The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-26
A MO MAP
Senator Cannon's Proposition TO Repro
ducu the United States IA Miniature
New York Herald.

New York Herald
Senator Cannon. OF Utah. has Intro
dueod IN the senate Joint resolution
which has for IL object the construction
IN tho nclghhorhood IN the city Of WASH
ington tho most gigantic piece OF map
making ever undertaken In the world.
He proposes TO have the nurfae. OF the
United States reproduced on scale OF
ono Hquaru yard OF map for each square
mile Of actual AREA This IL not 10 bc
merely nat map, ON which the natu, nj
and artificial fixtures OF the country are
20 eo indicated by lines. but every feat
uro Of the country. mountains, lakes.
rivers. ponds and creeks. and cities ana
villagra, are 10 bc reproduced In minis
ture.
In explanation OF his plan senator
Cannon said!
''F1rut will 10 established tho periphsry
OF the United States. aEgroEating iO.si3
miles, showing tho exact boundaries o,
water and land. The imaginary geo
graphical lines OF state division would
be marked by footpalha. The tract
would then be graded. on scale. from Ap.
parent sra levels on the east and west
to the greatest height attained within
our boundaries,
ors would mark on itn surface an exact
representation IN miniature OF all that
nature shows within tho splendid do
main OF our land; and 20 this would be
added what the mapmakers call culture.
or tho dvlineation OF the handiwork OF
man, Some appointed time OF tho year
could be aelreted-aay the nrpt OF June.
and tho country reproduced as OF that
day, The varying colors and advance
nunt OF vegetation from south TO cx-
tromo north would be shown. giving
thereby some idea OF the latitudlnal dlf.
ference between the several sections OF
tho country
Tho might Mississippi. with It's Mis-.
souri, tributary would be ti0s yards long
and feet wide OF actual water RAri.
tan hay and Lower New York bay
would have an actual arra OF loo square
yards. upon which mimic representa-
ton OF tho lnofilciont United States navy
could be anchored, Pixies peak would
bs nearly nine feet higher than tho ap-
parent sea level The citks would be
bull, Of glass as nearly Rs possible In
exact representation Of their actual ar
chite 'turr, and beneath thom would 10
run electric lines for illumination at
night
Some idea OF the magnitude OF this
map can be Eraspcd from the statement
that Il would be nearly i.coo,Oo times
larger than tho annual map published
BY tho general land once
Recently there has been a serious and
concerted ofrort In congress TO bring that
vast body OF legislators In both houses to
an appreciation OF the needs Of coast
fortlheationa, The United States pre-
Hcnta water front nearly as long as
the imaginary line which encirclcs the
globe. one hour spent along the mimic
scacoast OF this map would he better
exposition than all tho speeches which
could be made In congress.
"Out Of the multiplicity OF practical
advantages which would flow ls the stim-
ulus such n map would give TO home
seeking, There are In tho public land
states Of this nation nearly ZOO 800 square
miles OF unknown territory. II but halt
Of this is arabic. lGU0OoO families might
have each 2O-aorc farm. and this under
irrigation is sufficient to produce In
dependence and even wealth.
"But therc In still higher use for t.
IL would give u common patriotic Inn
pulse to the thought OF the people OF the
United States In the complexities OF
our civilization we become specialists In
our duty toward the government and to-
ward our fellow citizens II ls probable
that such an impressive map as this
would tend to broaden the comprehen-
sion which men have OF the requirements
OF citizenship and public duty We
would see what had been wrought by the
greatest people under the sun In one
hundred and twenty years OF liberty"