Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-06
fairbanks Enthusiastically
6reetS Delegates From the
Rivers and HarborS Congress
Seeking Vast Appropriation.
CANNON INCLINED TO
BE MORE CONSERVATIVE
Speaker Well WiSher of Move
ment, But Would Hesitate TO
Vote Bond Issue to Provide
Funds for the Work,

IBy Morning journal special Leased wire.I
Washington. Dec. "a committee
OF fifty Of the delegates TO the con-
vention at Memphis. of the lakes-to-
the-gulf waterways association led by
President w. X. Kavanaugh called on
Vice President Fairbanks and Speaker
Cannon at the capital today and pre-
sented to each a memorial address
adopted by the convention, praying
for the support of congress IN the
project to construct a canal from the
lakes TO the Gulf of Mexico and re-
questing an annual appropriation OF
$4,000
In receiving the memorial the vice
president said he would take great
pleasure In presenting Il to the senate
and in referring Il to a proper COM
mttec at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
Speaking for myself. personally"
the vice president said. II want to say
that the movement for the improves
ment OF our great navigable water
ways has my heartiest and most ar
dent support and good will. | am
not recent convert to this general
proportion, For a good many years I'm
Indiana we hava been advocating and
Nlkiik lltif iibfANA wi
the Improvement OF the Ohio and all
OF its navlgahle affluents. I think
among the questions which engage
the attention Of the people today
there Is not one OF greater Importance
than this Il affects every citizen OF
the republic.
The Importance of the subject has
been overlooked | think we have not
taken II up early enough. ! do not
a. A. a
TO such a movement as this. I do not
understand where II can come from.
II Is SO wide IN Its beneficient hope.
Now, I am believer In the doctrine
that when a thing is worthy of being
done, n should be done quickly. The
way We have been preceding In the
development OF our waterways, the
course We have pursued heretofore
has been reassurlng In a degree. not
to ourselves, but to the future Our
chldren's children and their children
viii probably enjoy the fruits of our
present effort. What | think Is needed
Is a wide cooperation, earnest and
intelligent and forceful cooperation.
to the end that this work be taken
up vigorously In a scientific way, so
that the present generation may enjoy
some OF the fruits OF our efforts
Speaker Cannon greeted the com
mittee cordially and at once went TO
the point by asking whether the me-
mortal recommended bond issue for
the proposed expense. sMr. Malone of
the committee replied that. while
some OF the delegates to the conven-
ton expected such a recommendation
to be made. II had been omitted. Il
wanted TO see" said the speaker. 'if
you had specialized. l was under the
impression that resolution was
that looked toward the Inn
prOvement Ia a business like way OF
the waterways OF the United States.
and II there was any specification
then Il was that the waterways
should Join the unsettled states with
the Gulf of Mexico which by infer
ence. n not by construction. was in
dioated as the important and probably
the most important thing to be done.
II would hesitate long-and that
Is the reason I asked you the ques-
.ion--tO vote TO issue thousand mill
ion, or five hundred million or dol
lars of the securities of the govern
ment for Improvement Of the rivers
aud harbors. I am not sure that the
sober second thought OF the country
would approve and / am glad you
left 10 out Of your recommenf,
because In my judgment, choosing
The most practical projects. this great
COUNTY, must survey the tieiu before
getting ready to commence wOrk--this
country which grows and grows and
grows. whose appropriations including
he permanent appropriations for pub
ic service are over $500. zee for the
,urrent yaer. aud gentlemen the ex-
lenditures VII be within the revenues
md something left. We have already
got $40. 100000 Of surplus In the
reasury quite enough to pay for a
vigorous prosecution Of all things that
re heing prosecuted In the way OF
work and quite enough To get ready
ust aS fast as possible with surveys.
llan-. and estimates. now then. any
representative who is accountable to
lis people. would IN my Judgment
be- an ass io rush IN and vote t500. 600
'r thousand million OF bonds when
yc could not get ready In two years
% spend Tive per cent of IL. We have
tot 90 leave something for the next
ongrcss tu do. gentlemen.
" believe great development will
.o hof-fooi along that line think
.uu are in the right line touching this
natter 90 waterways, but hold fast
20 your rcsoiutions-onc or two things
hat are practical finish them up
nd they Rili speak for themselves
md make Others easier. That i what
ye have gut TO do In this NATTER
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