The Washington herald., 1907-09-12
AT THE HOTELS.

tue ne" wizard last night, says tnat all
shpbuilders are watching with keenest
interest the outcome Of the trial OF the
monster Lusitania. the ocean flyer that is
literally eating up space In a race against
time across the Atlantic Ocean.
'Of course. It Is an experiment" said
Mr. May last night, "and it is on such
magnitude that If ii is successful, it viii
mean much. OF course, we all have our
ideas as TO ship construction, but until
this boat is safely in port, we do not care
TO discuss the possible outcome The ex-
pertinent is being conducted on such a
grand scale that it will mean much for
the future of the transatlantic liners.
One feature that you may not know Is
that the Lusitania carries only about 200
tons of freight-about the same as the
boats that run between Washington and
Norfolk She Is not built for the
freight-carrying business. but will handle
almost exclusively passenger traffic.
1T is the largest and the fastest of ali
boats. It is fitted up on such a magnlf-
cent scale OF Iayishness as to compare
with the most fastidious Of American ho-
tells. It's capacity is practically thirty
statute miles an hour, which is as good
as the speed Of practically ali trains in
the country. with the exception Of the
special flyers On a few special runs
THE turbine type Of engine, with which
she is equipped, is adapted better for
speeding than for cruising, at a speed Of
something like fifteen or sixteen knots an
hour At high speed the turbine is more
economical than a Teciprocating engine,
but the same is not true at a cruising
speed Another thing that has escaped
general notice and that is that the tur-
bine is the oldest form Of steam engine.
The original form. OF course, was not
exactly like that now in use, but much
like it, Turbine engines are used on the
English Channel boats, and as soon as
they clear their docks they go at full
speed and make the twenty-five miles in
an hour Turbine types are also being
used in a new steamer running from New
YORK 70 Boston, which made trial trip
this week, going around Cape Cod and
landing in Boston in a little more than
fourteen hours. The company proposes
to send steamers from New York iu the
evening and land passengers In Boston
about 8 O'Clock the next morning Tur.
bine types are also being used in num-
Der OF river type Of boats.
AS for the Lusitania, believe she VIII
be success. There are many people who
have plenty Of money to patronize such
line and who want 10 go in a hurry.
You know, the English government loan
ed the CunaTd Company the money al
per cent TO build this boat. and imagine
haf chit -4,1
thousand men could be moved in a hurry
on such boat. and imagine she viii
make faster time than on her maiden
trip after she has been worked out
Turbine engines are TO be used in the
DreadnOught, and our two new battle
ships will use turbines. also.
There are many people, however, wh0
prefer slower boats than such as the Lu.
sitania. J. PierpOnt Morgan always tTay-
els on an eight-day boat. They are fitted
up in a style that IS so comfortable that
the secOnd-class is far better than first
class accommodations were ten years
ago"
Columbus. Ohio. Senator Foraker's home
town, is much more interested right now
In the Republican nomination for mayor,
which takes place to-day, than in the
Presidential contest, according 10 j. W.
Backus, Of that city, who was at the
Raleigh last night.
There are four candidates for the Re.
publican nomination" said Mr.. Backls
last night. Two Of them are running
on a nd platform. and two favor,
though not too publicly. an open town.
The fight IS between the liberal and the
closed factions OF the party. and the race
is so close that it would take a wise man
to predict what the outcome W4u be.
Columbus is more Of a closed town
now that it has been for years, and the
fight Of the liberal faction is for open
saloons on Sunday, and for all night sas
looms. They have succeeded in bringing
il to an issue Eow IN that city. and the
outcome tomorrow viii decide the fate
Of the town
-OhiO has been benefited in some ways
by the high license. but the indications
are that the entire State. practically. VIII
be dry within another year. The State
legislature at the next session viii prob.
ably pass a county option law, and it
would not surprise many people II all
but four counties in the State went dry
after such a bill gives each county a
chance TO vote on the proposition. Be-
cause Of the sentiment that has been cree
ated in Columbus and in Franklin Coun-
ty. as the result Of the present campaign,
would not be at all surprised If tha
entire county would 60 dry, which would
mean that there would be no liquor sold
there at all As it stands now, the sa-
looms close at midnight and all day sum
day. The counties Of Cuyahoga and
Hamilton would probably go wet an
der such a law because Of the big brew
ing interests there, which are larger than
in Columbus
Period furniture is all the rage this
year" says r ". CoTson. OF Grand
Rapids Mich. the furniture center CT
the United states. who was at the Ra-
leigh last night.
BY period furniture. ! mean repro
ductions OF the old colonial styles and
the Louis XIV and Louis XVI These
styles are being manufactured extensively
by furniture concerns, for there seems
to be an enormous demand for them.
And it is quite true that the work being
turned out now is better than the origi-
nal. for the reason that a better grade
OF hard wood is being used. The French
furniture that is imported into this coun-
try is practically no good until It has
been made over, for the joints, for some
reason, viii not stand this climate.
There are a number of firms in New
York that import such goods and every
bit of il is made over before II is put on
the market The United States exports
practically nothing in the way Of furni-
ture but sectional bookcases and roll-toD
desks. In all other lines it hardly pays
to ship abroad, and the market here IS
sufficient for all makers.
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