The Washington herald., 1911-05-06
GOSSIP OF THE
HOTEL LOBBIES
Utili.ine small streams.

The State water supply commission
Is making thorough investigation into
the possibility Of the development Of the
small streams of the StatA for power
purposes" said H. G. Brewster, Of Buff
falo. N. Y, at the New Willard last
night, with the idea that farmers and
small villages would benefit by the de.
velopments OF the age Of electricity.
There is no reason why most farms
] should not have the benefit Of electric
light and power. It is in reach Of most
Of them, IL the water power of the neigh
borhood were developed. There is such
an instance at Copenhagen. in our State.
where s. r. Cleveland. Of Watertown.
has developed the water power on a
branch Of Deer River. There isn't much
water in the branch. but as there Is q
fall Of 16o feet. not much is needed. One
idea OF developing the power Of the
smaller streams Is to run trunk electric
lines through the surrounding country,
so Of wire, can tap the main current.
light their houses. barns, and grounds,
and have power for all stationary farm
machinery. 1t would certainly add to the
attraction to country life. The day will
come. through the harnessing Of the
small streams and turning energy now
wasted into electricity, when even iso-
lated farms and villages will enjoy the
benefits and advantages now possessed
by the large cities"
New York's Mine Fakes.
That New York is the worlds chief
headquarters for fraudulent mining pro-
moters is the opinion of Warren w.
Ia chi
Of the New York division. who was re-
Gently seen at the Arlington.
THE Great White Way. the lobster
palaces. and the big hotels and apart
ment houses are crowded with men who
are spending money with lavish hand
which they have coaxed from the pocket
books of ignorant and credulous invest
ors in all parts Of the United States
and Canada. 1t seems that all a person
has to do is to have a full page in q
metropolitan paper advertising a bonan-
Ia, then scatter smaller advertisements
through the country periodicals.. usually
reproducing the New York advertisement
with the heading of the paper and the
statement: Look what New York thinks
Of our investment" for the money to
begin to pour in. The suckers directory
does the rest and secures the men with
the larger amounts. There are skyscrap-
ers in New York where bags Of United
States mail are carried in day after day
laden with checks and money orders. and
not one penny of It gets ontside the
pockets of the promoters"
Paris an Overrated City.
Fred F. Dryden. of San Francisco.
who is at the Raleigh, has recently
toured France on business and pleas
night, is not what it is cracked UP to
be. The streets, with one exception.
are dirty. in keeping. as it were, with
the color of the buildings. The parks
and public squares are in a neglected
condition. Hardly piece of lawn can
be discovered in all Paris that shows
any signs of care. Paris is neither
antique nor modern in appearance. and
the impression 1t gives the visitor is
one of great neglect and dilapidation.
Even the great public buildings, Of
which the Parisians are so proud, show
hardly any attention. Conspicuous in
the dirty. grayish, black expanse Of
these structures are large white spots
by the rain dripping from the
caves. .-.- arf
"A word about the Louvre-the gar
lery that the whole world is talking
about, with its endless art collections.
These are contained in galleries that
have long fallen behind modern art 70
quirements. the mode of lighting them |
being so inadequate that many Of the |
pictures cannot be properly seen. But
the worst feature about the Louvre is
the lack of ventilation. Sometimes |
there is absolutely none at all. the tenn !
perature being insufferable, and the air |
close and suffocating, as in a damp, |
hot room. No wonder that some OF the |
pictures have suffered much in quality. |
It is to be hoped that efforts will ere |
long be made to replace the Louvre |
with more suitable structure. No |
doubt such a move would be followed |
rapidly throughout the city"