The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-18
SAVANNAH HARBOR TO WAIT.
SECRETARY ROOT LEAVES ON
WESTERN TRIP.

Had the Papers ON Ills Desk, but Did
Not Have Time to Act on Them.
Naval Recruiting in the South
Progressing satisfa ctOriIy-A Civil
ing Trick on His Victims-New
Rural Free Delivery Routes Es-
tabIished in Georgia.
Washington, July 17.-Secretary Root
finally acting upon Senator Bacon's
latest appeal in behalf of Savannah
harbor. At the War Department it is
said that the Secretary fully expected
to decide the question before going
away. Saturday morning he called for
all of the papers in the case filed with
the chief OF engineers and the expec-
tation was that a conclusion would be
reached before the day ended. 1t ap-
pears, however, that number of other
matters interviewed to occupy the Sec
retary's attention. until nearly 6
o'clock, so that when he left the de-
partment to go home and prepare for
his journey westward, several inter-
esting questions, including the one re-
lating TO the expenditure of the appro-
priation in Savannah harbor, remained
upon his table Enacted upon. The chief
OF engineers and the judge advocate
general are unaware of the Secretary's
intentions in dealing with the strong
appeal made by Senator Bacon, as they
state that they have not been conciIls-
ed on the subject by the Secretary
since Senator Bacons recent visit.
Naval Recruits Coming in.
Gratifying reports are being received
at the Navy Department from the Of
ficers cruising in Southern waters on
naval recruiting duty. Capt. Cottman
in charge of this branch of the naval
service, says his recruiting officers have
already enlisted nearly hundred men
in North Carolina and a portion of
South Carolina. This is very salts
factory showing" said Capt. Cottman,
land it is very gratifying to note the
interest the Southern newspapers are
taking in the subject. We expect to
finish UP in the two Carolinas this
month and then we will proceed to do
business in Georgia, Florida and Ala
bama. From the present outlook, we
will have no trouble in enlisting from
three to five hundred desirable men.
OF course, we do not anticipate many
recruits from the naval reserves, al
though some of the men formerly be-
longing to the naval militia in North
Carolina are among the recruits. AS
a general rule, the naval reserves are
made ND from the same class of young
men who go into the state military or
CARNATIONS. / am told that very few
of the miliatia men enlist as privates
in the regular army. The same prac-
tiee obtains in the naval service. How
ever. there is a large class of young
men who in lieu of other employment
are anxious to enlist in the navy for
the purpose of seeing something of the
world and having their expenses paid
while they are cruising on Uncle SANS
ships"
Civil Service Freak.
Once in a great while the civil SER
vice commissioners lax into playfulness
and frivolity in making up their ex-
animation papers for their victims. AT
a recent competitive examination of
stenographers and typewriters held in
one of the Western cities, the examiner
dictated to his class the following:
"Then Otto sought to auto on the auto
as he ought to,
But the auto sought to auto as Otto
never thought to,
So Otto he got hot. Oh, very hot! As
he ought not to,
And Otto said: This auto ought to
auto and its got to.
Otto fought the auto and the auto II
fought Otto.
Till the auto also got too hot to auto
as IT ought to,
And then! Great Scott! The auto shot
TO Heaven-so did Quo,
xryt.o.o ntto'c onto autos nOTV ac OffOfg
auto ought to.
This test is said TO have been so con-
fusing to the candidates that not one
in the class of twenty took II down
from slow dictation correctly. 1t shows.
however. that the civil service examin-
ers are trying TO be up-to-date, and we
may expect to see them introducing
problems in golf, lawn tennis and cro-
ouet next. A few examples In how 10
mick the winners" at a horse race or
when 10 buy or sell' In the stock mar
ket might also be TO the advantage OF
some Of the government officials who
arc seeking promotion through the
civil service process.
New Rural Delivery Routes.
on Sept. 2 the Postofiice Department
has ordered six new rural free deliy-
ery routes 20 be established. They are
az follows: AdairHyille, Barlow coun-
~. with two carriers. length Of routes
az miles. area covered. 40 square
miles. population served. 32b.
Addltionai service for Camilla. Mitch
Ell county. with two carriers. length
of routes. 68 miles. area covered, 40
souure miles. population served, 100.
number ~ houses on the routes, CO.,.
&. A. K0lbie and w. 9. hilliafd, car