The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-30
TO REVEAL
Her WEALTH
Congressman Slclnp to Offer 'ftt,t
Bill Advancing Sout.lh1wl,'esst,,s
h interests.
SPOKE WARMLY For !. PARKER 4 \ !: B
Former vigi,1ian SAYS lie IS q
Clean, Safe Man, Enilr1lcin1'tly
Fitted for Presidency.

frro,n our Regular Correspondents s
| WA sill N(i,roN, d. c., March 2o.-Tle
richness OF tho resources of southwest ','
I'virginin viii DO brought to the attention
of Congress In few days by means OF
n Bill which Representative slemp, Of
Tho Ninth virginia District will introduce,
providing for the Improvement OF me
Big Sandy River, In Dickinson county county
rho bill will provide for the appropria-
ton OF fifty thousand dollars for the
purpose OF removing the immense
boulders from the river where It passes
through the mountain, at a point known nc "
as the brakes OF the Big Sandy. me
river is really not tho Sandy at that
point but the Pound nnd the Russell
Fork, which unite there and form t,'r'rl the nc
Big Sandy
The Chesapeake and Ohio ls building
road 10 a point within four niles OF o.
tho brakes, but the timber and minerals 1'le''l
,yh,ch it Is proposed to reach by the
river are still inaccessible to TRANSPORTS
ton companies, unless the river 10 ~ ~ !.
proved sufficiently to admit or ratts D zen
run bearing the lumber and coal 70 70
nn,nt whore they can be given railway
transportation. s
STORES OF WEALTH.
Mr.. slemp said to-day that there Is
three hundred million feet OF the ines mes
lumber in the world in the forests ro'ind =
about the brakes, and that there IS also
a yoin OF coal five and q half rect IN
,,,t,, {lo
r. the river is made navlgable for tho
RATS or flat bottomcd boats, all tho
wealth OF tho country will soon be pour.
Ing ont to tho world, and the owners OF
the land which Is valucless now VIII pe
wenlthly.
warm and close friend OF Judge Alton 3.
Parker sad to-day that he did not 30
lieye there was any doubt that Judge
Parker would receive the Democratic
nomination to the presidency. !,
'.rhcre has been great deal sald
to the effect that nobody knows what
Judge PARKER stands for" he SAID, ana
possibly there Is some truth IN this, LOT
the Democrats Of the country generally
cannot be familiar with his attitude on
most public questions. Flo has been O.
Judge for years. and has not had the
tho discussion Of ia tional questions. Since
his friends have been talking OF noml-
mating him 10 tho presidency he has
steadfastly refused to talk. for the rea-
son, and the very good reason, that he
thinks 1t beneath the dignity Of candi-
date for nomination to the Office OF Press
ident Of the United States to take any
steps to further his candidacy.
CLEAN, SAFE MAN.
-M"But know Judge Parker is all right.
He is regular; he voted for Bryan twice.
though he did not heartily approve tho
free coinage planks Of the platform. He
is a tariff reformcr to q conservative OK
tent: he Is a great big man and clean
man, one we'll fitted for tho Office Of
President OF the United States. am
Tammany man, and I say that believe
that Tammany will eventually be for
Parker for the nomination. I believe
he will be nominated. and believe le
will be elected. 1 am morally certain
he could carry New York.
Judge Moore. who is VirginianIis hero
for the purpose Of inducing Senator
Daniel to make the address before the
virginia Society al the annual dinner at
the Waldorf on the 18th OF NIay-James-
town day. The Senator Is not certain that
he will be able to accept the invitation.