Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-22
SENATOR SCOTT
ON HILLS VIEWS
West Virginia Expresses Hope That
Railway Ma1nate's Sediments
viii Make impression.

printed in The Washington Star
Thursday, was read 10 the Senate yes
terday at the request of Senator Scott
az West Virginia. who wanted to I'M.
press his colleagues with the import
ance ot settling the present tariff con.
troversy as soon as possible in the In
terests OF the business of the coun-
try, Mr.. Scott said he had received
letters from all over the country ask.
ing that Congress stop its 'wndjam.
ming and get down to business. In
the interview which was read Mr.. Hin.
from the standpoint OF a railroad bust
ness man and farmer, expressed the
same sentiment.
II ask unanimous consent 10 present
very short interview" said Mr..
Scott, 80 be read by the secretary.
Yesterday we had read at the desk an
| editorial from the New York Sun.
which probably three-fourths OF us
had already read, and with which we
are familiar.
q have no doubt almost every sen
ator on the floor has read the inter
view | am going to ask the secretary
to read, but II will take only mo-
ment"
There being no objection. the secre-
tary read the interview with NJ. Hill.
You know thousands OF people turn
their eyes to Washington Mr.. Hill
said Some OF them seem to think
that legislature will cure the tooth
ache. set broken limb or make
crops. Agitation and talk here keep
these people in suspense. make them
forget their business. What we want
Is to have the tariff agitation over and
let these thousands OF people turn
their attention to their business and
work. aiding the great wheels OF pro-
gress to turn. Then things will begin
to hum. Yes. the outlook is good 10
all directions"
"The stock and bond business in
New York seems to be discounting
the possibilities
"Oh, that is all made In New York.
The millions of people OF the country
are not bothering with stocks or
bonds. What We must look to now Is
our crops.
Wheat Outlook is Good.
"The Great Northern road runs
through section that supplies one
sixth OF the wheat OF the United
States. The wheat outlook Is good.
do not think there will be big
crop 1t promises to be fair one,
however. The trouble is that the acre
age is not a large one. Heavy SHOWS
late in the spring prevented plowing,
the ground being too wet. The plow-
ing should have been done last fall.
You talk as Z you knew some
thing about real farming, Mr.. HILL
well, | believe ] do. own two
big farms, one of 10000 acres and
another OF 5000. ! have given much
study to the subject 1t was fieces-
sary for me to do so in connection
with my railroad business"
And Farmer Hill talked learnedly
OF agricultural publications and the
possibilities of agriculture in the south
and west
seThe west and the south are to be
the great sections of this country in
the future said Farmer Hill, "The
west is now, for that matter. and the
south is coming forward with leaps
and bounds. The south exhausted her
soil before the war by her methods
of improvident agriculture and is now
struggling to restore the soil. She is
succeeding, too, and has great fn-
ture."
Afte the reading Mr., Scott said:
Appeals to Cease "Windjamnring."
II wish to say In connection with
this interview ron one who Is in my
opinion the greatest transportation
master in this or any other country
that It is in line with letters ! am re-
ceiving not only from my state, but
from all over the country, begging and
praying that We gentlemen here shall
get through with our windjamming
and let the country go ahead with It's
business. They say they are all ready
and waiting for us to adjourn.
Il hope that this interview Of Mr..
Hill will make an impression"
Says Talk is Too Plentiful.
Senator Scott of West Virginia. al
ways frank and blunt, is getting tired
over the tariff oratory in the Senate.
when the President asked me to
day what we were doing" the West
virginian said, Il told him we were
doing nothing but talking. II the ora
tory keeps going as II is now there Is
no telling when we will get away. II
we could only empty the galleries and
stop the newspapers from printing the
oratory we'd get through with the
tariff bill in week. This talk makes
me tired. What the good Of 1t all?
But you'll see fellows get up, wave
their arms at the galleries and talk
everybody tired What we ought TO
do is to take the matter up and dis
pose OF ii in executive session. That