The Washington herald., 1907-10-18
AT THE HOTELS.

While there may be some feeling
against the Orientals apparent IN some
sections OF the nation, there isn't any
dlscernible in Seattle, according 10 z. z.
Caine. Of that city. At the New willard
last night, Mr.. Caine declared that the
Pacific Coast needs all the japanese Il
is able to lay hands on, and that talk
about Oriental exclusion is largely com
posed OF air
The Coast needs every japanese It Is
able to get" said Mr. Caine The great
prosperity Of the section, the unprece-
dented wheat crop, and the timber opera
tions make the demand for labOrers i'm
perative. Common laborers are paid from
IS a day up, and even then there is a
continual cry for more men.
The tales Of the japanese Korean Ex-
clusion League and its work Of keeping
out the Orientals you can put down as
without foundation. The head OF that
league, and really the whole league, as I
understand, was man by the name OF
Fowler. who. it has since been ascer-
tanned, Is crazy"
When informed that in Seattle papers
there has been printed a 'story" telling
Of great anu-OrientaI demonstration
on December Is. Mr. Caine laughed and
remarked that he didn't believe any such
demonstration is possible
Mr.. Game has come to Washington TO
secure water rights on Rocky Greek, a
branch OF the Skagit River, in Washing
ton. His company, the Superior Cement
Company, is now constructing one Of the
largest plants OF this kind In the North
west The water rights which he de-
sires TO secure are controlled by the
government, as Rocky Greek passes
through the Washington Forest Reserve.
Mr. Caine said that the coast dispOses
Of large and constantly increasing guam
titles Of cement. The two factories with
which he IS connected VIII manufacture.
when in complete running order. more
than 800 barrels Of cement each day.
The present railroad and building develop
rnent on the Coast requires large amounts
Of this material
I A. Miller. secretary Of the Colorado
Springs Gas Company, who IS attending
the present convention Of gas men az the
New Willard, said yesterday that the
comblaation Of the interests which control
the output Of coal in the vicinity Of Colo
rado has materially advanced the cost OF
making gas Mr. Miller said that some
tine since his company was compelled 20
use Ignite for gas-making. This kind OF
fuel. however, proved better than was an
ticipated and made remarkably good gas.
The price OF coal in the West, he said, IS
somewhat higher than IN the East but
the rates charged for gas per 100 feet are
practically the same in Colorado Springs
and in Washington.
The recent shutting down Of some OF
the great copper mines in Montana IS
driving thousands of the foreigners who
worked IN them back to ths East, and
is forcing many of them across the At
Isntic 10 their old homes. J. c. Eden.
formerly Western traffic manager Of the
Great Northern Railway. who was in
Washington yesterday, said last night
that in the last few months, he has been
informed. the Great Northern alone has
sold 5000 tickets 10 foreigners from points
in the copper region Of Montana 10 cities
in the East Many OF these passengers
were Italians who have quit the West
and the United States TO return TO Italy.
While the jamestown Exposition isn't
officially finished, the representatives Of
the next national show are already work
ing hard to make it a success. J. 7.
ChiIberg. vice president Of the Scandi-
navian-American Bank. Of Seattle. and
president Of the Alaska Pacific
Exposition, which is scheduled 10 keep
the Seattle spirit working overtime dur
ing the spring and summer Of 1893, passed
through Washington Wednesday. Mr.
Chlberg is visiting many cities in the
East. also several in Canada, IL the in
terest Of the Pacific Coast exposition. He
went from Washington 10 jamestown,
and from the latter place he viii 80 10
New York, Montreal. and other cities
in the North.
I. S. Bigelow, Of New York. president
and treasurer Of the company which pub
lishes Light, one Of the journals having
to do with the illuminating end Of the gas
business. IS in attendance at the present
convention OF the gas institute in this
city.
Gen. A. J Niles, adjutant general OF the
National Guard Of Oklahoma and past de-
partment commander OF the United Span
ish War Veterans, is at the Raleigh. Gen.
Niles last night attended the meeting Of
Lawton Camp, Spanish War Veterans. in
g. A. r. Hall.