The Washington herald., 1909-04-21
AT THE HOTELS.

leave to-day for New York His mission 70
Washington was to aid in cuitivatins
closer relation between his country and
Argentina and other countries OF the
Southern hemisphere He Is a gentleman
Of high character and large experience n
public affairs At Buenos Ayres he rep
resents the American Associated Press.
and on his travels is the staf correspond
ent Of la Prenza, the foremost ArgentIne
Journal and one OF the great newspapers
OF the world. During his stay in Wash
lngton he has had conferences with the
resident Secretary Knox. and Senator
Root. and the diplomats OF the Latin
America He speaks IN hearty COM
fisndatiOn Of the work Of John Barrett
and his bureau
There is no possible way IN which the
public can be benefited or the oil trust
injured by placing the crude product on
The free list" said Thomas ". PbfIiDs
former member Of Congress from the
Keystone State. and one OF the Oldest
and most prominent independent oil pro-
ducers IN the United States. At the New
Willard
The independent producers would be
liable to suffer great material injury.
for the reason that there IS a great dan
ger that this country would be flooded by
great influx Of cheap oil from Mexico.
where there is a great increase OF pro
ddction, as there has recently been struck
there the largest well vet discovered IN
the world Great productive fields are
also likely to be opened IN Central and
south America There are so miles along
the coast Of Mexico which is productive
oil territory, and is n the grasp OF the
OH trust The extensive DEVELOPMENTS
that have already been made in Mexico
territory are near the coast, aud tie OIL
can be shipped as cheaply 70 the ports
IN America as II can be shipped from
Port Arthur. Tex.
Understand large contract has been
made for the sale OF large quantities OF
this Mexican oil at 70 cents a barrel. 10
an English company, and the indications
are that q large amount Of crude oil viii
shortly be produced and sold al a very
low price, with but little or no cost OF
pumping the same 10 tidewater. which
would place the producers OF petroleum
IN the United States az a great disad-
vantage. because the great body Of oil
produced in this country is distant from
300 10 60 miles from the coast. and the
transportation charge. even by pipe line.
IS on the average about 30 cents per bar
rel The American producer cannot
under tie circumstances compete profit
ably with Mexico or South America along
the coast with water transportation.
There are fifteen States producing OIL
there are thousands Of farmers receiving
royalty; there are other thousands OF op-
Grating producers. and hundreds Of thou
sands Of laborers and mechanics directly
or indirectly dependent on this vast In
dustry for profitable employment
Joaquin de Casas1s. former Mexicar
Ambassador 70 this country. IS at the
New Willard. Nj Casasus, besides be-
ing one Of the most brilliant lawyers q
Mexico. has been fertile in practical bene-
fits 70 the commercial and financial com
munity
He was chiefly instrumental in the
foundation OF the BanCo Central. which
has done a work OF inCalcUlable value in
unifying and harm0nlzing the action 4
the state banks throughout the Mexican
republic. The afTiliati0n Of the state
banks with q central institution is
guarantee OF soundness and conservatism
Of management, and they owe 1t to this
arrangement that their notes circulate
freely all over the country
Senor Casusus has held numerous free
positions OF trust within the gift Of the
Mexican people. and has always shown
himself worthy OF the confidence and
trust rePosed in him by his government
New England. according 10 Prot
Charles Craig. OF Boston. who IS a. the
Arlington. Is the greatest apple center il
the United States.
Apple culture. I believe. said Prof
Craig, offers the greatest return and IS
less hazardous than any other class Of
orchardry 10 which New England IS
adapted. The apple Is the safest and
most profitable orchard crop for New
England We may safely conclude that
New England's opportunities n apple
growing are practically uneqUaled oG the
continent There is an abundance Of
cheap land; the soil and climate produce
q product OF fine appearance and high
quality; the gateways 10 the export mar
ket are on our own coast, while a home
market Of the most discriminating and
kind is at our very doors
The possibilities OF the fruit industry
have been temporarily obscured BY tbs
wonderful development of the manufac-
turing arts To redirect attention 20 this
fundamental OF national prosperity, New
England should establish and maintain a
series Of demonstrations showing the
practical feasibility Of renovatinE old or
chards, a series OF demonstrations show
HI Il
orcharding by up-to-date methods. and
finally should encourage the consumption
OF fruit by providing for uniformity in
the grade OF fruit and in the container
or package
s. F. Hood, OF the Department OF Ag-
riculture, IS trying 10 beat the japanese
campho- trust by raising csmphor groves
in Florida" said Henry 2. Geary, OF Bos-
ton. who was seen al the Shoreham-
AT a dinner in Huntington. that ceIe-
brated an unusually fine distilation OF
camphor leaves continued Mr. Geaxy,
Mr. Hood, the guest Of honor told a
agricultural story, q story
that should appeal to al subUrbaRites.
" One beautiful spring morning, he BE-
gan, a subUrbanite looked suspiciously
over his hedge, and said TO his neighbour
8" Hey, what the deuce are you bury
ing In that hole?'
Sc The neighbOr lsughed-a harsh, Bit
ter laugh.
"Oh, he said. I'm Just replanting
some OF my nastuTIium seeds; that's all"
Nasturtium seedsH' shouted the first
man. sngrily. TT looks more ike one OF
my BufT Leghorn hens
'"Oh. that's all right" the other re-
tOrted. The seeds are inside. - -
Japan is no longer the land OF cheap
living" said Tyler V. Wilson. Of Boston,