The Washington herald., 1909-02-02
AT THE HOTELS.

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a; the Ebbltt. last night q see the
United States is rated as the second
power, so far as tonnage and gun power
In battle ships Is concernef and IL the
Senate passes the House bill FOR. the two
battle ships the United States viii have
two ships superior ia any Dreadnought
that was ever launched by any nation.
The United States" added the Senator
from Kentucky. ''on account Of It's many
growing interests in all parts Of the world
and it's extended coast lines. should have
navy sufficiently powerful TO protect
the honor Of the Stars and Stripes any
where and at all times
Speaking about forestry In Sweden.
/ Frederick HaIverson. of Stockholm. who Is
at the New Willard, said last night that
isss=-lcs, forestry IN Sweden. under the
direction Of a royal commission, resulted
/ last year IN supplying wood. lumber. snd
other forest products 10 the value OF sls.-
z5o.oao, and yet accumulated timber re-
sources by a growth Of twice the amount
OF the standing timber feIltd
Sweden has but $3.50 acres az forest
land added Halverson, who is travelling
in fslis country studying the timber gues-
ton; but IN one province alone there
have been planted nearly six million
trees. distributed over more than one
thousand holdings"
Discussing the movement set on foot bv
the Swedish government TO induce swe-
! dish immigrants to return to their native
land, where they are needed or account
/ Of the improved condition OF agriculture
and business IN ell branches. Mr.. Aver
son said he cid not think 1t would be sue
cessful
Once setting foot on the soil Of the
United States" added the Swede. "aud
once having breathed the air Of freedom
and realizing the moRey-naking Opportu-
mites which this country offers, very few
I Of those who left the old country car be
expected to return to smaller wages. less
comfort. restricted opportunities, and
mOnarchical principles
The amount OF coal in the mines o.
Alaska cannot be estimated at this time.
according to Albert H Porter. OF Juneau.
Alaska, who is ar the Arlington. AIr.
Porter is interested in the mining indus
try in what he calls the richest country
on the globe"
1T is safe to say. added Mr. Porter.
that there are hundreds Of millions and
even billions OF tons there There are
fully I0-Ooa square miles Of Alaska whose
mineral resources are unknown. and per
haps the remainder OF the land, OF the
greater part Of it. has been imperfec1ly
explored. Some Of the coal lands dis-
covered approach close TO the shores Jf
the Arctic Ocean. There are some on
the sharp peninsula which juts out from
the southwestern corner OF the Territory.
dividing BeriRg Sea from the Pacific
The quality Of the coal ranges from lig-
aite to the oest bituminous. similar 20
the Pocahontas coal
Some Of the scans are OF great thick
ness. with 'sweIls' in them said 10 be
sixty feet Of solid coal It is also claimed
that there is good anthracite coal in
Alaska. the whole area OF the coal fields
now known being as much as I20o0 square
miles It may be that steamer coal can
be produced near enough TO the coast
or on navigable rivers which VIII be
available for the bunkeTs OF war ships
and OF the commerce carriers OF the Pa
cifc
"on the other side Of the Pacific. IT Is
said. the United States IS IN possession
OF a good coal supply. IN one Of TIE
islands Of the Philippines recent discov-
cries have established that fact As 10
Alaska. there seems to be no end 70 its
resources as q national treasure houze
When the United States bought Il ste
general impression was that there w1s
nothing 70 il but barren rocks icsberGs
and POLAR bears But n reality L has
iTTodUced a vast tressIrC from its sai.
mon and seal fisheries and its gold mines
Now an inexh sustiose store Of coal f.
added TO the list Of assets.
"All we need now IS a territorial gov
ernment that would bring about more
satisfaction among the people I'D there
Louis J. Ferrier. OF New York. a na-
tive OF France. but who has been domi-
ciled in the United States for many Years.
has just returned from visit home
as he termed IT. Mr. Ferrier Is n the
export and import business. lie said that
the thrift Of the French people in the
last few years has been manifested II a
new way.
"AH the converts" said Mr. Ferrie-.
who is at the Raleigh, "or at any rate
those in Brittany. have been turned into
hotels for the accommodation Of visit
ors who choose TO go there from any
country The buildings with their great
/ trefectories and innumerable cells, the
latter used as sleeping rooms, are read
lily adapted TO the new uses that have
been found for them, while the grounds
and the gardens are in a fine. mature
I state Of cultivation. A. for enjoyment.
AS hostess Of the transformed convent.
the mother superior remains. and with
her the nuns. who Don civil gsrb and
wait on the guests. IN this way they
can keep together and practice the rituals
and aUsterities that were SO large a part
Of their lives under the old order OF
things.
But for the guests al kinds OF worldly
4 recreations are permitted and encour-
! aged JeirJng. bridge. and private the
atricals figure on the days programme
there as they do az any other hotel
Possibly the up-to-date French converts
contribute as handsomely 20 the Golfers
Of the church in France as they old be
fore the recent conflict there.
II think we are making q serious mis-
take as to the manner in which the jap
anese question IS handled by our suthorI-
ties" said Samuel Barker. physician of
. Philadelphia, who IS az the Shoreham- II
am in favor Of observing treaty obliga-
tions 10 the last point. but when these
impose hardship on the citizens OK any
part OF this country. that treaty has out
lived its usefulness and should be abro-
gated.
Any foreigner who chooses TO come 70
this country TO make his living should be