, 1906-07-11

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Wyoming get left in summing up the
work of the last congress? Not on
your life! On the contrary she stands
No. /.
Look, for instance, at the public
buildings bill passed just at the close
OF the session, after night and day
work by Senator Warren, the senior
committeeman, and others of the SEN
ate committee on public buildings and
grounds. In making up the bill every
congressman tried to get a building or
building and a site, oil the enlargement
of a building; every senator, the same.
The Empire State.
For instance, the imperial state of
New York, with her 81 members If the
house of representatives and two sena-
tors, a representation of SO, got but %
items, a little over half as many as
she has members, eight of these run
ming from $4,000 down to $1,000 each
for sites, etc, and the whole list
amounting to but a little over $1,500,-
600. Pennsylvania, with her 80 mem
bers and two senators, only got half as
many projects as she has members,
and half a dozen of these were but
from $4,000 to $15,0 900. The other large
states, yet not SO large as New York
and Pennsylvania, did not fare as well.
Nearly Two for Each Member.
Wyoming, with a total delegation of
three. got five professionally two for
ings, two of them additions n the
other one a site, and the total amount
appropriated was 1851, 500, or one-sixth
as much as New York got, and her del
egation is only one-thirteenth, while
as to wealth and mount of business,
New York is several hundred times
larger and richer.
Other Small Delegations.
Now let us look at the states with
delegations: Delaware, with one
member and two senators, got one pro-
ject at $4,000. Maryland, with two SEN
ators and six members, got n pro-
ject, $4,000. Nevada, with two sena-
tors and one member of congress, got
one project at $4,000. North Dakota,
with two senators and two members
of congress, got one project at $780,
900. Idaho, with two senators and one
member of congress, two projects, a
building at 100000, inc the other a
site, at $4,000.
The Run of States,
And then, take them as they run, big
and small, rich and poor: Arkansas,
with her two senators and seven mem
bers of congress, got three projects.
Colorado, with her two senators and
three members of congress, got four
projects. Connecticut, with her two
senators and five members of congress,
five projects. Florida, with two sena-
tors and three members of congress,
two projects. Louisiana, with two SEN
ators and even members of congress,
three projects.
New England in Race.
Maine, with two senators and four
members of congress, got five protects.
Montana, with her two senators and
one member OF congress, got one build
ing and two sites. New Hampshire,
with two senators and two members
of congress, got n building and one
site. New Jersey, with her two sena,
tors and ten members of congress, five
projects. Oregon, two senators and
two representatives, three projects
amounting to about 100000 in all.
Little Rhody Gets Two.
Rhode Island, two senators and two
members of congress, got five projects.
less than 100000. Utah, two sena
tors and one representative, three pro
jects. West Virginia, with her two sen
ators and five representatives, fouI
projects. Washington, two senators
and three representatives, no new
buildings, but two sites and two add
lions amounting to $225,OOO.
And SO on, all through the list, each
one named including some small pro
jects, such as $4,000. $4,000 or $1,000
each for sites.
In fact Wyoming got more severa
times over per capita for her represen
tation in congress than any other state
in the union, both as to number of pro
jects and in amount of money appro
priated; the same in proportion to he
population; and the same in proportion
to her wealth. So she stands strict!
No. 1. ]. A. BRECKONS.