The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-04

tigations Of tho N'c- The-c gentlemen
went To the latimus IN April and By
means OF test pits which had boon dug
Tor the purpose, they Inspected the pros
posed foundations and also examined
the borings that had heen made. In their
report 10 the Secretary cf WAR, under
date of May 2. 1907 they said 1--WE
found that all OF the locks OF the d.
mrrslons now proposed. win rest anon
rock Of such character Orr VI win fiir-
nish safe and stable Foundation s,il-
sequent new horings, conducted by the
present Commission, have fully con
frmed this verdict. They show that
the locks win rest on rock for tleir rn-
Tire length, The cross section ~ No
dam and method OF construction VIII ~
such as 10 insure against any slir Or
sloughing OFF. Similar examination ~
the founda tons OF the locks ana dams
on the Pacific side are IN pregrcas /
believe that the locks shonld hc ma do
of q width of 100 feet
Work viii BE Completed
by the Government
Last, winter bids were requested and
received for doing the work of cara,
construction by contract None OF thcn
was found to be yatisfac tory and all were
rejected II Is the Unanimous opinton
OF the present Commission that the work
can be done better. more cieaply and
more quickly by the Government than
by private contractors Fully so pcr
cent OF the entire plant needed Tor con
struction has been purchased Or con.
tracted for; machine SHOPS Bavc been
erected and equipped for making .,I
needed repairs to HE plant. many theu.
sands OF employees have tccn secured.
nm effective organizations las s.cea nor
fected; recruiting system IL III opera
tion which Is capable Of furnishing lirt,l'a
labor than can BIG used advantageouxIv.
employees are well sheltered and well fed
salaries paid arc satisfactory, ana .l.e
work lis not only going forward snioothiy.
but 1t Is producing results far IN adj
vance OF the most sanguine anticipations
Under these fsNoinhlcY conditions
change IN the method IL prosecuting Inc
work wnuld nc nHp fae and injustiaable
for IL would inevitably disorganize exist
Ing conditions, check Progress, ai.,i in
crease the cost and engthen TIE time
of completing the Canal
The chief engineer and all his profes-
sional associates are firmly convinced
that the IS feet level lock canai which
they are constructing IL tho best that
could be desired Some of them Ind
doubts on this point when they went 10
the Isthmus, Az The plans have daval-
oped under their direction thefs doubts
have been dispelled While they NAV
decide upon changes IN detaIi AS con
advances they are IN hearty ac-
cord In approving the general plan They
believe tint IT provides canal not onIv
adequate to all demands that witl he
made upon 1t hut superior IN every wav
10 sen level canal 1 concur III this
belief
President Retommehds
Postal Sayinnn r,,rt.~
! commend TO The favoraDle considera-
tion Of the C6r@tc5a q rostal savings
hank system rs recommended by ire
General The primary oh
iect is to encourage among onr peonln
economy and thrift ana hy tho use 81
postal savings banks 10 give them an op-
to husband their resources
those who have not the facll-
tiles AT hand FOR Geposlting their nonev
h savings banks Viewed, however
from the experience Of the rast few
weeks II il evident that the advantages
of slch All institution are stllI more far
Timid depositors have with
drawn their savings for the time being
from natieral banks, trust companies
and ayirgs banks, individuals have
boarded their cash and the worlinyrnan
heen withheld and kept in hiding or IN
the safe deposit box II the detrmcrt or
Through The agency ~ TIA
postal savings hanks such money womb
be reato, 10 the channels ~ trade. Ia
The rnutnsi benefit Of capital end labor
! further commend to tho Congress the
IT the Posimaster-Ge
recommendation foi an extension Of fha |
-e,el post, especially on the rurnl routes. |
1850 aro rew 3S,215 rutni routes. serv. |
go rs iSnNg 600 people who do not |
s4' f'sa adNnrt1Eca If The Inhabitants
II cfff@& Ia ptiaitni0g ilfpir si,u,lle4 |
Iiati1t& have Desn |
avn IN f. heue1i the farmer md The |
'Wrtrs fio n nr; otherwise I should |
rot fu@ur ff'p'p ~ believe that II Il
,eol rffcNsf9r SER Government 10 do |
roxf + ~ tbc small town |
md tho cuuntfv dt;iia' II is desirable
hat the country mestiant should not be /
rushed out
The fourth class posfinasters convcn- |
ion has passed. vAry strong resolution |
n favor of rlnttar The fourth-class post
na sters under %, citl-scrvice law The
l,as already put into ef-
ect the policy Of refusing to remove any
ourth- class postmasters save for rea
ons connected wiz the good OF the
ervice; and II Is endeavoring so far rs
ossible 10 remove them from the do
lain OF partisan politics II would be n
lost desirable thing 10 put the fourth
ass postmaatcrs In the classified sefv-
g. II Is possible that this might bs
one without Congressional action, but.
the matter H. rehalahe | earnestly
'commend that tht Congress- enact a
" providing tha. ihey 10 included |
1der the ciyil-scr, Zee law ard put IN
le classified service
kiahona Now STATE
Ask1 Help Ter Alaska.
Oklahoma las lc-omo "a state. stnad-
g on fun equality With her elder sis-
RS and hey future ie assured lax her |
ca natural toto.ifcos The duiy 81 |
. National GoteIrmeui 80 gcntd the
rsoral and pi>yci.s rights &C tie In |
ans Within hsr borders remains ~ |
nrse unchanged
! reitefaie NV reconmenda ti1ns Of last
ar rs regards Alaska Sorie form ~
al SELF government should 10 provided.
simple and Inexpensive as possible. II
impossible foT The Congress To devote
. necessary time to all the little de-
iis Of necessary Alashan legislation.
iad building and railway building
ouId be encouraged Tile Governor of ,
ASIA should be- given an ample appro- I
iaiion wheTewith TO organize force !
preserve tile Public peace Whisky
ling 10 the rativcs Should he made !
lony. The coal hand laws should be !
anGed 50 as to meet the peculiar needs | Z
the Territory This should be attend | 4
To at once. for the present laws permit | !
jividuals TO locate large areas Of the / I
bile domain for speculative purposes; !
q cause an immense amount Of trouble.
iud and litigation. There should be '
other judicial division established. As
rly as possible lighthouses and buoys 4