The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-27

speak. 1t is thought that an acct
dent was averted.
81 have not much of voice with
which to talk to YOU" said President
Taft, as he squinted In the sunlight.
IL can only make few remarks.
You are visited by the president of
the United States, the speaker of the
house, and the secretary of COM
merce and labor, the postmaster gem
eral, and twenty-five governors of
states, and / ask you to contemplate
what an awful condition the country
would be in should all these steamers
sink"
He smiled and explained with
further good humor that Vice-Presi-
dent sherman had been aboard one
of the boats just before the start, but
that possibly to obviate such a dread
full condition had gone back to Wash
ington by train.
Referring to the river, the presi-
dent said:
This stream comes from Ohio.
IOH IL D1Nh RoAAANN
farthest, as far as It is concerned as
and when the cheering and subsidized
success with limited Improvement
justifies further development. But
bird in the hand is worth two in the
bush. First develop the Ohio, then
the Mississippi.
Cannon With Taft.
Cairo should be one of the me-
tropolis of the country. That it is
not shows that the waterways have
, not been developed as they should
be. Business men will admit that
the failure of the river to be what is
needed is why this city is not grown
as 1t should have.
81 wish | had more voice-could
reach you all. / would like to talk
for half an hour on the details of
waterways improvements.
Accept my thanks and gratitude
for this welcome"
Speaker Cannon was welcomed
with laughter. He said:
Il am not like the president-he
had a great deal TO tell you, but not
much voice; have the voice, but not
much to say. If you want to know
what / think about the waterways,
every one of you, when you go home.
get the St. Louis papers with the
presidents speech at st. Louis.
That's what Cannon and Thistlewood
and all the Illinois delegation be-
lieve.
Sometimes you believe there is
too much water, never so long as
you can keep it in the right place.
The right place for the river is not
on the bottom, nor inside the levees.
The river has not as much respect
for the boundaries of states as a duck
has for the junebug.
j. Against Bonds.
i 1.-THE work of improvement should
go on, the government doing half
the work and one-half by the states
in building levees. l stand ready to
vote for one-half of the improvement
of the country south of us. / am for
practical improvement of the rivers.
| indorse the presidents speech.
Since 1890 the Mississippi river COM
: mission has been at WORK. About
then we entered upon the contract
system for the Improvement of har-
bors. Now, l am for that system.
Engineers say that II would take sew
eral years to assemble the plans. No
use to issue bonds until the plans
are assembled. / am ready when
the plans are.
BE sure you're right, then go
ahead, is the idea. i said Endorsed
the presidents speech. l do. Bust
ness men of st. Louis would not
take the step if they had the money
until the plans had been made"
'Possum, ducks, sweet potatoes
! and persmmons were made ready
for the president on Tuesday, James
+. Smith and Governor Wilson of
Kentucky, were responsible each for
a pat. Mr.. Smiths possum was pre-
scented as a surprise in a novel way,
while the ducks and persimmons
came aboard the st. Paul at Hick-
man, Ky, from j. 7. stephens,
friend of Governor Wilson. Eigh-
teen of the mallaros were provided
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