ment, and his record still stands. Mr.
Peet, Ike most disciples Of Izaak Walton.
is not loquacious. and when asked about
his feat. he would only say. zone can
never do as well az a casting tournament
as he can in the field The conditions
are not the same. In the stream, you are
usually alone, you have 10 be II you
are using delicate CastinE-say after shy
brook trout-and YOU have more con-
idenCe in yourself because you are alone
! know that I have cast as accurately
and delcately when in the stream as
have ever done 40 a tournament. You
see. at the tournament YOU can only
win the honor. On the stream, with,
/ perhaps. the wind against you. the fish
wary. and the sun in your eyes, you have
TO drop the fly as light as thistle-down
right over your ashland II YOU win you
have the fish II is a battle Of skill and
wits between Mr. Trout and yourself.
A. tournament all YOU have 20 COM
/ pete against is mere men,
Mr.. August ven Barstein. Of Rosswein,
Saxony. is ~ the Ebbitt House. He has
! just returned East from a tour Of the
Middle West. where he has been making
special investigation of America S
| progress in industrial training. Much
Of the future Of America, I think" he
/ says, 'lies in the wonderful growth Of
your technical schools. which are turn
ing out men competent To work with
/ their hands as well as their heads I am
particularly interested in this subject for
the reason that in my home town. shall
be back there in a few weeks. thank
Heaven-Rosswein. in Saxouy, We have
/ one of the most notable Industrial schools
/ IN the world. Il IS a school for lock-
smiths and blacksmiths, established in
/ 1884 Il was founded by the locksmiths'
guilds of SaNOny. and il admits only
students who have completed the course
at those schools founded by the guilds
| in Burgstadt. Grossenhain. Frankeubprg.
Meissen. Glauchau. and Zittau All OF
l these schools are partly supported by the
Saxon government. Nearly ali the states
/ Of Germany have provided grants for
needy young men desiring to attend the
school at Rosswein. The instruction in
/ the school is supplemented by excursions
/ to various other cities for the purpose Of
/ studying machinery in the large manu-
/ featuring plants. Each student before
/ graduation, has to produce some hand
| made article which shows exceptional
/ skill in workmanship. and these articles
/ are afterward exhibited I'm the cities Of
/ Germany as examples for other youth.
Roosevelt and the south.
! From the Winston Sslem Journal
We do not believe that Mr.. Bryan. or
any other Western or Northern man.