The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-01-26

tier win Congress pisHpisily ssp
pilss Win free vine arc otsn7ss--
cstsri CRY, Ne, 10 o. ogiseas
ra imported SQUAD q nar'sness
e pisesnss Free Drinks
wasasastoA. Jan 20 M'ten the
bcstc receives a r,bpfi flgB ~ cam
mtstsr Gu industrial arts Rnf vrpoai
tjcns csslEraiisg NsW Orleans a. he
esa In skich an lnisrnaisona eHpoai'
uoa SHOULD be held IN celebration Of
The cosnplsiioo q tbt Panama canal
the last stage q most piriprsaqae
70 nc; etifyinE, loabylsg scAeme vii
have n-en reached
Nenbtfs q oougrssS are familiar
9th lobbyists ard their methods.
Aetsl propr;eiop have welcomed them
- lavish entertainers. but seldom has
Washington seen iobbyiag carried on
~ extensively A. eufing the past three
o. -four weeks BY the boomers OF San
francifoo and New Orleans.
Tie entertainment furnished BY the
Representatives Of The tgo cities has
not been cunhrea 70 tbe members Of
The committee 90 Industrial arts and
eaposiiions. o. 10 the members Of con
gress. Everyone who had the slight
esi connection with congress or who
soald Eise = BIT Of publicity was
hooked UP by the boomers,
In view Of what has taken place
In washlnvion during the past month
II ia considered remarkable that 10
member Of ne house ard senate has
criticised the methods employed by the
exposition boomers San Francisco
49, oai tn PIT members OF eougrew
and masy others not connected with
con .ress 10 q friendly state Of mind
by srinsing to Washington an unlim-
tied supply Of California wine and in
Vulnerable boxes Of oranges. For
many DAYS the express companies Of
Washington we're swamped with cases
Of wine snd boxes Of oranges for de.
livery throughout the city
San Francisco was making excellent
headway. and had goodly pronor-
ten OF the population Of Washington
slpniag clare ard port ct dianer, and
eating California oranges al breakfast
Just about the time the San Fran
cisco supply OF We, goods was ex-
hausted the New orleans boomers
seemed 10 have reached the concur
sion that the best way 10 demonstrate
that their city was the prouer place
for the exposition was 70 follow the
same general policy OF their rivals,
30 far as alcoholic refreshments were
concerned. with the exception that
New Orleans specialized
Instead OF Distributing their li1uors
10 bottles at the homes OF Official
Washington the New Orleans boomers
opened up headquarters centrally
located boiel. imported squad OF
bartenders and announced that New
Orleans was holding open house,
Those bar,euders were heDt busy from
morning tn pisht This sort OF thing
went on for days Members OF con-
sress. senators and Representatives
sliRc. did not hesitate 70 visit the
headquarters 70 sample the drinks
witch the boomers predicted would
give Joy 10 the heart OF tho visitor TO
New Orleans during the exposition.
San Francisco having supplied It's
friends with boxes Of oranges In ad-
ditiou TO cases OF vine, New Orleans
could not afford TO be outdoue Herce
hundreds OF boxes were prepared for
delivery q, the homes OF the folks
whose names we're on the mailing list
New Orleans furnished a greater va
riety than San Francisco. and the
thrifty housewife who came into POS
session Of one OF the boxes found or
anses, nuts OF various kinds, tiny
bottle Of famous cocktails. and other
deiicacles How much money was
spent by the boomers OF the rival
cities Ia matter Of speculation,
on, Il is certain that II ran up int,
the thousands and that very large
percentage OF Il was spent on alco-
hoi.
Now the boomers are sitting back
to sac what the verdict Of congress
VIII be Fguratiyely speaking, u tho
sarsrse cocktail and sin fzz proved
10 be the most pslatable Of drinks sup
piled by the two Hobbies then New
Orleans win get the exposition, Al
repor, iavvring that city nas already
been prepared by the house committee
on Industrial arts and expeditions u
Is fer TIE house 70 decide whether that
report shah be accepted While The
committee may have preferred the
city Of cocktails and fzzcs. there is
possibility that the house Itself may
be partial 10 the port and claret Of
California.
the iopaying Is NOD yet over. but
from this time forward the boomers
~ili devote themselves 60 arguments
sith only incidental entertainments
shsehan Loses Another Vote