The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
AT THE HOTELS.

an appropriation Tor Territorial buildings
and exhibits" said Senator Piles. Of
Washington, at the New Willard yester-
day. Congress VIII not be asked for
l cent in the way Of loans or assistance
Of any kind. The people OF washington
do not desire that kind OF aid. and I. Der
sonally. would not vote for any meas
ure that would contemplate such an ap-
preparation.
We only desire that Congress SHAH
set aside enough money TO have suitable
exhibits from Alaska. the Territories, and
the island possessions Beyond that we
do not expect a cent"
Senator Piles said a bin would be IN
trodueed at the coming session Of Con-
gress asking for approximately 100000
for buildings and exhibits for the Alaska
Yukon-Pacihc Exposition but that be-
yond that nothing would be done to seek
government aid.
The people Of Oregon, California, and
several other States, Senator Piles said.
have already. through their legislatures.
appropriated large sums for buildings
and exhibits for the fair. which viii be
held in Seattle in 1909.
THE people Of Seattle" continued
the Senator. raised S650.O00 in less than
twenty-foUr hours for that fair. and four
times that amount could have been raised
If il had been deemed necessary. The
State OF Washington has appropriated a
large sum for the exposition, and. alto
gether. we feel that il wiz be a magnif-
cent success.
I believe il is entirely fitting that the
great Pacific Northwest, that has fought
for so long to obtain a share Of the
Oriental trade from England and Ger
many, should have an exposition OF this
kind, that viii enable her business men
10 become better acquainted with the
peoples OF far-off lands"
Senator Piles declared if the fair does
not prove a pecuniary success. the people
of Washington will dig down into pockets
filed with wealth from fruit, grain, tim
Der, and fisheries and -Udke good with
the hackers of the exposition.
Politically. Senator Piles said, Washing
ton State Is quiet The time has not
come in the Northwest for a choice Of q
candidate for the Republican nomination.
Secretary Taft made many friends ga
Washington, but all the other candidates
are also well and favorably known
1t doesn't matter" concluded the Sen
atoF, who the Republican nominee Is.
He VIII receive the backing Of the party
in the State Of Washington to man"
The Western Pacific Railway VIII be
completed from the Sierra Nevada 10 San
Francisco by January" said J. Rupert
Foster, Of MarysviIle, Cal. last night at
the New Willard.
At present this work. which I believe
Is Gould extension. which will some
day permit trains 10 run over practically
one system from Baltimore 10 the Pa
cffc Ocean, is being carried on with all
the speed possible. In the Sacramento
Valley the construction Of the road is
comparatively easy. and, therefore. the
work viii be done much more quickly
there than in the mountains
TO cross the Sierra Nevada thirty tun-
nels. one Of which 7 understand is 10 be
three miles long, are necessary. The
boring Of these tubes viii take some time,
but 7 think the road viii be in operation
from coast 10 coast by one year from
now"
Mr.. Foster said that it is understood in
California that the Western Pacific, on
its Pacific Slope division. from the sum
NIT of the Sierras 10 San Francisco, viii
use electricity as the motive power. This
viii be something new in the annals OF
railroading, as will a cross-continent line
consolidated in practically one system.
Mr.. Foster is touring the East in an
endeavor 10 learn just how great an
amount OF fruit is raised here. He left
san Francisco several weeks ago. trav-
eled by way Of Seattle. Vancouver. and
Canadian cities 10 Boston and New York
He viii go South from Washington and
inspect the fruit groves of Florida.
The recent furry in Wall street" said
Mr.. Foster, will not affect the Pacific
Coast, or any part Of the West I be-
Heve. II may possibly hurt the upbu;ld-
ing Of San Francisco for a time, as much
Eastern capital is being invested I'm that
city. San Francisco will surely rise again.
even if slowly. and some day il viii b.
the city. OF even q better city. than IL
was before the FIRE"
The feeling against the japanese. Mr..
Foster declared, has entirely died out.
and the Pacific Coast wants ali the Orr
entails it can get He said that. poliG-
cally, California IS for President Roose-
welt, and that sentiment in that State
approves the movement OF the Atlantic
fleet 10 the Pacific.
John Abernethy. United States marshal
for Oklahoma, was at the Raleigh last
night. MI Abernethy took President
Roosevelt on a five days wolf hunt sew
eral years ago. That chase resulted in
seventeen wolf SCalpS Last night Mr.
Abernethy said that he has been too
busy lately 10 hunt any wolves. When
asked about politics in Oklahoma, he
said: There isn't much doing politically
in Oklahoma All the politicians are in
Washington
The struggle between Tom I. Johnson
and Theodore Burton for the mayors
chair in Cleveland is certainly spectacular.
if nothing else" said Z. G.. Hainer, Of
Cleveland, at the Metropolitan yesterday.
THE campaign is now getting 10 the
very warm stage, and both candidates are
out for all the votes Most people in
Cleveland did net believe that Mr.. Bur
ton would become a stump orator and in
wade the Johnson territory 20 answer the
latter's arguments, but he has proved
that he is a good taIker and hard
fighter
'On many occasions Mr.. Burton has ad-
dressed an audience in a part Of the city
conceded to Mr.. Johnson, while at the
same time Mr., Johnson is DOING exactly
the same thing IN part given UP TO Mr..
Burton. 1t would be impossible TO fore
cast the result Of the election, and I do
not think any one but a campaign man
ager would do So"
Mr.. Johnson. Mr.. Hainer said. has a
large following through his previous ae-
tions as mayor Of the city, while Mr..
Burton has back OF him his long record
in Congress. Neither Of them, he said,
was taking any chances on the issue of
the fight, but each is working for every
voter, and will work until the last man