The Washington herald., 1907-01-12
HEARD AT HOTELS.

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A native of Maine. good Union sol
der. and a loyal Republican. Mr Dennis
NJ. Foster Of Lake Charles, La. settled
In Louisiana at the close Of the civil war
and for years has been recognized as one
Of the leading citizens Of his adopted
home. He was at the Arlington last
evening in company with his friend and
townsman, Congressman Pujo and the.
two agreed that Lake Charles was about
the most solid and prosperous Of South
ern cities
We have few miles outside our
town. said Mr. Foster the greatest
sulphur mine ia the world II furnishes
all the markets Of the United States. and
the daily shipments are about go car
loads. In New iberia. lG9 miles away. are
the biggest salt works on the continent.
They are owned by Mr. McIlheny who
was recently appointed United States
civil Service Commissioner, and who is
one OF the finest men in our State. The
people OF Louisiana never experienced
such a degree Of prosperity as they are
40" enjoying. and / am doing my best
TO educate my Democratic friends into
the belief that II is all on account Of Re
publican control Of the government"
! have lived in Alaska for the past
eight years. and am therefore eIassed as
a 'sour-dough,' the name given to all old
uneTs IN the Territory" said Mr.. J. G.
Bechtol, Of Fairbanks, at the New VIII
lard.
To be a soUr-dough one must have
seen the Ice come and 20. and have been
IIozeh IN during the long winter season.
me newcomers, OF tender-feet, as we saw
IN the States. are designated as che
chakos.' which is Indian for greenborn.
/ have seen Fairbanks grow from "A r,,de
camp TO be a thriving town Of S.Gs0 peo-.
pie. with all the appurtenances and com
forts Of civilized life Nv mining nron-
erty Is eighteen miles distant and I will
speedily 20 back there over the ice. At
this time OF the year the miners are busy
building the winter dumps on which the
water will be turned in the spring when
the washing for the precious metal starts
up. The dumps are pyramids Of soil
forty 10 sixty feet high and about
seyenty-hve feet thick al the base. They
look good deal Ike circus tents with
poles stuck in the middle. and a row of
them makes one think Of a big show.
The siuice boxes are placed at the bot
tom OF the dumps. ready for holding the
gold which the water frees from the
mud / think We viii take out al least
Sl5.0 900 from the Fairbanks district in
1857, and would do better than that were
it not that some Of our most valuable
properties are tied UP by litigation"
you may travel 1000 miles on a rail-
way in Europe and never a man. whether
English, French. German. or what not.
will ever open his mouth 10 speak to you
If you are a stranger" said Mr.. ]. ".
Pike. OF Philadelphia. az the Raleigh.
For a total freeze-out I accord the
palm to the English. Your true Briton
regards any man who has the nerve 70
speak TO him without ever having been
formally introduced as reeking with ef
frontery and therefore TO be disdained
and snubbed ! want 10 except from
these "A class Of EngIishmen who have
been about the world d good bit. I've
met a few Of this sort who had knocked
about the world and who were not sus-
picious Of a stranger who addressed them
that he had designs on their pOcketbook.
Maybe in the course Of time and the
process of evolution we may get the same
clam-ilke reserve over here in America.
but I don't expect 10 see it in my life
time. and I am glad 70 think that wheY-
ever ! enter a parlor car fer a ride 10
san Francisco or Seattle that thought I
may not know blessed man on that
train when ] enter, that ere 100 miles
have been traversed ] shall be talking
with some good American. whom never
saw before, as though We had been
friends and comrades from our earliest
youth"
a gentleman from Iowa and one who
has many friends in and out Of the
Hawkeye State is Mr. W. ". Baldwin.
who has for many years been a valued
official Of the Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy Railroad. He is a guest Of the
Arlington.
Mr.. Baldwin is a native of the little
town OF KeosaUqua, on the banks Of the
Des Moines River. His parents were
from Indiana, and migrated 10 Iowa over
land in a day that antedated the rail-
roads. His mothers brother was George
C. Wright, who has often been described
whose fame as United States Senator is
still bright. Another brother, Joseph A
Wright. remained in Indiana. and was
governor. and later United States Sena-
tor. his last public Office being that OF
Minister 10 Prussia
The little town Of KoesaUQua was also
the home at one time Of the late Senator
Gear. and of DelOZan Smith. who went
to oregon and came to Washington as
Senator from that state. II produced a
large number of men who became dis
tingushed as statesmen and jurists.
among the latter Judge Caldwell, OF the
Federal bench, who IS still living.
Two popular army men in the New VIII
lard lobby last evening were Col HueT,
who is in charge of the engineering work
on the Pacific Coast, and Capt Dickens.
Of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. They
were guests at dinner Of former Gov.
John II. NcGrsw, of Seattle. and equally
ardent as that gentleman in eXtOlling the
merits Of the far West.
BOssing the Job.
4 new Mark Twain story is going the
rounds. The humorist takes long rides
I'm the country in his auto. and one day
the mud was so deep that the machine
stuck in II. on a railroad near by an
Irishman was seen bossing a gang Of