The Washington herald., 1909-05-13
AT THE HOTELS.

pany' no matter whether there IS a panic
o. whether prosperity rules the land. +"
said J. B. Bowman, Of Altoona. Pa who
has been in the service of The r7firoad
company and has been retired on a pen
sion Mr- Bowman is an architect by
profession.
The shops are now filing a large order
for steel dining cars and sIeepers. E-erx-
thing about the new dining cars is r7-zff.
not bit Of wood being used IN the con
struction- BY degrees every wooden car
VIII be discarded and supplsnted by q
/ steel car. I understand that this vas
made necessary by the Terminal Conpanv
IN New York making It conditional on
me roads that enter New York that no
Noocsn cars can pass through the tube.
Ihe cabinetmskers who formerly con-
stTucted the dining cars are now doing
the same thing with the difference that
/ nov tney are making everything out CT
steel where wood was used before The
sldeooards. tables, seats. and everything
are made from steel The car is freproof
although little heavier than wood. Ma
cninists and metal workers used 70 prst
I togetnes- ne new steel car furniture brIf
u was seen that they were not as careful
IN their work as the cabinet workers
the result being that these last are pur-
ing Up iron furniture IN the new cars"
The bread belt Of Kansas Is grsausllv
changing. according TO Richard A. VIII
isms. Of Kansas City. who is at ths
arlington.
1t IS moving 10 the northwest cor
tinued Mr- Wnlisns, who owns iargs
wheat fields n various States. The ex-
tension in that direction IS q natural ont
growth of the increasing demand for
Kansas hard winter wheat. in connection
with the rapid development Of the State
The diminished area OF wheat IN South
Central Kansas IS due 70 the growing
corn ard alfalfa area
For many years the south centrsi
part OF the State was the greet wheat
producing section" said Mr. Williams
Summer County held the banner 50 Ionz
that othe- counties never thought OF com
peting- Yet Summer County to-day Is
way down in the ranks Barton County
Is the banner wheat county now. R7I+
several other counties VIII push If fo-
supremacy IN the future.
Both Cowley and Sumner counties
used 70 be locked upon as the tvo great
est wheat counties in the world Now
they are giving Up wheat raising 70 a
very large extent, ard branching out into
corn, alfalfa. and live stock. This IS due
70 two reasons First. The farmers have
had hard luck growing wheat there IN
recent years. Pests OF different kinds
have been taking the crops. The farm
ers reached the conclusion that that sec
ton needed change Ok diet So they
begsn 20 plant corn and alfalfa. and
they found they could make as much or
more money on those crops than on wheat
crops bothered with pests They NAV 20
back 70 wheat production again on a Blk
scale IN future years, but Il they 90 II
will be because pests get after their
eo-n and alfalfa
Col De Long Rice. OF Nashville. Tenn.
is a. the Raleigh. and in discussing the
question OF prohibition in Tennessee he
said that By July I every drinking place
in the State OF Tennessee would have
TO close up NO matter how prohioi-
ton VII be regarded IN the future bv
Tennesseea1s, said Col. Rice. "the old
fashioned saloon vii never again be a
feature Of life IN Tennessee. The saloon
Is a thing OF the past OF course. the il
coming legislature can undo the work
accomplished by its predecessor. but II Is
not 10 be expected that this vflI be done.
Prohibition. IN ny mind has come 20
stay, as far as Tennessee e concerned
anyway
The question which Is uOw agitating
the mind of the legislature s. how 20
make Up for the loss OF Iiauor state reve-
nues. which helped our treasury 50 much
How this Is 70 be done and securing the
satisfaction Of the majority Of the tax
payers OF the State. is another question.
but 7 believe We VIII be able 70 solve
that problem. too.
Tennessee Is safely Democratic said
Col. Rice, but that does not say that
President Taft IS not regarded as a most
popular President He is q man OF too
broad and liberal g mind as - give pref
eTentisl treatment 70 the North. We
have the greatest confidence IN President
Taft Business interests look upon him
with more confidence than the- had IN
Roosevelt There is more conservatism
and stability about President Taft. and
the people have implicit faith II him
The successful merchant invited his
parents TO visit him In Chicago said
Frederick Imhsus. OF Chicago, az the
National Hotel, yesterday. They came
gladly, and on the following Sabbath
were escorted 70 a fashionable church in
Michigan avenue
Some o. the hymns were familiar"
continued MT. ImhaUS- IN their rendi-
ton the visiting pair contributed heavily,
with the credit for volume IN favor OF
the father. Although not always in cor
rect tine, and sometimes IN discord. vet
the joy OF this gOOd couple leaped forth
III joyous praise. and they did not see ths
gloTeTing looks OF nearby worship
ers. CT the beetlike face OF their devoted
son
" Father exclaimed the merchant that
afternoon. while his mother was taking
her accustomed nap, in our churches the
congregations Go very little singing; Il IS
left entirely TO the choir
g I know, my boy said the old man
as he lovingly placed hand OF his sons
shoulder. that It was very embarrassing
TO you this morning, but II I hadn't sung
as loudly as I did the people would have
heard your mother
Theodore s. Watkins. OF Boston. who
is at the Arlington, discussed automc-
biles last night He said the sumner
months would be marrsd BY the daily rec
ords Of frightful automobile accidents.
The increase IN the number OF ma
chimes seems to bring with II no better
Of the dangers attending
them
The same story is told in the news
from all lands. continued Mr. Watkins
Those VINO are enjoying the pleasure OF
are hurled TO instant death.
Those who are unable 10 escape the
rapidly moving machines are manned and
killed.
Licenses, speed limit. warning signs,
indeed, all sorts Of plans for regulation
have been tried. But the foundations