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The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-11-05
sRYAN is ARRESTED.
But ltinerant Peddler Denies Relation
to William Jennings Bryan.

A street vender, selling spectacles
about town, was arrested yesterday az
ternoon by the police for peddllng
without license. He gave his name
as William Bryan, before Mayor Rails
ton this morning. The mayor asked
If he was related to William Jennings
Bryan, and the fellow emphatIcally
said no. Being of no relation to the
defeated presidential candidate, he
was ordered out of town.
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county of Mark Walsh, his opponent
and indeed it Is doubtful If the demo
cratic candidate mas carried the one
county, Johnson, that was conceded
to him in the preliminary estimates
before the landslide actually happen
ed The estimated Dawson plurali
ties at this hour are: Scott 700, Mus.
catine 45O, Clinton 400, Iowa 500, Jack,
son 700, Johnson 100.
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In The Second.

Davenport, Nov. 4.-Returns from
six counties in the Second district
indicate that Dawson is reelected to
congress by larger plurality than
had been estimated by the republican
committee. He has carried the home
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-11-05

Local sportmen have bagged many
quails since the law went into effect
Sunday. They are said to be plenti-
full in the nearby woods.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-11-05
Storm covers for Screen
Doors sold al
Kalbach Lumber Co.
50d6W1
Scared to Death BY a Doc.

scared to Death by Dog.
Frightened into Inconsistencies by
a dog which was playfully set upon
her by neighbor boy, Gertrude, the
little daughter of Engineer and Mrs.
John Hawker, died at Creston.
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Farmers have resumed the fall
blowing with will that means bus-
mess. The ground is said to be in
fair condition. n~
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-11-05

III Flour, milled by a new pro-
cess which retains all the nutriment
and strength of the wheat. Nothing
better. laws
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-11-05
Chicago Cash Grain.

No. 2 red wheat, $1.O2Q1.O2A.
No. 3 red wheat, $1.OOh01.O2.
No. 2 hard wheat, $1O1h@1O2A
No. 3 hard wheat, 97c@$101.
No. l spring wheat, $1.04@1.O5.
No 3 spring wheat, 95cQ$1.O3.
No. 2 mixed corn, 64066c.
No. 3 mixed corn. 63A065kc.
No. 4 mixed corn, 63@64c.
No. 2 white corn, 6Sd70c.
No. 3 white corn, 64c.
No. 2 yellow corn. 69c.
No. 3 yellow corn, 64066c.
No. 2 white oats, 49h@51c.
No. 3 white oats, 45R@5Oc.
No. 4 white oats, 45@47hc.
Standard oats, 49G soc.
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The country roads have just COM
menced drying SO that vehicles are
able TO travel nicely once more.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-11-05

Bread Is the staff OF life, that is, if
it's pure bread made from III Flour,
laws
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-11-05

Mills do not grind nor money buy
a better Flour than III. l4wS
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KENDALL HAS WON
SIXTH DISTRICT
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Continued from Page j.

gives Kendall a majority of $50 over
Hamilton, which is a gain for Ken
dali of ESQ over the republican vote
in county in 1906.
Davis County.
Bloomfield, Nov 4.-Davis county
gives Hamilton a majority of 600 over
Kendall. In 1906 Hamilton carried
this county by 498, giving him a
gain of 100.
keokuk County.
Sigourney, Nov. 4.-Keoku, county
will give Hamilton a majority of not
over 700 over Kendall. This is gain
for Kendall of about 400 over the re-
publican vote in 1SJ6
kendaI's Estimate.
Abba. Ia. Nov. AT 800 o'clock
this afternoon Nate e. Kendall re-
publican candidate for congress, gave
out the following figures in regard to
che returns as received by him from
the seven counties in the Sixth dis
trict. These are based on incomplete
counts and indicate Kendall's election
by a majority of about 400. The ma
jorities are:
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Chicago Car Lots. Wheat, IS;
corn, III; oats, 100.
Observation-Disclosures, ST. corn, 1875;
oats, los.
N. W. Cars:
Duluth-622 vs. $40.
Minneaplios-526 VS. 2ls.
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home after attending the wedding of
her sister at Sac City. 30
POND LILY.
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SEWERS.
R.. w.

The ladies of the Colfax Baptist
church held very successful bazaar
last Wednesday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-19

Lumber and naval stores could be tow
ed by gasoline or steam launches TO
any point between ApalachicOla and
New Orleans for the present cost of
lighterage at Apalachicola. New Or
leans sugar and rice would be distrfb-
uted in Alphabetical and appoints
almost at New Orleans prizes.
And with the proposed Atlantic in
land waterway from New York 70 and
across the Peninsula of Florida ter
minating at or near Apalachicola,
New York manufactured articles and
supplies will be distributed from the
Gulf ports at New York prices plus
the price of barge canal tOwage. and
southern products delivered with a
sea-Ievel inland waterham IN New
York.
That it Will pay the people rs evil
denced by the fact that the cost OF
water-haul on coal from Pittsbu.rg TO
New Orleans is less than the price or
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write me definitely concerning same.
Respectfully yours,
JOS. z. RANDALL
President National Rivers and Har-
bors Congress.
In considering the feasibility of
waterway of internal importance, as
the advocates believe to be the inland
waterway from New Orleans to Apala-
chicOla. there are perhaps three essen
tial elements to be considered. First,
Is there demand for it? Second. VIII
it pay? and Third, Is it possible?
THE DEMAND.
There is no section of our seabOard
so frequented by gales. hurricanes
and tidal waves as that of the Mexi-
can Gulf. The economy of freight,
the shortest haul to salt water, in for
eng the export business of the United
States to the Gulf seabOard because
it is nearer the great central and pro-
ducing states of the Union than the
Atlantic or Pacific
The greatest river of the continent
and many smaller rivers, undeveloped
arteries of transportation, empty into
it.
Bulletin No. I, L. S. Census office,
1909. shows that 53.4 per cent. of the
total inhabitants Of the country live in
the region drained to the Gulf Of Mex
leo. 43.9 per cent. of the entire pop
ulation are cOngTegated in the drain
age area OF the Mississippi river, and
the region drained to the Gulf of Mex
leo is becoming more Donulous-
PANAMA CANAL.
The Panama canal, and the import
ance of the South American and ORR
entail trade and its nearer prOx' nifty
To the Gulf ports. as evidenced by the
enormous railroad expansion in the
south and the great struggle of all
transcontinentaI and all other lines
of railroad of imDOrtance 70 secure
terminals at the Gulf ports, demand
the ADEQUATE development and prOteC-
ton of the Gulf ports. Were the pro-
posed inland waterway constructed.
il would DO hut a short time when
the entire district frCm New Orleans
situated at the mouth Of the greatest
river emDtv'ne into the Gulf, 10 Apa-
lachico'a located at the junction of
the second greatest river AMI tho Gulf.
including New Orleans. GulfOort- Mo-
bile. PersacCla- Apalachi-Ola and all
w9v ports. would he one continuous
wharfage. ined with barges and sea
vessels, TRANSPORTING the commerce
of the country 20 the central gulf
ports of the world.
Thus. Birn1in cham coal and iron
could be TRANSPORTED with safety on
barees II New Orleans and ADalachi-
cola ar the water route TO Mobile.
St Louis Minneapolis. ST Paul and
Cbicago wheat and corn. and Pitts
burg ard DuIu'h real and iron Won d
10 water-hauIed to New Orleans. Mo-
+! bile, Pensacola and Apalachicola.
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An Inland Waterway New Orleans to West Florida Project Feasible
LHnpn

Does that sound impractical or too
ambitious?
Read extracts from a few of the
letters addressed TO the Apalachicola
Board of Trade on the subject of the
& organization of a convention in the
near future TO advocate the construc-
ton of such a waterway. by the fed
eral government.
The Apalachicola Board of Trade
addressed the following letter to
mayors, boards of trade and civic
bodies of gulf cities between Apalach-
icoia and New Orleans, to the COVER
ynors of Florida, Alabama. Mississippi
and Louisiana. and to the waterway
associations of the United States.
AT a meeting of the Board of
Trade of Apalachicola, held January
IA, 1908, the following recommends
ton was accepted:
That a second association be
formed, supported by this city, of the
gulf cities between new Orleans and
Apalachicola for the purpose of advo-
eating an inland waterway from New
Orleans to Apalachicola.'
will you join us in the organiza-
ton of such an association?
I
and request information and sugses-
tions.
An early response is requested.
Respectfully,
"Apalachicola Board of Trade,
LELAND j. Henderson, Secty.
Here follow quotations from few
of the replies:
In acknowledging receipt of your
letter of February 18th, containing a
resolution of the Board of Trade OF
Apalachicola, asking that ! join you
IN organizing an inland waterway
commission or working committee of
some kind. TO join with others in ad-
vocating and urging an inland water
way from New Orleans to Apalachi-
cola, viii say that it is my opinion
that there is a committee or commits
sion that is urging a coastal canal,
connecting The inland waterways be-
tween New Orleans ard Florida. ana
in fact with the ultimate purpose in
view Of doubling Florida and connect
sng with the association that is uTg-
ing the COMPLETION Of the project OF
connecting the waterways from BOS-
ton, Mass. to Beaufort, n. c.
! anpe.ntRd delegates TO their con-
venticn, which was held in Phuadel-
phia November IS. 10 and 20, 1907
ana succeeded in having written into
! the resolution adopted, that the water
ways be extended into the st. Johns
river, the North river, at st. Angus
tine. and in fact including the project
ending at Key West.
an exceedingly busy just now,
but IL you will kindly write me again
in the course of a week or two, to
! jog my memory. and TO give me any
( new ideas or information that you
may have. l will be glad to aid.
With kind regards,
3 Yours very truly,
N r. BROWARD.
Gov. of Florida.
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rail-haul from Birmingham TO New
| Orleans.
That it will pay the government is
| self-evident
POSSIBILITY.
The proposition is believed to be
| not only possible but practical Much
OF the distance between New Orleans
and Apalachlcola is composed Of pro-
tected sounds and bays. No accurate
estimate Of the cost has been made.
But as the government has already
appropriated money for survey and
estimate of cost Of the most dffiruIt
and expensive part of the route. viz,
from Pensacola To Mobile and as
there are no physical obstacles to
overcome, cost viii be nominal and
the project is feasible
OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE.
The argument so far advanced has
been largely local, but the PROPOSE
tion IS of great national and inter-
national Importance. National be-
cause the inland waterway from New
Orleans to ApalachicOla forms the
connecting link in a series Of water
ways surrounding the eastern section
of the United States. From New Or
leans 10 the Lakes by the Mississippi
and Illinois rivers and the Chicago
canal. from Chicago to the Atlantic.
via the Great Lakes and Erie canal.
from New York to the Gulf via the
Atlantic inland waterway and Florida
peninsula canal. from Apalachicola 30
New Orleans by the inland waterway
to be advocated by the proposed con
ventiOn, and fOstered by the Apala-
chicoa board of trade.
INTERNATIONAL IN BENEFITS.
1t is international because it is part
of a cohesive, national plan for the
improvement of the waterways and
ports OF the United States as advo-
Gated by the National Rivers and Har-
bors Congress of the United States.
which plan assures TO the bottom Of
the world more adequate and uniform
ports and better protection and great
er expedition to the shipping
THE CONVENTION.
To focus and cryStaliza public in
terest. to collect data. and TO give
weight to the request for a survey
and estimate of the cost of the Wa
terway, it is proposed TO form and
hold a convention in some convenient
city. IN June.
The convention should be composed
of three or more delegates appointed
| BY each governor of the states, may
ors of the towns and cities. by each
| civic. commeU ial ard business organ
| izatiOn in each state touched or ben
! Gifted by the various waterways here
| in named Such interests are re-
| queSted To appoint delegates as soon
! as possible.
| The number and names Of delegates
| should be forwarded at once 70 Leland
! ]. Henderson. secretary Of the Apala-
chicoIa board OF trade, so that seats
! NAV be provided in the convention
/ hall and credentials forwarded 10 the
! delegates
The chamber Of commerce, the may.
! or Of Pensacola and the board of trade
| Of Apaiachicola. have extended invita-
tions to hold the convention in their
! cities.
/ After an expression has been given
! by the delegates of their preference
! as to where the convention should he
held. and the invitations of other cit
| les have been received, the place in
which the convention will meet Will
be announced.
The city selected should be the
! most convenient 10 the greatest num-
1 lNay. Of dele
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! am directed by our directory to
state that the Pensacola Chamber of
Commerce VIII heartily support the
efforts You have instituted in the
matter az an inland waterway from
New Orleans TO Apalachicola. We
deem il but courtesy that You should
take the Initiative in calling a con,
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. r. DEENf@N.
Gov.of illinois.

am IN receipt of your letter of the
cath inst. and beg to say that I am
personally enthusiastic over the in
land waterway that you suggest in
your letter. 1t viii undoubtedly mean
the making of this section and as Pen
saccla is near the centA~ - tho dis
trict. to be covered. | would suggest
that a convention be called to meet
in Pensacola in the near future to
take up the matter with the national
government along the line You sug-
gest. | am Scnd'n~ your letter to
Mr. p. K. Yonge, chairman of the
Pensacola Chamber of Commerce.
who no doubt will also write you.
Yours respectfully,
C. c. GOODMAN
MsvOr Of Pensacola
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early as you can by night wire Sun
day or day wire Monday, collect, how
many delegates you have reason TO
expect will probably attend the pro-
posed convention 1t is important
that we should know this.
Very truly yours.
G. A WATERMAN,
Secty. Pensacola Chamber of Com
merce.
Your letter Of 10th inst to Secre-
tary Herring asking this organization
to join in an association of the gulf
cities between Apalachicola and New
Orleans, for the purpose of advocating
an inland waterway between New Or
leans and ApalachicoIa, has been re-
ferrsd to me by him, under instruc-
tons of the board of directors to
place the matter in the hands of this
department.
The matter will be considered at
the next meeting of our committee,
which will be very soon.
In the meantime, if you have Sc
lected any specific route, and have
diagrams of the same, and pamphlets
or printed matter in connection with
the project. will you be kind enough
to let me have them. in order that
our committee may be fully informed
in the matter.
| might say further that the ques-
ton has already had more or less
consideration from our committee.
Awaiting your early reply, am,
Yours very truly,
JOHN a. SMITH.
Commissioner, n. o. Board of Trade.
previous letter referred TO in yours of
the Goth. Your letter together with
that TO Hon. B. 3. Conner. which has
been transmitted to me, has been for
warded to our river and harbor com
mission. that being rthe local bodT-
which has heretofore taken charge of
such matters.
With best wishes for the success of
your enterprise. | am,
Very respectfully yours.
PAT. J. LYONS. q
Mayor of Mobile.
Your letter of 18th inst. in regard
TO appointing delegates TO conven-
ton for the purpose of advocating an
inland waterway between New Or
leans and Aralachicola is before me.
It is the first I have received. You
90 not suggest now many delegates
are to be appointed. The letter in
itself is incomplete as to information
on that line. Our legislature has
just adjourned and l have been great
~ occupied with matters pertaining
to that body.
Yours truly,
E F. NOEL,
Gov. of Mississippi
Replying to yours OF the 10th, viii
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r. BROWARD.
Gov. of Florida,

Responding to your favor of the
22nd. would like to hear more of
the details of your proposed inland
waterway from New Orleans to Apa-
lachicola, and thence to some point
on the Atlantic Coast before answer
ing fully. In a general way. l am
very much in favor of n perfect or
.ganization between all the waterway
associations of the union which have
really worthy and meritorious pro-
,jects, 70 the end that by helping one
lanother, each of them accomplishes
iwhat il wishes. VIII be glad TO hear
from YOU further on the subject.
Very sincerely yours.
JOS. T.. RANSDALL.
Pres. National Rivers and Harbors
Congress.
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The following letter was then sent
out as indicated by the following ar
ticle quoted from The Pensacola
Journal of March 22nd:
Aralachioo' Fla, Man,h 10, 1908.
Mr.. c. c. Goodman, Mayor, Pensa-
cola, Fla.
Ny Dear Sir: Yours of 26th ult., in
VIII lch you expressed your enthusiasm
in the proposed inland waterway
from New Orleans TO Apalachicola,
and suggested calling convention to
meet at Pen sacola 70 take up the mat
ter with the national government, at
hand and contents noted"
Accompanying this letter is the fol
lowing which was sent out to all
those interested IN the projert:
In response to your letter with re-
gard to hoding convention for the
purpose of advocating an inland wa
terway from New Orleans to Apalach-
icola. and recommend ng its construc-
ton by the federal government, which
was addressed to mayors and boards
of trade of the gulf cities between
Apalachicola and New Orleans, to the
governors of Florida. Alabama, Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana, also to the
waterway associations of the United
States, the response has been almost
unanimous. urging the call of a con-
vention and asking for further infor-
nation.
Mayor c. C. Goodman. of Pensacola,
extends a cordial invitation to hold
the convention in that city. G.. A.
Waterman. secretary of the Pensacola
chamber of commerce. has been in
structed by that body to request that
Mayor Goodman's invitation be ac-
cep.ed and the convention called for
that point.
The Apalachicola board of trade. at
its last meeting. appointed a commit
tee to arrange the time and place fer
the convention. with your delegates
or representatives. The last week Of
MAJ or the first in June has been sug-
gested as suitah BILE date. and the
place possibly should he the one most
convenient for the delegates. VIII
you appoint your delegates, with in
StructiOns TO commun cate with US at
cp~e
Jos. f. Ransdsll, president of the
National Rivers and Harhors cen
sress. suggests the project be contin-
ned to some point on the Atlantic.
This suggestion IS entirely within the
scope OF the proposed convention. as
the PURPOSE of the New Orleans
AN7lachiccla canal IS IN complete the
link Of an INLAND waterway via the
Miss 1seiuai river To the Great Lakes,
{ thence by the lakes and Erie canal
| TO the Atlantic there by the proposed
! Atlantic coastal waterway 10 and
across the Florida peninsula. thence
from Apa'achiccla TO New Orleans.
All of these projects are being DE-
veloped or sdvncatei save the one
! TO be recommended by this proposed
convention.
/ An early RESPONSE with suggestions
and the names IF YOUR committees
and delegates will be appreciated.
Arsla,- hicrls Pca-d Of T~ede.
Leland ]. Henderson. Secty.
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Extracts from some of the replies
are SIS follows:
Your letter and the subject matter
in general will be laid before a spe-
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Your communication Of Feb. oath,
addressed TO them3yOr OF ST Andrews.
reached me SCmP time ago.
In reply viii say that my first i'm
preston was that the commerce
through the proposed inland waterway
from New Orleans to Ana achi- ola
would not warrant the expense of
making and maintaining such i'm
provementS. but after giving the mat
ter serious consideration. have reach
ed the conclusion that in event such
waterway is secured. an enormous
amount of freight Will he handled
through it. and think the situation
warrants the expense of a survey by
the SovernTn ont n determine the
,ro5able cost of such waterway
This Improvement would be of in
calcu'able value to the Gulf Coast and
surrounding country, AID / feel safe
in saving that the people of St. An
dreys and of the surrounding bay
couptry viii join you in the proposed
organization
Respectfully yours.
J. Fl. DRUMMO\D.
President Bank of St. Andrews.
shall he very Cad TO cO-ODerate
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I acknowledge the receipt of your
letter of the 22nd inst, containing
the recommendation OF the Apalachi-
cola Board of Trade that an associa-
ton be formed for the purpose Of adj
vocating an inland waterway from
New Orleans to Apslachicola. have
TO say that the matter referred 10,
will be called 10 the attention of those
interested in the waterway movement
here and viii receive due considera-
ton.
Yours truly,
c. +. DEENEN.
Gov.5eof illinois.
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EASTER EGGS
in Whitnan's Candies-good
to look at and good to eat
at The Crystal Pharmacy.
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Mayor of Pensacola.

Greatly in favor of Inland waterway.
II possible TO assist you, would be
glad 10 do so.
Yours truly
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say I received your first letter and
turned same over to the Commercial
club and asked that some committee
be designated TO act with you
On receipt of your second letter l
made inquiries of the club and re-
ceived reply from Mr.. Babb, the sec
rotary. stating that a committee had
been appointed. am forwarding him
today your last letter and he will
doubtless tell you who the committee
is composed of.
Yours truly,
G. G. SAND.
NaUOc- of Riru1 IN cham
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with you in organizing your waterway
association as indicated in my previ-
Gus letter, and shall thanq you to
write me definitely concerning same.
Respectfully yours,
JOS. z. RANDALL
President National Rivers and Har-
bors Congress.
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vention and We urge that you accept
Mayor Gcodman's suggestion and call
it for Pensacola. | feel justified al
ter talk with my old friend Treze-
want, Secty Mgr of the New Orleans
Progressive Union, in asserting tha1
he will render US all the assistance
in his power, for | know that he is
opposed to any policy OF hogging
conventions OF the sort for New Or
leans
We have not at th's time any par
ticular suggestion TO make TO you, be-
yond urging Pensacola both for geo
graphical reasons and others that
are obvious to any man in our line
Of work Our central position,
think, would make this city especial
~ desirable for the site of the con-
vention.
Very truly yours,
G.. A. WATERMAN.
Secty. Pensacola Chamber of Com
merce.
j will refer same to the first meet
ing of the League. and in the mean
time would be glad to hear from you
more definitely about the objects and
purposes of an organization 10 which
you refer. We are always ready to
cooperate in any cause looking TO the
building up of this section of the
country. Ia
Awaiting your reply, am,
Yours truly,
J. K. MINER
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+. VI. WEEU, =
Mayor OF Ocean Springs, Miss.