The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-02
To MAKE INLAND
WATERWAYS AVAILABLE
Nick Longworth Sup
ports the Proposition to Make Trans
portation Cheaper For Inland Re-
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WASHINGTON, D. c. July q
There is a growing sentiment in this
country for waterway bond issue, the
money to be used for the improvement
of the waterways Of the United States.
Evidence that the subject is rapidly
gaining Roadway is found in the public
utterances of ex-President Roosevelt,
President Taft, Secretary Knox, on
this subject coupled with the endorse
ment of such an issue for internal
waterway improvements on the part
of many of the leading men in politi-
cal. professional and business life.
Representative Nicholas Longworth, OF
the First Ohio district has become an
ardent supporter of the bond PROPOSE
ton and like his distinguished father
in-law-, Col Theodore Roosevelt,
doesn't hesitate to outline where he
stands on the great question looking
to the protection of our waters and
our forests.
"a question OIL the first magnitude,
which will engage the attention Of
congress as soon as the tariff is set
tied, will be the question of the con-
servation of our national resources and
the improvement of our inland water
ways" said Mr.. Longworth yesterday
l"I am considering these two PROPOSE
lions as one because to my mind, they
are inevitably linked together. Els
pecially is this true of the water sup
ply and the timber supply. 1t is part
of the experience of the world that tn
two go hand in hand and the destrfI
ton of the timber has invariably |
e Elected itself in a diminution @he
= water supply. or at least has oh aged
J. the average flow of large DO yes Of
water, so that they have beco,<e more
|. liable to floods at some seasons of the
i year and droughts OF others Bounti
/. fully as we have been blessed in this
{ country in these two respects, the time
has come when we are brought to &
realizing sense of the danger that lies
. before us, if the rapid and in many
!. cases wanton destruction of our for
ests does not cease, and if we do no
. speedily undertake a general and com
/. prehensive plan for the improvement
| rf 10Th
IF We cannot by legislation stop, il
the near future, the destruction of tn,
forests, We can at least by legislation
improve out navigable streams. Will,
this has been the policy of the gov
eminent for many years, and Will
ever-increasing amounts have beel
spent upon our navigable rivers, tn
result, in many cases, has not been
success. The large amounts that hav
been expected upon the improvement
of the great rivers, the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi, have not produced the bene
fits sought to be attained and the re
- suit has proved that with such piece
meal appropriations as are made ur
der our present system, things hav
been getting in some cases worse il
stead of better, and that unless a NOR
comprehensive plan is adopted for tn
improvement of our inland waterways
= it will be many decades before an
substantial result will be accomplish
ed
Il shall not discuss here the que!
ton of the necessity for the improv,
= ment of our inland waterways. 1t ha
been made definite part of publ
policy and take its ACCESSIBILITY to b
o admitted. The question then is no
: such improvement may be made.
r or5d here touayosent generation ma
an old time barbects. hennSSfsift;st : 90 e
'lebration marks the open Hav Within
Sovement to have the bat. Mrs VIII
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