The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
AT THE HOTELS.


over the country has practically been a
failure this season. and. with the excep-
ton of California, my State will supply
nearly half Of the markets Of the United
States with this particular fruit, Of which
the American people are so fond.
The liberia is the peach on which
Arkansas depends for this years output.
During the season. and as the fruit
ripens, the commission merchants are
making preparations to send out some
thing like 200 car loads OF this fruit
These cars will go from one end OF the
country 10 the other. and, with From
Arkansas On the little boxes. will make
people open their eyes who have hardly
ever heard Of the State before.
And Arkansas. by the bye. has the
largest peach orchard in the United
States. II not in the world. It covers an
area Of more than 1900 acres. and IS 10
Gated about 100 miles south Of Fort
Smith. This orchard viii produce enough
peaches this year to yield its owner
small fortune, and he IS looking forward
20 the harvest Of the mammoth orchard
with much interest. Arkansas also pro-
duces its share Of the dairy products Of
this country: 50, you see, several million
people this year win eat peaches and
cream from the State from which hail"
Seattle is preparing for her exposition
two years hence. and she will have every
thing IN readiness when the gates are
thrown open 70 the public. June l, 1850, "
said Remsen McGinnis, a financial broker
Of the Puget Sound city last evening at
the Raleigh Hotel. Ground for the
great Alaskan ukon-Pacifc Exposition
was broken several months ago with APP
pr0prlate ceremonies. and with the sound
OF the pick and shovel IN the first dirt
workmen were started on the task. Seat
tie people realize that they have a gigan-
tic task on their hands. They have
learned a lesson from the other exposition
arrangements, which, IN most cases, have
been behind at the time OF the opening,
and they are consequently making special
efforts to begin the big celebration on
time.
The features of the Seattle fair are
to be exhibits Of the mining industry from
the Pacific Coast States, Alaska, and the
whole world. for that matter.
Another thing the people OF my city
are proud Of is the fact that the exposition
grounds are almost ideal They lay Just
north of the city on an eminence and
slant toward Lake Washington, one Of
the greatest bodies OF fresh water in the
world In the distance viii be the snow
capped mountains, the hills covered with
u
with its deep-water sailing craft only
a few miles away 10 the south. The
site appeals to every one who has visited
it. The view, even without the exposition,
IS enough 70 pay the visitors for their
trip, even if they come from this side
OF the Mississippi"
Mr.. McGinnis viii remain in Washington
several days, attending 10 business mat
tiers with the government
Greeley. Colo. the greatest potato
raising city in the world, i represented
in Washington this week in the person
Of Albert Igo, who, accompanied by his
wife, is visiting the Eastern cities and
the jamestown Exposition. Potato
growing is the chief. and in fact the only.
industry 10 which the people Of Greeley
apply themselves.
When the season is at hand for dig
ging ''spuds. and the harvest is at its
height. every one, wives, mothers. chill
dren, and all. is engaged IN assisting
in getting 10 market this staple which
the American people have one, two, or
/ three times each day.
/ II is a common occurrence during the
/ potato season to see special trains run
I out OF Greeley. every car Of which is
worth hundreds OF dollars. and loaded
with the vegetable. Greeley ships its
I product TO al parts Of the United States
I and TO most Of the countries abroad.
/ All Of the land in the vicinity Of Greeley
7 has been utilized for potato raising. and
1 even the hills were used until some time
ago. The Colorado soil is particularly
adapted TO the growth Of the "spud. and
when the farmers began raising them on
/ the real steep hills the potatoes grew to
/ such an enormous size that they rolled
out Of the ground Of their own accord and
on into the saIleys below. So say the na-
ture takers. This has practically put
/ stop TO the cultivation Of the tuber on the
/ hillsides. and the farmer nowadays is
/ compelled 10 content himself with the val
4 legs and the lowlands
Gov. T. f. Little, the new executive
Of Arkansas, and who has served several
terms in Congress from the Fourth dis
trict. has not been well since he was
elected the chief executive Of the State,
said J. L. Phillips. Of Fort Smith, Ark.
at the Raleigh last night. Mr.. Phillips
is on his way 10 Baltimore 70 attend the
annual convention Of the Southern whole
sale grocers' convention.
Mr.. Little was succeeded in Congress
by Ben Cravens.'' GIr. Phillips continued
! THE governor only recently returned TO
Fort Smith from Corpus Christi and
along the coast OF Texas. where he has
been spending the winter. He is still
a sick man, however. and his friends
have been anxious about his condition
for several months.
Fort Smith. which holds the record
! for legal hangings IN this country, hash t
had an execution for ten or fifteen years
not since the Federal court jurisdiction
| which included the Indian Territory was
taken away. More than eighty legal
hangings have been marked up to the
credit of the authorities OF Fort Smith"
Heaven and the Other Place.
From the Detroit Free Press.
The Washington preacher who says that