The Washington herald., 1908-03-20

shoGld the Agricultural Department ever
see its way clear 10 undertake anything
/ In the line OF scientific forestry or botan-
zeal experiment for New England. this
farm in Weybridge IS a fine place for
such work None better can be found
/ TIE farm has a variety OF elevation
and soil Il has upland. and falls away
20 Otter Greek. which IS its boundary.
and Il has a hundred acres Of woodland
OF al the names mentioned for the
Presidency. Roosevelt. without any doubt
whatever, is tie most popular with the
masses II seems 10 me it's hard 10 tel
what may be the result OF this popular
demand.
Taft is popular. too. Considerable OF
this IS due to the fact that he has RoC-se-
velts Endorsement.
Tt looks as II ex-Gov. Stewart were 60
( ing 10 be appointed ny Gov Proctor. OF
Vermont. to nj the unexpired term OF
the lately deceased Senator Proctor. Gov.
Stewart is a man Of eighty-one years OF
age. Vermont Is proud of him. He is the
finest looking specimen of manhood 1 ever
saw"
Sidney ". Crofut, banker, OF Hartford,
Conn, IN this city on sightseeing tour,
/ is at the Cochran
M NAUAlA So : TIC 4HIAAa-E AZ LgltAAHN-4-
cut IS friendly toward Taft. and that the
/ Hartford Courant is a stanch supporter Of
/ the Taft boom 8fr. Crofut says. al
though Il looked Ike Taft in Connecticut.
/ ii should be said that Hughes had many
/ friends IN the state.
Business is fairly good said 8Ir- Gro
I fUt- Our banks were not al al embar-
raised by the recent furry.
In my mind there is no question that
! the mines in the State OF Illinois and
neighborhOod VIII be idle FOR several
weeks after April l. said c. H Trainer.
a Chicago coal operator. AT the Raleigh.
/ last night Il think il viii be a quiet
strike pending an agreement between the
United Mine Workers Of America and the
operators.
i do not anticipate that the strike
viii have any particular effect on busi-
ness. For some time the mines have been
/ overp-Oducing. This in addition 10 the
| fact that we have had an unusually warm
winter. has resulted in placing a large
amount Of coal on hand.
A strike may cause retailers who have
/ not laid in a supply u raise the price.
/ Large consumers have been awake TO the
situation for the last three months.
The trouble is largely due 70 friction
! between the Mitchell and Lewis factions
/ in the union AItcheHs term expires
/ March 81. His successor is Thomas I.
/ Lewis, who was elected last January.
Mitchell called the present convention
I in a final effort 10 restore the old inter
state plan. Lewis. whose power Is felt
! at Indianapolis wants Mitchell to step
down and cut before April ], and leave
matters 10 him
For the last two years the miners and
/ operators have been working under a con
/ tract which expires April I. IN the effort
20 reach an understanding. representa-
lives OF the operators and the union have
1 held four meetings since last October
without being able 10 agree on anything
The operators claim that the unions
demands are TOO unreasonable 20 consider
I think the situation viii clear up after
the present dissensien in the United Nine
/ Workers Union is eliminated"
That manufacturers Of vehicles are con-
icerned over tae prospective exhaustion OF
the hickory wood supply is the firm belief
OF Richard T. Riley, Of indianapolis. who
/ is interested IN the carriage manufactur-
ing industry. and is East on a business
tour. He is registered at the New VII
lard
Automobile and carriage manufacture
ers." said Mr. Riley. along with ths
men OF the allied vehicle industries. are
giving serious consideration 10 the ques-
ton Of the future supply Of hickory tim
ber This wood. which is one Of the most
important OF all woods, since no satisfac-
tory substitute for il has been found.
plays a more important part among the
] commercial tinEers than many people
realize
n FOR automobile and carriage wheels.
where strength and tOughness and resil-
iency are essential qualities, no other
wood has been found in this country that
viii take the place OF hickory. Manufac-
lturers say that no steel or wire spoke has
yet been found that will withstand tbs
wear and tear Of the hickory spoke. For
this reason the welfare Of the industry
seems dependent upon the conservation of
the hickory supply
Three Of the largest associations ot
hickory users in the country have COM
pleted a series Of cooperative tests with
the United States Forest Service. The
trade considers the results highly impOr-
tant The tests covered close study OF
the properties OF different woods used IN
vehicles and implements. supplemented by
mechanical tests 10 ascertain the relative
strength Of different woods and different
forms Of construction and 70 test the ac-
curacy of the present system OF grading"
The demure little woman has often q
caustic tongue solilouuized Col. Austin
r. Fuller OF Portland. Greg. at the New
Willard. last night. although she may
put il only in operation under semi-cOm-
pulsion. know OF a certain city dandy
IN Portland who now holds this kind OF
7 woman in abhOrrence.
The dandy was the sole occupant OF
a street car. not 50 long ago BY and
By a demure little woman with her bright
faced child entered and sat down on the
same side Then. as people entered the
car, the little woman moved along until
she was close 10 the dandy
Her child was amused II the strange
things she saw on the way. and kicked
4 her Mttle feet In delight. In her Joy she
rubbed her tiny shoes against the dandys
/ trousers. This WAS more than he could
stand
] Madam he said. icily, as he turned 10
the little girls parent. perhaps you
imagine that this conveyance is your
private carriage
oh. no. don't she replied promptly.
ard loud enough for aii the passengers 10
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