Evening star., 1923-10-01
TALKS and TALES
With and Abous
CAPITALS GUESTS

be cleared for the Worlds Dairy Com
gress Association, which convenes at
the New willard Hotel tomorrow.
and for the next several days inter-
ested parties: will be told in detail Of
what "Bossy'" is contributing toward
the sustenance of suffering humanity,
for with delegates in attendance from
the four corners OF the earth every
fault and virtue of the worlds most
vital industry will be thoroughly
thrashed out and reported accord
ingly.
AS early as last Monday represent
atives to the big conference from
many foreign lands began arriving In
the city. until now there is not hotel
register in Washington that cannot
show its quota, while all incoming
trains are hearing newcomers. Fully
500 delegates and guests are expected
at the congress.
four energetic young cttiSens OF
Buenos Aires. officially designated
by the Argentine republic TO attend
the conference, were found UP TO
their ears in papers. These were
Ricardo NJ. Pearson, Ernesto NJ. Quin-
mental. the last named secretary To
the minister of agriculture Of that
country.
All were enthusiast over the great
strides made in deiry products b.
their homeland, especially since the
war. and gave statistics to show that
during 1921 the total value Of ex-
ported dairy products amounted I"
more than sl06.o00.eeo.
we exported this year 100000
III do 80 tz.,4t dc It
cheese during the first six months
and 22,000,000 pounds of casein.'
proudly exclaimed young Pearson, as
be passed the cigarettes. AT present
there are 100000 head OF cattle in
the central part OF Argentina and
45,o00,0e0 sheep in. the south. Our
land Is most fertile and cost OF feed
ing is very low"
. The Buenos Aires man said that
most OF the butter went to England,
with Italy, France and Germany fol-
lowing in order named. Italy buys
the bulk OF Argentine cheese, while
the United States is, the largest pur-
chaser OF casein. which is used for
button manufacture, gunpowder, etc.
Mr.. Pearson stressed the wonderful
climate or his country and said that
he and his companions had travelled
through the east of America in search
OF IDEAS. He was satisfied that dairy
methods here and in the Argentine
were quite similar. All praised highly
the standard in the United States
They seemed astonished that prices
on American machinery had not drop
PED. We buy most of our machinery
In the United States" continued -fr.
Pearson, and it is due to It's cost that
keeps the price of our exports nm Ts
1t meyer to drop?"
II was announced that Argentina
Will hold an international exposition
or dairy machinery In 1924. when all
interested from every country will be
invited.
At the Hotel Sherehan, the Hon.
Donald Mackinnon of Melbourne. Vic
toria, commissioner in the United
States from the commonwealth of
Australia, who dropped down from
his New York Office to attend the
conference, was quite as optimistic
over his countrys dairy products
outlook as were the South Ameri-
cans.
Yes, said Mr.. Mackinnon, Aus
tralia is doing wonderfully we'll with
her dairy produts. OF course. you
know we not only make. the cheapest.
but the best butter in the world, even
better than the Danish butter, This
is made possibte. by our exceptfonsi
land. Everything grows and cattle
feed on The natural grasses, no hand
feeding or anything like that"
The Australian said that the dairy
business had partly solved the labor
roo!em In his land by developing thes.
family. production scheme. which too
Eas shown the small farmer possI-
piIlties never dreamed of before. For
instance, continued Mr.. Mackinnon.
with all working al home the Aus
tralian farmer soon turned his atten-
tton to cotton. and during tho past
three years the value OF our cotton
crops has reached more than $1,000
Veo. This is not gigantic by any
means, but is only the beginning
terms of the thrift OF his people
their accumulative genius. stressing
their ability to handle the. national =
DEBT without trouble. and said that
with with. little larger population Aus
tralia would never have to worry
He with his family will travel
through the south and west on a tour
Of inspection of dairy establishments
in those sections.
knowing full we'll what the Dane
thinks Of his quality of butter, visit
was made to DR.. Phil OrIa Jensen.
professor of technical biochemistry in
the Royal Technical College, Copent
hagen. and president of the Danish
section of the International Dairy AS
ISOLATION: who is stopping at the New
willard.
II Dr. not care TO take issue with
Commissioner Mackinnon,", said the
Danish delegate when apprised of ths
Australians remarks. But / think
is. the best in the world. At least
Britain is of that opinion, for she is
our biggest customer. 1t is our most
essential industry"
DR.. Orla- Jensen said that Denmark
had suffered greatly. from the effects
of the war. practically losing one of
her best consumers, Germany, because
OF that country's inability TO. pay. He
the western section OF the tinted
States, and was complimentary toward
America, saying that our milk supply
was better than anything to be found
people" said the professor just as
three bright-faced youngsters, all ap-
parently the same age, passed
through the lobby with their father
and went to their rooms
Investigation proved that the boys
were not triplets but the one-year-
apart sons of A. H. Curry of Dallas,
Tex, vice president and manager in
the Lone star state of the Edison
Company Everybody thinks they
are triplets," :, said Mr.. Curry. But
Dudley.is niue. Jack eight and Greg
ory seven. Oh. have some nlores.at
home-three other boys and one baby
girl; and the oldest is this boy Dud.,
Then the man who would nave
brought much dee-light to formeE
President Roosevelt made for the
open to enjoy "a hike in the country!
Enferine the Washington Hotel
iust as the sweet strains of .YSohen-
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