The Washington herald., 1908-08-19
AT THE HOTELS.

and Indiana viii give EIr Taft large ma
/ jorities in the coming election. said VII
liam 3 Ridgeley. OF Kansas City. Kans-,
/ formerly Comptroller Of the Treasury.
who is stopping at the New Willard Ho-
tel Mr. Ridgeiey is on his way 10 the
I central part Of Virginia, where he has
several slate mines.
I went home 10 Illinois to vote in the
I primaries. and 1 talked with several bus
iness men. They all were OF the opinion
that William Howard Taft VIII carry
Illinois by 100.o00.~ he added. He VIII
carry Indiana By about the same maJarlty
{ il usually gives the Republican candidate
The aght in Kansas between Mr.. Bris-
/ tow on one side and Senator Long on the
other was most bitter Joint debates
/ were held and the candidates accused
each other Of having started false reports
I concerning the campaign Never has a
/ primary furnished so much bitterness as
I did the one just held.
The primaries IN Illinois were also
I bitter, but not so much as the Kentucky
/ primaries. Gov Deneen won on his mer-
/ It's. as did Senator Hopkins. Both these
I men VIII be elected. as the state is not
/ IN position 70 experiment with new on
cials.
/ While these fights have been bitter.
I the party, both in Illinois and Kansas.
+ s united, and VIII stand 50 until sIr.
Iait IS elected Times are good in the
I West and the farmers are anxious 70
nave them continue so. Business IN the
commercial world is excellent You would
never know there had been a panic. De-
posts in al banks have increased al a
surprising rate
The same conditions prevail in Mis-
souri, and Colora5o- The outlook for a
Republican victory IS better than it was
a year ago. and I DO not think the All
t2tlon about labor being so dissatisfied
VIII amount 70 anything think LABOR
VIII do as L has done in the past. SUD
port the ticket that represents its in
lerests-the Republican ticket" Mr.
Rldgely VIII leave tonight FOR Virginia.
and viii 90 from there TO Bar Har-
Dor. Ne
Things are booming and growing IN
Idaho and Wyoming. according TO the
report Of Bishop James Bowen Funsten.
Of The Idaho Episcopal Diocese. who
stopped al the New Willard last night on
his way 70 BlscksbUrg. Va. where his
sons are al school
People from the East and South are
pouring into these States al a surprising
rate" he said. and the irrigation OF the
southern part OF Idaho by the United
states government has thrown that arid
land open. and people are growing fne
fruits and vegetables The States ot Idaho
and Wyoming are new, and strange 20
many Americans They know practically
nothing Of the people and the customs
there Little 90 the majority Of the peo-
pie East and South know that the Sro-
shone. Bannock. and Arapahoe Indians
are becoming good Industrious citizens.
and are living in houses These tribes
OF indians are living on land that viii
some day belong 10 them. and are cult
waiting II with great success. You can
see an Iadian following plow and ra--
row as you can the white man TLev are
70 be seen at school and play. adopting
The methods Of study and play the white
children use Their blanket coats have
been. replaced by the 'palefaces' clothes.
In the city OF Boise. which had about
500 Inhabitants eight years ago. there are
now more than SEQ Inhabitants. We
have several large commercial firms.
banks. and seats OF learning. St Nara
ret Hall. a young woulan's seminary.
has more than 30 Idaho and Wvoufn.
girls enrolled sS students. our public
schools are among the best in ne c0un-
Try
Bishop Funsten has Travelled 2-r--
miles in the last eight months through
his diocesan territory. Most Of this. Id
added was Travelled over on uialstsr.a-
trips I visit the Indian schools and
their homes administer 10 their sri-s--
ual and material welfare as I Go 70 nv
Own people IN this w0rk 7 have h=el
aided greatly by Indian Commissioner
LeuDp- The government IS doing wonder
ful amount of good work among the In
cians. and have very little patience with
the faulr-nderS Who come 70 ETasr--e-r
and complain about the way the Indians
are being treated 1 think the Indians
are receiving exceptionally gOod treat
ment al the hands OF the government
Bishop FunsJsn Will confer with Com
missioner Leupp about several matters 81
pertaining 70 the Indians in his diocese
before going South Prsvi0u0 20 his being
elected t0 the bishOpric Of Idaho and
Wyoming he was rector OF Grace Parish.
Portsmouth. Va
The South. especially Georgia and
South Carolina. viii have the greatest
cotton crop in the history OF the country,
Il the conditions remain normal sasd
John Feibelman. Of Atlanta. Ca who IS
stopping al the Raleigh Hotel He IS II
the city on business and VIII remain sew
eraI days
Industrial conditions IN Georgia. espe-
,ialiy in Atlanta. are OF the boom ne
added. and there are no signs Of the city
and State having suffered hard times.
Several large concerns In Atlanta are
building. and residences are going I'd all
through the suburbs
Mr. Feibeluan was asked what chances
dr. Taft had OF winning the state in the
coming election He said:
MI rats chances Of carrying Georgia
his fan are good. almost as good as
2Oosevelt's would have been had lie ben
ne nominee; and this is not owing 10 the