The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-29
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Senator Morgan. who has charge of tho
Nicaragua Canal measure. was at the Ar
lington for a short time last night calling
on friends who are visiting the city. He
has returned to Washington refreshed and
prepared for the fight before him. He Is
confident that the canal bill will be passed
and he will do everything to press the
matter to a vote.
| Il nave seen all of those Senator's who
have 80 far arrived in the CITY," said he
\ last night land every one of them has
/ assured me that that they will vote and
| fight for the canal bill when it comes up.
/ There may be some delay because Of OBJ
lection. but when the vote Is taken we
will have a good majority. / don't regard
this talk about Notifications along the
/ canal as having any foundation. This
/ matter is unimportant and I doubt II
there will be any Notifications built. The
Notifications would be Of much more BEN
eft to Nicaragua and Costa Rfca than to
| the United States. They can build forts
II they SO desire. While this Government
| has a right to say in the matter. the
! nations owning the ground should be con-.
suited, and am not worrying over this
question in the least.
II will vote for the -Pauncefote
Treaty and believe II win be ratified. I
am in favor of it for many reasons and
may speak on it,
Col. A. L. Graham. a prominent fnan-
cier of Cheyenne. Wyo.. is at the Shore
ham for a few days en- route to New York
and Boston. He is interested in the irri-
CATION OF the arid lands in the West. and
is enthusiastic as to the prospects of the
scheme Most people are all wrong in
their ideas to the question Of govern
mental aid in behalf of irrigation" said
he last night I'VE do not ask any APP
preparation for the benefit Of land owners.
nor to assist them in improving their
lands by direct governmental aid. Tho
idea Is to secure an appropriation for the
construction OF reservoirs at the heads
of the streams having their sources in
the mountains: to store the water flow
ing In the season when the SHOWS melt
preserve it until needed, and then return
il to the rivers. Canals tapping the rivers
can then be cut to carry the water 10 the
arid districts and put to practical use.
AT present this water flows down the
Mississippi into the Gulf of Mexico and
floods Texas. Every year the Government
Is put to big expense. millions Of dollars.
for 1eyees. dykes, and improvements
which would not be needed we're the wafer
pit. to a practical use and stored. In
place of allowing the water to run to
waste and food territory in the South, Il
could be preserved to make a garden Out
of a desert The barren arid lands, IL
irrigated. could produce enough grain to
supply one-third of the worlds popula-
tion. The soil is suited for enormous
crops. IL Uncle Sam will give os the
water the West will do the rest The
irrigation could not help but benefit ths
entire country and deserts could be popu-
I.k~ u H. l. -. -
PIKE.
Before the racing season closed at
Newmarket I saw practical demcnstra-
tion Of the merits of the American style
CT riding over the English method" said
Henry Morris. of London. England. who
Is al Chamberlin's, last night. This has
always been disputed question. and
hard headed old trainer one day care
fully clipped the grass from long stretch
of turf and had it rolled and put into
good condition. He then got from his
stable two horses deemed to be Of equal
merit in every respect. weighted them
alike and mounted two stable boys OF
equal skill. The boys we're instructed to
ride in the English and American styles.
One sat bolt upright, while the other
leaned away over the horses withers The =
the course and the trainer then measured
their respective strides. He found that
the horse ridden in the American fashion
had taken strides averaging an inch and
a half longer than those OF the horse rid
den in the English style. The course
was then carefully redressed and the
trainer Put the horses over again with
the styles OF riding reversed. This time
the other horse ridden American fashion
strided about an inch and half farth--
than his rival. The experiments were re
peated until it was conclusiveiy show
that the American style was the best. Il
stands to reason. anyway. that horse
aving jockey out of the wind. with the
weight ON the withers. leaving free ac-
ton for the loins and the muscles Of the
back and quarters. wherein lie the driv-
ing power. should do better work than an
animal carrying dead upright load.
There is no question as to the best OF thu
two styles"