The Washington herald., 1907-08-06
AT THE HOTELS.

Yes, Georgia will be better of without
liquor than with it. said Morris Vow. Of
Toccoa. Ca. who is staying at the New
Willard, having arrived from Atlantic
City and is now preparing to go to Ashe-
Vile, n. c.. TO spend the balance Of the
suD-mer. Mr.. Vow is a young man, well
known in business and social circles in
the Cracker State.
Speaking of the phenomena Of temper
anee wave sweeping the Southern States.
Mr.. Ye- said that the doing away with
saloons would SaJse some financial loss to
the State and the larger cities in the be-
ginning. but that the taxpayers would be
benefited by it IN the long run.
The movement" sasa Mr.. Vow, had
its beginning in our State about a year
ago. when the whites and the blacks we're
at dagger points in Atlanta The city Of
Atlanta and the State Of Georgia suffered
not only financially from the outbreak,
but then name and reputation also got the
worst of it. It took our people some time
to awaken to the fact that it would be
more advisable to cut out the liquor. have
an orderly house. and retain the good
name Of the State.
IF the Presidential election could be
held in Georgia to-day, President ROOse-
welt would not only poll the full Repub-
lican vote, but most every Democrat
would vote for him; he is without a doubt
the most popular man in our State. He
is popular because ne is honest and sin
cere and does not hoOdwink the people
of IT.
knew what he was talking about when
he said that Bryan should nominate
Roosevelt as the candidate on the Dem
ocratic ticket; he can't be beaten. II
Roosevelt Is not nominated, his successor
will have tough job trying 10 keep up
with his record"
Rudolph Elder Won TanZOsz. manufac-
turer and exporter of hreproof Office and
household furniture, Of Vienna. Austria.
and Budapest, Hungary, is at the Airing
ton. Herr Won Tanzosz has been 10 the
jamestown Exposition, and has also
visited the more important commercial
centers Of this country Mr.. Tanzosz
thinks the people of this country are be-
hind the times in many ways: for IN
stance, in Office and household furniture.
Said he last night. Ciscoursing on that.
evidently his favorite subject: 'I have
visited the Offices Of some Of your greatest
manufacturing concerns. and see that the
desks, chairs, tables, files, and other Of
fee furniture has not been proved against
fire. In Austria, particularly in Vienna
and Budapest. you will find few, # any.
pieces OF furniture that have not been
treated 50 they can Withstand fire success
fully Just imagine, If you can, the State
Department catching fire. The files. the
desks. with their valuable contents. would
fall prey to the flames in no time.
such q calamity would place this i'm
portant department at the greatest
imaginable disadvantage. Valuable cor
respondence, records, and manuscripts
would get lost TO the great detriment Of
the service. All this could be Obviated
without much trouble. Every building
and its contents could be made freproof.
The government would save much money,
and need never fear the loss Of matter
Of great value by confiagration. That
Is one feature in which you Americans
are behind the times"
Mr.. Tanzosz found considerable fault
with the streets OF this city, which he
designated as being in a disgracefuI
state OF repairs.
Such a state Of affairs could never
exist in Vienna or Budapest or Berlin.
You have beautiful wide areas. aside from
streets, and If they were kept in proper
repair they would be the finest in the
world; but they are not You are very
enterprising, and you Americans are also
very patient"
II work On the Panama Canal keeps
UP at the same rate as last MONTH said
William J. Oliver, Of Knoxville, Tenn, at
the Raleigh Heel. last night. something
worth while Will be accomplished"
Air. Oliver IS the man who made a bid
not many months ago to construct the
great waterway, but after considering
the proposition for some time the War
Department concluded 10 do the work OF
digging and constructing the canal itself.
Mr.. Oliver is well-knowR railroad
builder, and is in this city IN connection
with a bid to furnish railroad cars. wood.
and steel for the Panama railroad.
II mas always been my opinion" con-
tinued Mr.. Oliver, that the work Of
building the canal should be intrugted
TO army engineers. The report Of Col.
Goethals as to the amount Of work done
last month bears me out on that point.
When one considers that this is the rainy
season down there. one must admit that
the enterprise is carried on according to
good business principles"
Drifting from the Panama subject 70
railroads, Mr.. Oliver expressed himself
strongly In favor Of letting the railroads
alone for a while. Everything is IN
settled with them; they are actually
4 fTqfG n IN orfr-r1 ING in -
proyements or new construction work
lest the government or some long-haired
politicians or sO-called statesmen begin
making all kinds of trouble for them.
Take the South, for instance. Every
thing, or at least almost everything.
down South in the way OF upbuIlding
and improvements is due to the railroads.
They constitute the enterprise or the
South, and I don't think It's good policy
to proceed against them in the incon-
siderate manner to which they have been
subjected Of late
Il think Taft will be the next President
He is a level-headed man. and has the
confidence Of business men. No. I don't
think Roosevelt wants the place. think
his idea is to let some one else have II
and then jump in again the next turn.
But no matter who follows Roosevelt
ne II nave 10 hustle TO keep up with the
pace that the President has set.
The temperance movement now svyeep-
ing the South is a good thing. OF course.
the larger cities and ports will be tempo
rary losers, but in years to come they will
make up for it."
John Law. jr., OF Philadelphia, partner
In wholesale wooden manufacturing firm
in the Quaker City. is at the Shoreham.
MI Law is On a short sightseeing trip.
Speaking Of the political outlook in Penn