The Washington herald., 1907-12-09
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other men. He has slept with him. hunt
ed with him. broke bread with him, and
ate bear steak with him. and says that
the West is s0lie for Roosevelt Mr. Lyon
does not only claim a solid West for the
President, should he be willing 20 stand
for re-electiOn. but claims he would
break the solid South; that he would
turn Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia. ard
North Carolina into the Republican col
umn- Bystanders laughed when Mr. Lyon
made these claims, but a glance into his
face told that he meant what he said
Mr. Lyon is registered az the Raleigh.
Attorney General May. Of West vir-
ginia. who is At the New Willard. said
last night Il do not believe Roosevelt
VIII be candidate. think he is too
wise 70 attempt 10 do thing that Grant
could not attain. He is popular in West
Virginia, but 1 am hardly prepared 10
say he would receive a solid delegation.
Foraker has many friends in West Vir-
ginia and Ohio, and would. no doubt
capture some delegates
Mr.. May IS here IN connection with the
West Virginia and Virginia debt Ques-
ton. which is on argument before the Su-
preme Court Of the United States.
An engineering expedition which has
been engaged for months in securing data
for a proposed systematic plan OF con
serving the vast water powers Of the
Maine rivers has just returned from a
trip into the valleys Of the upper Penob-
scot, where measurements were taken Of
various tributary lakes and streams
said Civil Engineer Herman B. Banks. Of
Boston. at the Raleigh last night. who
exhibited deep interest in the matter.
The maximum flow OF the PenObscOt
River" said Mr Banks. rs 5000 cubic
feet a second. but this is only at
tanned IN spring freshets. while in dry
times the volume is reduced so that there
is scarcely water 10 turn 3 per cent OF
the mill wheels that might be employed.
Measurements along the river and around
the headwaters Of the Kennebec. AndrOs-
cOggin. and Sac0 are intended 10 be Of
great ultimate benefit in preventing a
waste of water. The expense Of the work
IS divided between the State and the Fed
eral governments. in accordance with well
considered plans. The results Of this work
VIII be made public by the geological sur
vey. for the information Of those who
wish 70 establish plants on the east
.
the flow Of water SO that o power plant
could maintain continued use the entire
year"
Mr. Banks. who is your man for the
I Presidency
Roosevelt He is honest. a hard work
( er. and accomplishes things. What more
do you want2"
The raising Of silk worms in Southern
I California. IS according to the opinion OF
/ sylvester y. CoOmbs. Of San Francisco.
I who is interested in the enterprise. "a sue
cess. Mr. Coombs is in Washington gath
( ering data al the Agricultural Depart
ment and other places which may be Of
I advantage ~ the siIk-worm culture He
/ is az the New Willard
After years Of experimenting and
study. the rearing Of silk worms has been
made a commercial success in Southern
/ California and within three months 4
! large plant VIII be running 10 handle the
number OF coccons now produced IN Los
i Angeles every month. said Mr.. Coombs-
/ "A person ignorant OF the spread Of this
4 fascinating work would be surprised %
l find that scores OF persons in Southern
7 California are raising silkworms to-day.
and many others are planning 70 take up
I the work. The organization OF a corpora
I ton 10 handle this produce has given
great impetus 10 the industry Hereto
I fore il has been necessary 70 send CO.
4 coons away 20 silk nufscturers-
/ southern California VIII now have plant
I OF her own. Il is the purpose Of the COM
pany TO buy c0coonS wherever possible
Special inducements are 10 be offered
I those who grow six in Southern Cali
7 fornia. as il is said 70 be OF an eXcep-
/ tionaliy fine quality. One ounce Of eggs
/ costs about $. depending on variety and
I locality An ounce viii hatch as many
worms as 4GO9o pounds OF young mulberry
( leaves Will feed until they 20 into the
chrysalis. II takes about 1.eoo c0cOons
with the insect removed TO make "A pound
/ OF silk. Mulberry shoots are easily grown
/ by a careful farmer. and at the end OF
eight or ten months they VIII yield leaves
I for food. Few persons realize the extent
OF the silk industry Of the world. or the
! immense trade in the fabrics made from
/ silk. America uses half the silk pro-
duced. the total being 300o0o.G0o This
I country has ninety silk cloth mills. and
/ these pay almost S75.0o0o0 annually for
raw and reeled silk grown in other coun-
tries
who is the candidate Of the Pacific
( Coast for the Presidency
J Roosevelt would be the proper man, If
/ he could hit upon a japanese policy suit
/ able to the people Of the Coast. The
/ japanese question seems 20 grow IN acute
ness A strong hand is needed 10 bring
1 about "A satisfactory settlement. Taft Is
( a good man. but Roosevelt. il seems 10
me. should be given another term 10 bring
about a solution OF the questions which
/ arose in his administration.
The big Cleveland packing houses
/ hereafter will salt hides themselves" said
Rogers c. Donnell. Of Chicago. at the
7 Arlington. last night Mr. Donnen is in
terested in the packing industry in Chi
J cagO, and the Cleveland movement is not
looked upon with great favor by him. If
( innuendo remarks may be taken into con-
4 sideration They viii sell direct 70 the
/ packers instead Of 10 dealers. continued
Mr.. Donnel a company has been form
ed TO handle the business for the CIeve-
/ lana packers. 1t includes all Of the larger
4 packing houses. and viii control more
than 75 per cent Of the green hides trade.
/ Its members say the arrangement viii be
/ permanent. and that the trading through
/ jobbers viii be practically done away
with. The move is said 70 have grown
/ out OF the refusal of the United States
/ Leather Company, which, since II entered
/ this field about two years ago. has taken
I about 30 per cent Of the green hides from
/ the packers direct, TO handle the hides.
except at prices said to be so low the
margin of profit 10 the packers was prac-
tically eliminated. Recently this COM
pany has refused 10 buy hides AZ any
price The formation OF the new com
pany was the result
Illinois candidate? Why. who DO YOU
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