The Washington herald., 1908-03-08
AT THE HOTELS.

months tour Of AmeriCs, extending from
Boston 20 San Francisco and from Can
ada 70 New Orleans, Including this city.
where be lectured at the han Of the Ma
tiOnal Geographical Society before the
Alliance Francaise. as the official lecturer
and representative Of the Alliance Fran
ceise NJ Madelin has been the guest
Of many universities and has visited
workshops. factories. and other centers
Of American industry and production
Il have given sixty lectures continued
the French scholar including that on
Napoleon as the type OF energy But you
\ had no need Of such type Of energy, as
! I said-President Roosevelt. American
energy expresses itself ia the most strik-
ing manner in your great factories. The
steel works OF Homestead Impressed me
as veritable prodigy Of modern power.
Il realizes the utmost conception Of mans
control over matter. But this impression
Of marvellous energy at Homestead I
have seen repeated everywhere through
out America
The American soldier is destined 70
be a great power because OF the wonder
fui American energy he possesses. Ny
visit to West Point where I was the
guest Of the cadets. impressed me with
their aggressive force. II America is ever
called upon TO defend shores-which I
sincerely hope may not be the case-she
can draw an army practically without
limit from this sturdy American youth.
/ AT Wellesley and Smith Colleges
/ had an opportunity 70 see the charming
young women who took part in this ad-
vanced form of female education These
/ colleges appear to give most complete
education, perhaps too complete Do the
young women retain it all? The same.
perhaps. could be asked OF the young men
pursuing higher studies. The West gives
/ the foreigner the best opportunities 10
see America IN its true state OF develop
ment. growing almost under ones eye
/ The chronic tornado in Kansas led VIII
liam G. King. Of Kansas CITY. who IS reg
istered at the Cochran. 20 tell Of the ex-
perienee Of a Kansan crossing the At
lantic in rough weather
-One morning began Mr. King. ''this
KanSan went out on deck when a biz
gale was blowing Nobody was in sight
! except the captain.
90 Go below there" the captain shouted
i The passenger looked around 10 see
10 whom he was talking
You mean me- he yelled back. when
he saw there was no one else IN sight
OF course. I do. 90 below. and the
captain came alongside
Well I guess not protested the
I Kansan; I'm up here 10 see how one OF
your m0untain-high waves and terrific
gales" compare with what " rave IN
Kansas In the way Of cyclones This
amt a patch TO what I've seen out our
way
A big wave broke over the deck.
sweeping the Kansan aft They picked
him up with a broken leg a twisted
shoulder. "A sprained wrist, and his face
looking as II u had been dragged back
| ward through a briar patch When he
came 20 he saw the captain.
BY gravy. cap he said fee5ly. that
reminded me Of home, only Il was a dern
sight wetter
Robert I. Kitchin. OF Cincinnati. Ohio
wholesale tobacco Jobber. who is regis
tered al La Normandie. speaking Of the
tobacco troubles in Kentucky, said yes
terday;
If the time ever comes when the war
ring factions in Kentucky decide 10 smoke
the pipe OF peace. there viii be an ample
supply Of tobacco with which 10 cele-
brate the event as the greater part of
the crops is being held by, the organized
growers. How much tobacco these d.
term.ned men are holding you may gather
from the fact that the total auegRt of to
baccO grown IN the United States il tha
year 1907 was almost 7o0,00aelq pounds.
OF which Kentucky produced more than
one-fourth. The men who are now
waging war on the s0-called trust are
said 10 be carrying 3500o5.109 pounds OF
the weed, or 100000 pounds more than
was produced by all the growers I'm Ken
tGcEy in the past year. In other words.
] the organized growers have more than
two entire crops tied up in the pool. and
have been living for two years upon b0r-
ToWed money. in many instances IT tire
sacrifice of many Of the comforts and
not few OF the necessities OF life
The money tied up in the psol Is ap-
proXinateIy So. .03e,999
To move the tobacco held in ware
houses under this pool would take almost
l2.0o freight cars. which would make ass
trains Of twenty-five cars each. and stin
leave sixteen ears for a light extra
To haul this tobacco in tw0-horsa
wagons would require the services OF
about 35o0o0 horses.
should smoker with a preference FOR
the Kentucky weed decide 10 buy all that
IS in the pool for his individual use and
4 should he consume about the amount a
day THAI is used by the average smoker.
beginning IN February. 1907. he would be
able 70 knock the ashes out Of his last
pipe in the spring OF the year 47sg7ll2
All this tobacco IS held for more
money than the trust has been willing 10
offer Up 70 this time. The tendency Of
the Kentucky legislature is 70 assist the
planters as much as possible. and a num-
Der OF drastic bills have been introduced.
laD being designed 10 make the trust
bend the knee
While New York and other cities are
feeling the financial stringency," said L.
J. lie Grand, OF New Orleans. La. ar the
New Willard. last night Louisiana peo-
pie are not, for the reason that our coun-
try is an agricultural one We have in
Louisiana 27.0Oo.0oO acres Of land and only
s.Coocc0 acres are being cultivated We
raise in one section Of the State most OF
the vegetables supplying Chicago. We
have already shipped strawberries. We
raise four staple articles-sugar. cotton,
corn. and rice.
"As soon as the crops are harvested
and placed in the st0rehouse. the money
is forthcoming We want families 10 TIL
the soil and study our methods The leg
islature Of Louisiana is promoting the
present plan. and IN order TO enlarge our
scope OF usefulness We must get men
who are willing 10 work The COlOred
people are unsatisfactory. because they
Will only work when they feel like IT, We
want men. who are progressive. and
planters with large tracts Of land stand