The Washington herald., 1907-11-19
AT THE HOTELS.


IF the remedy proposed yesterday for
the aiIeviation Of the financial condition
is p success, as certainly hope il will be.
I believe that another candidate will ap-
pear IN the field for the Republican nomi-
nation" said Congressman-elect Rufus
Hardy. Of Texas, at the Normandie last
night
Secretary COrteIyou has. I think. dem
onstrated by this act, II by no other. that
he is able 10 think things out for himself
and that he has been working on "A soIu-
ton for the present situation for some
time He is not shining by reflected light.
as Mr.. Taft IS held to be. II this attempt
toward relieving the tight money market
succeeds, ! feel confident that he viii
OvertOp all the other candidates mention
cd for the Republican nomination.
There IS one clause in Mr. Roose-
velts letter. however. which. I believe,
points out the cause Of the present sit
uation, and which shows, also. that this
cause must be remedied to effect a per-
manent cure. That cause is the feeling
/ Of insecurity which seems TO pervade the
country. As Mr. Roosevelt has pointed
/ out. II IS necessary that the people again
/ become confident and that they again
/ trust 70 the soundness Of the vast ma
jority Of the country's financial institu-
/ tlons"
Mr. Hardy IS much interested IN cot
/ ton. and says that. owing 10 the tight
money market. or whatever the present
/ financial condition may be termed, the
/ price Of that great staple has fallen of
/ almost , cents "A pound. This means, he
said, that Texas alone stands 10 lose
many millions OF dollars.
| When asked about favorite Democratic
/ candidates for the Presidential nomina-
ton. Mr.. Hardy said:
| Mr. Bryan. I believe. viii receive the
/ support Of the Democratic party in my
State. While / vas. personally. gold
I Democrat. and am To-Day. I believe that
I Mr. Bryan is the man TO head the party
now, although he might not have been
I when ne advocated Is 20 l. Mr.. Bryan
/ feel sure. Is not such a violent radical
/ as he is esteemed IN many sections. He
/ has done little more. il seems 10 me- than
/ advocate the very things which President
/ Roosevelt has carried out. ] do not be-
/ lieve that Grover Cleveland viii take that
nomination. nor do / think that Mr..
| Cleveland would be the man 10 carry on
the work OF reformation OF transporta-
/ ton systems which is needed to-day"
Mr. Hardy is an ardent advocate OF
water transportation and thinks that the
/ regulation Of commerce by railroads has
gone much too far in most Of the states
/ in the West. and especially in those be-
yond the Mississippi. He said that where
water routes enter into competition for
I traffic with rail routes. the rates charged
/ on the latter are uniformly lowered To
I meet those OF the former This. he said,
/ Is particularly noticed by Texans who are
/ compelled To ship cotton from points in
/ the interior 70 the coast. where there is
/ no other means Of transportation than
/ the railroads. He thinks the Hepburn
4 bill is not half stringent enough for this
I case and believes that added legislation
is necessary to place rates on an equita-
/ bic basis.
/ IF a coalition Of the states in Centra!
/ America could be brought about by the
/ United States. il would transform those
/ countries into The most productive re-
! gions OF the world" said Rowland Hiu.
I aE attorney Of New York at the New
/ Willard last night Mr. Hiu IS largely
I interested in gold mines in Honduras and
I has just returned from that country
/ As conditions are to-day. these Cen
/ trdl American states are continually in
a state Of warfare or in state Of re-
covery from a war. One revolution
( springs up; the people on both sides are
taxed much money. Then. perhaps. a
( new President assumes control. and for
a year OF so the country attempts 70 re-
cover. All that time. however, il is nee
essary for the people 10 regain what was
spent in the war, and before they have
fully reached the point az which they
started hostilities. they are called upon
TO finance another outbreak
a coalition Of the states would admit
OF internal peace. Of improvements. such
as railroads and highways. which are not
/ possible at present. The Central Ameri-
can states are so rich and capable OF
/ producing so much wealth in cattle.
fruits, gold, and other things, that il
seems a shame 20 see this continual
source Of useless expenditure go on year
after year unchecked
Mir. Hill said that his company, known
as the QUebrada Grande Gold Mining and
/ Milling Company, owns 200 acres of land
IN Honduras. These properties are sit
Uated at an elevation OF about 200 feet
above the sea and are reached after -
miles OF travel from the coast. The gold
IS found both IN the q5=srtz rock and in
the soil. The placer" mining has shown
gold running anywhere. he said, from 3
cents to SIS a cubic yard The quartz.
he said. runs much higher.
Mr.. Hill believes that the Pan-Americau
railway is not an idle dream. but that Il
VIII be an accomplished fact in a fewyears.
and that ii viii certainly come with this
proposed coalition OF the Central Ameri-
can States.
I IgnaCe Paderewski, the Polish pianist.
and party are registered at the Shoreham
Hotel
John ". Albaugh. jr-, son Of the vet
eran manager. so long connected with
Washington theaters, is at the Arlington.
I With Mr.. Albaugh is his wife (Olive
I May who is appearing with the COM
paay playing The Secret Orchard" AT
the BelaSCo.
Mr. Samuel W. Meek. business manager
of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, IS in
the city.
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