The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-03-22
News Notes and Gossip From Ma.
tional Capital of Politics and
Public Business.
OUR INTERNAL WATERWAYS.


Ernst mas been here for several days
trying to enlist Mr.. Roosevelt's sup
port in the coming state elections.
The Republicans of the Blue Grass
state hold their convention on June
10 and from reports they have been
bringing to the white house, It is evil
dent that they believe strongly that
success viii perch on the Republican
banners this fall. They seem to
think that the enforced retirement
of Senator Blackburn and the defeat
of Senator McCreary by Governor
Beckham have disrupted the Demo-
cratic party so badly in the state that
its defeat is almost certain. There
is an added reason why the Kentuc-
ky state convention is being regard
ed here with intense interest. This
is found in the face that the conven-
ton will be the first of its kind this
year and that whatever action it may
take toward endorsing the Republic
can candidate for president will go
long ways toward shaping future
politics especially so since the lead
ers of the party in Kentucky nave
been in such close touch with Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Vice President
Fairbanks, Secretary of War Taft,
and other presidential possibilities
are focusing their entire attention
on the coming political gathering.
Although congress passed at the
last session an appropriation bill
carrying approximately $S7, 200
for the improvement of the water
ways of the country, the national
sentiment in favor of rapidly and
scientifical'y developing these chan
nels of trade has grown so remarka
bly, that a number of states nave
made specific appropriations to has
ten the work. Word has just been
received here that Oregon mas APP
propriated 100000 to aid the feder-
al government in acquiring the locks
and canal at Oregon city, with a view
to making the Willamette river abso.
lutely free to commerce. These west
esn states realize that money paid
out in this way is a direct Investment
that will return immediate interest
in the shape of reduced freight rates
In addition, every citizen shares
in the benefits derived from this
cheapened transportation. for 1t af-
fects primarily the price of the nee.
cessaries of life. Grain growers are
enabled to market their products at a
much more reasonable rate, thus en-
Iabling the baker to increase the size
of his loaf or. decrease its cost. The
same condition extedns to all lines Of
production, and thus the initial bene
fits of reduced transportation tolls
are multiplied, and effect all classes
of people. At the convention of the
national rivers and harbor's congress
held in this city in December, the
state of Oregon sent ten delegates
headed by Governor Chamberlain, to
work with the organization to the
end that the federal government
should provide an annual appropria-
tion of $500. 600, 900 for the nation.
al work of development. This nation
al organization is continuing its ef-
forts along this line, and at the pre-
sent time is seeking to increase its
membership so That it may exert
even greater influence with the sixth
eth congress.
Another stamp has been added ia
those already authorized in comment
Ioratlon of the jamestown Exposition.
II is of a five-cent denomination and
will bear a likeness Of the head of
Pochohontas. Eight million of them
are to be issued to supply the de-
mand for foreign postage. A vignette
of Captain John Smith in green is to
decorate the one-cent stamp, of
which ten million are being printed
while the fourteen million issue Of
the two-cent stamps viii have a de-
scriptive scene, 1.-THE Founding Of
jamestown " pictured in red.
Evidently the American people are
awakening to the necessity for the
conservation Of the forests and the
establishment of new ones. Such
great interest has been arousd in the
subject that the bureau of foretsry
has been compelled to add consider
ably to its publications. In addi-
tion to the II bulletins and circu-
lars dwelling on the general princi-
pies Of forest conservation and re-
placement, the service has just issu-
ed "a special circulars. or leaflets.
treating OF specific trees. It is add
ing to this series 16 more documents
treating particularly of trees adapt
ed to conditions in Appalachian
mountains and the middle western