The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-06-08
Washington LETTER
Especial correspondence.l


each of whom has made a success O
some particular line of business be
fore coming to the senate, there arr
obliged to be experts on practically
every subject with which Legislation
has to deal. The United States senate
is body of experts. There are skilled
lawyers, large manufacturers. mine
owners and hard headed business mer
of every kind. The tariff offered tc
each of them an almost limitless field
for the exercise of their technical
knowledge as well as their judgment
and sagacity.
Senators With Technical knowledge.
Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin
"Uncle Ike" as he is Familiarity called
is reputed to be worth S60,OO0O0O
made in the lumber business. Senator
Smith of Maryland also has lumber
interests In several states, while Sena-
tor Beveridge of Indiana was in his
younger days al logger" in the pine
! woods.
He is said to be an expert with a
peavey or cant hook and was once a
star among the lumber jacks and
could make log whirl like a top.
Senator Smoot Of Utah is a wool man
ufacturer and is reputed to be II the
millionaire class.
Experts on Cotton and Coal.
Senator Smith of South Carolina Is
put down as an expert on cotton pro-
duction, though he insists that he is
not an expert on anything except the
, price of cotton. Senator Oliver, the
new senator from Pennsylvania, is the
owner of a newspaper and has some
extensive knowledge on the subject of
print paper and wood pulp. He is also
interested in iron and steel manufac-
ture. Senator Ellzins and Senator
Scott of West Virginia both have large
coal interests, and whenever anything
comes up in the senate affecting this
subject they usually take hand in
the discussion.
Newspaper Men In Senate.
Vice President Sherman was former
ly in the newspaper business, and Sen
ator Murray Crane of Massachusetts,
is now manufacturer of paper. Sen
ator William Alden Smith of Michigan
and Senator Joseph L. Bristow of Kan
sas are in the newspaper business,
The senators who have an intimate
personal knowledge of farming are
few, but a number of them are wide
awake when anything comes up af
fecting the farmers interest. Mr..
Money of Mississippi is sugar plant
er. Mr.. Chamberlain Of Oregon used
to be In the general merchandising
business and has a wide range of in
formation on business subjects. Mr..
Dupont of Delaware knows all there is
to know about the powder business.
Mr. Guggenheim knows the smelling
business In all of its phases. Mr..
Page is a dealer in calfskins and is a
hide expert Mr.. Richardson is can
ner and packer. Mr.. Scott knows all
the tricks of the glass trade.
First In Telephones.
Washington has so per cent more tel
ephones than Spain, Portugal and
Greece combined, according to Stats
tics recently made public.
The three cities of Birmingham,
Liverpool and Naples, with their ag-
gregate population of 1,770,704, have
about the same number of telephones
as Washington with population of
100000. Washington's telephones are
numbered at $4,000.
Washington is the best developed tel
ephone city In the eastern part of the
country, so far as the number of sta
lions is concerned-eleven telephones
in each 100 population. 1t is the best
telephoned city In the world and is so
regarded elsewhere, when in addition
to the number of stations the charac-
ter of the plant and quality of the
service are considered. Ninety per
cent of the subscribers are served on
individual lines.
Miles of Copper Wire.
The business and residence subscrib-
ers in Washington are almost evenly
divided, there being approximately
$500 more residence than business tel
ephones. The underground cable plant
comprises 91,795 miles of copper wire.
This includes plant in use and that
leu IL ASScIFc LUZ new puDSCHlDSES
and additional interoffice trunks. To
care for wire plant of such magni-
tude requires ninety-seven trench miles
and 429 duct miles of conduit.
Pole line wires are still used In some
sections. They represent less than
per cent of the total wire mileage.
The telephone and the development
of the associated apparatus are the
work of American inventors. 1t seems
most appropriate that the capital of
the United States should be the best
ftelephoned city OF the world
Relics Of Washington.
At a recent auction of household eff
feets at the home Of Marine T. Krepps,
one Of the oldest residences of Har-
pers Ferry, located near Bolivar
Heights. there were on view, but not
for sale. two articles which would at
tract attention and ready purchasers