The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-27

any general or special notices. or by the
insertion of exceptions to general agree
| ments. A resolution was introduced by &c
the strengthening of the fortifications OF
the Pacific Coast; another by D. c. Lewis
Of Oklahoma City. Ok, advocating state
hood for Oklahoma and Indian Territory
and the joint admission Of these Terri
tories to statehood; also resolutions by A
tombstone OF Iowa, recommending deeper
water for the Upper Mississippi
Colonel Fleming stated in his paper that
country contrast with that of European
nations more than in the control Of wa
terways The countries of Europe. he
States in the erection of suitable means
of protection against flood waters
He told of how the Government had
Kept abreast with the growth of popula-
following figures to show that the rivers
and harbors had not been given the fullest
attention in the percentage of increase
Coast Notifications. .Issi FL;
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RIVERS and harbors- .o42
Colonel Fleming said that the protection
of the great alluvial basin of the Missis-
sippi River was of the highest importance.
In speaking of the losses resulting from
the Kansas City food of 1908. he said:
FLOOD DAMAGE
The value Of property destroyed was two and
a half times that caused by the Galveston flood
paralyzed the interstate commerce OF large
section Of the Southwestern country and abso-
luteiy cut of the transmission Of the vast vol
uIne Of United States mail which passes through
Kansas City daily
Now 1t Is familiar principle Of law and
equity that every citizen must use and control
and an application Of this weii-unders.ood siHr rule
to the question Of food control in the great
the plain duty of the national government to
control Its property 50 that it will not become
lands. towns and great cities located upon its
and as the forests are cut away rom the upper
portions OF the catchment basin the mountains
y useless. The disehsrse Of waters. therefors.
Sy ne grsst rivers is increased more than one
1t Is the plain duty of the Federal Government
TO take hold of this problem in an earnest,
toned By precedent. and the unaerIyins pin
eipls involved in this matter must be recognized
M sy m Rs Rs'os II ssn'To Of its as We'll
The Tansmississippi commercial Congress;
wich W G.s among , 10 other thnss has aceSmpIl.hsd
nnent of the national Irrigation law. and in the
n Of nd sh.p ok
sns sl. e an the people fer ss osd control BY the
the power Of an eniirhtened public opinion.
Our statesmen and lawmakers, regardless OF
their opinions upon governmental policies con-
cerninS tariff Of finance. are all equally
amendable to the overpowering force OF public
sentiment
In addressing the meeting on the subject
Of Scientific Salesmanship," A F. Shell
don of Chicago contended that, while the
process of manufacture was reduced to a
science. the operation of selling goods was
still without its definite rules.
SIX YEARS TERN.
Alexander H Revel's statements that
the presidential terms should be six years
each, and that the chief executive should
be prevented from accepting another nom-
ipation, created much enthusiasm. He
said, In part:
The National Business League has inaugu-
rated a movement to secure an amendment to
the Constitution Of the United States which
six Year, instead Of four. At the same time.
and by the same amendment, 1t Is proposed to
make the President ineligible to reelection.
As things now are. there Is, in fact, only
about three years Of settled conditions, and
many would acknowledge two years. The
fourth year Is gtvea up to the sampaign.
curity. but It would give. ampier time for a
President to formulate and carry out his poll
By making the President ineligible to succeed
himself he would be enabled to leave politics
behind when he took the oath Of office.
A portion of the business of the session
yesterday morning. was the election of Of
Gcers for the congress for the coming
year. The following was the result Of the