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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-06
RAILROADS AND EXPRESSES.

The committee on railroads and ex-
presses will give public hearing in its
room. number 40, at the State House in
Augusta,
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1907, at
No. Sc. An art ~elating to coroners' in
quests IN case OF fatal accidents on rail-
roads.
No 81. An act to extend the charter
of the Camden e Liberty Street Railway.
No S. An act to provide for amend
nents. to Articles Of Association filed IN
der Chapter % Of the Revised Statutes.
relating to street railroads.
No. 20. An act to extend the charter
of the Bluohill x Bucksport Electric Rail-
road Company.
No. 81. An act to incorporate the Carl
bou & WaShhurn Street Railway.
No %. An act to amend Section 80 of
Chapter 81 of the Revised Statutes. as
amended bV Chapter 121 of the Public
Laws of 1905, relating TO railroad branch
tracks.
No So An act to amend Section Il of
Chapter % of the Revised Statutes in re-
lation to electric street railways.
No a. Petition Of V. NJ. Theriault and
two, others to incorporate the Northern
Railway of Maine.
No. 81. An act to authorize Somerset
Railway Company to issue additional
stock.
No. IS. An act to incorporate the Ocean
& Northern Railroad Company.
the Private and Special Laws of 1903. As
amended by Chapter 2r of the Private
and Special Laws of 1905 in relation to
Atlantic Shore Line Railway.
No. 9S. An act to incorporate Portland
& Rumford Falls Railroad
No. %. An act to amend and extend
the Millbridge & Cherryfield Street Rail-
way charter.
No. lCl. An act to authorize the Sc
basticOuk Il Moosehead Railroad Com
pany to extend its lines to E!liottsville
Pl. and to Albion.
No. 50. (Reassignment) An act relat-
ing to the Portland & Rumford Falls and
the Rumford Falls & R3ngeley Lakes
Railroad Company.
No. IS. Raassi gnment) An act in re
latiHn to fares upon the Washington
County Railway.
LUTHER r. MOORE, Secretary.
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Grange News.

Piscataquis Pomor. Grange will
meet with Atkinson Grange at Atkin-
son Mills March Z.
At recent meeting Of Spragues
Mills Grange the Sd and 4th degrees
We're conferred upon a class of seven
The new grange hall at Ashland was
dedicated the 22d with appropriate
exercises. State Master Gardner was
present.
The new Grange hall at Naples was
dedicated with appropriate exercises
FEBRUARY 10. State Master o. b
Gardner and wife We're present at the
dedication. Naples Grange No. "a is
now In very prosperous condition
and In its new home bids fair to con-
tinue IN prosperity. There are now
some q members in good standing.
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STATE OF MAINE.

kenncbec. SIS.
Supreme Judicial Court in Equity.
Godfrey. L. Farley VS.. Wiscasset
NatcTv!lle and Pennington Railroad
Co.
Order of Notice on Receivers Report.
The report of William ID. Patterson Re-
celvcr in the above entitled cause hay-
ing been presented to me, Justice of
sad Court, it is hereby ordered and de-
That a hearing thereon will be had at
the Court House in Augusta, Maine. on
the sixteenth day of March, 1907. at 10
o'clock A. M. and
That notice Of said hearing be gwen by
publishing an atteSted copy of this order.
once week for two successive weeks in
the daily i>ennc bec Journal a newspaper
printed and published at said Augusta
the last publication to be at least three
days prior to said hearing in order that
an persons interested therein NAV then
and there appear and show cause, il any,
they nave, why the report of said Re
celyer should not be accepted, allowed
Dated at Augusta, Maine, this second
day of March, A. D.. 1907
VIM. p. WHITEHOJTSE
Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court
CORNISH & BASSETT,
Solicitors to Complainant.
A true copy.
mch6wed2t
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LEGAL AFFAIRS

The Commute on Legal Affairs will
give public hearing in its room at the
State House in Augusta
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, at p. NJ.
No 1G2 on petition requesting that
the law relative to the bounty on bears
bounty he paid by the respective town
trcasurers instead as now paid.
No 1f3. An act to prevent fraud in the
No. 1G5 on a petition for amendments
to the charter OF the Rumford Falls viii
lage corporation.
ganization and records and confirming
the title of the trustees Of the Methodist
Episcopal church in Old Town and
authorizing their sale of certain real es-
No. 1s7. An act legalizing certain acts
of the town of Stonington.
Nc. 10: An act to provide for sewerage
No. o12. An act cGnfcring additional
powers upon boards of health and pre-
venting the manufacture. storage tr'ns-
portation or sale of diseased unclean,
unwholesome or tainted food of all kinds.
and providing for the inspection of places
of manufacture, storage and sale there
Of. including bakeries, also for register
ing and licensing mEkDlen and dealers in
milk and cream.
No. 213 An act for the better preserva-
ton of plans OF cities, towns and plan
tations.
Chapter 81 of the Revised Statutes. relat-
ing to paupers, their settlement and sup
port.
No. 215 An act to provide for the
proper labelling of medicines containing
alcohol ard narcotic drugs and to pre-
vent the manufacture and sale of adul-
torated drugs.
THURSDAY. MARCH :. ut p. NJ
No. 1S6. An act TO amend section Is of
Chapter OF the Revised Statutes relat-
ing to the election of Road Commission
erS.
No. 1877. An act creating the Fort Kent
Village corporation.
No. ISIS. Ar act to extend the charter
of the Island Falls Water Company.
No. 100. An act to amend sections and
5 of Chapter sos of the private and Spe-
cial Laws of 1856. amending. An act to
establish Municipal Court in the town
of Norway and to establish salary for
the judge of said court.
No. 1e1. On petition of the Fort Kent
Telephone Company to amend their char
ter.
No 1as An act to regulate the use of
a certain road In the town Of Readfeld.
No. aoE' (Reassignedl on act for keep
ing of passenger lists in the offices of
certain steamship companies.
FOREST J. MARTIN. Secretary.
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Committee HEARINGS.
JUDICIARY.

me Committee on Judiciary win give
public hearing in its room at the State
House In Augusta,
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6. 1907. at 2
o'clock p NJ.
No H. On an act to incorporate the
OF the town of I(ittery, for the purpose
of supplying the inhabitants of said dis
trict. likewise the remaining portion of
said town. with pure water for domestic
ana municipal purposes.
No. as. On an act to amend the char
ter OF the City of Rockland. and to le-
galize wharves in said city.
No. 900. On an act TO authorize the
foreclosure of mortgages by sale Of the
nortgaged property. and shorten the
time OF foreclosure by other methods.
No. 81. On an act in relation to public
No. s2s. On an act to authorize the is
No. 2es On an act to amend Section
4, Chapter ia. OF the Public Laws of 1905.
relating to the conversation of shertns.
4 OF Chapter OF the Revised Statutes.
relating to town meetings.
No. 26 On an act to prevent the I'M
lawful diversion of water
No. 2a. On an act to extend TIE rights,
POWERS and privileges of the Brownville
and Williamsburg Water Company. =,
No. Isl ON an act to to amend an md Sections ,ond
statutes. relating to death by wrongful
No. SO. On an act to prohibit the sale
OF stocks on margins.
No. $50 On an act to incorporate the
Castfne and Brooksviile Ferry Company.
No. 25S On an act to repeal Chapter lSl
OF the Private and Special Laws of 1909:
entitled IAN Act to amend the charter OF
the city of Auburn, and to provide for a
board of public works" and all acts and
parts Of acts amendatory thereof.
No 255 On an act to incorporate the
Cornish Water. Light and Power Com
No. 2s7. On an act to provide salary
for the Judge of the municipal court OF
Dexter.
THURSDAY. MARCH Z. 1907 at 2
o'clock p. NJ.
No. e.5. On petition Of Frank H. Has
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The committee on taxation will give a
public hearing in its room at the state
House in Augusta, on
TUESDAY. MARCH T., 1907, at
O'Clock z. NJ.
No. Sc. On an act to amend Section is
OF Chapter s of the Revised Statutes. re-
lati"g to the taxation of corporate fran
chises. kAkl
No. "a. On an act to amend Section a
of Chapter of the Revised Statutes, re-
la',ing to taxation of railroad companies.
No. SIS. On an act to provide for the
taxation of trust companies.
No. 50. On an act to amend Section -
of Chapter of the Revised Statutes, re-
latirg TO the taxation of railroad COM
panies.
No. 81. On an act to amend Section Il
of Chapter of the Revised Statutes, re-
lating to the taxation of express cOmpa-
MES.
FRANK D. TRI-F, Secretary.
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WAYS AND BRIDGES,

The committee on ways and bridges
will give a public hearing in its room at
the State House in Augusta,
THURSDAY. MARCH I. o'clock P. NJ
No. SO. Resolve in favor of the town
of Mariav!lc.
No. 20. tReassigned) Resolve in favor
of the town of Verona,
No s.. Reassigned) Resolve in favor
OF aiding the building of a bridge be-
tween Machiasport and East Machias.
No 81. (ReassignedD Resolve in favor
CT the town of Bucksport to aid in the
repair and building Of Verona bridge.
No S, Gteassigned.) Resolve in favor
Of building a bridge i'll the town OF For
est City in Washington county.
0. i. SPRAGEE. Secretary
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EDUCATION.

The Committee on Education will give
hearings at their room, No. A, State
House, as follows:
THURSDAY, MARCH Z, 1907, at
O'Clock +. NJ.
Resolve in favor of Limerick Academy.
An Act to create the office of State
Historian and encourage the teaching OF
local history in our public schools.
An Act to amend Section 76 of Chapter
i of the Revised Statutes of 1865 relat-
ing TO State aid to Academies.
An Act to amend Section ~ of Chapter
l. of the Revised Statutes relating to tn
time within which Academies shall re-
ccive State aid under Section &c of said
Chapter.
An Act to amend Section 81 Of Chapter
l. Of the Revised Statutes relating to
State aid for Academies.
w. S. kNOWLTON, Secretary.
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MAINE HORSE NOTES.

Masconomo, 2.10A, bay stallion by
the mighty Arion, 207%. has been sold
to the Imperial Trotting Society OF
Moscow, Russia, for $4,000. Masco-
nomC is half brother in blood to Arion
King, formerly of Fort Fairfield.
FIT. Fairfield Review: Roam Wilkes
2.04h, the fastest horse that ever put
hoof inside the limits Of Aroostook
county, is now in Fort Fairfield. at the
trotting park. He was brought here last
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MERCANTILE AFFAIRS AND IN.
SURANCE.

The committee on mercantile affairs
and insurance will give public hearing
in it's room at the State House in Au
guSta,
TUESDAY. MARCH u, 1907,
An act to amend Chapter 40 of the Re-
vised Statutes of Maine relating to Life
Insurance. (Scctinn 10L)
An act to amend Chapter 40 Of the Re
yisei Statutes relating &c, Life Insurance,
c. w. PERRY, Secretary.
g. w. PERRY, Secretary
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BANKS AND BANKING.

Thu committee on banks and banking
will give a public hearing in its room at
the State House in Augusta, on
TUESDAY, MARCH u. at p. NJ, on
An act to almond Chapter 49, Pub ic
Laws Of 1903. entitled An Act regulating
the sale Of bonds and other obligations
on ohe instalmect plan by foreign corpor-
atoms
THOS W. BALDWIN. Secretary.
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TEMPERANCE,

Tho committee on temperance will give
a public hearing in its room at the State
House in Augusta,
THURSDAY, MARCH Z, 1867, at .
o'clock p. NJ.
On order that the committee on tenn
perance be and hereby is directed TO en-
quire into the expediency of providing
by law for the seizure and forfeiture Of
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PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND
GROUNDS.

Regular meetings every Wednesday at
Q o'clock p. M.
OAKLEY c. CURTIS. Chairman
GEO. NJ BARROWS. Secretary
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The committee on towns will give a
public hearing in its room at the State
House in Augusta,
THURSDAY, MARCH Z, 3 O'Clock P. NJ.
On an act to annex the island of Met
mic. in the county of Knox. to the town
of St. George.
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LABOR.

The committee on labor will give a pub
nc hearing in its room at the Stat,
House in Augusta,
TUESDAY, MARCH u, at 4P. NJ.
No. :. On an act limiting the numbe
Of hours of labor for river and stream
drivers on the kennebec river.
HERBERT II. ALLAN, Secretary.
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BANKS AND BANKING.

The committee on banks and banking
will meet in its room at the State House
ct o'clock on Tuesday afternoons until
further notice.
THOS w BALDWIN Secretary
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TOWNS.

Notice is hereby given that regular SEES
o1ons Of the Committee on Towns VIII OF
holden every Thursday at p VI VI
Room No. 80, State House.
CORNELIUS HORIGAN, Secretary
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DR.. MILES NERvINE

has been wonderfully successful N re,t-
tailzing the nerves and curing ali cases
or nervous disorders and loss OF vitaitv
Thousands OF delicate women have r.
gained their health and vigor by its use
and the thoughtful fort'fy themselves 10
keeping their nervous system strong ana
vigorous by its use.
"F'rom a thin nervous wreck, n7fyerobIs
and wretched. / am now enjoying splau-
did health, and it is all traccable to your
splendid medicine. Dr. Miles Restorative
Nervine. MRS. MAUD =. OPLINCEa
Philadelphia. Pa.
druggist will return your money
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STATE LANDS AND STATE ROADS
Regular meetings every Wednesday al
r. II. PARKHURST. Chairman
R. B. STEVENS. Secretary.
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COMMITTEE ON MANUFACTURES

The Committee on Manufactures gives
notice OF Its organization. All matters
pertaining to same may be presented
JOHN HOUSTON. President
A D. MORNEAU. Secretary
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INTERIOR WATERS.

Regular meetings every Wednesday a
G z MnLrKEN. Secretary
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WAYS AND MEANS.

The Committee on Ways and Means
will meet every Tuesday ut O'Clock +
q. until further notice.
JOHN T. WOOD. Chairman.
ROBERT G. BARROWS. Secretary
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AGRICULTURE.

Ths committee on agriculture will meet
Wednesday OF each week at 2 o'clock P.
e. In the agricultural room at the state
e. J. CROSBY. Secretary
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rELHal Apis AND TELEPHONES

Rsgular meetings every Wednesday at 2
o'cleck p. n. at office OF Pension Agent
NJ T. NEWTON, Sec
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COUNTIES.

ne Committee on Counties will meet
until further notice. on Wednesday OF
each week directly after adjournment OF
the sessions. at Room 80.
A. ]. FULTON. Secretary
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Brave women

Women's delicate nerve organism suh-
jects them to go much suffering. thar I,
Is almost inconcefvable how they r1anage
to fulfil the various household and soe'sI
duties, and vet they dn-and suffer
As rule they understand the nature ~
their delicate organism. but overlook the
wonderful influence their nervous sygtan,
has upon their general health.
They are not sufficiently impressed with
the fact that all their Ills are Grectiv
traceable 10 the nervous System
That their periodical sufferings and
headaches are due to weakened nerve,
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EDUCATION.

me Committee on Education viii meet
q Thursdays at o'clock In the commit.
- room.
". Q. KNoWLToN. Secretary
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Cl AIM &.

TAe Committee on Claims viii meet al
Z O'Clock p M. in Room No i57 every
ROBERT G. BARRowS. Secretary
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INSURANCE.

Regular meetings every Tuesday at
s'Ssock p. NJ, Office Of Insurance Commits
C. W. PERRY. Sec.
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Regular meetings every Tuesday Q,
Z O'Clock p. NJ.
HERBERT H. ALLAN. Sec
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FEDERAL RELATIONS.

Regular meetings every Tuesday 1t
o'clock p. M.
CECIL F. CLARK. Secretary
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PENSIONS.

REGULAR meetings every Tuesday Al
S'c1ock p NJ, Office of Pension Agent
LEROY r. FOLSOM Secretary
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TEMPE RANCE,

The Committee on Temperance will meet
u Room Il Thursdays at 8 O'Clock p. M
A. E. IRVING, Secretary.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS.
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Committee NOTICES,
JUDICIARY

Regular meetangs Tuesday. Wednesday
md ThurDday ~ o'clock p n
J. II 1ONT0OMERY. Secretary
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INLAND FISHERIES AND GAME,

The Committee on Inland Fisheries ant
Game will meet, until further notice. OF
IuAeday Of each week at P. N. at Room
04ss and game - = -
q H RICE. Chairman
q q. MERRILL, Secretary.
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TAXATION.

Regular meetings every Tuesday al
o'clock r. N In the State Assessors
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JOINT SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON
SALARIES AND FEES,

The Joirt Special Committee on Sala-
r;es and Fees will give a Public hearing
in the room Of the State Assessors at the
State House in Augusta.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1907. at 3
o'clock p. NJ
on an act to increase the salary Of the
Register of Probate for the CoI,rty OF
K1oX.
on an act to fix the salary of the as
SlStant County Attorney of Cumberland
county
On an act to provide for clerk for the
Register Of Deeds for the Northern Reg
ist1y Of Deeds for Aroostook county
tReassigneGD On an act relating to the
ofilca OF Register of Probate of Aroos-
took
heassiEncdD On an act to amend
Chapter Isl Of the Public Laws of 1905.
rotating to the compensation of Registers
OF Probate
RCassigrcdD On an act to amend Sec
ton of Chapter III of the Public Laws
~ l%'5. relating to the compensation of
County Commissioners of Somerset
County.
.ReassigncdD On an act to amend Sec
nor Of Chapter 113 of the Public Laws
lister of Deeds for the County Of York
S. c. STEVENS. Secretary.
The committee on taxation will give n
public hearing in its room at the State
House in Augusta.
THURSDAY. MARCH Z, 1907. at 73)
O'Clock p. NJ
No; so. On an act to amend Section 81
OF Chapter s of the Revised Statutes, re-
latlnS to annual excise tax of railroads.
+. d. TRUE Secretary
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RAILROADS AND EXPRESSES
Regula. meetings every Wednesday 81
. O'Clock p. N.
LUTHER r MOORE. Secretary
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LABOR

FRANK D. TRUE Secretary
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The Commute on Legal Affairs will
give a public hearing in its room at the
State House in Augusta
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TOWNS.

THOS. W. BALDWIN, Secretary.
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TAXATION,

A. E. IRVING,
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Another Tariff Fieht Predicted.

N'Ortland PreSS.)
Of significance is the report that the
majority of the members Of the NatOna!
Association OF Manufacturers favor tariff
its annual convention in New York citv
The comrrittce on tariff and reciprocity
las taken poll Of the members. and it
is stated that as the result it was found
that 60 per cent. OF the 5000 members
favored revision of the ninGley tariff
This is one of several StraWS that seem
to Indicate the tendency Of the wind. 1t
will he recalled that Secretary Taft made
Il speech at Faith in the Maine campaign
last year. in which he gave it as his per-
Sohal opinion that the tariff should be re-
NiSrd and that there was 4 strong Snnti-
mcnt III the Republican party to the same
end. Senator Allison Of Iowa has recent
~ taken tile same stand. Senator Aidrich
of Rhode Island is understood to hold
similar views The newly elected senate"
from Wisconsin. Mr. Stephenson. goes in
for Il thorough revision. and his pIedrces-
sOr. Senator Spooner. is also a revision
all tariff sci adulcs wherever possible
withou, reducing wage Of labor" is Mr.
Stenhenson's platform. ard while what
he says does not carry the Influence of
the wCi Dis OF better known men. il is
PROBABLY significant of the feelin" in the
Northwest. Word comes from Washing
ton that some Of the party leaders are
urging President Roosevelt to send in a
revision message reXt Septemhcr. and it
is that if it can he shown that Congress
will support him he is ready To act on the
suggestion
Taking ore thing With another there
fore the signs OF the times point toward
another tariff campaign.
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Saturday, May rs, 1907.
Developing the Interior Waterways.

The people Of the Mississippi valley
are pleased at the Presidents pro-
visiOnal acceptance of an invitation TO
inspect "The Father Of Waters from
st. Louis to New Orleans carly in the
coming fall The governments Of II
states Joined in the invitation 10 the
President to make the trip and his ac-
ceptance means that he will give his
personal inspection to the plans of the
Inland Waterways Commission re-
garding a ship channel from the Great
Lakes to the Gulf.
During the past decade n vast
amount of constructive work has been
done in the direction of waterways and
the development Of water transporta
ton and the Presidents appointment
Of the Inland Waterways Commission
is expected to lead off a great activity
in improving the inland rivers IS high
ways Of commerce. The country is
now suffering from congestion Of the
IdllIOdu DuSliltSS III liit- WHY F'Ntl''i
where the waterway improvement
work is gaining the most Roadway.
The Mississippi was wonderful high
way for commerce in the old days
before the Civil War and it is not at
all impossible that with some adequate
scheme of river improvement carried
ont there will again be a great and
profitable commerce not only on the
Mississippi but also on the Obi" and
Missouri.
If the great system Of waterways IS
developed as is now suggested. It Will
be possible for vessels to go from Pos
ton to N.w Orleans without ever
putting to sea. The Cape Cod canal
and the inland passag" to New York
The Hudson River and the Erie canal
to the Lakes, thence to Chicago ana
down the Mississippi. will furnish a
route that will be safe for great barSrs
and the traffic undoubtedly would de-
yclop marvellous amount Of new
business which would relieve the
railroads and be profitable t" all the
sections concerned. Already the con-
tract for the work on the Cape 'od
canal has been awarded while New
York has issued bonds to the amount
Of $IOO0 900 to perfect its canals
The work of building a ship canal from
the Great Lakes to the Mississippi Is
vet to be undertaken but there Is
nothing impossible or improbahi'
about it and the friends of the move
mrnt are jubilant over TN" interest,"
shown by President Roosevelt IN th'
matter.