The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
Letter From Coloney Wiley.
Although Sick in Bed, He Looks Aft
 Ufktrtcf AfPalru.

Although Sick in Bed, He Looks After Troy Herald.
 Just after the farmers rally here on the 13th of thls month, we were re- duested by several prominent farmers to write to Colonel Wiley asking hlm to use his influence in securing a soil survey for this tPikel County as soon i si ~ Wiieys repls ms o' folloMs. sIi aRa 00'Sn We would state in this connection tnat Coloney Wiley Is now on sick bed suffering with an attack of infiamma. tory rhs sumatism. wnicn we nope wiil bs of short duration.
 Washington, D. C., April 1s, 1908 Hon. T. Il. Brown. Editor and Pro-
 prietor, Troy Aeraid. Troy, Ala
 hafna.
 Dear ,Sir;--I am in receipt ot your favor of the IAtn insmt., and In reply, beE to Say that recently the House of keDressntatives, az ths present ses- siderably increased the appropriation recommended by the Committee on Az rtculture to provide for eoit surveys, generally throughout the country. inc committee was almost unanimously op- posed to tucfeas.ng the appropriation Tor this purpose. since 1 nave been in Congress 1 have succeeded In obtAln- ing soil survey, report and map of Montgomery. Butler and BaIuwin Counties. respectively. embracing about one-third in area of my Con gressional District. The appropr.a- ton for additional soil surte eys IS about exhausIeGi and no fund wlll be avaiIapIe unless the Senate con- supported wiCh all the ability ana m Iiuence 1 possess.
 Professor whitney, Chief of tho Bureau Of SolIs at Washington, has promised me that sometime next win ter ne will order a soil survey of the Counties or Whcox ana Pike; out thIs Is hs definate promise as have been able to obtain from ham thus Lar. You must remember that with every coun- ty in every State ot the American Un- ion, demanding surveys. ain neces- sitated to mONo siowIy, but 1 am toii- ms away to this end all the while best does well. Angels cannot do more"
 Now. in passing, permit me to say lntroduced in tne F1fty-nlnth Con gress a Dill which secured an appro- priation Of $SO0,000 for the improve msnt of the Alabama River. I got SIPS. coo to clear away the logs and snags in the Conecuh River, anu that work is now being vigorously prosecuted. obtained an appropriation from Con- gress of $90,0OU, as an experimental fund, for the exterminatton Of the cattle tick. l was instrumental in se- curing an appropriation, at two diner ent sessions, of amounts aggreEating yy5 .0UU. with which to enIarge the pubic building at Montgomery. and will obtain at the present session of Congress $30.OO0, in addition thereto, in order to properly house and care for the Judges of the Court of Appeals, when they hold th9ir terms of court there. I have secured a post cflcA site at Troy. and will Get &50.000 at the present session to erect public build ing thereon, unless the general public building bill fails to pass at the pres ent session.
 When I was elected to Congress thore was not single Rural Ere, Delivery Route in my District. Now there are nearly q hundred in opera ton, and several more have been or | dered to be put into effect in the
 I voted for the rate bill, the Fed eral anti-injunetlon bill. the employ CTS liability act. and every other measure demanded by the people, which was indorsed by our Democratic I leaders. I voted in favor of the Chi nese exclusion act. and also in favor of the Japanese act; and yet, notwith- standing these votes are well known and have been repeatedly commented | upon. I am advised that certain polit- the effect that I am in favor of unre- l stricted Chinese immigration This | statement has been repeatedly branded | by me as false. but 1t does not seem | to make any impression upon certain men who have no better material for l injurinE another than knowingly and | intentionally and designedly fabricat- | ing an untruth about him. "A lie will 1 travel a mile while truth is putting l on her boots.
 Yours very truly A. A. Wiley.