The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-18
Cleanliness in Oyster business DE
manded and Open Buckets Soon
10 BE Discarded.
DEAD LETTER OFFICE REPORT.

insignificant item the imports into
the latter country of superior quail
fly tobacco have grown until in the
past year they were valued at more
than $1,500.O00S 1t is only of late
years that the advance of civilization
has popularlzed the cigarette among
the many millions of natives who
live in towns and travel by railways
"a popularity which is increasing.
More than SiO,00O,OO0 cigarettes
were imported in the last year, this
item having grown in value in five
years from 100000 to S1,15O, 900.
The East Indian is not particular as
to the brand of paper pipes" which
he consumes, preferrng'in fact. as
is shown by the demand, a cheap
low grade article. One is tempted
to conclude. indeed. that highly per-
fumed ana expensive oriental cigar
cites are not popular among orientals
but manufactured for sale to for
eign devils" Notwithstanding the
pictures painted by the popular
novels Of the day.
Inland Waterways.
The plan Of the Panama canal
having been definitely decided. It
seems to be largely a question of
whether congress. having taken one
step in the lettering OF transporta-
ton, will follow President Roose-
velt's recommendation and take a
stlll larger one by improving inland
waterways. both for the achievement
of lower internal freight rates and
TO enable those great producing
states lying along the Ohio and Mis-
sisslppl to profit by the construction
Of the canal in the struggle for COM
merclal supremacy in the southern
| hemisphere. What an improved
system of water transportation would
mean to Kentucky is. evidenced by
/ the importance of her products. and
the facilities lying al her door which
only await development With a
difference in favor of water rates so
large as to be almost Incredible, the
fact remains that at present 1t is not
thoroughly recognized that unless
the efforts of the national rivers and
harbors congress for larger annual
appropriations for the bringing about
OF cheap water freights are support
ed. Europe. and not this country, Is
almost certain TO continue to monOp-
Ollie South American trade and 10
nj with foreiga vessels the big
ditch dug by the United States. On
the other hand, a system of water
transportation, saving to the. farmer
and shipper many hundred per cent
of his present freight. would forever
assure to kentucky and her neigh
boring state a market equal to the
largest ambition.
Packing of Oysters.
Down on Chesapeake Bay, where
midsummer broods tofrldly over the
oyster shocking plants. preparations
are being made which betoken a
change in the way the householder
wants his. oysters. A tremendous
amount of energy in cleaning is ac-
companied by symptoms that the
time honored, uncovered oyster pail
will no more. or not so often, be
part Of the familiar odds and ends
on the floors of grocery and meat
shops. One effect, perhaps. Of the
packing house report and the up
rising In the name of cleanliness
which followed II, is this sudden
preparation to put the oyster into
Shining tin cans safe from dust or
contamination, the cans to go into
ice and stay there until opened in
kitchens in New York. Illinois or
Nebraska.
Employers and Employees.
"The livest and livellest political
issue in the country today is public
ownership" says II. T. Newcosso'
the Washington economist and sta
tistician. "To a great extent, 1t is
at present a local issue. taking form
of movement for city ownership OF
gas and electric plants and street
cars, but It is bound to grow from
this to demand for national owner
ship and operation of all sorts OF IN
dustrlal enterprises. The propa-
ganda for government Intervention
, Is being actively presented IN all
parts of the country as remedy for
all our business evils, real or al
legged" Mr.. Newcomb delivered an
address before the American Asso'
) citation for the Advancement oil
Science few days ago. taking w
the question of municipal ownership
from the point of view of the en-
/ lploye. His conclusions was that fol