Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-25
HOW TAFT STANDS
ON WATERWAYS
Opposed to Great Bond Issue,
Money to be Cut Up and Par
celled to Different Sections.
MUST BE WELL DEVISED PLAN
Cursed he He Who Calls "Trip Down
The Mississippi a Junkct.
Says the President

S.. Louis. oct. q the eve Of De-
ginning his Journey down the MISSISSIPPI
/ ~ river 70 New Orleans as a part OF
the exploitation for system Of deep
clared in an address AT the coliseum
hero today that his stand IN favor OF
the Issue OF bonds FOR carrying out ap-
proved waterways Improvement prof.
Gets does not mean the opening Of o
pork barrel" TO send back any partic-
ular member Of Congress or TO make
any particular section Of the country
prosperous during the expenditure of
the money.
Mr.. Taft said he opposed any such
gold bond issue as that Of $500, OOO,OO or
billion dollars for waterways i'm
provement, the money TO be cut up and
parcelled out TO different sections. HIS
idea OF q bond issue is 20 secure SUI
dcicnt money 20 carry out quickly such
projects as may be approved after care.
ful investigation and which can prove
their benefit 20 the entire country.
The president arrived here at 7:27
a. m. and was the guest OF the Com
mercial club AT breakfast. He made his
he spoke during the campaign of last
fan before the big building had roof.
Postmaster General Hitchcock and
Secy. OF Commerce and Labor Nagel
are here and they win accompany the
president down the river when he starts
at D. m.
President Taft received a telegram
from Mrs. PeclShsm today announcing
the death OF her husband, Justice Peck
ham, Of the supreme court and he sent
message of coincidence in reply. Mr..
TAFT has given no thought 10 a sue
cessOr.
AT THE COLISEUM
The president was introduced at the
coliseum by Gov. Hadley. His voice
was very husky but with the close at
tention given to him by the great audi
ence. he managed to make himself
heard throughout the structure
IRE president found a quick response
from his audience when he began by
saying:
eve are on the eve OF a great jour
new down the Mississippi river. and
cursed be he who calls il a junket.
The Journey. as Gov. Hadley has said.
has reference TO the problem OF trans
portauon and railways and waterways.
IL Is however. only part OF stlll
greater movement inauEufated by
Theodore Roosevelt and properly called
by him conservation Of our national
resources
The mention Of Mr.. Roosevelts
name called out prolonged cheering
The president went into a brief dis
cussion Of the subject of conservation
and said the people Of the Mississippi
valley were particularly interested In
The imI rovement OF inland waterways
and preservation OF forests as a
means Of putting an end 20 the floods
which were carrying away SO
many farms In Missouri, Iowa and
other states down Ia the delta Of the
Mississippi.
The president said the government
OF the United States had been exceed
ingly generous in parting with its
lands In the past end the time had
come for the adoption OF a new policy
In that regard.
He spoke Of The necessity for new
legislation regarding water lower sites
10 prevent monopolies from gaining
control. Coming To tho subject Of
water ways. Mr. Taft declared that
while he did not wish 10 criucise
there was no denying the fact that the
improvement of water ways had been
carried forward In haphazard
fashion and that new method should
be adopted.
No PORK BARREL"
And right here" added the presi-
dent, Il want TO clear away sup
position which / am afraid has lodged
in a good many minds. The project
H. Tor irrigation and for tho improve
fnent OF waterways IN the future and
not to be Tor the purpose Of distiibut-
ing pork 10 every part OF the coun-
try. Every measure ~ 10 be adopt
ed on the ground that IL would be uso-
ful 10 the whole country. They are not
10 be adopted Tor sending certain con-
grcssmen back 10 Congress or for
making certain parts of the country
profitable during the expenditure OF
tho money We should take up every
comprehensive project on It's merits
and determine whether the country
where tho project is 10 be carried out
has 80 far developed as 10 Justify the
enormous expenditure OF money ana
n II viii be useful when done. When
We decide IN favor OF "a project / be-
lievc la issuing bonds 10 carry Il 20
completion as rapidly as possible. n
has been proposed that we issue bonds
for $500. 100000 or $1,000. 100000, and cut i
Up and parcel the money out IN this
and that section OF the country. ! ann
opposed 20 any such proposition, be-
cause IL not only smells OF tho pork
barrel but would b. "a pork barrel "
Speaker Cannon Of the house OF reps
resentatives. who some time ago de-
clarod that he was opposed to any
issue Of bonds 60 improve the water
ways sat Just beside the president