The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-26
Safe and Sound.

ut Is q safo and sound outlining Of
the proper policy for us TO pursue in
this great middle west. We have I'M
Fproved the Mississippi In the past
and shall be improving it a hundred
years hence. when we will need all
Cur water courses. We In this gener-
fation will do our part wisely We
VIII not throw money into the rivers
to be washed into the sea. We will
10 thar first which needs doing
most Z
The speaker endorsed the levee sys-
tenn, congratulating East St Louis and
tue neighboring towns on tha compile
ton Of river barriers, the dedication
lei which formed part of the days
celebration, He predicted that the
mississippi will yet be permanently
Eeoniined to It's banks throughout its
length and urged that the states ad-
joining the stream share cost with
the national government.
just previous to the utterances Of
Cannon. Deneen had issued an off.
cal statement asserting that the
coming extraordinary session Of the
general assembly Of Illinois win be
expected TO enact legislation enabling
tie state officers to undertake irnme-
dlately $20600,000 worth OF waterway
/ Improvement provided by the bond is-
sue recently authorized by the elect
crate.
Illinois Should Lead.
The governor said:
II believe the Illinois general as
sembly will crystalize into action the
sentiment shown here and which will
be shown everywhere, from st. Louis
to New Orleans, the next few days.
Illinois should maintain its leadership
in waterway improvements. Had this
states policies been pressed by the
federal and other state governments,
heretofore. there would have been
enough water power developed on our
public streams to pay for the entire
development Of our domestic water.
ways.
Governor Hadley, Of Missouri. intro
ducing Taft to the st. Louis audience
arged that the development of the riy-
CT channels into navigable ways win
do much towards settling the trans
portation problem, which question, he
said was the greatest before tho coun-
| try He said that while the rivers
first and the railroads later, were able
to care for all the freight and pas.
laangers offered them, that today
lneither can do it alone.
Taft made four speeches today and
he lengthiest one consumed less than
| lalf an hour. AT breakfast. as the
suest Of the Commercial Club OF St
ouis, he spoke fifteen minutes. At
the coliseum at noon he discussed
| waterways 25 minutes At luncheon
With the Business Mems League Of
t. Louis and at the East ST. Louis.
Meeting he merely thanked his hear
| 3rs, using his voice less than FIVE min
ties on each occasion
Cheer Rooseveits Name.
81 left most Of my voice in Texas.
ried vainly to recover il in Arkansas.
land lost what was left OF it in Missou-
lri', he told the Illinois auditors. Ex-
Icept for hoarseness, the president
looked fit and ready for the final laps
of his long journey At the great noon
meeting in the coliseum. Taft found a
quick response from the audience
when he began by saying
I'VE are on the eve OF great jour.
Iney down the Mississippi and cursed
be he who calls it a iuuket The jout-
Eney has reference to the problem of
transportation 1t Isl however. only
part of the still greater movement iU-
augurated by Roosevelt, properly cali
ed by him the conservation of our
natural resources.
The mention of Rooseyelt's name
brought prolonged cheering
Has Been Hsphazard.
Taft declared the Improvement OF
waterways had been carried forward
in haphazard fshion and new
Emethod should be donted.
"Ana right here. added the presl.
Continued on Eighth Pagel.