Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-09
H|LL'S CANAL SPEECH.
Says a Prominent Engineer Favors the Panama Route.

Makes His Argument So Plain That
 Mir Hill Says He Will Also Favor
 Panama Cana1-Hearing on Oleo-
 margarine Bills will Be Held This
 Month Congressman Henry Looks
 for Presentation of Same Bills as at
 Last Session.
 Washington, Jan 9-During the con- slderation of the isthmian canal bill yesterday Congressman Hill partici- pated in the discussion and spoke as follows:
 MT Chairman, did not intend to say word on the isthmian canal bill, and should not if I had not received two letters which I want to lay before the house.
 The first letter is written by civil engineer of high reputation living in my state, who has been employed on the Panama canal for six and q half years. He bears his testimony sim- ply as an expert, and I ask he careful consideration of the letter by the members of the house.
 "On Saturday last while at home I casually met the gentleman on the street. He said to me: MT Hill, I think you are making a mistake if you do not vote to accept the French proposition for the sale of the Panama canal.' A year ago he said the same thing, substantially, and wrote me letter on the subject, and I referred it to Admiral Walker. Admiral Wal ker requested me to write to Professor Ward and ask him to come down and have consultation with him, which he did do the week before the com mission went to the isthmus.
 Here MT Hill read the letters re- ferred to and said that he was so fla yorably impressed with the cogency of their arguments that he felt it his duty to support the amendment favor ing the Panama route.
 Professor Milton Whitney, director of the bureau of soils of the depart ment of agriculture, will leave here on Monday next to attend the annual meeting of the New England Tobacco Growers association, which is to be held at the capitol at Hartford, on Tuesday, January 14. Professor Whitney will deliver an address out lining the experiments to be made in the Connecticut valley this year, and will give the meeting some unpublish- ed details of the experiments of the last two years. Professor Whitney was prevailed upon to attend the Hartford gathering on the representa- tion of Congressman Henry that the tobacco growers would be glad to hear an exposition of his views, es- pecially on the future of shade grown tobacco.
 At the hearing before the commit tee on agriculture of the house this morning, relative to the various bills on the manufacture of oleomargarine, ex-Governor Hoard of Wisconsin ap- peared for the dairy interests, and Judge Springer of Illinois for the oleo- margarine people. Nothing was done, however, except to arrange for future hearings, which will take place as follows: Monday, January 13, ex- Governor Hoard presents his witnes- ses ill favor of some of the bills to be followed during the week by the witnesses i'll opposition. On Monday, January 20, Governor Hoard has the opening and closing arguments, with 1 Judge Springer in between the two arguments. On January 21 the com mittee will hear members of congress who have introduced the several bills now before the committee, and or January 22 the committee will hold an executive session to decide which bill they will report.
 After the close of the hearing, Nil Henry said that in his opinion the same two bills will be reported as al the last session of congress, namely the Grout bill for the majority ano | the Wadsworth bill for the minority Mir Henry will probably present the majority report. as he did last session The Grout bill heems to have the bes1 chances of getting through the house and has the support, of the farmers throughout the country.