The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-29
CRUSADE TO SAVE
THE GREAT FORESTS
John P. Brown of Connersville
Trying to Interest Govern
ment in Move.
TWO MORE BATTLESHIPS
NAVY DEPARTMENT OPENS BIDS
ON FLOATING FIGHTERS THAT
ARE TO BE COMPLETED IN ~
MONTHS.
(BY W. a. CraMford.l

Washington. June 2S.-JOhn r
Brown, of Connersville, Ind, an ar
boriculturist, is here to interest the
government in his crusade to renew
the great forests. Mr.. Brown de-
clares that within twenty years, I'M
less something is done, the forests of
practically the entire world will have
disappeared, and the result will be
caiamitous. His plan is to interest
the railroads and other corporations,
but the railroads especially, in the
planting of groves of trees.
Probably no bill signed by President
Roosevelt at this session received a
more willing presidential signature
than the measure appropriating $685.
900 annually to pay the travelling eX-
penses of the occupant of the White
House. This measure was chucked
out of the regular appropriation bills,
and was the occasion for much Demo
cratic oratorical fireworks. 1t is gen
orally regarded, however, that the
United States is in luty bound to pay
the travelling expenses of its principal
servant, when he is engaged in meet
ing the people on their native heathS.
1t was sardonic fate that sent Sena-
tor Dupont, head of the sO-called pow
der trust to the United States Senate
in time to see favOrably reported out
of committee, measure appropriating
among other things, $165, 900 for the
erection of a government powder fac
tory. This federal powder mill was
rendered necessary because of the eX-
orbtant charges for powder made by
the trust, and strong lobby failed to
keep the appropriation out of the for
tifcations bill The coming out of
the bill and the coming in of Senator
Dupont were almost simultaneous.
Bids were opened by the Navy De-
partment this week for the construc-
ton of the two big battleships, South
Carolina and Michigan. The Cramps
of Philadelphia were successful in cap
turing the contract for one of the YES
sells, but the fate of the other boat still
hangs in the balance because of the
difficulty in deciding on the best bids.
The Cramps bid was $3,540,000. The
vessel must be completed within forty
two months land heavy penalties will
be inflicted in case of delay.
For the third time the rate bill has
been sent back to conference, this
time because of the clause relating to
I4ln hn1
that this complicated and important
bit of legislation would come out OF
the second conference in such shape
that both the House and the Senate
could agree to it, and thus permit its
removal from the scene at time
when every emergency is being
strained toward an early adjournment
| The House accepted the result of the
second conference by foverwhelm
| ing vote, all three of the' House con
frerees and Senators CuHom and Elk
ms signing the report. Senator Till
man alone, declined to acquiesce ii
the conference decision, and on the
| floor of the Senate he denounced the
modified phraseology of the clause af
fecting the pipe lines. His state
ments were refuted by Senators Elk
ms and Long, who insisted that the
original Lodge amendment on this
subject would work areater hardship
to the independent oiy producers thar
to the Standard Oil Company, Whose
interests, Senator frillman openl.
charged, were being protected. Al
a result, the Senate ordered back thu
report, and both br hches named thu
same conferees.