The Washington herald., 1907-10-07
AT THE HOTELS.

Porto Rico just now is enjoying the
greatest prosperity and happiness OF her
history said j. =. Harrison. Of that
country, last night al the Metropolitan
Hotel Mr Harrison Is an American, but
has been engaged in the fruit Industry
Tor several years in the island, and sees
a brilliant future for fruit raising In Porto
Rico
The present time IS referred TO by the
writer's as the golden era. and fl viii 90
down in our history as such There IS
one thing, however. in the possession OF
which The Porto Ricaus would be happy.
and that is citizenship. or, If not citizen
ship, independence. Tho former they pre-
fer, because they realize that with clti-
zenship comes security which they
could never feel If they were self govern
ing. They have been promised citizenship
by President Roosevelt and. although
they realize that he must have time to
consider the ways and means, they are
in some parts becoming impatient Porto
Rico expects the next Presidential mes
sage 10 contain some recommendation
relative TO the citizenship question When
the President visited Porto Rico he made
special mention Of his desire 10 help the
island in any way that he could. and
since then he has been informed by many
delegations and letters that the most
heartfelt desire Of the island is citizen
ship The people have been absolutely
weaned from Spain 10 the United States,
and it is surprising the liberal point OF
II f.rrrT t.Tr I'd
difference that has been effected IN them
in the few years that the United States
Has lad possession OF the island.
THE tobacco and coffee crops are just
now the best paying that we have Cof-
fee is always marketable product and
as We grow plenty Of IL We have no diff
Guilty In making a good showing in COM
parisOn with the rest OF the world. Il IS
but little inferior 10 the best South Amer
lean coffee, and as the United States has
done lot OF good for as as regards the
tariff. we can easily hold OUT own. II the
French tariff law is allowed 10 go into
effect, however, It will practically ruin
the coffee industry in Porto Rico. To-
bacco is also an excellent investment. and
many people have begun 10 smoke il in
preference TO the Havana grade The
large amount of American capital that
mas come into the island has brought our
tobacco into prominence and exploited Il
10 great extent so that now il is q
strong competitor TO any tobacco in the
world.
But il is in the fruit that the future OF
the island lies according % my think
ing and according TO the opinion Of AIr.
Beekman Winthrop, former governor OF
the island The soil is ideal for the cuI-
tivation OF certain kinds of fruit and
we are beginning 20 export great guam
titles Of II every year. 1t costs but
little, and ia the course of a few years
We VIII be among the largest fruit ex-
porters in the world"
Elan Neal. collector Of revenues in the
indianapolis district Of Indiana. who is
at the willard. thinks that Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks has an excellent chance
Of securing the Presidential nomination.
50 far as Indiana is concerned" =" said
Mr. Neal. Its delegation will be solid
for the Vice President. That is the one
question Of interest throughout the
Hoosier State. os course, although rh.
campaign for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton is rapidly growing warmer. In my
mind Attorney General Miller viii be
The favorite Ny home is in the EIev-
enth district where Frederick Lands
was SO badly beaten last year but there
IS no question that the district viii
again send "a Republican 10 the lower
branch Of Congress.
As 70 the candidacy Of Representative
James F. Watson. OF the Sixth district.
/ know very little. he having but re-
Gently announced that he would be IN the
race Mr.. Watson has his friends. and
II he goes into the fight seriously he viii.
Of course, enlist great deal Of support
from his part Of the State.
Indiana right now is as prosperous as
IL has ever been, the towns IN the gas
belt region having most successfully
adapted themselves 10 meet the coad!-
tons arising from the disappearance Of
natural gas In other. words. many Of
these towns have grown from boom
towns 10 substantial cities. and are now
or a solid financial basis which assures
them continued prosperity.
I am very much disappointed" said
A W. Wineman. OF New York, at the
Riggs House last night. ''at the appear
ance Of the members Of the Washington
police force. They seem 10 be very intel
hge1t-i10king men, but I should think
that, as this is the nations Capital.
there would be an effort to give
them more military appearance The
mounted policemen should be more nu-
meT0uS. and while this is a democratic
country. simple uniforms are entirely i'm
proper. l believe that il might be per
missible in Washington at least to equip
the members Of the force in more imp0s-
ing fashion than is the custom IN other
cities.
They should be so uniformed as %
create more of governmental impression
similar 70 that produced by The gem
darmes Of France and the police Of Ger
many This may sound imperialistic or
suobbish. bUt there is no question that a
man Of military aspect inspires more re-
spect and confidence than does an ordi-
nary patrolman, and I incline TO the belief
that such departure would be within
the bounds Of propriety."
7 am confident, after Witnessing a sea-
sons racing on the English turf. that
American horses are faster as a rule"
said j. B. Lewis, Of Chicago, ar the Ma
tional Hotel. last night
IF the American horse could race at
iii9 pSot IA A-tsiai-ltlf tueIe Is no OouDl II
my mind that he could defeat his Eng
lish brother at any distance. The Eng
lish racers have not improved in speed
for the past 200 years, while every decade
sees q vast Improvement in our Ameri-
can horses. As matters stand now, I feel
sure that there are ten horses in Amer
lea which can defeat the best horse that
England can produce. AS weight carriers,
the American thoroughbred IS vastly su-
periOr, and I know that the impression
which prevails in both countries that the
British horse is the fastest is false