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Evening journal., 1906-09-26

Yes" said General Agnus. that is
IA matter recorded IN GreeIey's History
of the United States"
Baltimore Interests Selfish.
Of the commission said with smllo,
understand that ia Delaware there IS no
need for lawyers, that there is no euaslu
between the judge ana the people to be
bridged by the legal profession, but see
on the list OF gentlemen 20 be called upon
the name of one Of your prominent young
lawyers. Mr.. Horace Greedy Knowles, wno
will now address us.
Mr.. Knowles stepped 10 the front anu
in a happy vein said in part:
Il feel that the remarks already made
have answered most completely the mat
ters or questions the commissioners have
come here 90 consider Captain Reyholi $
very eloquent and accomplished discus
sion Of the Importance Of the canal in the
late war leaves no doubt that this same
canal, with It's improved facilities will
ada to the country's power and greatness
and usefulness in time 20 come.
There are. however. but two questions
this commission is considering. Firsi-
Shall the Government undertake the con
struction Of any canal between these two
watersy and secondly, the route such a
canal must take.
~rhe people OF this country are depend
emit upon natural means Of transportation
and to-day that importance Is causing
great revival OF water transportation.
The Importance Of the waterways was
spoken of by Mr. Crozier than whom no
other is better qualihed 10 speak and hs
Informed US that the artificial transpor-
tation companies are in direct oppositioH
20 the natural means. Railways are onlY
intended to do what nature can do by
artificial means. They would oppose a
rival road and IL Is not 20 be expected
that they would not oppose a water way
which would reduce their rates. The IN.
ter-state Commerce Law recognizes that
owe know by the recent investigation
into the aflrs Of the great trausportaticl
companies THAI they are becoming nsor'
graspiug and oppressive. and We know
also that the only way this can be brolx :.
Is by competition from w0serways.
Il took a trip recently along the Delt
ware and tackawauna ana saw from
Trenton TO Easton a canal siringicd bl
the railroads. plain example CT the eifcc
OF the greed OF the railroad
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communication over the T.. b. ana w.
railroad TO Washington was cut off by
the burning OF the bridges, The gov
ernment got all the vessels II could get
and rushed troops through the Dela-
ware and Chesapeake Canal to Anna
polls where they were loaded on trains
and rushed to Washington, getting
there In time to see the Confederates at
the Alexandra end Of the long bridge.
The canal saved the nation, fed the
army, put troops In the field and had
Il not been for the existence Of the
canal the Confederates would have oc-
cupied Washington as did the British
In 1912, there would have been another
flag over the capital buildings at
Washington and reconstruction would
have taken place in Pennsylvania and
New Jersey instead the South. Its inn
lportanee has been recognized In the
history Of the nation.
! Another point. said the Captain, Is
that this canal is intended by the gov
ernment as link In a chain Of inland
waterways from Boston Bay 10 Beau
fort Inlet. N. c.. and II that is the case
the shortest and most direct route be-
tween north and south should be cho-
sen. He quoted the opinion Of the late
John X. cowen. OF the B. and o. rail-
lroad. TO the effect that he had preferred
lanother route but changed his mind be-
cause he was convinced that Il was
more direct and cheaper than any
lother
The Kiel ship canal Is Ga miles long
II cost the German government St0,-
100000, but is a saving TO Germany oi
Is battleships and as hours In time n
case OF war.
/ The present canal route Is the onl,
, feasible one and the least costly
With that canal deepened and widen
/ ed and the Erie canal completed yo'
can send your coal barges from Balti
more through the canal To Duluth ant
lreloading them at Duluth with iron or
bring them back TO Sparrows Point Il
make into steamship which will carr
your products through tho Panama Ca
nal to the Philippines"
AS the Captain sat down the room
lrang with applause and his grasp o
the situation and the advantages wa
appreciated by all present.
n Mr.. crozier arose and said that Mato
Reybold. the captains father, had beei
the one who suggested the taking o
troops through the canal and ite US
by the government.
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and his remarks were listened to with
great interest IN introducing the
Captain. Genefal Agnus said there
romanees with canals as wen as other
things and history had often been made
on canals as iwcll'as by railroads, Cap
tain Reybold,wlll tell ps something OF
the part tho Delaware and chesapeake
Canal played In the history Of the
country. Utf
The Captain declared he could not
tell General, ,Agnus anything about the
country's' history, but he did have
something 90 say about the Baltimore
arguments. He said Il was t70-mlle
tow for Baltimore boats before they
got out OF the Chesapeake Capes and
fairly got started on their journey, Any
canal across the peninsula would cut
that of; the shorter the canal the less
the haul.
lie discussed the saving in the freight
on coal by the use Of the canal and de-
clared that from a commercial stand.
point It was a time saver, a freight
rate saver and a shorter haul He re.
garded the Delaware and Chesapeak,
route the better of the two becaus,
onuAANAf niRAt 1AANNAf9 NNAAh anu rNhAl
and entering protected harhors at boil
sides.
But Il is from the national defenc
side that the canal should be built. l
Iyou should hear that a foreign flee
which had been recruiting at Bermudi
or Halifax were headed for the Chesa
peake Capes bent On securing IN
coasts the government would save $50.
10000 by having the Delaware an
Chesapeake Canal ready for sendin
the fleets from League Island and b
awaiting the foe at the Capes befor
they got into sight You would sa
that the canal would be a great savini
and yet that was the very reason th
canal was first built In the war o
1919 the British rode up the Potoma
and burnt Washington. The natlona
capital could not be protected ade
duately by it's fleet. The canal wa
built and the fleets on the Delawar
were planned 10 go through Il TO IN
succor Of the nations capital. That 4
why the government gave s420, 900 to
ward building the canal.
| DO you realize that I'm 1851 that cana
with its locks "a feet wide and 10 fee
OF water over its sills was the mean
OF saving the Federal government an,
preventing a repetition OF the 1912 oc
cupation OF The capital by the foe9 o.
April IT, is, and 10 every bit Of raj
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the question: as~to whether the strate-
gic value and the commercial value Of
the one route oyertopped the. other.
y. - We want Tbs. caraiand am willing
20 do-aii i can TO forward the work Of
SETTING 4"
At the close of the speechmaking
President savery Of the Board OF Trade
iannounced that a cold luncheon would
be .seFved at, the close Of the meeting
land that an. informal reception would
he held from to z by the commission
Ct the Wilmington Country Club.
/ At the close Of the reception the di-
irectors OF the Board of Trade will ten
der q. dinner to the commission and
speakers and newspaper men.
The members Of the commission
reached the city on the ass train this
morning and were met by a reception
lcommittee and taken for a short au-
itomobue trip before the meeting
+ Secretary Meekins arrived with the
maps and with Major Flagler hac
them placed on wall and table for the
inspection Of those interested
throughout the hearing the surveys
land plans were referred to by the
speakers as an aid 10 their remarks,
Andrew Bryson on behalf Of the New
Castle City Board OF Trade present
ed a set of resolutions passed by thai
body favoring the canal and adyoeat-
ling the present route Of the Deiawars
land Chesapeake Canal.
The Sassafras route is reckoned b,
the commissioners 10 be 129.25 miles
lin length to consume Is lilo hours o.
ltime and to cost IL 1-2 millions Of dol.
lars. The Delaware and Chesapeake
route viii require less money, be botl
shorter and straighter than the other.
General Agnus it is said Is stroni
advocate of the interests OF the Sassa'
fras route and the engineering mem
bers OF the board will be swayed NOR
by the engineering problems Of cos
and maintenance and strategic i'm
lportance OF the routes in their recon
mendations to Congress.
Commercial interests in Baltimore
backed by the Baltimore and Obi
lrafrpad, oppose the Delaware an
Chesapeake route as throwing opel
the Chesa apeake Bay and Eastern Shor
of Maryland towns 20 the merchant
OF tho North.
Frank S. Neall. president of tn
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Com
pany. WIS present at the meeting an
sstened throughout with Interest, II
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but there is another Side Of this apes-
tion which has not as vet been montieasa
and that is that il Is only an uhreasop-
able and unnatural opinion which wopid
dictate policy OF prejudice against glis
present route."A
Mr.. Knowles declared he was awere
that some of the mercantile and commer-
cial interests OF Baltihere were oppesrd
to the building Of any cSaRl and othefs
OF any canal hut for the elly Of Baltl.
more's commerce alone. suSe Aintere ~
claim complete monopoly Of the Cnesa-
peake Bay trade and they fear that SONS
Of the Philadelphia or Wilmington o.
New York merchants might come info
competition and get some Of H. Such IA a
Is tho narrowest kind OF policy ana We
are aware that the members Of the com
( mission viii treat It as il deserves.
This city is not the greatest benefited
but is by no means the least interest
ed, We realize that the prosperity OF
any community depends upon the Civ
ing as well as the getting and that
other centers are equally enterprising
and have equal interests with ours.
We want the canal We believe the
present route win serve the needs Of
the country present and future best
and We wish 10 see the ditch dug
Shipping Interests Speak.
Alfred ID. Warner as one of the
members Of the Board Of Trade repre-
lsenting the shipping interests of the
city was called upon unexpectedly "a
lspeas for those interests.
He declared that there was no ques-
tien that the canal was needed and
should be built. He declared that the
present route was the better one OF
THE two In view of its shortness and the
comparatively quiet water at the mouth
of either end He declared that the
lSassafras route was undesirable from
the shoaI point OF view, from the rough
water and because of the greater cost
with comparatively little advantage.
He said that the canal was wanted
at once and the present canal was this
choiee of Delaware and New York ship
ipers.
Just as former Judge David t, Mar
vel was about 10 leave the room Cen
leral Agnus called upon him TO express
his opinion on the question.
He replied that he could add nothing
20 what had been said. The canal was
an engineering proposition and th'
choice Of routes depended largely upoI
Evening journal., 1906-09-26
DOVER MUMMERS' PARADE
Novel Halloween Celebration Arranged
at state Capital by Flrsmsn.
Special % The Evening journal.

DOVER. Sept 26,-An elaborate hailow-
cen celebration and mummers' parade
win be Dover's attraction on the last
night Of October, ana last night arrange
ments were begun for she fete, Under tho
management Of the Robbins Hose Com
pany. The largest parade ever seen d.
Dover will be one Of the features, PRICES
viii be awarded to the Individual havini
the most ridiculous costume. for the pret
test and most artistically decorated vs.
hicle and for the finest horse ridden IT.
the parade.
Evening journal., 1906-09-26
MsetIna Of Democrats.

A big Democratic meeting was held
at headquarters. No ef0 Ia Market
street, last night.
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FOR new CANAL
BETWEEN BAYS
ccontinued From First rusc3
lol N.N II, -


II the most progressive and able rail-
road rfnanagers are taking this Broader
view that It Is good business to respect
the rights and opinions OF the public
and thus win and hold the confidence
and regard OF the people, II win inn
prove the security Of ruilroad invest
ments and greatly promote the. public
welfare.
You viii, am sure, be gratifed &
learn that the influence and active sup
port Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Is to be given in support OF the import
ant project which you now ofiiciall,
represent. ] heartily, join. you in this
sentiment, and remain at your disposa
for any humble service lean. render TO-
ward the early success Of the enter
prise - sfs s-~
Very respectfully yours,
Alfred 0. Crozier.
National Board Endorsed t..
william ID. Mullen. Jr., chairman OF
the Board Of Trade Canal Committee,
was then called 10 the floor by Gem
oral Agnus and told of the history Of
the effort 10 get the National Board OF
Trade 20 endorse the movement. lie
tfldttu ms tAltAAflllt as a A1ftHANN ~
the National Board meetings and the
success finally achieved. He said he
was one Of those who had the fortune
to be born along the present canal and
he was for It's adoption, not for that
reason. however. He pointed 10 its
great commercial advantages both
ways. He declared that II II the Cen
trai Chesapeake shippers had 10 go q
little farther north on his trip he found
In returning he had the advantage.
In 1904 the National Board Of Ira
adopted the canal proposition and en-.
dorsed the Delaware and Chesapeake
r,ute.
Heybold Makes q Hit
Captain Phillip Reyboid. whosl
grandfather was the contractor VIII
dug the present canal. was the mex
speaker. The Captain has lived Wit
khs thought Of great waterway alonl
gRIat route and has worked 70 that en-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-05

man l knew merely by sight, a bar keeper and politician, whose place was near the office of a friend of mine down town. l stopped him. told him my name and asked him to deliver a message to this friend if he happened to see him. He promised to do so, and then asked:
 How are you fixed? Got any coin? No? Well, I got to my safe before the fire, beat it to it by ten minutes so take this to help you along Don't know you, but guess you're all right Pay me back when you get it.
 And he handed me $20 from the pocket full of gold coin he had. Now wasn't that little bit of all right? And that's tho way western man gives up at all times. Takes no earthquake to loosen up a west erner's heart or pocketbook Now let me tell you what happened to me in this New England town I've just quit. I had a cottage there for the sum- broke, lost my business and about all my effects was well known there, for the local paper printed the news.
 well sir I hadn't been there two days before got a letter from the tax collector with bill for s1 poll tax, plus interest for two years, the tax having been charged against me because I had that cottage there two years before. What dyou think of that?
 I've sent the twenty to the San Fran cisco saloon man, but 1t would take q big ger earthquake than the April one to make me give up to that Yankee tax col- lector.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-05

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HONOR AND POLITICS.
Woman Submits Observations of Gen
 eral Nature.

To the Editor of the Age-Herald:
 As I take this feminine pen to write. tis with wonder if you would give 1t a small space in y.ur paper!
 While women cannot vote, and most of us do not wish it. still We can 10 K .n ana take lnteres. In ihe elections. The letters and editorials on the states different canildases a.s bo h interesting and amusing; some calm and dispassion- ate, while others are fired with red pep per prejudice. The writer Is always in- terested In politics, an inheritance; and, if she had been man. would have fired a gun or two; possibly hitting the de- sired object; but probably, as most men, woull have retired with only a vast amount of experience. The state needs men of integrity. of honor of souls above the value of the dollar; men whose daily walk bespeaks purity of character, the love of the elevation of the race, who would suffer self-effacement to gain the uplifting of all classes of men. Oppres- sion is contrary to all thoughtful minds Power, the love of 1t, Is the tool that degrades and expresses. When we have evidence of it's i'll use, it but proves the lttleness of man.
 Self .aggrandizement springs from dwarfted minds and souls. It seems singular thing that mes who are fathers could be of such narrow vision as not to see the great dependence of man upon man. the brotherhood, the conception of life! Iris said women rule the world through rocking the cradle; then, if our observation of the paucity of morals and intellect proves true, not many mothers rocked the cradle. Alabama needs states men to f. her offices, not seekers of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-05
 AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE.
San Francisco Refugees Experience
 With Yankee Tax Collector.

From the New York Sun.
 This is a pretty good town. New York, now that San Francisco has been wiped off the map" said Californian. q have just got here after a visit to my wife's people in a country town in Massachu- setts, and here I'll stay until I get things fixed to resume my business in San Fran cisco.
 Pm from New York myself originally, but the west is good enough for me, and the experience 1 had on my visit to the Massachusetts hamlet confirms my regard for California. went flat broke during the earthquake and fire. On the second day I had to skiddoo for the PresidiO with my family. and on the hoof at that
 We didn't have three bits among the crowd. Wed paid rent in advance only the day before the shake, and my wife had bought a new summer hat and other fixin's, which, however, never left the stores, she having left them for altera- tions.
 Well, as we were hiking along I met
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-05

ing" as is the case in thls state, 1t Is safely distributed to the people through the banks In different parts of the state. It will be recalled that a few days since it was publicly reported that the state of Alabama holds more than $2,O00,00O cash in its vault. Aside from the risk of de- faulting treasurers. one of which we have had, and the still further rish of the vault being footed some day by burglars, the people of the state, to whom this money belongs, are deprived of It's use. There are also many other things which are for the interest of the state that need careful and intelligent attention, all of which should be treated on a high plane of citizenship free from narrow prejudice. The man who seeks to repre- sent thls county In the state legislature, and Is unfriendly to its corporations is not a fit man for the place, for he will certainly favor legislation that Is hurtful to such interests. Any citizen, whatever his vocation, who votes for such a man certainly votes against his own interest.
 Any charge that subscriptions which have been made at any time by the, corporations in this district to the trade editions of the newspapers, are for the purpose of influencing or controlling the views of such papers Is unjust both to the newspapers and the subscriber. If I
  tions, they have been made. In one sense, in the form of an advertisement of the companies subscribing; but inasmuch as advertisements of this kind are worth comparatively little in reaching buyers of the products of iron and coal companies, I think such aid has been given more as an appreciation of the general benefits to all corporations, firms and individuals which are derived from a clean, well ed ited and progressive newspaper. The newspapers of Birmingham are creditable to this district and have a claim on the people for liberal support.
 We all cannot think alike on all sub jects and we may honestly differ. but that is no reason for injecting into any political contest the spirit of hate and prejudice: and any man who !ndalges in feeling of this kind may do injury to others for a while, but In the end in- lures himself more than any one else Let us, therefore be reasonable and temper ate, trusting that providence will 1ver- rule the actions of those who may be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-05

glory or spells. Beardless youths must retire to read Plato, Socrates. Demos- themes and be taught 1t requires age and experience to make laws for the govern ment of the people. The house and sen- ate should have our best, highest, great est men, not weddings who would, per- haps, make successful chicken raisers; certainly not fathers of laws.
 Alabama should have her corporations but not oppressive ones. single pair of hands can accomplish only a mite of good for the masses, but strong heads, guided by loving hearts, could revolution ize the state, Liberty, freedom for all should be the foundation of our govern ment; without it. we could not be classed as a Christian people. Our law-makers must be fearless in the love of truth, of humanity, typical of that Beloved Son." who came to redeem the whole world There would be few offce-seekers if each would weigh his own soul
 MRS. SAMUEL ". JOHN.
 Birmingham, August 1, 1906.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-05
JOB FOR COL. POPE.
"l Know All About Autos,' He Said,
 Was Communicated.
From the New York sun.

From the New York Sun.
 friend of Coz A. A. Pope told a story Of the Coloners experience in San Fran cisco during the earthquake period which runs somewhat as follows:
 Colonel Pope was stopping at the St Francis when the shock came and after dressing hurriedly and gettlng to the street made an agreement with cab man whereby, for and in consideration of the sum of $2o. the cabman was to drive him to another hotel where he could spend the rest of the night. The cabman took him to the Occidental
 In a short time this hotel also became untenable. Seeking another cabman, Col onel Pope made a dicker to be driven to still another hotel. Upon arriving at this one the Colonel discovered that he was back at the St. Francis. but had ar rived al a side entrance.
 Despairing of finding place inside the city limits where he could get few hours rest, Colonel Pope set out to find the ferry After proceeding some dis tanoe inc came across an automobile standing in the street Colonel Pope asked its lone occupant to state his terms for driving one passenger to the ferry.
 Machines busted' said the man.
 "Oh. l know all about automobiles ' said Colonel Pope affably, let me see"
 You do, hey?n said gruf voice at his elbow.
 Colonel Pope turned to regard a burly sergeant of infantry with squad of leather faced soldiers at his back, They didn't look like men who could be bribed, persuaded or bulied.
 I've need men like you," continue the sergeant "so you'll have to come with US. Step along"
 Colonel Pope stepped, and spent the next six days repairing automobiles for the military authorities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-05
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