The Washington herald., 1907-09-14
AT THE HOTELS.

Never before within my knowledge
and I am not a young man, has there
been such prosperity and business ac-
uvity Ia tie South as at the present
time, said Capt y. r. Alba. "a retired
business man. Of Mobile Ala. at the New
Willard last night Capt Alba IS on his
way to the jamestown Exposition. being
accompanied by his granddaughter. who,
the captain said, wanted 60 visit the
show before again taking up her studies
at college. Capt. Alba is an intimate
friend Of the Hon Hannis Taylor, upon
whom be called before he left Washing
ton.
AT present they are busy down my
way clearing the rivers flowing into Mo
bile Bay and making them navigable. As
soon as this work is finished iron and coal
can be transported direct from the mines
and loaded into the barges at Mobile
Coal at that rate will not be any higher
than $50 q ton There Is also under
construction now down-grade railroad
leading from the mines 20 Mobile. which
viii practically be the only competitor
to river transportation. The Panama
Canal viii be or incalculable value 90
Mobile That city Will be the busiest
center OF the South. AS il IS now pro7-
eTty. real estate. is going up by leaps and
( bounds. / bought a lot about ten years
ago and paid about s., 600 for it, For that
/ self-same lot ! realized about fIve years
/ ago more than ten times the original
price. Nor is that an isolated case.
know Of "a couple Of young men who
started out I'm business. in a small way
al first. They were looking for d site. and
+ they finally selected swamp land because
/ IL was cheap They paid about % cents
I an acre for it. and there were about
/ 100 acres IN the purchase They have
/ been selling that property to various en-
/ terprises, such as railroads. wharf com
panies. and manufacturing concerns and
( have made more than twenty times the
sum they originally paid for the prop
erty. and they have more property left
/ for their own use than they need
/ president Roosevelt is very popular
/ down our way. He is looked upon as q
| thoroughly honest man who is making
every effort TO serve his country to the
/ best Of his knowledge. I am q Democrat.
/ but, unless there is a good man on the
/ Democratic ticket q man that 7 think
/ is better than President Roosevelt. 7 shall
/ vote for Roosevelt. and even IL II means
| a third term OF course. he has made
/ mistakes, but tell me- who is the man
/ that never made q mistake. He is greatly
/ admired by our people. Republicans and
/ Democrats alike.
/ But ! take more interest in horses than
( in anything else. 7 have been iu the horse
/ business for many years, and have made
1 the horse my life study. There is 30 Sg-
/ called science that is less perfect than
/ the science Of the horse doctor. 4 great
/ many Of the ailments Of the horse are
/ founded on falI8ci0-s diagnoses. and are.
/ consequently, treated wrongly. Take. for
T instance. the bolts. the Clanders. the
hooks. and the Sweeny, all OF which
/ diseases are common. and every one Of
which Is diagnosed falsely Il there is
/ one science that needs a thorough shak-
ing Up. II is the veterinarian profession" "
John Allison Barnett. an attorney Of
/ San Francisco, Cal is at the ShoIehau.
He is here on business i'm connection
with. the government and expects. afser
having transacted the same. TO pay
visit TO the jamestown show. Nj Bar
nett is the typical California hustler.
/ breezy, quick always ready The Japan
ese question seemed Uppermost in Mr.
/ Barnetts mind. for no matter what the
/ topic under discussion. he would always
( come back 20 the japanese problem
/ which, iu his opinion. is most serious
/ T thoroughly agree with Capt Hob
/ sons programme before Congress. The
all important programme should be ships.
ships. and enough ships ] wish some
Of our Cougrcssmen could live with us for
some tine and learn for themselves the
/ true state Of affairs IF We do not make
thorough preparations now % protect our
/ interests on the Pacific Coast and the
far East, there VIII surely come q day
of reckoning and vs. all viii De very
sorry. Mind you. the Jap always smiles
/ is always polite and fun OF compliments
and always processes friendship and the
I puresL motives. That may he true
/ Never forget that with ali this ToIiteness.
the japanese government strains every
nerve 20 put its army and navy on q
. footing which Will enable it To strike
effective blows az any time. They are
fully prepared. and IS there any reason,
On the face of the past dIsaEreeabIe UC-
. currences, why we should NOT do like
wise2 You can judge for yourself the
lin Vancouver They are arming them
selves. Against whom? Against their
own ally. England. There is a yellow
peril and I have an idea it's Up TO the
/ United States 10 guard against it, We
must not allow ourselves 10 be lulled into
/ a sense of security on that score, if We
/ do il might cost us considerably more I'm
the long run than a powerful navy
would
we have very little trouble with our
mechanics and workiugmen IN Cincfn-
natl" said John E. Devere president
! and general manager of the Devere EIec-
tric Company. of that city They are
well organized. too. but every branch
makes its own distinctive agreement with
the employer, and they do not go out
on strike out of sympathy, or anything
like that We are very busy. every
/ branch Of trade and business is fun up
with orders, and the building trade is
is active as never before.
IF newspaper reports are true. I can't
/ see where LOngw0rth would be- makiDe
any gains by being a candidate for the
mayoralty of Cincinnati. don't bEieye
its true. Boss COXT l have known him
| socially FOR years. and 1 must say that
l have never known a better-Eearted
man, a trUer and more IOyal friend. and
better business man than this same Boss
| Cox. We have had Investigations In Gin
CinnaU, bat there was never anything
brought 20 light Ike the corruption in
Pennsylvania, for instance Minor officials
short in their accounts about $500 or 50;
that's all Cox is all right, don't care
what anybody says.
| Roosevelt Is a fine man, and If d
candidate for reelection. l believe will
be returned To the White House with the