The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
AT THE HOTELS.

the mails. This IS being done by special
weighing In p0st-ofices all over the corn-
try at the same time. something that has
never been done before, the mail having
heretofore been weighed each year in a9-
proximately one-fourth OF the country
"As It stands now, there is absolutely no
data 20 show what amount of mail is car
ried, said Mir. Adams last night. The
railroads are being paid on a basis of
about "a per cent less than they have for
the past twenty-five years. and although
Congress and the Postmaster General
caused the reduction. Il was made without
any accurate data, on the general as
sumption that the railroads were making
too much money.
The saving 10 the country as it stands
now is something Ike 100000 a year.
and II the government paid postage on
The matter that is now 'deadheaded' ths
Post-otfice Department would be a self
supporting institution.
One feature of the question that a re-
markably few number Of persons know IS
that the railroad companies, under their
contracts, are compelled TO deliver mail
to the post-ofices in all cases where the
road station
7 have control Of many hundreds os
miles Of track and hundreds Of stations.
and l know that Ia the past few years
the cost Of getting mail from stations 10
post-Oilces has increased something Ike
from s. 20 SO a month"; and this we have
10 pay. The ocean pOst-serviCe steamers,
L understand, may get an increase be-
cause OF the increased cost Of handling.
yet the railroads are cut down in their
appropriation
Another thing that railroad men con-
sder unjust is the custom, established
by q recent order. OF paying for mail cars.
Such cars cost E,0d0 more 10 build than
they did a year ago. The government
pays 80 a mile for such a car, and cor
respondingly less for shorter. cars. Take
this case for instance. From New York
10 Chicago and Omaha. sixty-fOUt cars
are required by the government. And al
though il should be apparent 20 all that
We must haul that car back East be
cause there is less mail going East than
West, We get paid for but a forty-foot
car. Railroad men do not think this is
just"
That Mayor Bob" Bingham. Of Louis
ham, is doing good work toward maxi
ing Louisville a great town is the opin-
ion Of J. D. Winston, Of that city. who
is at the New Willard.
Louisville is not the same town 1t was
a number Of years ago said NIr. Win
ston last night. 1T is absolutely impos-
sible 70 get a drink after midnight OF on
Sunday there now. This law is rigidly
enforced. and hotels are not even per-
mitted 70 sell liquor with meals, as IS the
case in many cities where the lid is on
In clubs the only way the members can
get a drink after hours is 20 bring il
down and have it IN the club.
'Tne indications are that Kentucky
counties viii continue 10 90 dry and
there are few counties in the State now
that permit the sale OF liquor The same
thing IS true all through the South, and
there is no question but that IL is working
hardships on the liquor interests"
Ellis Searles. an Indianapolis newspaper
man. was in Washington for a few hours
last night Indianapolis is now in. ths
throes Of a tight for cheaper gas, in
which the advocates Of lower rates
were successful during the last session OF
the legislature.
"A law was passed, said Mr.. Searles.
providing that after 1903 no franchise
should be granted gas company in
TO sell gas for more than Cd
cents per 1000 feet. A new company has
been organized by the citizens, with
capital stock OF SLGl1g0. about half OF
which has been taken up by popular sub
This company has a franchise
70 sell gas at 69 cents per 1,0l9 feet and
if they cannot market il at that price
they cannot sell il GJ all
The present company, which has been
in business for q long time and which
for a time handled natural gas. Of which
there is no more, by the way, has been
charging - cents per 100 feet. What
this company viii do after 1893 remains
TO be seen. should the law remain in force.
The new company is offering TO sub
scribers for its stock promise Of 10 per
cent dividends, and they seem TO think
there is no question but that the promises
can be carried out on the basis Of the
price permitted by Law.
''The fight for cheaper gas has been IN
progress foT years and The indications
seem 10 point to a permanent reduction
n price. II the new company succeeds in
paying dividends at the rate promised, il
viii probably be followed by fights for
over rates IN practically every city IN the
country where gas Is being sold at from
3 cents to 81 per 1000.
Mr.. SeaTles says that there IS not p
thought in Indiana politically but that
he entire State delegation VIII fight for
he nomination of Vice President Fair
banks for the Presidency, and that the
people of the State are enthusiastic in
heir belief that their candidate VIII Do
iUcc essfuL
A. NJ. Stevenson. Republican national
from Colorado, who is at
he Arlington. believes President Roose-
-elt is the choice Of Colorado for Presi-
lent
The Republicans Of COIOTado-yes, in
Iced, nearly all the people OF our State.
avor the reelection CT President ROose-
-elt The President would receive thres
'ut of very four votes cast in the inter-
States. With the President as
candidate, there VIII be no longer a
Old South. He would carry at least a
lalf dozen Of the Southern States. and
his would result in q white mans Re
publican party there. and that would DO
nore toward solving the race question
han anything else.
There is no question Of a third term
involved IN the reelection of the Presi-
lent, and If there We're, who cares? It
he President will not run, Secretary Taft
will be the popular candidate.
The people Of Colorado are very pros
erous, and are not worrying about Wall
treet's troubles. Denver wants the next
republican national convention held there.
We have the most beautiful city in
.merica-beat them all on climate; have a
me auditorium of convention size, and