The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-30
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial Correspondence. 1

every subject With WHICH ltSlSidIlGn
has to deal. The United States senate.
is a body Of experts. There are skilled
LAWYERS, large manufacturers, mine
owners and hard headed business men.
of every kind. The tariff offered fol
each of them an almost limitless field
for the exercise of their technical
knowledge as well as their judgment
and sagacity4
Senators With Technical Knowledge
Senator Stephenson of WisconSa.
Uncle Ike" as he is Familiarity called,
Is reputed to be worth 100000, GO
made in the lumber business, Senator
Smith of Maryland also has iu1aber
interests in several states, while Sena-
tor Beveridge of Indiana was in his
younger days a logger" in the pine
woods.
He is said to be an expert with
peavey or cant hook and was once
star among the lumber jacks ana
could make log whirl like a ton
Senator smoot of Utah is wool man
ufacturer and is reputed to be in the
millionaire class.
Experts on Cotton and Coal.
Senator Smith of South Carolina Il
nut down as an expert on cotton pro
duction, though he insists that be b
not an expert on anything except the
nrice of cotton. Senator Oliver. the
new senator from Pennsylvania. is The
owner of newspaper and has some
extensive knowledge on the subject q
print paper and wood pulp. He is also
interested in iron and steel manufac.
ture. Senator Elkins and Senafar
Scott of West Virginia both have large
coal interests. and whenever anything
comes up in the senate affecting ths
subject they usually take hand in
the discussion.
Newspaper Men In Senate.
Vice President Sherman was forTne
ly i'm the newspaper business, and Ser
ator Murray Crane of Massachusetts
is now a manufacturer Of paper. Ser
ator William Alden Smith Of Michigaa
and Senator Joseph L. Bristow of Kan
sas are in the newspaper business.
The senator's who have an intImae
personal knowledge of farming are
few, but a number of them are Wide
awake when anything comes up afz
fecting the farmers interest. Mr.
Money of Mississippi is sugar plant
err Mr.. Chamberlain of Oregon ukRa
to be in the general merchandise
business and has wide range Of I
formation on business subjects. Mr.
Dupont of Delaware knows all there
to know about the powder business
Mr. Guggenheim knows the smeltings
business in all of its phase
Page is dealer in ealfskins aud i
hide expert Mr. Richardson is a essa
ner and packer. Mr.. Sestt knows IN
the tricks of the glass trade.
First in Telephones.
Washington has 80 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 as
gregate population of 1.7710. 7oz. ha
about the same number OF teiephones
as Washington with population
10000. Washington's telephones az
numbered at $4,000.
Washington is the best developed tas
ephone city in the eastern part Of tie
country. SO far as the number Of sEa
tons is concerned-eleven telephones
In each 100 population. It is the hesI
telephoned city in the world and IS y
regarded elsewhere. when in addition
to the number Of stations the charass
ter of the plant and quality OF tle
service are considered Ninety PEE
cent of the subscribers are served q
individual lines.
Miles of Copper Wire.
The business and residence subserif
ers in Washington are almost event.
divided. there being approximate
$500 more residence than business ta
ephones. The underground cable plant
comprises 91.T95 miles Of copper
This Includes plant in use and fisE
held in reserve for new subseriDes
and additional interofIice trunks
W. st 55si4V Itidt1 III suttA IAtssssss
tudet requires ninety-seven trench Tallas
and 429 duct miles of conduit
Pole line wires are still used Id sens
sections. They represent less than
per cent of the fetal wire mileage
The Telephone and the Developers
OF the associated apparatus are
work of American inventors ItseeA
most appropriate that the capital
the United States should be the bes
telephoned city of the world
Relics of Washington. &
At recent auction of househ0lg
feets at the home Of Marine t. ISrdassss
| one of the oldest residences of
pers Ferry. located near
Heights. there We're on view. bas re
for sale, two articles which would
tract attention and ready purehas
IN any part of the world. They
pair of brass fire tongs and shaFes
once the property Of General Washiss
ton or, rather Mrs Washington. aHa
presented by her to the grandmesa
of Mrs. krepps
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