The Washington herald., 1909-08-09
AT THE HOTELS.

80 must "a A0AAAAAb bAAAAAllEH WnEA
the big shake struck the city in 1905. ana
had 20 fasten his teeth in the bed post to-
hang on But he sat in a sea-going arm
chair at the New Willard yesterday and
declared that the confidence OF business
men IN the city by the Golden Gate had
not been disturbed by the catastrophe
San Francisco" he said. has risen
almost completely from her ruins. and
now there are only a few small areas
where the signs OF the earthquake stu
remain Moreover, the reconstruction
has been done with an eye TO perma-
nency and the city's boast IS that It now
has the finest buildings IN the world. All
the structures Of any pretensions are OF
steel framework. many Of them being re-
enforced with concrete. The confidence
OF the business men rests on their belief
that the new buildings can withstand any
shocks 10 which they may be subjected
In the future.
c. II. Bair. OF Billings Mont. who
bears up under the reputation OF being
the biggest sheep owner in the world. Is
at the Arlington. AS consequence OF
his liking for sheep, Mr. BAR Is one or
the most successful collectors Of coin
we have IN our midst. He admits, with
out mentioning MS part in the process.
that sheep are the most important live
stock industry IN the State
The day OF the old time cattle range.
the picturesque COW pRcher. and the
roundup a Ia Frederick Remington. Il
gone he said yesterday. The state is
cut up with fences. and the other IN
dustries have beaten down the old time
rule Of the cattle. Present conditions
are much better adapted to the raising
Of sheep. which are always herded.
But OF the recent movements in Mon
tana, the most significant probably, IS
the opening Up Of territory 70 what are
known as dry land farmers According
10 an act passed by Congress last viii
ter. thousands OF acres have been thrown
open 70 settlers by the lottery system.
This land Is at the higher attitudes,
which can not be reached by the irriga-
ton projects OF the government. That is
why the settlers are called dry land
farmers
in the absence Of irrigation, special
methods have 70 be employed 70 get the
crops. In the case OF winter wheat, TO
which the new lands are being chiefly
devoted. the ground Is allowed 70 lie
fallow for one year, and a winter crop
IS sown and reaped the next. OF course,
the efficiency OF such a plan IS rather
low, since there is only one crop in every
two years. But In the line Of agricultural
development the movement is q most I'm
Dortant one"
z. II. Prior. a civil engineer. OF New
York City, who is listed as road expert
on the pay roll OF the Indian Refining
Company. is at the Raleigh when he
isn't busy. and when he is busy he Is
concerned with the proposition OF pre-
venting dust The company with which
he is connected has a preparation known
as liquid asphalt" and has a contract
with the United States government to put
the stuff on the Potomac and Monument
Park drives. and on the Speedway. Mr..
Prior IS here TO see that the work is done
properly.
Liquid asphalt is made by the reauc-
tion Of asphalt base oils. x Is applied
TO a road under suspicion Of being dus-
" by the sprinkling cart method, the dis
charge pipes Of the cart being supplied
with a special appliance 20 distribute
the huid evenly. Il soaks into the road
several inches, hardens in about forty
eight hours. and forms a resilient. tough.
and almost dustless surface
Our present contract" said Nr. Prior
Yesterday. is with the government. but
the District Commissioners are planning
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10 roads and drives about here them
selves.
New Mexico is in direct line OF sue
cession for some OF the most abundant
fertility TO be found anywhere IN the
United States, according 10 Hon. Ralph
c Ely Of Deming y. Mex. who IS at
the Shoreham
We are doing lot OF irrigati "A down
IN the southwestern part Of tie Terri
tory" said Mr.. Ely last night. I'VE
have 70 carry on our irrigation projects
on our own hook as the government
has not started 70 help Us out so far.
But the proposition is made compare
lively easy by the fact that the Mimbres
River, an underground body OF water,
passes Demiug after flowing Cor twenty
hve miles through a stratum OF gravel
Consequently the water Is very pure-sO
pure that it IS advertised in the trains
and hotels for dri9kIng purposes.
To reach the river wells are sunk for
q distance OF about thirty-five feet and
the water Is pumped up The capacity OF
a single well fitted with a ten-inch pipe
Is LOO gallons a minute. which Is enough
10 irrigate a half section OF land
owners OF land have installed and are
installing. these irrigation plants. ana
the farms are already showing wonder
ful fertility under the process
We believe that before long New Mex
leo will blossom like rose. and will be
mentioned IN the same breath with Lower
California for the abundance Of her prod
ice. immigration into the Territory is
coming strong. There are half a million
persons there now. and We hope soon 10
be a State"
W. K. Stewart, Of Chicago. who Is at
The National, told a story on himself last
night. II was one Of the cases OF the
singer stung."
Il was down in Oklahoma as superin-
tendent OF an oil plant" ne said. There
was a certain newspaper in the town that
was going after the company hammer
and tongs. charging It with being in the
Oh trust One night I was sit
ting IN the lobby OF a hotel when ID
walked a reporter from our enemy. the
paper. and asked me for some iuforma-
ton about the oil business.
Il took a notion TO string him, and 10
every question he asked returned some
wild sort OF an answer that didn't iibe
worth q cent. Finally he thanked me
and walked of. I chuckled 20 myself
thinking the paper would make a fool OF
Itself the next day by printing a lot OF
absurd stuff.
well. when I looked at the sheet the
next morning. found the interview IN
the hotel column. with my name az the
head Of IT, The reporter had also thrown
In a facetious remark TO the effect that
the statements IN the interview with Mr..