The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-09
CAUSG: OF FLOODS.
WORK FOR APPALACHIAN PARK
BILL RECALLED.

Present Flood Might Have Been Pre-
yented Had the Bill Been Passed
When it Was First introduced.
The Washington correspondent OF
The News and Courier says the loss
of many human lives and the destruc-
ton Of thousands Of dollars worth
of property throughout the Southern
States because of the foods now pre-
'vailins would probably not be wit
messed to-day had Congress passed
the White Mountain and Appalachian
forest reserve bill few years ago,
for which so hard q fight has been
waged On the other hand. such condi-
|tions as are nov being seen will 1eces-
|sarily continue until the lawmakers Of
the land realize that only with the
passage of such a bill and the conse-
quent holding of the waters to flow
loF into their outlets in a natural way
will such terrible floods stop.
The fight that vas made at the
| last session Of Congress and at the
two or three sessions before by ad-
vocates Of the White Mountain and
Appalachian Park reserve bill is well
remembered. Led by Representatives
| Currier, of Vermont, and Lever. Of
South Carolina, everything possible
was done to have such bill enacted
into law, but even with the great
lfght that vas made for its success
could not he had. Just as it seemed
that success was in sight Representa-
! i've Bartlett, of Georgia, adroitly TOOK
the matter out Of the hands OF the
House committee on agriculture by
a resolution placing it with the COM
mittee on the judiciary, giving the
latter committee full power and au-
}thority to so into the question OF the
b;lr constatutionality 1t vas at trst
!belfered that Mr.. Bartlett was favor
able to the measure and really oe-
fs;red to test the constitutional CUES
!tions so that such matter could not
| be raised on the floor of the House
I vnen Il came to vote. but 1t was
subsequently discovered thai his pur'
.nose was to efectually delay acnon
for the session. The judiciary com.
.}m;ttee took up the Currier bills. and
latter considering them for some ume
snassed resolution to the effect thai
lii the purpose Of the bills were o
i enrther navigation then it would De
1 constitutional. otherwise not Tha'
l was a step in the passage OF Inc
4 measure, but so complicated was tue
4 situation towards the closing days O
he session that nothing could be done
towards securing its passage then.
1 The trouble about these bills, now
ever, which has been Of more conse
auence than the action Of Mr.. Bart
Ilett, is the fact that Speaker Cannon
, even in the face of the stroSest ap
peals, has absolutely refused to per
!. nit them TO come to vote. Dozens
of delegates from both the New Eng
| Hand and Southern States called OF
t him publicly and privately during tn
last session of Congress ard PLEADED
5 with him to yield in his position ant
) allow the: matter to come 70 vote
!, 10 let the Representatives Of the peo
t iole express their views on the floor o
the House by their votes, bat nothan:
could change him. Not even his bes
. friends in Congress could have tht
t lleast possible influence upon him. ~
inot only told those RepresetatIFe
: who begged him to let the matte
!; leone to a vote. but the various dele
: cations also, that as long as he wa!
;Speaker be would recognize no en-
| | for that purpose. That was the situa
stion at the close of the last session o
, Congress. Representatives. Lever ans
Currier we're pledged to their poept
, to secure the passage Of Che bill a
; ali hazards, and the failure to secur'
; favorable action cannot he placed t.
their account
The lives that are being lost ever.
|year in the South By reason of tn
floods that sweep through the noun
tain country into the streams Of thu
i IloGlands are Southern lives, but tht
. Millions Of dollars CT property that g
5 Ito destruction repr esent the interest!
lof people IN every part of che United
Estates. It IS not only Southern none!
THAT goes into the South's cotton mills
;, bleacheries and other manufacturing
industries, but Northern money ane
EASTERN money is invested there
!; also.
1 It is not known Just what line o.
procedure the two Congressman most
ly interested in this measure vii
!. adopt at the coming session Of Con
gress to effect its passage, IL possible
Ibut it is reasonable, to assume. thai
they will not only continue their
work of former years in the interest
|of the White Mountain and Appalach.
sian Park country, but that they viii
lredouble their efforts along this line
land bring all the pressure to bear on
.Speaker Cannon to have him yield h1a
position and allow the matter at least
Ito come scuarely and fairly before
tCougress for vote.
| psS-yHf. rJTC VICTIMS
millionaire Robber Has Reformed and