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:mueeuee‘ums;ee see: The lea- Lune tehea pleasure in publishing below extracts from a letter written by Mr. [leery D. Lloyd the well known writer on government and economic questions. who' Is mak- ing a tour of Australia sndNewZee- lend to gather material for a book ongovernment ownerahi p of railways. Hr. Lloyd certainly wields a facile pen, and should he write even a let-_ ter on “Cobwebs in Kamechstka” it would hardly fail to be interesting: Wellington, New Zealend, February, l2, 1899. '.We arrived in midsummer with a temperature of 55 degrees, so cold that we could see our breath; and with a regular Noah’s ark rain. It was as if we had come to Chicago In the midet of one of its summer bliz- zards from the nertheuet. Mr. Lusk’s letter to Sir Robert Stout ' was 'the first we presented. It secured us on- trance )0 this very comfortable club where we are quartered. " Hy cablegram went through as two words. “Lloyd, Winnetka. ” The telegraph company has to bear the burden of indicating where Wienetka' The first thing I didon arriving here was to “throw down” the New Zealand government When I toek myeablegram to the telegraph ofice, which is also the postomee, they re- fused t6 take “Lloyd, Winnetka” as arproper message. There must be, the oflicial very superiorly said” at ‘leaat three words. I stated to deaf were “win ‘1 uuuwwwgrupueu mpe‘at: edly from all the leading cities and summer resorts of Europe, Asia and Africa They made me add, a word, «wellhead pay $1.60 for it, or: 3.80., for theffihole. When I got to the club I was told that there had been a dozen calls at the telephone for me. I went to it, “We find you in fight about being able wceble the address slene; do you wish "the" third word dropped 7" I certainiy did; A few minutes afterwards I was called out from lunehJo receive an emkaeeador from the government who trembling- l, and humbly handed me back my meney with an abject apology for towmtuu D C «can Mr. Lloyd’s Cablcgnm- THE SHERIDAN ROAD NEWSâ€"LETTER. luringâ€"given me IO much trouble. I patted the government on the heed, Indtoldittogohomeendwe: do IOInymouond all would befor- given and fwgotten. That almost peid me for coming toNew Zealand; think of such I thing with the Weet- ern Union Telegreph Company. Today has been very bnay, but no. eventful; and began with an inter- view, of which I aend you a copy. Then a not very profitable talk with the Minister of Education. The not of the day I gave to the Miniater of Railways and am to go with him to- day to viait the shape where the gov- ernment builda ita locomotives. The principle on which the government of New Zealand rune its railroads is thataa rapidly aa the profits of oper~ ation increase above three per cent, the rate they pay for borrowed monf ey to build them with, rates to the people shall be reduced. In other words, the roads are run an a public eervipe or convenience without an? attempt to make a profit Ae rapidly as a pnofit appears, rates are reduc. ed. Profit in something tobe avoided "One of the contradictions of this “most perfect climate in~ the world,” as Sir Charles Dilke has it.ie that we see large tree palms growing out doors wherein midsummer they may have, as we found, a temperature of 55 degrees. Will and I had a good long walk today up and down a city hillier (and holier) than San Francisco ' _ The best meet ooete‘ hero five to six cents a pound and a workingman (single) can live for $3. 75 a vveek and gay “:2 «$6 ‘Yucam Know: I “‘16 110812; of joints and your fill of i;,” as the street car driver told me. This’httempt of mine to digest all the departments of a national gov eminent in “twenty minutee for re freshmente” is agooddeal of a strain. '1 had 360; as far as this when I was called off. and I have not even had time to read over-my notes, I have been interviewing labor leaflets,â€" minietei'e of depertmente, country equiree. I dined last night with Sir Robe“ Shut, where we bid a very good time I have never worked do hardtl believe. an in the! tendaye sineel arrival here. I am finding 3°". “m k at!" tiny but. Tmpiod pill:- grow out of doors, and the heliotropo bloom all m. year round and develop into a grant flowering shrub eight feet high. Whitney in Front, Block in tent for tho 1, wheel, Columbia, now at populating ~ ~ Nov mp- 11. a In. your... 6' Olden ow fat Floor Clem ve Vail-{WISH 'dln dihefl fl.nhhlng Cigars, Confections and Soda, Ofii'ceand Res. Highland Hotel. Telephone No. 0. Wood Carpet and Parquet Flooring Baum: Tm 18. PM» Bill“... HOURS Yflighyopd): Office : Highfmd Block. atom-mm DI. 0. B. Femlld. “ennui. LLOYD M. BERGEN M. D. DR. H. H. BOULTER, DH. FRANKLIN WESOOTT, RES. HlGHWOOD- Dr. Frank M. 1352.118. DR. E. C.- “ ”MW” M. The “om and helhble" - 0- IOX NO. I33. -I-ngmu‘;d hm. DBNTIS 1‘. Dentist. Work Done. '- Central Ave.. 9 Highland?“ m 14.1]. ("not new ' ta. $.03) I. But" “MING “H: mm Put. ' ‘nunou. ll “ram _