The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-05-24

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River and Harbors congress, has no
titled the Daily World that John A.
Fox, would address the people of We
natchee on the subject of an open
Columbia river on the evening of
Thursday, May q, and he, would also
remain here one day after his speech
working up an enthusiasm on the
subject to which he is devoting his
life
Mr.. Fox has eight appointments in
this state to speak on the subject OF
the waterways of the nation and is
one of the most enthusiastic mission
aries of this great subject that the
country has produced. John L. Mat
hews in the April number Of Success
tells of John A Fox and his work
as follows:
The editorial staff of one of the
popular magazines of New York were
gathered in the publishers office one
day discussing plans for the new
year.
Zone thing We must have" said
the publisher emphatically. eve
must have lot of stuff about water
- power, navigation - everything
about water"
WELL" said the editor, cautiously
"of course timely article on the
subject-not too technical"
Timely article nothing" inter-
rupted the publisher. eff 1 had my
way we'd have a long article every
number. We must have at least six
in the year. It's the greatest sub
ject going" -...-..
BILL" said one of the staff, what
set you crazy on water?"
The publisher looked at him and
laughed.
I'll tell you who it was" he said
ut was a long, lank Arkansas trav-
Ieler named John Fox. He came in
here one day, so quietly I hardly
heard him enter. Said he wanted to
talk about water and especially about
rivers. I told him I was busycmf
rivers. l told him to run away, as
II was busy. He sat down by my
desk and began to talk. Well-hes
one of those southerners you read
about, courteous, soft-voiced, the
kind you can't shut up and send
away. In a few minutes I was lis
tening in spite of myself He sat
there three hours, telling me things
II had never dreamed before about
the rivers and harbors of America
Then he picked up his hat and said
he must be going.
For goodness sake don't go yet,
begged. I'm just getting interest
ed. Tell me the rest But he would
MT say another word Out he went.
II tell you he's a smooth one, He
knows just when he has said enough.
Ever since then I have been plumb
crazy over waterways"
The story. which is entirely true,
might be repeated in any city of
$4,000 people in America. It is a
typical story of John Fox-John Fox
of Blythesville as he is always called
the man who has doomed the ma
ton. Three years ago he discovered
that he needed us in his business; ac-
Icordingly he set out to steal us. In
the three years he has achieved his
purpose. He has kidnapped S4,999,.
999 of us, which is to say everyone
in the nation except Uncle Joe Can
non. He has packed and labeled us
land transferred us as quick assets in
to the treasury of the great move
ment for the better EN- Improvement
of our rivers and harbors.
Three years he has worked, for ii
was only three years ago that a
group of we'll known men gathered
with him about a table in his room
in the Planters hotel in st. Louis
and studied with much discourage
ment the report of the latest com.
mittee which had interviewed Mr..
| Theodore Burton. The committee had
made a fast trip to Cleveland and g
faster trip back, and its report was
| brief
Gentlemen" said Mr.. Burton, &C
cording to the committee, 81 tell yor
now, as I have told you before, yol
are going at this the wrong way: A:
long as st. Louis comes alone tt
! h ;y,r to- IL