The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-15
AT THE HOTELS.

breaking up fake stock guarantee trust
companies, and in Texas, about two
weeks ago. a cowboy factory was
broken up by these inspectors" said
Elmer f. Gray. of Houston. Tex, who
is at the Riggs
This cowboy factory was located at
San Antonio" said Mr. Gray. ''and had
been doing a land office business all over
the United States. For g, according 10
the advertisements Of the factory real
cowboys would be made and placed on
the great Rincon ranch The receipts
az the factory from aspirants for the
whirling lariat and life on the range
reached several hundred dollars a day.
THE factory comprised one man.
printed letter. distributed and mailed by
agents of this man in the large cities,
especially in the North and East, served
to bring the dollars. The letter said
that the great Rineon ranch, near San
| Antonio-as a matter OF fact there Is no
such ranch-was In need Of additional
| cowboys, and that energetic. strong
young men, different from the old-fash-
/ Toned Texas cowboy, were needed. Good
wages and comfortable quarters. in adj
dition 70 the fascination OF a life in the
open, with all the adventures and please
ures Of the range, were the inducements.
The idea Of a cowboy factory" con
tinued Mr. Gray, Originated IN the In
terest maidens in the North are evinc-
ing in Texas cowboys. Gov. Campbell, OF
Texas, and Postmaster ]. ]. Stevens are
daily receiving scores Of letters asking
them 10 furnish the names of cowboys
eligible as husbands The idea OF a cow
boy factory originated upon the publica-
ton recently Of letters of some OF these
maidens.
While the cowboy Is still an institution
in Southwest Texas, he has practically
disappeared from the vicinity Of san
Antonio. the cutting up OF the large cat
tie ranches into farms relegating him 70
the pages Of fiction or history, or driving
him to the still remaining large ranches
in Northern Texas"
Walter McAtee. Of Montreal Canada.
a mining engineer. who is at the New
Willard. in speaking OF the various re-
sources Of Canada, said that If that
country undertook to build a navy, she
would have 10 buy nickel steel armor-
. plate for her ships from the International
, Nickel Company in the United States.
though Canada enjoys the exceptional
position Of having a monopoly on the
production OF nickel
IF a condition OF war existed" con-
tinued Mr.. MeAtee, 'she might be pre-
vented from buying nickel Of her own
production. but manufactured by the
monopoly in the United States.
Canada is up against the interesting sit
uation Of owning the nickel supply OF the
world, but that supply is controlled by
foreign corporation, with headquarters in
? the United States. That foreign corpora
: ton holds up the British government or
) any other purchaser, charging exorbitant
; prices. which go to pay fabulous divi-
} dends 10 American stockholders.
THE matte smelted IS exported to the
; United States and is manufactured there
; for expectation and sold to Great Britain
and the rest Of the world. If a war were
TO occur tomorrow, nickel steel might
well be declared contraband; so. while
: Canada controlA the production OF il,
Great Britain, wAich needs the steel for
use in armor-plating her war ships. would
be debarred from getting Il
{ The remedy for the situation is OBJ
D vious There should be an export duty
? on nickel matte the same as on pulp
r wood. so as 10 force its manufacture IN
Canada"
DR.. s ". Phillips Of Boston. who is at
the Arlington, in speaking Of colleges
, and college reform. said: '~The purpose
/ OF the college to-day is TO train men
| mentally and morally for leadership. The
great changes which have come about in
a the college curricula in the last gener-
, alton are not due 10 any change OF pur-
/ pose. but rather to the changed require
q ments for leadership. Our modern civill-
+. zation has so increased in complexity and
/, the field Of knowledge has become so
broad that leadership is no longer gen
eral but has become specialized.
The aim Of the older college was three
= fold continued Prof. Phillips; Ito give
+. mental and moral training, intellectual
/ interests, and scholarly tastes. But with
= the growth Of scientific knowledge the
world has made greater demands upon
s the colleges. The increased application
r Of natural science 10 medicine. engineer
e ing. and the industries, and the applica-
] ton of economic principles 70 our grow
!. ing. commerce have heightened the period
e OF study required for proficiency in every
] important calling We can no longer
4 train men for effective service by hold
e ing to a single course throughout four
j years.
. The modern college has thus been
4 fOrceT TO add fourth 10 the threefold
e aims of the older college. It now must
/, provide a point of departure from which
I its students may so better prepared
! into the professional and technical
2 schools OF their choice. To accom-
, plish this many new subjects have
2 been added TO the curriculum and elias
ITCHY has been introduced into the re-
quirements. A student may choose a
. broad line of study which viii aid in his
+ future professional researches. The col
lege is striving harder than il has ever
J. striven to train men for the highest citi-
zenship and the most effective service IN
the world"
Uncle sam is kept so busy welcoming
s new citizens az his front door that he
j seems to be overlooking the wholesale
S departure of native sons over the back
c yard fence said Herman Il Board
= man, of st. Louis, who is at the New
= Willard.
s ''The Philippines during the past ten
/, years have lured away at least 1000
). Americans. and fully a third OF them
= have settled down in the archipelago and
: will END their days there. Probably i've
times as many have moved over the bor-
: der into Mexico. for in the City OF Mex
q leo alone there is a permanent colony OF
e 5000 Americans. Thousands have set
z, tied in other IAtin-American states.
r Finally, emigration from the United
Z States 10 the northwestern provinces OF
: Canada is increasing every year.
4 mo doubt il will astonish most
! | Americans to learn that almost 10000 Of
their countrymen crossed the Canadian
: border in 1903" continued Mr.. Boardman;
..,ot "a IooIr fha scenery but to make