The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-04
THE SOUTH SHOULD
HAVE HER SHARE SHARE
Of It
NEARLY ALL SUPPLIES FOR PAN.
ANA CANAL ARE SHIPPED FROM
NEW YoRk-TAFT MAY MAKE A
CHANGE.

Washington, March 3-"The United
States government is today sending
millions and millions dollars worth
OF supplies to the Panama canal from
New York, when in the interests of
economy TO the nation and fairness to
the south they should be shipped from
southern ports. These gigantic orders
for machinery. cement. etc, are being
hlled in the iron trusts plants in the
New England states, shipped from
over Wall street owned railroads to
New York in order that the special in.
terasts may get their bit and then
loaded on ships for Panama.
These supplies should be manufac-
tured in the south and shipped from
southern ports. 1000 miles nearer the
Panama canal zone
A Tip to Taft.
If President Taft really wants to
be friend of the south lie should early
in his administration use his influence
10 stop the discrimination that the
republican party has consistently
prscticed against the south and west
in favor of the New England states"
This interview offers President Taft
a tip as to how he may exert his
friendship for the south. The speaker
was prominent member of congress.
representing a district in one of the
southern states. He was not talking
for publication, but was answering the
writer's query as to opportunities tEat
the new president might seize upon
to make good his repeated declara-
tions of friendship for the south.
If President Taft does not make
good in winning the admiration anI
confidence of the south it will not be
because of a lack of opportunities"
said the southern representative. The
appointment of good men to federal
offices Is important, but his opportunl-
ties do not stop there
II am not over estimating his op-
portunities when | say that the new
executive may. if he will use his in
fiuence in the right direction, add i'm
petus to the industrial activity of ev-
cry state in the south that will win
him friendship OF the south. But will
he do it? Can he do it without arous-
ing the anger of the powerful infiu-
ences of the New England states which
practically dominate republican poll
tics and republican presidents?
More cement is going to he used in
the construction of the Panama canal
than hoe ayor hoan N, q DO ,iuoo ;ts af-
coyery. This cement is being shipped
from points adjacent to the New Eng.
land states, to New York. There is
no good reason why 1t should originate
in this section exclusively, other than
that the railroads get chance to
haul it.
An immense saving could be effect
ed II this cement was manufactured in
the south, but if not in the SOUTH in
middle and western states, and then
placed on boards and sent down the,
Missouri, Ohio and Mississippi rivers
shipped to the Panama canal instead
of from New York
immense orders OF structural iron
are being used in the building of the
canal. Massive cranes, heavy machn
cry and a large assortment of tools
are used in great quantities The
south is the place where these orders
should be filled. If the south would
get its share as it deserves as a result
of It's ports being so much nearer the
canal the entire south would benefit
The Pacific coast and far west has
also suffered from discrimination IN
the government purchase of canal sup
piles.
President Taft should also use his
influence to give southern ports relief
from certain quarantine regulations,
which are unjust, and discriminatory,
and tend to drive business to northern
ports"
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