Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-29
WESTERN
"-PRo PRoBLEMs
DISCUSSED IN TRANS-MlSoiS-
slPPi CONGRESS At
MUSkoGEE.
WALSH ON GOOD ROADS
ANOTHER COLORADO DELEGATE
ADVOCATES DEPARTMENT
OF MINES AND MINING.

Muskogce, Okla.-Thomas y. Gore.
the blind United States senator.elect
OF Oklahoma, addressed the Trans
Mississippi Congress Wednesday al
ternoon before one OF the largest
crowds that ever attended a meeting
OF TINT body.
Thomas +. Walsh OF Colorado. made
vigorous plea for good roads for tho
Nation: James NJ. Brinson Of Colorado.
urged the creation Of a department OF
mines and mining, and +. ii. Newell
told OF the work OF the reclamation
ser:lce. Senator Gore spoke on ques-
tions OF public import. declaring him
self In favor of the speedy construc-
tion OF tho Panama canal. advocating
navi.ablc inland waterways. abusing
Wall street for Its alleged misuse OF
money from the West given to II In
trust. and indorsing and approving OF
the administration of President Roosc-
welt. Referring To the Presidents
policy. MIR. Gore said:
Il indorsc tho policy OF the M.
tibnal administration with references
TO preserving coal Of the West from
private interests. In saying TINT In
dorsc tho national administration. !
desire to say that what is good In any
administration will receive my sup
friends OF the West. whether Demo
Gratis or Republicans. look alike to
me-"
Thomas r. Walsh Of Colorado. spoke
on the subject OF good roads. saying:
There ar. many great and Import
ant pabiic puchtionH engaging attcn-
tion Mt the present time. but among
them aii ! doubt II there IL one that
no deeply affects all of our people a.
nAnciniiy. morally and csih-ticaiiy n
DOES til" building. bcauiifyin. and
maintaining of good roads throughout
the broad -Spanh" OF our country.
strange To say. until tho recent
pas, ". hay. treated this great dpcs>
,ion with an Indifference which.
viewed In the light Of our progress in
other directions. seems appalling.
III our civilization were judged By
our roads. we would bc placed as tho
lowest mark IN the scale. for amon.s
all the civilizations Of the earth. there
IL none M poor and backward la tho
uaIch Of progress bu, can boast of
better roads than ours. AZ a matter
of fact. wc have neither roads. road
system nor Tuad government. We ar"
barbaTians in the byamni. impaazablo
condiiionH of our roads. and In the
semi, political bandit system through
NT wv tNst
1f caring for there sayA which -.
honor with the mans of public high
ways.
+irt I, but little longer be said of
ia tha, Of all the civilized nations OF
the earth Ne has" the rpof-at roads.
The happy homes "f i,s citizens.
and the coni-ntm.nt found therein.
are the bcs; guarantees 81 the stnbii.
iiy Of government. and Eu1.i roads will
multiply such homes rs siii nothing
-ls- thu, can b- done for our people
James n. Crimson of Colorado.
spoSr In favor of tho creation Of a
department of mines and mining lie
said that ls- departments have been
added To the executive branch of thc
Eoycrnm.n Mt since the administration of
Washington. and the operation uf
these departments and tho benefits
produced by them confirm tho wisdom
Of their creation.
Tho jurisdiction Of the interior De-
partmrnt embraces ~ many important
and diverse interests. he said. and Its
duties arc so muitifarioua that adc-
Guai. supervision of the mining iu-
dustry by tho government or efficient
cooperation arc utterly impossible a.
less a separate and independent dc.
par'mcnt Of mines and mining he
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