Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-04-12
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Newsy Correspondence From
Our National Capital.
The PRESIDENTIAL TOUR
Transportation Of the Missis.
sippi Rivsr--Porto Rieo's
Governor in the City.

Washington, D. C.-The time of
returning to Washington will be fixed
almost to the hour before the de-
parture of the president on his trip
across the continent, despite the fact
that the train will be away from
Washington for about six weeks and
will travel 12,0oo miles and go
through more than half Of the states
Of the Union Reports received at the
White House are that the entire. west
is making preparations for the trip.
II. T. Scott of the Union Iron
Works Of San Francisco, where the
battleship Ohio will be launched, is
coming to Washington to accompany
The president 10 California. He also
has placed HE magnificent residence
at the disposal Of the president. In
Los Angeles, two prominent citizens
have rendered the use of their homes.
II Is not yet known whether Attor-
ney General Knox will accompany
the party. Hs has just come back
from spending the winter In Califor-
MIA and may not care to return. With
the exception of Secretary Gage and
possibly Secretary Root, every other
cabinet officer will 60. Each one will
transact department business aboard
the train just as If he were at his
desk in Washington. The president
will be In constant communication
with Washington and will attend to
all executive BUSINESS While In the
state of Washington the president has
decided to stop at Chehalis, the homo
Of the Hazard brothers, the army
officers who accompanied General
Funston upon the journey which end
ed In the capture Of Aguinaldo. The
president will make a brief speech
there. After the trip through Yel-
lowstone Park the party will go to
Salt Lake City, thence to Denver and
Colorado Sprig. Two days will be
spent at the latter place in order to
allow time for visit to Pixies Peak.
Short stops will be made at Kansas
CITY, st. Joseph, Mo-, and Chicago,
About two days will be spent at Buf-
falo, and Niagara Falls will be Wis
| tied.
NJ. @. Markham, assistant tratiic
manager Of the Illinois Central rail
road, was witness before the indus
trial commission Saturday and read
an interesting statement about the
transportation on the Mississippi
river and its effoct and influence on
railroad transportation.
Mr.. Markham stated that prior to
1870 the Mississippi river and Its trib-
uteries transported the greater part
| Of freight and passengers to and from
che states traversed by them. Since
then, however, he said, the construc-
tion Of large railroad mileage in
the Mississippi valley had somewhat
diminished the volume of the traffic
handled on the rivers. In 1870, he
said, there were only 81, 1872 miles OF
railroad in eighteen states OF the
Mississippi valley. Now there were
upwards Of 11o, 900 miles OF railroad
in the same states. Trade records
| showed decreased tonnage move
ment by the river year by year, yet
the total vessels and volume of river
business is still very large. Mr..
Markham quoted largely from statis-
tics to show that with improved
transportation facilities the railroads
we're gradually getting the bulk Of
the traffic for leading trade centers
that was formerly controlled by the
river men. This was due to the rail.
roads Offering merchants rates ap-
proximating those made by the rivers.
The whole question of railroad rates,
lie said, can be summed up in the re-
mark that the power of railroads to
enforce any given rate is cironm-
scribed by the water carriers and the
maximum they can charge is pre-
scribed by the rivers and lake and
ocean carriers.
Charles H. Allen, governor OF Porto
Rioo, who arrived in Washington Sat-