Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-12
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lCorrsypondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, Nov. II.

iCorreypondence OF the Alexandria 0ssette.
Washington, Nov IL.
Chief Forester Pinchot has taken &C.
casion to pronounce IS ridiculous the
suggestion that be is striving to dlscredit
Secretary Ballinger, and through him
the whole Taft administration, ia order
to create sentiment in favor of the re-
election OF Theodore Roosevelt. On the
other hand it Is said that while Mt.
Bsllinger was very angry with Mr.. Pin
chot he has not gone 30 far ss to ask the
president to remove him.
0vee thirty.six millions for river and
hsrbOr Improvements throughout the
country. This is the enormous total oil
expenditures recommended by Brig
Gen. w. L. Marshall, chief OF engineers
Of the army, In his official report for the
preceding fiscal year, as desirable fer the
fiscal year ending June 30. 1911. The
exact total is $50, 347, 7l6, divided q:
follows: For continuing contracts, In
clnding Mississippi River Commission,
%, 1874, 42S; rivers and harbors work
general, including examinations, sur
veys and contiDgencies), $27, 0s8, OS7
expenses for California Debris Commits
sion. $16, 600; prevention of deposits
10 New York hsrbor, $780, $50. TbaI
the natural beauty Of Niagara Falls
has been seriously injured" by the
various diversions to power companies Ia
the conclusion reached by the chief OF
engineers upon reports made to him af.
Ter careful measurements OF the falls
themselves. 1t appears from the report
Of General Marshall that Secretary
Dickinson cut his original estimates for
Qualifications 10 two. The chief OF engl.
ueers FIRST submitted q recommendation
Tor the expenditure OF nearly four and
half million dollars for sea cosst de-
lenses next year. This the secretary
reduces to 50, OPS, SAG.
Daring a dense fog this morning cars
Of the City aid Suburban line collided
nesr Brooklsnd. Louis Lindsay, mo-
,orman, was badly cut and bruised. de
vas taken to Oasuslty Hospital.
The resignation of Henry L. Wesl
from the Board of District Commission
ers will, it is said, shortly be followed
by the resignation of Commissioner Mac
fsrlaud. That Mr.. Taft will eudeavor
to secure a new form Of government
one man hesd-fOr the District, lie now
accepted IS a fact.
All the Roosevelt hold.overs will soon
De "reorganized" out of the Post Office
Department If the president gives bis
approval to q scheme which Postmaster
General Hitchcock it 10 said is working
out. These changes 1t is reported
amount to clean sweep of the four
assistant postmssters general and several
minor officials drawing good salaries.
An increase of 800 million bushels ofwheat,
or one sixth more than last year crop. is re.
ported by the Department of Agriculture in
the wheat crop already harvested in the six
countries of the world that produced in 1908
two thirds of the whole crop harvested in the
northern hemisphere These six countries
are the United States. Canada, France, Hun
gary, Russia and Roumsnis. Official esti-
mates indicate that he worlds crop of hops
will this year fall to lower point than IN
any year since 1882. The United States this
year attains first rank as producer Of hops
because it has suffered less in the decrease
than any Of the other countries. The prob
able sugar production from beats during the
coming campaign is estimated considerably
lower than in 10000.