Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10

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| application flied with the Interstate
Commerce Commission for a merger OF
the Great Northern and the Northern
| Pacific and the Spokane, Portland 4
Seattle Railway had nothing to dc
with this call upon the President
When asked If the proposed consolida
! ton Of these Western lines was dis
cussed during the talk on the porch
| he intimated that 1t was touched upon
| only in the most casual manner.
Supplementing their report on bust
ness conditions and the crop outlook
the Presidents visitors informed him
of plans already made for handling
a record volume OF traffic from the
| Western farms to market this Fall
The President was happy to hear
these callers predict a much larger
tourist business in the Black Hills
| section in the future. They also sug
gested the possibility of several large
Summer hotels being erected in this
section within the near future.
Although these railroad chiefs
talked enthusiastically about bust
ness generally and the crop outlook
they avoided any mention Of farm
relief legislation. They did tell the
President. however. that during their
talks with many agricultural men
| they found the latter much happier
and more hopeful than this time last
year, due to the prosperity ahead for
them. 1t was the opinion Of the rail-
road men that the effect will be felt
in varying degrees over a large tart
OF the country.
Mrs. Coolidge Gets Pets.
Without attempting to discuss
farm relief legislation these officials
expressed the belief that the bright
business outlook undoubtedly would
hold its own without any resort to
| artificial stimulation or legislation.
To I'll horse and dog already pre-
sented to the President and Mrs
Coolidge by hospitable Westerners
were added today half dozen more
barnyard pets. That many chirpina
white LeGhorn chicks, less than a
week old, came to the White House
by mail In a package addressed tc
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, care OF
President Coolidge" They were
from Mrs. T. r. Moore of Mount Yer.
non. S. Oak, and the perforated car
ton in which they arrived was con-
/ spicuously marked pets"
The postman who delivered them to
the executive Offices attracted atten.
ton by the strange noises he made
| as he walked. A unique fishing con.
traptlon with a little bell to Jingle
when fish got on the Presidential
nook, accounted for some Of the noise;
coiiapsible spade to dig with for
more bait. These gifts were addressed
| to the President. The former bore
the card Of H. Wagner, Chicago.
From Guam, the Chinese chef on the
Presidents yacht Mayflower. now in
drydock at Boston, came a belated
birthday cake. The cook had taken
great pains with the delicacy but had
mlscalculated the time required for
shipping 1t to the Black Hills. Mr..
Coolidge was much pleased with the
gift. however.
Not all the gifts pouring into the
White House are for Mr.. and Mrs.
Coolidge. however, Rob Roy and
Prudence Prim, the White House
collies are being pampered with
attention.
Dogs Get Rubber Ball.
Okay Hall of Redfeld, s. Oak.
brought to the executive offices a
red rubber ball. foot and a half in
diameter, on which the names Of the
oogs were painted in large letters. He
said the ball was made from rubber
taken from discarded tubes for auto.
mobile tires.
1t is taxing the clerical staff at the
executive offices to the utmost to
write answers to the thousands of
letters and cards received by the
president and Mrs. Coolidge. Most
OF them are from Western people and
are messages congratulating him on
his f1fty-fifth birthday on Monday
last. Mr.. Coolidge wants every one
VINO has written him seriously to re.
celVe an answer, and the effect Of al.
most every answer sent out is to let
loose score of others from the same
neighborhood. BY the time the Presi
dent has finished his vacation in the
Black Hills, the family album on a
great many Western farms will con.
tain a letter on White Houso eto