The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-12-24
MONDAY WAS CARNEGIE DAY.
Congressional Ways and Means Com.
mittee Listened TO the Canny Scot.

/ tSrccial CORRESPONDENCE OF The Reiomer.
II was Carnegie day with the nous
ways aud means committee Monday an
an audience uf milli0naircs and >malie
capitalists interspcrsed with ladies crowd
ed the large ilagdaned committee room u
the new house annex al day 10 hear IN
reasons of the beneficiary OF the grea
4 steel trust and noted philanthroplst 10
/ fayoring free trade in steel products. Mr.
! Carnegie was al his best alert, witty ans
! Frequently eloquent in his arguments To-
/ the repeal Of laws fayoring excessive pro
/ lection. and in his support ot the cN
pressed views OF President elect TAFT.
Mr. Carnegie declared he was protec
/ ZIONIST in principle, hut unalteraby op
! posed to unnecessary tariff. In answer e
| a question from Burke Cochran, Mr.. Car
negie said: Free trade in steel means
increased production and additional en-
ployment 10 labor" When arising from
lis seat and pointing his anger dramatical
IL at the committee. with his voice pitched
high, Mr. Carnegie declared that the
steel industry Is now IN the position where
it can say Take your protection. we are
now men and can beat the world IN the
manufacture of steel and concluded.
there is no reason for the ta1it on steel
You should not coddle the industry with
enthusiasm. broke out in applause.
President Roosevelt is expected to 20 to
Louisville. Ky, Feb u 10 take part in
the elaborate celebration of Lincoln 5
Dirt hday upon the Lincoln farm there.
Uninterrupted by calls from Congressman.
the president will devote the holiday sea
son to the preparation of his reply TO the
house resolution on the burning subject
of the secret service and to the details of
his proposed hunting expedition IN
Africa.
Ohio. Indiana, PENNSYLVANIA and pos
sibly Connecticut are all expected to put
up the liveiest kind of fights between
now and the Goth of January over their
senatorial contests. The terms of no less
than 81 senators expire March (. IS of
whom have, however. been already Sc
lected by primaries and all others, save in
the four states mentioned are sure of re-
election.
Vermont has already made choice of
Senators Dillingham; and Page so that no
contest will be had there. Galiinger of
New Hampshire is expecting no trouble in
getting back.
Fish Commissioner Bowers sounds a
warning note in his annual report which
vii appeal to good fishermen everywhere.
He points ont the great destruction
wrought to certain species Of fish and
appeals for their protection and preser
vation Referring to the history of the
New England salmon fishery as a warn
ing, the commissioner declares that some
states seem yet absolutely Indifferent to
The crying needs of fisheries for species
Of similar habits whose obliteration he
says, is certain unless radical corrective |
measures are taken. Mr.. Bowers states
hat the fishes most in need of considera- |
ion are the shad. the striped bass and |
he sturgeon on the Atlantic coast. and |
he salmon in the Pacific states. The |
bureaus hatcheries in 1908 yielded 376 mil |
ions more fish than in any other year and |
delivered about ass million eggs to state
md foreign hatcheries, the total output
'eing over 2,S7l000 eggs and fish. of which
100000 were fish.
Washington is fairly ablaze with beau
lful decorations for the holidays. 1t
would be extremely difficult to describe
N every hand. All of the streets are
rowded at night with a veritable sea of
aces intent on sightseeing, good ma
rred indulgent crowd, white and black.
lowly elbowing their way up and down
he broad avenue with its myriads of
parking lights Illuminating the hand
ONE public buildings and snowy shop
-indows and overlooking the side and
IS pretentious streets. Christmas in the
ruth is the greatest of festal days, its !
CELEBRATION being especially enjoyed by
he exuberant 'darkie" whose festivities
sually extend into the New Year and
nbrace many cute and characteristic fea-
Tres.
The weather is mild and pleasant. more
Ike your Northern October days.