The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-02-27
president URGES
CONGRESS TO ACT
SENDS SPECIAL MESSAGE ON
INLAND WATERWAYS.
SHOULD SAFEGUARD RIGHTS.
improvements Are imperative and
Demanded BY PubIic-Rivers
Should Be Free From
Corporate Influences.

L
transmitting the preliminary report
| from the Inland Water Ways Commits
sion to Congress today, President
Roosevelt sent along special meg
sage advocating the improvements in
Istrongest terms, After a brief intro
duction the president said:
This report is we'll worth your at
tentlon 1t is thorough, conservative,
sane, and just. 1t represents the ma
ture Judgment of body of men ex-
lceptionally qualified, by personal ex-
lperience and knowledge of conditions
Throughout the United States, to un-
lderstand and discuss the great prob
lem of how best to use our waterways
| in the interest of all the people. I'M
usual care has been taken to secure
accuracy and balance Of statement. II
the report errs at all 1t is by over
conservatism 1t contains findings or
statements of fact,a number Of specifi-
recommendations and an account OF
inquiries still in progress, and It is
based in part on statistics and other
information contained in volumin-
Gus appendix. The subject with
which it deals is of critical import
ance both to the present and the fll-
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