The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-04-29
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TO Bond Issue fois Waterx.1,xII w \
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Is Senator fllhs, who Thi,,i
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4, =: tin'led Prosperity Z ~ 4 u,
MEMBER

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f., =, tinued osip,erityy ~ n ~
! Washington. b. C., April f ~ s!s
}sm hardly prepared ato fsrld orS
pond issue OF five hundred .T2 tii sssY a
OF dollars to- develop Ihe " If ~
OF the United States. liz Bel i4Vas d jl 1S
current revenues will be 5slIs iSf'l y s
work OUT some comprehe nsiy es Sy SssSel
or waterway developments sSv4TSS sS
q long period, of years; bntss ~ n,S y q
current revenues fail 10 r,,aat N 81
opiggaatiSons9 then / would not, hesit6tSaR
pace an additional obiigat1 on uIs5*
gu Posterity In order, that Wa ,ss IN
nave In the United States as nt,Tf1sSssss
O.. net work Y Of Waterways aa hayxS
the countries of Europe. say ff,,Issss
oeSause posterity, Tor all time Viii
e491oy the vast benefits of. such q n,ssse
proVement and Development ~ hi 81 SSs
+. senator Stephen. b. E,1kina ;,l :sSsS
west Virginia, - who mad q the: & basysssSa
statement, as Chairman OF Com d, itteess.s,S
on interstate Commerce and M sil5s
tsnhlng member Of the Com1flf ffaas
or Comnh9rce. Is. essential so 4. 9 ,,sg
optimist. He believes iii tiiia RI ~ ss|
OF che; United States and In M mn ,sss
sesrvatfve legislative work mas. N
nected this optimism on MN, ss'
occasions. But Senator .$Elk fna 4 ssD
not Dreamer. his early Iifa fia. 4sS
taught him that to 40 ;thfnaa 81 49, &
ter than to dream things M a
auos Of Ohio and raised on. q farI,,
&c, was early imbued with the .Ida5ss
k9I securing an education 4 and heso,,,S
ing lawyer. After his gradnat \, s.
from the University gof MIssonr1 II
19o0 he was admitted to the bar 8. ,s,,5
afterwards at the close Of fha 81 ,,s
he went to- New Mexico, ! Wal al 49,
rltory he represented in the E,SrS,SS
bhlrd and Forty-fourth, n ron /, s "a SIS Ss.s E
riom mat NAT. day to this stephen 81
nikins mas been interested IN jwa
ways and does not take any any, stnclss iasS
ne ofsFeneated declarati lion tha 4 &, ss
lanilfoads are 7! ANITA gana st
way SdaXslopment: In The. Is ff1sss ,3ss
states He Says 1t win aka fI,Is,S AS
raitroad and waterway to, do the es ssS
rSlng business Of this country ssS$ss
|Whatt We need in the Tn;taaS
States is some, axed plan TOR f,,;;TS,s,
ing our riversSwhich} can s'ha u,
naVlsaole by; the expenditure oY 81 &
conservative SUM every year. Piece
meal appropriateness are things of fI,syE
past, so FAR, as waterway. dayaioy ~;
inent Is concerned; We have I! 4 49, s,sss
TOO careless and. unmtndful otf Il
dement's and advantages 3of, thsea,a
great water coltrses with which ssass .a
tnFA has, so bonntifnny supplied M;
and we have seem whole tafbors 4 sg:s
rivers closed up which could hive
oeen Kept open. All this, should y ,tsS
prevented and We should harness tl,est3
rivers, seas and lakes to do, sfl.esi.ssS
proportion of the work of commeYc
building as railroads have. Tqtasf
railroad goes eyeryWhere, the riySasgSssss
mas no feeders, except az 1t may. nov
ana then have q tributary for sifr. D
course Is fixed by ;itnmutable 5la u. -
Wh1ie | am opposed primarily
putting a larger + debt upon III ifs6e.s
American, people ! feel convsnccssstHiS
that sometimes this great vi
problem Of Development should 4 H.
borne In a measure, or I may Raxs
largely, by those who come q ffer{ 1.s IS
When we have 1876, 100000 Of peDules
and that time ts not so yery 81
aWay,awe wilIneed the water co,,rrt,as
help to handle our great tfAfsss
especially the heavier and; ,'bu1sisssss1
freight, The river, is slow eaarriaS
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