The Washington herald., 1910-08-22
AT THE HOTELS.

East St. Louis manufacturers are
making more baking powder than any
other city in the world" said c. F.
Gnlen. proprietor OF the limo Hotel OF
East St. Louis. at the shoreham last
night. Yes. and BESIDES that. 1t is the
largest horse and mule market IN the
world. East St Louis. you know. is in
Illinois, and Is entirely separate and
distinct from St Louis. No. It is the
third largest city in Illinois, and has 4
population Of 5000. having lacked only
900 Of doubling its population in ten
years
AS August is always a little dull with
Us hotel fellows. I thought best to take
my vacation now. although my old friend,
Representative William A Rodenberg,
OF my city, asked me not 10 come TO
Washington until he could show me the
place himself when Congress convenes
this winter However, August being the
only month / could well get away from
my business. I listened to the persua-
sions Of S. J. Fowler. prominent coal
dealer Of East Louis. and his wife. who
were going on vacation in August. so
l rung in the services OF my OIdsmoble
so high-wheeler. and we have covered
1900 miles on our tour. visiting the prln-
cipal Eastern cities. We expect 10 re-
turn Wednesday by way Of Plttsburg and
Cincinnati. We saw lots OF the country,
enjoyed every lap Of the journey, and
suffered no mishaps. We think Wash
ington the most beautiful city we have
seen; its magnificent. shady streets are
motorists paradise. enjoy a fine
patronage at my hotel. and business has
Deen especially good the past year. Dur
ING Presidents Day in East St Louis
the Vice President and Uncle Joe Cannon
stopped at my hotel as my guests"
l am agreeably surprised at the excel
lent order you have here in WASHINGTON.
said R. H. Smith. Of Macon, Ca. who IS
at the National Hotel. with his family.
sightseeing. I have seen only a few
! policemen on the streets, many Jess than
I thought should be required for a civ
OF Washington's size, yet things are as
peaceful as in a small village. I have
actually seen fewer cases Of intoxication
here than in prohibition places. I suppose
II is because Of an effective method OF
dealing with Offenders
According 70 Henry P. Fowler, a grain
and elevator man Of Kansas City. who
stopped over yesterday on his return from
New York, there is going to be a boom in
trade. foreign and domestic, in 1911, be-
ginning in January.
There is every reason 10 believe this is
true, said Mr.: Fowler last night. Tt
used 10 be said that no change in condi-
tons ever took place before an election.
/ or that everything was unsettled until
/ another four years administration had
/ been fixed I do not know OF a single in
stance where this is true. There have
been many large commercial upheavals
I Immediately after elections for President,
and there have been conspicuously none
in many instances before these elections.
BE that as il may. 1911 Will be an
epochal year in The United States. There
is so much activity in the markets In
prospect this fall that I am sure from
that alone. All who are busy now VIII
reap the fruits OF their Industry later.
and there is hardly an idle wheel in any
part OF the country. Out in Missouri
and Kansas the people are working their
I heads OF. The money is coming in later
\ The winter viii hum and bristle with
activity and the spring VIII break forth
all over the Middle West, at any rate.
with new pIows and hoes and wagons,
and the farmers and merchants and cob
blers viii awake 10 a new life OF trade.
Why has this not taken place in for
mer years? Well. in many particulars
il has taken place. though we have not
noticed II. Il viii take place this year
as never before largely because Of the
fact that the nation has had so many
political shocks recently she is painting
and palpitating with new life. The past
year has been a rugged ere politically.
Just the kind Of "ruggedity" that gives
vitality and fertility and shoots the sap
up the stalk and gives exuberance TO all
nature These easy-moving times OF
which we have been surfeited generally
are followed by hard knocks and poverty.
We want upheavals and rash statesman
ship to make business grow. We want
% live lively"