The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-04-19

we did not see one single instance Of
boisterous conduct nor any acts out
of place, and during our entire stay
in the ISLAM l did not see single in
toxicated person.
I'VE visited President Morales at
San Domingo, and one Of the most
pathetic sights I ever witnessed was
from the United States government
in order to prevent revolution and
civil war in his republic H., i'm
pressed us very favorably as a man
of intelligence end patriotic purposes
and he said to us that. unless the
United States took charge of the rev.
enues of the island. they would have
the bloodiest civil war in that island
they ever had had. He expressed his
willingness to die for his country,
but seemed to be confident that he
woul0 be able to overcome the revO-
lutionists but not, however. without
great loss of life and property.
AT Kingston we saw what Eng
land can do and does with practically
the same people, the same climate,
the same productions and the same
soil as at these other places. The
city was full of business, and the
StOIeS were ldI &c anu WciI btOChCu.
mere were car lines to all parts Of
the city, and things seemed to be
moving with rush, reminding one
of our own cities and towns. L can
not account for this in other way
than upon the theory that English
rule in Jamaica has meant peace,
quiet and good government, and the
situation here was indicative of what
strong hand and justice will bring
to these other at present discomfort
en- and unhappy people. Self govern
ment is good theory, but 1t is not
applicable under some conditions and
to some people, and, in my judgment.
would mean among these islands at
the present time, graft, oppression,
and poor government. Cuba seems
to be quite prosperous and Havana
seems especially to be progI essing
very rapidly. They are improving
their streets, building new houses and
raising prices at the hotels until they
compare pretty favoraDly in this line
with New York itself.
I'VE had pleasant visit with
President Palma, who impressed us
as being sincerely DESTROYS of giving
his people good government They
have an election there this year, and
we were informed that there would
be two or three candidates against
him, but the general sentiment seems
to be that he will be reelected pres
ident.
Our committee expects to make a
trip down the Ohio about the LIST of
May. A project is contemplated for
| the improvement of this river in Or
der to give 1t a depth of six to nine
feet stage of water at low water
and it is estimated that this will cost
from fifty to seventy-five millions of
donars. A further survey and esti-
mate of cost was provided for in the
last river and harbor bill, and it Is
deemed essential that the committee
should investigate this waterway in
most thorough manner before COM
hitting the government to any such
stupendOus proposition. | had hoped
to spend most of the summer at
home and in visiting the different
parts of the state; l have been in
vited to accompany the irrigation
committee. however, on its trip be-
ginning about the first of June in
order to investigate the various irri-
cation projects throughout the
country, and | feel that | can be of
more service, possibly, to the people
of my state by accompanying this
committee than II ! should stay at
home. For instance, the other day
one of the members from West Vir-
GINA, in urging me to take the Ohio
river trip, said that my people would
lose nothing by it because the people
along the road would appreciate our
visit, and their members of con-
gress would not forget us in matters
in which we might be interested, on
the one hand washes the other prin-
ciple. think this is largely true.
not only because of the information
and knowledge derived from the trip
but because of the assistance | can
get from members of congress from
the states interested for matters in
| which we are interested. The trip
will take about thirty days, and |
will still have possibly couple of
months to go around over my own
state.
tSince the above was in type, Con
gresham Jones surprised his friends
| by coming home. He informs the
| Herald that he will be here but a
few days on this occasion, and will
return to Washington in time to ac-
company the investigating committee
down the Ohio, as mentioned above. }
I desire to announce to the public that
while visiting the quarries in Vermont
and New York this winter l pur-
chased two carloads of the finest marble
and granite that can be produced in the
New England states. Thus l am pre-
pared to show one of the best stocks
of finished monuments at my works, No.