The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-12

ness methods, publicity and abb
solutely no politics. This is the key
note of the policy of the Panama
canal commission, to which Presi-
dent Roosevelt has seen fit to ap-
point me president" This is the
declaration of T. P. Shonts, who
arrived in Chicago from New York
today, on his first visit here since
his appointment. Mr.. Shonts will
remain in Chicago but two days.
He goes Immediately to New York,
and thence to Washington, to take
up the active details of the canal
commission.
Mr.. Shonts announced soon af-
ter his arrival the appointment of
Thomas Brown as his private secre-
tary on the canal commission. Mr..
Brown has been private secretary
to Paul Marion, with the Atch-e
son, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad,
for several years. Mr.. Shonts also
reiterated that he had decided not
to resign his position as president
of the Toledo, ST. Louis & Western
railroad, but will direct its affairs
from whatever point he makes his
headquarters.
"The people of the United States
are the stockholders of this Panama
canal, the most gigantic undertak-
ing they have ever been interested
in" said Mr.. Shonts, ''and for the
next four years they have selected
President Roossvelt to vote their
stock for them. Therefore, our pol
icy will be to work precisely as we
have worked in building and oper-
ating great railroad lines. There
will be monthly reports of progress,
of the amount of funds expended,
and the outlook for the work, just
as railroads report to their stock
holders. These reports will be
filed regularly In Washington, SO
that every congressman, every Off
cial of the government and the pub.
lie will be fully, reliably and fre-
quently informed as to what is be-
ing done with their funds in Pana-
ma.
1--WE all are pitching in with our
coats off, and there will be no time
lost now or in the future. We have
undertaken the task for the Amer
ican people, we recognize the great
responsibility resting on US, and we
are going out to make good in a
lway that-Win please not only Pres
fident Roosevelt and justify his con-
fdencs in us, but will also bring US
the approval of all the people of the
nation. the stockholders In the ca
nal enterprise"
St. Paul, April 1.-THE fight
Iagainst the Standard Oil Company
has been carried into North Dako-
ia by independent oil dealers of St.
Paul and Minneapolis. The rail-
road and warehouse commissioners
of North Dakota held a conference
to-day with the Minnesota railroad
commissioners at the capitol, at
which the situation was gone over.
The conference was held merely to
compare notes and to ascertain
what the conditions really are In
the two states. 49,.
t Kingstown, Island of st. Vincent,
April TN view of the fact that
earthquake shocks were experience
ed on the Island of ST. Christopher,
Dominica and Antigua, and at
Pointe-a-Petre, Guadeloupe, and of
the prevalence of intense heat here,
The chief of police and two consta-
-bles on April sd made the ascent Of
La Soufriere volcano. They report
that they found the area of the lake
diminished, and found boiling
springs on the north side Of the
lake, and that steam was rising
from all over the lake for the first
time since the great eruptions of
1902. Steam was also ezuding from
a large crack in the lip of the era
ier and from numerous fssures in.
side the crater. The party was
alarmed by sudden disturbance
which caused the water in the lake
to change color to dirty red. AS
the subterranean activity seemed to
be increasing the party fastened
away.