The Washington herald., 1907-02-18
AT THE HOTELS.

week or two ago." said Mr.. John B.
cockrum, Of Indianapolis counsel for the
New York Central lines and general at
torney for the Lake Erie and Western.
who is at the New Willard. that I was
here in order to help defeat any legisla-
ton looking to a regulation Of the hours
OF labor on railroads. It's a matter I'm
not in the least interested TN. One thing
about the railroads that does interest me,
however. IS the proposed reduction Of the
mali allowances 10 the railroads. Such
sweeping changes as have been proposed
would mean the changing OF schedules on
most Of the railroads Of the country and
would necessitate the taking OF of many
Of the best trains. I know il TO be a fact
that even with the mail subsidies many
mail trains are run at a loss. especially
when IL is considered how, in order 10
make the fast time required by the Post
office Department freight traffic and
passenger business. as well. has 20 be held
up. 50 as to leave clear field for the
mail trains
Mr.. James B. Rardan. Of Charlotte.
y. c.. is at the National. and he
/ is an enthusiast about the future pos
sibiitles OF bis State. II has not been
| long he says. ''since We were known as
/ the Rip Van Wrinkle State. but though
our lethargy may have been prolonged, il
/ has been over now for some time and We
have reformed. All over our State there fs
wave Of activity and prosperity. In the
/ last thirty years we have trebled-more
/ than trebled our population; have risen
/ from a population Of 10000 10 over 8.605.-
( CO. and we are still attracting immigrants
and constantly inviting new capital In
that same period Of time our wealth has
( increased from 80 10000 10 over a bill
/ lion dollars. and our debt. which thirty
years ago was about 100000. has been
practically wiped out Of existence. Much
| Of our rise is attributable 10 our cotton
crops. We have increased these enormous
~ and what with improved methods OF
cultivation and the importation Of sufficient
labor TO take care OF the crop our wealth
/ IS rapidly increasing With this increase
/ in the raising Of cotton and the vast bet
I terment Of its quality has come, too. d
vast increase in the industry OF manu-
featuring cotton. and factories are going
I up at numerous favorable points within
our State. Five years ago North Carolina
stood third in cotton manufacturing in
the United States: now she stands second:
/ m less than two years We shall be first
All We want is a continuance Of the pres
ent conditions of stability and s0undness.
/ We hear a lot of petty criticism about this
/ III and that and some Of the pessimists
would have Us believe that the country
IS going 10 the bow-wOws. What Ills
We have are minor ones, and We are big
enough and strong enough 20 correct
{ them All we need 20 do is 70 mind our
own business and w0rk-work hard. and
nothing can stop this from becoming the
leading nation 0f the earth"
Mr.. z. r Salter, president Of the
Metropolitan Printing Co. Of New York
and Montreal, is at the Raleigh. Yes
he says, "our two branches are some
distance apart, but we do about as much
business in one as in the other. For 4
long time the Canadians imported most
I of their advertising printing. but are
finding now that they can get it much
cheaper on this side. I am in Montreal
about twice a month the year round
Montreal is a thriving and busting city
that is making great Roadway in recent
years and this in spite Of the fact that
il is pictuTesqueIy old and seems. in some
aspects. 10 belong 10 an age that has
passed. This is true, OF course. Of the older
part Of the city only, The city Is very
markedly Catholic and equally as mark
eddy French. One part OF the town is
almost entirely French. Within the past
few months Montreal has been a sort Of
city of refuge for the priests and brothers
Of religious orders driven out of France
by infdel legislation. and the streets
are filed with monks with robes Of black
or robes of white. with tOnsured heads
and bare feet strapped 10 wooden san
dals- Most Of these are umid and gentle
folk who walk uncCnsciOusly through the
great industrial activity Of the city tell
ing their beads or saying prayers from
small books they carry in their hand.
They have been very well and Hospitality
received in Montreal and their presence
adds much 10 the beauty Of a city that
is fun Of beautiful historic associations.
Something ought to be done, whether
President Roosevelt IS able to do It or
not. to stop the wide publicity that has
been given 10 the Ioathsome details Of
the Thaw case" says Mr. Henry y. Rob
erts. of the law firm of Roberts * Nc
Namara New York City. The evil by
no means stops with the newspapers"
he went on. though there are some jour-
mails which take advantage of the free
dom accorded to the press and turn out
publications that are an 0fIense 10 any
decent man, and should not be allowed
in any respectable home But things are
going farther than that ] happen 10
know that there are in New York to-day
over half dozen publishers of cheap
and sensational books who have men en-
ployed writing The Only True and Tn
expurgated Story Of the Thaw Case and
these will be rushed onto the market as
soon as the case is concluded. Not only
will none of the details be spared. but
very probably the imagination viii be
drawn upon TO make the accounts more
horrible. II these books are issued-as
they viii be-why should they be barred
from the mails any more than the news
papers? We would not think of publish
ing the details Of a surgeons clinic in
the general public press. Why should
the courts be allowed Ia throw a mantle
Of protection over salaciOusuess? 7 don't
speak of this matter as a lawyer, I speak
as a man. the father Of children I don't
want the American atmosphere in which
my children have to live saturated with
this sort Of stuff"
Mr. William White, deputy city asses
sor of San Francisco, is at the Riggs
House Il just stopped of for a day
on my way home. he says. 1t is good
news to all San Franciscans that the
japanese school question has been set
tied, and l hope that time will prove
that it has been settled right What We
want In San Francisco just now Is rot
"a c-ito+for hint "a obaucs IN -r, a1ead and