The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-10
nFpEW SPEAKS FOR
APPALACHIAN PARK
Strong Argument for Passage
of the Bill
f4F PRESIDENT FOR IT
The Secretary of Agriculture Favors
the Measure.
PRESIDENT FOR IT
MITCHELL AGAINST THE PANAMA ROUTE
Ne Declares That TO Touch the Proposition of
the Panama Canal Company Will
Result in DtfIement of the
Government.
Government.
fgv the Associated Prcss.)

fEv the Associated PrcSs.)
Washington, June 7.-After transacting
..aa routine business and discussing for
q 5me he bill to relieve shippers from
nh. London dock charges, the Senate re-
...al consideration toda2 of the 18TH
Iu5.a canal project.
Mr. Mitchell, of Oregon, continued his
speech begun on Thursday, in opposition
rg the Panama route. After considering
tur engineering difficulties of the route,
entered upon a denunciation of the
III. hrIs Of the Panama Canal COMPANY.
which he declared were the most cor
ruut in the history of the world. He
warmed Congress that no better wav
could be- found to defeat the construction
Of any canal than to adopt the Spooner
amendment. as the United States could
have no connection with the Panama
route without becoming involved in the
iu.ricacies of the French courts from
which it would find it impossible to ex-
tieat" itself. He declared that any con-
necljon this country might have with the
Panama proposition would result in the
ueI.t lIClt OF the government
Mr. DepcW. of New York. addressed the
S.ugte in advocacy Of the bill appro-
urjating $4,000, 900 for the purchase of
100000 acres of land for a national
forest reserve in Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama
and Tennessee. 1t is stated by the COM
mittoe reporting the measure that cit
may fairly be urged that the establish
uont Of this forest reserve in the egion
IF the southern Appalachian Mountains
.- a matter of national Importance
and that owing to the peculiar conditions
existing in this region the establishment
of This reserve need not necessarily be
accepted as q precedent for the estab-
lishment of similar reserves elsewhere
in the East"
Mr.. Dopew said the project was favored
ly President Roosevelt and by the Sec
rotary of Agriculture and Federal action
was Justified fully by public necessity.
He said the most favorable results might
H. expected from the establishment of
the reserve. He said that within ton
years the great hard wood forests in the
proposed reserve would be destroyed en-
tireIy. Such a result would be disastrous
10 the States affected and to the entire
country.
At the conclusion of Mr.. DepeW's re-
marks. Mr.. Hale said that the Senate
could not fail to be impressed by the
gr.lt Importance Of the subject. He
ha. not been aware of the extent of the
KIND to b. purchased but he thought that
-ouo action ought to be taken on the
matter at this session.
TIL" Senate then began the considcra-
ZION Of -hc measure commonly known as
Tho London dock charges bill.
I'm response to an inquiry from Mr.. Nc
'amh2r IS 10 what guaranty the shippers
al this country would have, in the event
or the elimination of the London dock
charges. that the Atlantic freight rates
would not be increased, Mr.. Nelson re-
II0d that there was no guaranty and
could be none. The shippers would have
10 take their chances on that. The
steamship trust, organized by ]. Pierpont
MORGAN, he said, might raise the freight
'aar-es- That was not to be prevented
ny tn" pending bill.
'"j deliver US from trusts" declared
AF. Nelson. THAT is a matter which
We VIII have to take care of later on.