The Washington herald., 1908-08-20
AT THE HOTELS.

! ! travel about 4o.G00 miles through the
United States every year. and know what
other people think about the coming Pres
idential election have learned enough
in the South and New England TO con
vince me that Taft viii be the next Pres
ident- The race VIII be q close one. as
the Democrats have not had better
chance in forty years.
Thus spoke Evan Prosser. Of Louisville.
Ky. at the Raleigh. last night. Mr.. Pros
ser is connected with the passenger de-
Dartment OF the B. & O. railroad He IS
travelling with a party Of fifty Kentucd-
ans. who reached Washington last night
from the wiIds OF Maine.
Kentucky is not ny State said
Mr. Prosser- 7 an famous Indianiau.
-dy fame, wish 70 state. is due 70 the
fact that I am one Of the few persons
from Indiana who never wrote a novel
/ travel from one end Of the country
70 the other. JransaCting business with
the ticket agents. and in that way be-
come acquainted with conditions obtain
. ing IN many sections OF the United states.
. As most OF my business is in the South
T naturally know more about conditions
I there than elsewhere Crops are fine
/ throughout the South and the financial
outlook is most cheerful Confidence IS
T being restored and money. Is not near 50
I tight as It used 10 be The panic last fan
+ was due 70 The extravaganza Of the Amer
/ lean people as a whole, and I think we
I have al learned a good lesson
AFTER the crops have been harvested
and sold 7 believe conditions viii become
normal again and the panic viii be for-
gotten
I am principally interested in railroad
ing and give most Of my time and
thought 10 that. The PASSENGER traffic
has picked up greatly during the past few
months. and the railroad officials OF the
Central West are satisfied know but
little about The freight end Of railroadine-
olt ] understand business IS picking Up
wonderfully
We have just returned from a fifteen
day trip 70 the Maine woods and en-
joyed ourselves immensely. OF course.
10 trip East IS complete or satisfactory
without visit 70 Washingt1h believe
Il IS a patriotic duty OF every man 10
pay pilgrimage 70 the National Carl
tai
That Congress should lose 10 tine IL
passing a bin providing for a bureau Of
mines 10 investigate the cause OF d5sss-
ters. and for the advancement OF the
mining industry, IS the belief Of James
c HiitwOod. OF Denver. who IS assoc.-
ated with the Walsh Interests and worked
his way Up from the miners ranks
There must be some way 70 stop thess
awful tragedies" said M HfI-woo6
Hundreds Of miners have lost their lives
al work during the past ten years. and
the explosions have cost thousands OF
dollars II the government es-z1Ished
a central bureau in Washington. AID
branches IN the West and Pennsylvania
great assistance would be given both The
operators and the miners
Air- Walsh would establish the brl-eau
out Of his own funds. but for the fac-
that i would then be a private concern.
he IS deeply interested in the subject
and viii give any assistance asked OF
him Il IS e lamentabIa fact that t5s
United states Is one Of the few countries
WITH extensive mining interests that has
no scientific men % investigate disasters
ana new discoveries Radium. the most
valuable mineral n the world. is found
II colorado IN paying Quantities u
some scientific Investigation was made
we would know how 70 proceed As mat
ters stand now we might stumble over
many valuable ores and never know II
Il IS strange. but true. that 1Ir Walsh
has On several occasions sent ore 10
Germany TO be assaye6- 4 bureau or
mines must be established sooner o.
-ater. and the necessity for its immediate
creation was never greater than today
II VIII not be many years before Amer
ica can produce her own silk" said
Thomas H Gilfoyle a. he Arlington. last
night. Mr- Glfoyie IS q wholesale dry
goods dealer from Columbia. 5 c.
Rapid progress has been made f7 the
SIX producing industry in the south and
west and II the six worm ra.sers con
l1ue 70 meet with the same success they.
have had thus far. I believe the United
States can get its supply al home TEe
cultivation Of silk worms in this country
s no longer an experiment Il IS
Known fact that fl certain parts OF esA
United States, the worms thrive IS ven
Is they 90 in the far East. and there IS
10 reason why the manufacture Of six
hould not become . well organized and
laying industry.
Care, perseverance. and patience are
he principal qualities necessary 70 At
ain success in this new lire OF work II
he worrZs are properly taken care OF.
hey viii perform their share OF the Ia
.or and turn out cocoous .contat1z Yards
nd yards Of raw silk The tupatfsace
z one might say. petUlence. OF those who
ave tried culIlvatinE silk worms IS u-Ea-
.as prevented success IN the past. Now
nat We have learned a few g5ines about
he worms their habits. and work. and
he climate in which they thrive OF die
re should so right ahead and make
,0ney-
There are many silk-rzissnE farms in
outh Carolina, Tennessee. Louisiana
nd Florida. and a lew in the West
iiiiions Of WORMS are busy on each OF
leSe farms and returning valuable CO.
oons for leaves Il may seem Ike q
nd prophecy but 7 believe American
Town and manufactured silk VIII be
nipped in car loads through this coua-
y within the next twenty years"
-'Aguinaldo IS a good man 10 watch ..
aid Theodore Shevlln- a former merchant
Z Manila last evening at the Shorehar1.
Perhaps he is tanned. and perhaps
e is not 1 understand he is endeavoriaE
D get into The city council Of Manila
his is taken by many as a good sign.
Ut I as suspicious Of Aguinaldo. was
Manila long before the Spanish war
I'd know the influence he had over
be F.lipinos prio- 10 the time the United
tates took charge OF The archipeIaeo-
-e led the United States army a merry
lase until he was finally brought 10 bay.
I'd although he looks 70 be PeaceabIe
I'D content with conditions. Aguiualdo