The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-11-05
TAFT ON WATER
GREAT RIVER CONVENTION
OPENED AUTOMATICALLY
IN NEW o0lEANA
PRESIDENT IS FAVORABLE
His Speech Arouses EnthueJasm -
the Immense oathsrins-Wh not
Stand fer . "pork oassek"

New Orleans-With Z rush that fair
u carried the delegates on their feet
with enthusiasm. the fourth annual
convention OF the LAkes-tothe-GuM
Deep Waterways Association opened.
The speeches. the informal talks and
the cheers left no doubt 10 70 what
the people OF the Mississippi valley
want. and they we're promised the ss-
sistance Of the leaders Of the nation In
obtaining Il.
Status Of the Project.
In opening the convention President
Kavanaugh set forth briefly the pres
emit condition of the deep waterway
work % follows:
/. The sanitary district Of Chicago
has built the deep waterway. practi.
cally to Joliet. nearly 40 miles. and
$50, 1000 have been spent thus far
on the work.
;. The entire route Of the lakes.to-
the-guH deep waterway from Joliet to
New Orleans. through the Des PLANES
river. the Illinois river and the Mis-
sissippi river. has been surveyed IN
der direction of congress by United
States engineers. who have of1cially
reported to congress that the building
of the deep waterway is feasible.
g.. The people of the state of Ill.,
nois have adopted q constitutional
amendment providing for a bond is
sue Of $50, 000. 900, the money to be
spent in constructing the deep water
way southwark from Joliet.
4. A bill introduced by United
State Representatives Richard Bart
holdt. of Missouri. is now pending In
congress. providing for the issuance
by the United States government OF
bonds to the amount of $500, 900, 600,
the money to be spent in construct
ing this deep waterway from the lakes
to the gulf and other meritorious pro-
jected river improvements.
S. It is intended to ask the Sixty.
drst congress to pass q bill providing
definitely that the United States gov
eminent undertake the construction OF
the deep waterway from the point
where the Illinois work will end, 70
the Cult Of Mexico.
PRECEDENT Pledges Support.
OF course. the feature of the day
was the address of President Taft in
the afternoon. His voice was worn
out by the succession of speeches he
has been called on to make, but the
delegates heard enough to cause them
to cheer wildly the promises of sup
port given by the chief executive. He
declared that II the 14-foot plan proved
feasible and advisable. the present ad.
m~inistration would favor the issuance
OF government bonds to defray the
cost.
At the same time Mr.. Taft made II
plain that he would not stand for
any plan to make a pork barrel" OF
the project. He said he opposed any
such general bond issue of $500. O00,-
600 or $1,000. 900 900 for waterways
Improvement. the money to be cut up
and parceled out to different sections.
He declared that the improvement Of
waterways had been carried forward
In a haphazard fashion In the past.
and that q new method should be
adopted.
w should take up every compre-
hensive project on its merits" said
Mr.. Taft "and determine whether the
country where the project is to be-
carried out has SO far developed ~
to justify the enormous expenditure OF
money and II 1t will be useful when
d ne. When We decide in favor OF =
project. believe In issuing bonds 10
carrv It to completion a. rapidly a
possible. 1t has been proposed that
We issue bonds for $500. 900 900 or ST..
DOC. 600 900. and cut 1t up and parcel
the money out In this and that section
OF he country. l am opposed to any
such proposition. because 1t not only
smells Of the pork barrel but would
be q pork barrel"