The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-10-19
Record Of Hon. S. B. Elkins.
West virginia's Eminent States
man has left no Stone unturn-
ed for the Welfare Of the
State.

During his service III tne Scnhte
Senator Elkins has helped to secure
the following for West Virginia
An appropriation Of $1,000, 900 to
deepen the water OF, the Monongahela
River and make it nayigable as far as
Fairmont.
To improve the Big Sandy River and
make II nayigable, s5500OO.
To finish the Improvement on the
Big Kanawha River, 100000.
To deepen the water in the Ohio and
make 1t nayigable the year around to
point near Marietta, 100000; and
the adoption by the government OF
the policy to continue the improve
ment Of the said river and make 1t
navigable during the entire year to its
mouth.
1t is estimated from Official data
that he unsecured for the old soldiers
OF the State arrears in pensions
amounting to $3.50, 900; besides giving
personal attention to over thousand
claims eachyear.
He has advocated the maintenance
OF high wages and every measure in
the interest Of labor.
He introduced and had passed
through the Senate a bill making an
appropriation for Fish Hatchery in
West Virginia.
He secured in the Dingley bill a
duty of 81 Thousand on Canadian,
which has given to the lumber of West
Virginia home markets in the East
and started every lumber mill in the
State in prosperous business which
has continued ever since. This duty
also led TO doubling and sometimes
thrilling the value of timber lands in
the State. 1t is estimated that the
duty OF So per Thousand on lumber has
added to the wealth of the State more
than slOO,OOO,O0O.
He also increased in the Dingley bill
the duty on coal to 81 cents per ton,
which has been helpful to the coal
miners of West Virginia.
The Cleveland administration in
1891 sold 100000, 900 Government bonds
to replenish the gold in the Treasury !;
under private contract, by a syndi-
cate of bankers, at 1O4 IL, when the
same bonds we're selling on the market
for ia to ll5 Selling these bends ut
a private sale caused a loss To the
Government Of about S6,0O0,0O0. Dur
ing Senator Ehins' first year Of SER
vice in the Senate Mr.. Cleveland pro-
posed TO sell at private sale Sl0O, 100000
more bonds for the same purpose. To
prevent this, and that the government
might realize whatever the bonds were
actually worth, Senator Elkins intro
duced and had passed resolution de-
claring il To be the sense of the Senate
that thereafter no sales Of Government
bonds should be made under private
contract but the same should be made
only after public advertisement and to
the highest bidder. The passage of
this resolution Obliged Cleveland to
sell the bonds at public instead OF
private sale, and saved the Govern
ment about eight millions of dollars.
A leading tinancicr of New York tele-
graphcd Senator Elkins that his rcso-
luton had saved the Government at
least s6,OOO,OOO.
He is the first Republican Senator
in the State elected in twenty-five
years: and during his term of service
West Virginia has reached a position
of power and influence in Congress,
with the President, and Executive De
partments which il has never enjoyed
before.
lie has given special attention TO
The building up Of American shipping
and To deepening the water in the
harbors OF the United States, in order
that our country may compete with
the nations ii the world in commerce.
He has constantly favored the build
ing OF the Nicaragua Canal
He has answered every letter that
has reached him on public business
whether frpma Democrat ora Rcpub-
can.
These are among the things he has