The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-24

in the senate harness Yet the Demo-
Gratis win miss the counsel OF the older
bama, Arkansas and Virginia, once pow
erful in Democratic councils, can no
| longer claim that prestige Maryland,
North Carolina. Georgia and Texas will
be counted upon to maintain the south s
strength in The senate. In any event,
senate legislation will be handled by much
younger heads in the next congress than
body of patriarchS.
Hero Is Nice Job.
In these hot summer days who would
not be cabinet officer with finely ap-
pointed government ship which can be
being secretary OF the navy is q mighty
nice job In the summer. When con-
gress adjourns and the president goes to
Beverly for his sis VACATION, the attorney
In mnch the same fashion as the ordi-
nary member of congress. Like the most
humble department clerk. he must search
around for a place In the mountains or
at the shore. Not so with the secretary
of the navy. Long before the hot weather
gets around the converted yacht Dolphin
has been renovated and slicked up for the
exclusive use of the secretary, The yacht
Is not converted so much that IT cannot
be used for cruising. just as the private
vessel of a millionaire The secretary
can escape the heat of the city and the
tiresome social functions of the fashion,
able summer colony by taking his family
on cruise.
Secretary Treasury Also in Swim.
The same good fortune is enjoyed by
the secretary Of the treasury. who has
ton, The office OF secretary of commerce
and labor is the last in the list of cabi
net offices I'm the matter of precedence,
but in the summer a number OF light
house tenders are available on hot nights
for the use Of the secretary. The secre-
tary of war has a few vessels at his dis
al httf 1Np1y nff TIn1c tl,A ott
general, secretary OF the interior and
postmaster general are compelled to
struggle along just like ordinary NOR
tails.
West Would Have Protected Canal.
whenever the subject of conservation
seem TO come in for the principal share
OF criticism complained II. II. Street
OF Denver, 10 some friends. 1--WE may
have been wasteful at times. although
some of us are inclined to think we have
done pretty well under the conditions
that exist In the west. But I don't think
that Colorado would let waterway,
hundreds of miles long, go into dIsuse
days ago i saw just such an instance.
/ was travelling through Indiana. AT two
or three OF the larger towns along the
Wabash ! noticed depression. probably
forty or fifty feet across. running paral-
lei with the river. The third time / saw
this ! asked for information. I was told
that IT was the bed of the old Wabash
and Erie canal and that It had not been
some places the crumblng of the tow
path has almost filed the old canal chan
mel. The Wabash river above Terre
Haute is not navigable for any but the
rapids. This canal In the olden days
carried the commerce OF a large part Of
the state, but it was given up when the
railroads began 10 multiply Now. our
~ all 1,,Iu no
OF having canals to compete with rail-
roads and urging their construction. 4
venture to say that If Colorado had such
a canal as that one in Indiana, we never
would have let 1t go to ruin through
lack OF conservation"
Living Map of City.
'It Isn't often that a person has an
opportunity of seeing living map OF q
city. said II; O. Phelps of Portland. Or,
ut the >, New Willard Il don't suppose it
ington. ! made n trip 10 the top OF the
Washington monument the other day.
The atmosphere was exceptionally clear.
and looked down on a city in miniature
i had tourists map with me, and /
could pick out all the principal avenues
and streets. l got comprehensive idea
as could not have obtained In any other
way. OF course. there are monuments
and lofty buildings In other cities. but
one usually sees little besides clouds of
smoke. From the top Of the statue OF
Liberty In New York harbor It is prac-
ticaIly impossible to see the city In de-
tail. account OF the smoke. In In
dianapoi!s the soldiers and sailors monu-
ment gives one a. good view of the
residence section Much OF the city
especially III. manufacturing district,
however. is hidden. The width of the
Washington streets and avenues the alb
sencc Of smoke, and the great height OF
the monument combine to give the visi-
tor who goes to the top OF the shaft a
,'ieyr Of an tire ri ya,lol lc6
is unenualed."