Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-10-26
Leaves Steamer at
Six in Morning at
Cape Girardeau
ADDRESS 1T ANPHITHGATER
Embarks an Hour Later on
the Olearder for Cairo
His Next Stop.

President made his first stop or MS
river trip her at o'clock this morning
when he landed from the flagship, the
Oleander and drove to the amphithe-
atre of the state normal school where
he made an address. The party left
for Cairo at o'clock.
President Worn Out.
Cape Girardeau Oct. 26.-The
President was thoroughly worn out
last night and asked to be excused
from the banquet which had been ar
ranged on the governors boat. The
banquet was postponed.
Spoke to Immense Crowd.
Carlo, H., Oct 26-The Oleander
with Taft on board left Mississippi at
noon and turning up the Ohio landed
the President at Cairo where he spoke
to an immense crowd.
Taft and Cannon Ask Caution on
Waterways.
St. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 26.-President
Taft and Speaker Cannon apparently
think the same regarding waterway
Improvements as a part of national
policy of conserving the streams.
The speaker indorsed the Presi
dents attitude yesterday in the mat
ter of bond issue to pay for the i'm.
provements.
While Mr.. Taft's utterances on the
subject were not SO far reaching re
garding the creation of the fourteen
foot channel as those of Presiden
Roosevelt on a similar occasion, ant
therefore not entirely cheering to ad
vocates Of an immediate commence
ment of the work, in addition tt
Speaker Cannon's endorsement they
gave those same advocates encourage
ment.
The general good was the tex
which the President prescribed for the
undertaking of the ambitious works,
Let us take up each project on its
merits" he said, "and determine by
all means at our command whether
the country in which this project is
to he carried out is so far developed az
to justify the expenditure of a large
sum of money and whether the pro
ject will be useful when due.
when you have determined tha
| on the general principle of good t
the entire country, then | am in favo
of doing that work as rapidly as i
can be done, and | am in favor o
issuing bonds to do it.
Referring to this sentiment, whicl
was uttered in a meeting at the ST
| Louis coliseum at noon, Speaker Can
| non, addressing the gathering at tn
dedication of the new federal build
ing in East st. Louis, later in the day
said:
| 1T is safe and sound outlining
of proper policy for us to pursu
in this great middle west We hav
| improved the Mississippi in the pas
| and we shall be improving it hur
dred years from now, when we shal
need all our water courses. We il
this generation will do our part wise
ly. We will not throw money int
rivers to be washed into the sea. W
shall do that first which needs doin
most"
The speaker indorsed the levee sy'
tenn, congratulating East st. Loui
and it's neighboring towns on the con
lpletion of the river barriers, the ded
cation of which formed part of tn
days celebration. He predicted tn
Mississippi would be permanent
confined to it's banks throughout ii
lengthy course and urged that tn
states adjoining the stream share tn
cost with the national government
Both meetings were notable event
| Vice President Sherman, cabint
members, United States Senators an
representatives, and ministers frol
foreign governments listened to tn
speeches, at one or both of the NEE
ings Added to these were state an
municipal officials of all degrees an
| almost 100000 citizens.
4 Last night the President, Speake
the diplomats, legislators and sever;
, hundred representatives of CONNIE
cial organizations of numerous state
. speeded down the Mississippi abroa
a flotilla of paddlewheel steamer
bound for New Orleans. There the
J will assemble with hundreds of othel
J in the annual convention of the LAX
J to-to-the-Gulf Deep Waterway Associ
r ton, the pet project of which is tt
creation of permanent fourteenth,
/ channel from the mouth of the II
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