The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-07

er Cannon is opposed to all progress"
said Mr.. Lenroot. His method of re-
fusing to allow any bill which dis
pleased him to be reported from COM
mittee to the house was entirely un-
5usttfiable. In 80 doing he made him.
self the whole thing l made my
campaign for nomination to congress
against my opponent, Mr.. Jenkins, on
the broad field OF his opposition to
the important Roosevelt policies and
his unqualified support of the reac-
tonary methods of Speaker Cannon
The Roosevelt policies are iuextricab-
The Roosevelt policies are inextrica-
bly, interviewer with the movement for
sources. The adjustment and fixing
of railroad rates, satisfactorily, must
OF necessity, go hand in hand with
the development of our navigable
streams. and. these, in turn, depend
on the preservation of our forests"
Mr.. Bakers address was made to the
opening gathering OF the Rock River
| conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, and the applause that
greeted some of his sallies led him
to continue: you take any church
body, between the oceans, and you
| say something about Cannon's record
and you get the same spontaneous re-
Spouse. Everywhere, from ocean to
ocean, there is a strong sentiment
among the men that they should strike
down this, the greatest barrier to NOR
al advancement in the country. We
have dealt hard with many politicians
lately I'M the Buckeye state. There
Is hardly politician that isn't relig-
ious. And good many more are at
tending church than used to.
The parting jolt which Col. w. H.
Blxby. chief OF the engineering corps
in the Department OF the Lakes gave
Chicago-the blunt declaration that
Chicagos $50,00o.000 drainage canal
is doomed to prove failure-was due
to the amount Of lake water which
will be needed as Chicago grows, and
and its sanitary requirements in
crease. "The Drainage Canal" now
requires five per cent of the entire
outflow Of the upper lakes" said Col.
Bixby. on leaving for his new post at
St. Louis. Even now, the canal re-
ally needs as much more. When the
population of Chicago reaches 5,000,-
000-as it surely will do in the not
far distant future-the canal will
need at least is or 20 per cent of the
outflow. The United States govern
ment would never permit this. 1t is
entirely out Of the question Col.
Bixby characterized the Chicago meth
cd OF sewage disposal "as relic of
the dark ages" He made this proph-
ecy: 1.-The future harbor of Chicago
lies in the lake between Chicago ave-
nue. on the north, and Thirty-ninth
street on the south. The Chicago riv-
er is, and ever will be but make
shift The expenditure of millions of
dollars in widening the river will new
er make the stream adequate for har-
Dor purposes. Chicago will have to
spend its own money on the river The
government will not do it for you.
Uncle Sam is not throwing his money
away in useless improvements. With
all the millions that you spend lake
boats will grow faster than will the
size Of the river.
The enormous receipts Of grain this
fall, coupled with the comparatively
easy money shows how we'll the crop
marketing system of the United States
meets all requirements put upon it.
The reason given for this is that the
system is the evolution of many years.
of actual conditions and needs, and
not the immature product of legis-
lation Of theoretical schemes. In
view of Chicagos rank as the greatest
grain marketing city of the world the
moving of the crops, the manner of
their moving, and particularly the
greatest market institution of all, the
Chicago board Of trade, are matters
of both conspicuous pride and solicit
tude here. In Appleton's magazine
for October, the grain exchange and
the crop marketing system are de-
scribed, reference being made to the
loose talk of the board of trade as
gambling institution" What is the
fact?" says the writer. There is no
place in the world where money, time
| and EFFORT are expended so lavishly
to eliminate chance as in the great
wheat market knowledge is power
there. How many million bushels of
wheat will the world require this
year? How many bushels will be
produced, and what will be its con-
dition? The man who can answer
these questions with the closest ac-
wi oSs Sou lcll WueIuSE gram Will De
dearer or cheaper, whether he will be
wise or foolish in helping to put up
prices by buying freely. And no man
or set OF men can monopolize this
information. Each detachment of the
great army that conducts the forward
movement from the grain fields to the
hungry consumers of our big cities,
and those of Europe, plays an impor-
tant part in the handling of the world
crop; the grain exchange that pro-
vides an instant market for the far
mer's yield, no less than the railroad
that moves the loaded cars to market,
the workers who harvest it, the ele-
vators that store it, the mills that
grind it. and the ships that carry 1t
abroad. Some well-meaning persons
have sought to prevent all sales of
grain for future delivery Almost
every winter bills designed to accom-
plish this result are introduced in
state legislatures and in congress.
Their purpose 10 good-to prevent