The Washington herald., 1908-05-13
AT THE HOTELS.

Gov. Claude Swanson. OF Virginia. said
at the New Willard yesterday that he
thought that the Virginia delegates TO the
would be instructed for
Bryan.
Il know I am for Bryan. said the gov
ernor, with a smile. 'and If nominated,
which he will be, / think he win be
elected
Gov. Higgins, OF Rhode Island. is at the
New Willard. Discussing politics, the
Youthful executive said yesterday thar
the hardest political fight he had ever
had was the fight against Gov. Utter for
the govern6Tship Of Rhode Island two
years ago. Gov. Utter and I are good
friends. and he Is a fine gentleman, and
there Is absolutely no difference between
US but that Of politics, on which we can
not agree.
Il was elected with the help Of dis
gruntied Republicans. There was a move
ment to get rid of the boss rule as pTsc-
tieed for many years in Rhode Island BY
MF Brayton. and the Republican party
divided on the question.
The governor OF Rhode Island is elect
ed for one year only. and I shall not be
a candidate for reelection"
Gov Higgins preferred not to express an
opinion ss &c the vote Of Rhode Island IN
the Presidential election.
Gov. Floyd. OF New Hampshire, who Is
registered at the New willard said yes
terday that the New Hampshire delega-
ton would go to the convention unin-
strueted, and that both Roosevelt and
Taft had strong supporters IN the State.
There is large paper mill in New
Hampshire, and Il seems to me the posi-
ton Of these establishments is not fully
understood. When they first started in
TO manufacture paper, they we're right in
the midst of the timber lands and forests
which supplied them with the needed
pulp material. The costs OF transporta-
ton OF the raw material amounted 90
almost nothing, and wages were lower.
and everything was cheaper. Since then
conditions have changed considerably.
The timber used for the manufacture OF
paper has 10 be transported long dis
tances, at great cost; wages are higher.
the old machinery has TO be replaced.
taken into serious consideration in the
discussion and settlement Of this i'm
portant question"
The development OF the beet sugar in
dustry in the West has been the wonder
Of the world" said Charles T. Saylor.
the government sugar expert. whose home
is in Iowa, at the Ebbitt House yester-
day. When began my beet sugar IN
vestigations at the beginning Of Secre-
tary Wilson's administration there were
six beet sugar factories in the United
States. Now there are upward Of
seventy. the smallest Of which represents
an outlay of nearly S500,0o9, while the
largest have cost more than 100000.
This country has the largest sugar fac
tory in the world. 1t is located at
Spreckles, Cal, and it has capacity for
trainioad OF beets a mile long every
day in the year. There Is another large
factory at Oxnard, Cal
The establishment OF these large fac
tories has been a great boon 10 the farm
ers OF the West. The leading beet sugar
States, in order, are Colorado, Michigan.
California. Utah and Idaho. In each OF
the States named the farmers are making
much money by raising sugar beets They
depend upon the beet crops now. just as
they do their milk, their potatoes, &c
It's all nonsense to talk about beet sugar
being inferior TO cane sugar All sugar
IS cane sugar, whether It comes from
beets or cane. Sugar refined is the prod
uCt of vegetable matter, and whether IL
comes from beets or cane, It does not
matter. There Is not a sugar manufac-
turer. q chemist, or a physicist that can
tell the difference btween cane sugar and
beet sugar unless he reads the brand on
the can
William Jennings Bryan. at the New
Willard, yesterday afternoon was told
that Gov. Johnson had promised him his
full support ia case Of his nomination
and was asked whether he would sup
port Johnson should the latter receive the
nomination.
My record viii bear me out on that -
replied Mr.. Bryan. and smiled.
Or. ". s. Thorne. Of san Francisco.
Cal. who is here on a pleasure trip, IS
at the Arlington.
Everybody out West is in favor Of
Taft" said Dr.. Thorne. and everyb0d7
hopes that he will be elected
There is no more japanese trouble talk
on the Pacific Coast since the fleet has
made its appearance. The Coast is en-
titled to protection. and We think that
the feet should stay with Us. We have
absolutely no protection If anything
should happen.
Business is picking up wonderfully out
West. We thought we had dull times.
but the nearer I got East on my trip
the more 1 realized that times in San
Francisco are good. Building operations
are going on at q great rate.
Gov. Gooding. Of Idaho, is at the New
Willard
Yes, we have undesirable citizens out
West. and you in the East have molly
coddles. said the governor. replying to
question as regards 'undesirables' IN
MS State.
Gov Gooding said Idaho was in favor
of Taft, and that the people believe
Roosevelt. when he declared he would not
accept the nomination should il come his
way The governor did not think the con-
vention would be stampeded 70 Roosevelt,
should Taft fail of nomination on the first
ballot.
Diamonds Harder Than steel.
From Tid-Bits
The diamond is the hardest mineral
in existence, although metal tsntslum.
used for electric lamp filaments. comes
very near it. Although so hard. the
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