The Washington herald., 1907-05-16
AT THE HOTELS.

"a 'AAN ittHfa+ NaAit litAtlAAilfAhtN VI -
arn statesmen. full Of good humor and
With a huge stock Of interesting reminis-
,ences. is Senator Morgan ID. Buckley,
Jf Connecticut. who is living at the New
Willard while the Brownsville investga-
ton is being conducted. the Senator be-
Ing member Of the military COMMITTEES
which is conducting the hearing.
i have two big public enterprises on
hand said Gov. Bulkeiey, and maybe
after they are finished IN retire from any
further general welfare schemes-at least
Mrs. Bulkeley has issued commands to
that effect One I'm which I am deeply
interested as president Of the commission
in charge, is the great stone bridge over
the Connecticut River at Hartford. Il is
the biggest stone bridge IN the world be-
ing 300 feet long and s. feet high. and
all the material In it IS Of native granite.
It's cost will be around 10000 and We
expect TO dedicate it 10 public use next
October. Another project that I hope to
take hand in and expect to see COM
Pleted is the building Of a new Stats
Library"
Three Of the best-known and most sue
cessful Of the hotel proprietors Of West
Virginia are at the New Willard-NIessrs.
George O. Taylor, of the Hotel Rudner,
Of Charleston, r. J. Galley, Of the Waldo,
at Clarksburg, and Charles D. Johnston,
of the Yew Pine Inn. at Redwood
One Of the most popular citizens Of
Colorado, Mr.. Alfred T. Bent. treasurer
Of that State, Is "a guest Of the New
Willard.
II am in Washington" said Mr.. Bent.
"to attend a meeting Of State seaiers Of
weights and measures. which will be
held at the office OF the Bureau Of Stand
ards The time has come when the
American public should become aroused
to the importance ofsgettng full weights
and honest measures. It is second only
to the enforcement OF the pure-fo0d laws.
Most Of the States have had seaIers 0f
weights and measures, and a great many
OF our towns have these officials. but
there has been but little activity in ths
Performance of their duties, and the laws
on the subject have been practically a
dead letter. There is no doubt that mill
lions of dollars are annually lost 90 the
consuming public by reason Of failure in
getting a square deal IN the weight z
goods purchased The average man who
buys "a pound OF butter does not know
whether he is getting fourteen or sixteen
ounces, and he has no way Of verifying
the correctness Of the quantity ten
dered.
There should be vigilan- inspection
everywhere for the protection Of the peo-
pie. In one of our big cities II was da-
velOped that in certain quarter mer-
chants paid their clerks no salaries. but
the employees were expected 20 get their
compensation out of the short-weiglts
worked off on purchasers. Reputable
merchants and dealers In every sort Cr
commodity VIII welcome the closest in
spection Of their implements Of measure
and weight. those who fail TO give stand
ard values should be dealt with sum-
marily and their names given % tie
public"
THAT was a very hollow victory the
Democrats won in the late Baltimore
election. said Congressman Pesrre, of
Maryland. al the Arlington.
"Cur ambitious ex-GOy Frank Brown.
who Is hoping 10 be governor again. if he
can't DE United States Serator-he is %
candidate for both-surmised the city
would 20 Democratic by zL1m. but he
was l6p" votes out OF the way i'm his
guess. The truth is that Baltimore is in
the doubtful list and the Republicans
have just as good "a chance % win t
next time as the opposition"
THE Republican, party is in good shape
in Delaware. and there is not a shade Of
doubt that we viii carry ii next year for
the Republican candidate for President"
said Congressman Burton. of that State,
AT the oxford.
MY belief is that the majority Of our
voters would prefer to see President
Roosevelt run again. but If that cannot
De. Secretary Tafts candidacy would he
very fav0rably received. I noticed that
Col WaueTs0u has a dark horse that he
proposes 10 spring on the Democracy IS
an available leader I'd like TO suggest
10 the colonel that Delaware has. bv
long odds. the ablest and best man. his
party could nominate in the person of
that splendid gentleman and sound states
man. ex-senator George Gray. do not
mean 20 intimate that Judge Cray could
be elected because the Democrats can't
carry the country in 1908, but 20 choose
him would be the most credi-able act the
Democracy. could perform, and il has not
any too many good deeds % its credit"
Silver mining is paying once more in
Colorado. and paying quite handsomely. DO
said Mr.. Herbert Harris, of Denver. at
the Arlington.
"I am mining in the Clear Creek re-
sion. dfty-four miles out of Denver Sill
yer is worth now about 65 cents an ounce,
and the chances are il viii 50 higher
rather than lower At % cents there
is q fair profit Many of the old mines
that were gooa producers in the days
when silver was worth SIZE have been
out Of commission ever since the de-
.moneuzation Of the white metal But the
men who are producing silver in Colo
rado to-day are also getting sood revenue
out Of the by-prodgcts of their mines. es-
peCially zinc. Il is only within the last
tVs or three years that the zinc in our
country amounted to anything. and it
was practically disregarded. but now il
brings us more than the accompanying
lead
"Colorado's great mineral wealth IS
known 90 everybody, but the value OF
the annual output Of all the precious
metals of the State is far inferior TO the
yearly revenue that comes from our
farms and orchards. Seven years ago We
had but one beet sugar factory. and Il
was an even chance of its proving a
failure to-day there are sixteen fac
tories. every one OF which is making
money not only for its owners. but for
the farmers who supply the raw ma
terial The State of Colorado produces
more than one-half of the beet sugar con-
sumed in the United states.