Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-13
OUR COUNTRY" THEME,
OF VICE PRESIDENT
Sherman Addresses Utica, \. Y.
Chamber Of Commerce at Its
Annual Banquet.
REcOun1s CouN1Rrs STRENGTH
Declares With Five Per Cent. OF
Earth's Population, United States
Industriaiiy Equals Fifty Per Cent.
Of the Rect Of Mankind-Cushman
Talks on Canal.
(By Associated PreSs.1

|
UTICA, n. Y. April 12.-"Our
| Country" was the subject OF stirring
patriotic address by Vice-President
James s. Sherman at the annual ban
auet of the chamber of commerce In
this city tonight. The gathering rep
resented the business and professional
I men Of Utica and the reception given
to Mr.. Sherman and other speakers
| was cordial. Senator Carter. Of Mon
| tana, spoke upon the desirability OF
postal savings banks as means OF
fostering of thrift among the masses.
Representative Francis Cushman,
of Washington, also delivered an ad-
| dress.
Our Elements o. Strength.
In responding to the toast. Our
Country" Mr.. Sherman recounted the
elements of strength possessed by the
United States. both in its actual mate
rial development. its possibilities for
greater development. and the moral
force 1t is enabled to exert over the
destinies of the world. Recounting
the wars in which the country he'd
Teen involved. every one of which.
he declared. had behind it some ex-
allied moral purpose he said the ma
ton had been devoting itself pretty
assiduously to its commercial advance
ment.
Sherman Quotes Statistics.
Quoting some of the leading sta
tistics showing the material growth
Of the country he said:
I'VE have hut five per cent. OF the
population of the EARTH" said Mr..
Sherman. Our nation possesses but
seven per cent. Of the area Of the
earth, and yet industrially We about
equal one-half Of the balance OF man.
kind"
Ambition" he said, "is inspired bv
opportunity. ambition and opportunity
have inspired and developed genius.
Genius has produced invention. In
vention has enlarged opportunity and
increased by bounds American produc-
ton. wealth and power"
cushman on Panama Canal.
Representative CuShman, Of Wash
ington. spoke upon "A Layman's Pic
ture of the Panama Canal
"The various degrees of miscon-
ception.' he said. regarding this
great waterway vary from those who
think it is merely the digging Of
fat neck OF land to others who think
the mountains are SO high in the mid
die of the isthmus that a tunnel is
going to be bored through the noun
tsins: high enough to let the smoke
stacks of battleships through"
Mr.. Cushman described his visits to
the isthmus and said. no man can
have an adequate conception OF the
gigantic character OF the undertaking
until he goes there and looks the
problem in the face.
How Lock Canal Works.
The Panama canal Is not to be
sea level canal When it is completed
any ship passing through will travel
about 81 Of the IS miles upon a water
level s. feet above the ocean. The
ship will be raised three steps on
one side ty means Of three locks to
the SIS foot level and viii tnen steam
through the canal to the other side.
and by means OF three more locks
will be lowered to the level of the
ocean on the other side. I never felt
mere proud Of my country than | did
when saw that great work and the
men who were digging it." concluded
Mr.. Cushman.