The Washington herald., 1907-09-29
AT THE HOTELS.


reforms in postal matters and the trans
Of the mails.
Two matters have especially urged.
said Mr.. COWles az the New Willard last
night. THE first Is the old story Of the
and think there is a chance
Of great strides toward obtaining u dur
Ing the administration Of Mr.. Meyer. The
easiest way. in my opinion. 10 accomplish
the desired results IS by increasing the
weight that can be sent through the
mails and by decreasing the postage.
This should be done gradually, and could
be extended practically without limit
Eventually almost anything could be car
Red through the malls. and we would
have gotten that which Is acknowledged
ss most desirable. Il has
out practically in a number Of
European countries, and wonderfully in
New Zealand, And above ali. it has not
been burden, but. through the increase
Of business. has paid well.
Another matter that have placed be-
fore the department, and which expect
to urge before Congress. is the establish
ment OF experimental rural routes. radi-
aung, say. from some central distributing
center and extending for twenty miles
into the country. I would have substan-
tial wagons or automobiles put on these
routes. and would have them carry every
thing from letters TO people. To-day
these routes are maintained and carry
mail exclusively. II would require but q
little fuller equipment TO carry a great
variety Of things, and would pay vastly
more. A sum Ike 10000 appropriated by
Congress would allow the experiment 10
be thoroughly tried, and results, we are
assured, would be such that the plan
would come into immediate popularity"
The real issue IN Indiana politics at
present is in the contest for governor"
said A. c. Pinckenton, a wholesale drug
gist and prominent politician, Of Green
field, who is staying at the Shoreham-
There viii be three prominent candi-
dates before the Republican primaries
next spring The supposed Fairbanks
candidate, with the machine back Of him.
VIII be James z. Watson, according 10
general belief Senator Beveridge will
have a candidate in the field. and he and
the Vice President will not work har-
mOniously IN this matter. The Beveridge
candidate will be Charles Miller, while
the third contestant, who will run inde-
pendent Of the support Of either OF the
big men, will be ". S. Taylor. Of In
dianspolis, a former attorney general Of
the State.
I am picking the last candidate as a
winner. He stands between the other
two. and has a strong following among
the general run OF the people. When the
split comes. he will be the man on whom
all viii unite, according 10 my belief.
Yes; Indiana will instruct for Fair
banks. he being her favorite son. Il IS
simply a peTfuuCtOTy matter Did the
church people turn him down on the
strength Of the cocktail story? am sur
prised."
''Of all the men in the world today, the
Southern farmer holds the most envla5,:.s
place from the standpoint Of prosperity,
and these are prosperous times generally.
He is on the crest OF the highest wave
Of them all, and il looks as though he
would ride there for some time TO come"
Such Is the opinion Of ". II. Mitchell
Of Atlanta. Ga, man OF wide acquaint-
ance and knowledge throughout the
South. Mr. Mitchell is at the Raleigh
for a brief stay in connection with rail-
road interests
Crops this year are fairly good IN
places they are luxurious. and in others
they are rather short; but the good prices
are general and Will continue. The de-
mand for cation fabrics is strong every
where. and the price Of the raw material
is strong. The mills Of the South are
sharing in the profits Of the manufacture
OF the products Of those local fields and
retaining an additional profit With the
plenitude Of capital new industries are
springing into being every day. and the
whole section is being rejuvenated-
Talk Of the precipitation Of a panic
when the peoples pockets are bursting
with money IS all f0OliShneSs. II il had
not been for these stores Of wealth. the
recent slumps In stocks would have
caused havoc. but with its great wealth
scattered among the people. all the cries
OF wolf that can be raised IL Wall street
will have no effect. The people don't
NHat y ti1t HEAlAliE0 VA ull lAAE lllEl ll4lL-l-
ciers They have the money. and with il
a feeling Of security that cannot be dis
turbed."
John Barrett, director Of the Bureau Of
American Republics, has returned from a
trip throughout the Upper Mississippi
Valley country, and said al the New VIII
lard last night that the people OF all that
great inland section expected TO find
themselves enjoying the privileges held
by seaport towns in the near future, so
sanguine are they OF the results that viii
be eventually attained through the Inland
Waterways Commission.
The whole people Of the section are
alive TO the possibilities that are opening
up for them" said Mr.. Barrett. With
the canal from Chicago 10 the Mississippi,
and the channel OF that stream deepened
70 the Gulf, there Is opened Up for all
that vast country a new outlet for rs
produce. On top Of this. the completion
of the Panama Canal Will open the mar
ket to consume the output. and the thing
is done.
"A good sized boat will be able 10 take
on a cargo at any point along the i'm
proved waterway. and this same boat
can safely convey it through the COM
paratlyely quiet waters of the Gull Of
Mexico. Passing through the Panama
Canal. the Pacific will be found smooth
and easily navigated by the same boats,
The whole OF the west coast of South
America viii be. in this way, opened up
to the Mississippi Valley The products
Of that section. machinery. for instance.
are the things the people Of South Amer
ica are wanting, and trade will imme-
dlately follow.
The people out West realize these
things. and when their Representatives
come TO Washington this winter they will
Lrrnr- the tnr11rA.. Of thair cnratlL1aar.Lc