The Washington herald., 1910-10-15
AT THE HOTELS.

bors Congress, who is at the New
Willard, said that he was IN Washington
for the purpose Of completing final ar
rangements for the seventh national con
vention OF the National Rivers and Har-
bors Congress. which is 10 be held Ia this
city December 7. s. and next on invita-
ton OF the Washington Chamber 81
Commerce.
More than ever il seems 70 the repre-
sentatves Of this great organization
said Mr. Ellison, that work IS needed
to bring about what President Taft sin
cerely desires-an annual river and mar
Dor bill freed from entirely local inter-
ests; bill that will represent the whole
country and will reflect a comprehensive
policy on the waterway Improvement.
1T must not be forgotten that the
mere declaration of the Rivers and Har-
bors Committee during the last session
Of Congress IS not binding. so far as
their Intentions 90 toward the making
OF a yearly river and harbor budget. The
declaration Of the committees OF the two
Houses OF Congress must be written into
the statute books before the policy which
the National Rivers and Harbors Con-
gress has persstently stood for is accom-
pHshed. and the next river and harbor
bill must be broad and national IN char
acter II the individual project is % be-
come the basis for an annual river and
harbor appropriation. as has character
lied past legislation OF this character,
then the men who have zealOusly and IN
selhshly labored for a general compTe-
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ment might as well go home and forget
all about the Improvement OF our rivers,
harbOrs, and canals upon broad lines; for
such "A bill, where selhshness dominates,
wiz IN my judgment, create a condition
which viii spell ruin 70 the cause II IS
/ the business Of the National Rivers and
/ Har5ors Congress to support the hands
! Of the committee Of both Senate and
House by seeing - II that only meritoTi-
Gus projects OF an unimpeachable charac-
ter shall be appropriated for, and then
only in such amounts as can be handled
/ inteI!gentIy by those charged with the
work Of Improvement
THE convention. which viii meet IN
this city, already gives promise of being
even greater than last year. and that was
the largest convention OUT congress has
ever held. The national policy for which
We stand. for waterway Improvements
is gaining friends throughout the nation
and I believe IS doing wonders in The
work Of education. The Washington
/ Chamber OF Commerce has been extreme
~ liberal 20 our convention, and we are
coming 70 Washington for the purpose
or showing the Federal Congress what
we believe the people Of the United States
want their representatives 10 know, and
that is the Improvement Of our natural
highways. 10 the end that freight rates
may be lessened and congestion IN freight
carriage avoided by the use of these great
arteries OF commerce.
President Taft viii deliver an address
during the convention. and look for
stiH further exposition OF the Presidents
views on one Of the greatest subjects be-
. fore us as people-how best 10 make
the rivers do their share IN carrying the
output Of the farm, the factory, and The
4 mine"
/ 'Pinchogs conservation policy is the
only one 10 save the natural resourc s.,
= especially timber land, from utter de-
. structiou." said carr q Kleinstueck. OF
Kalamazoo Mich. Who was seen az the
+, Shoreham. Mr. KleinstUeck is the presi-
dent Of a paper mill and has given the
G subject OF raw material deep study
q u have Travelled through every part Ct
- the United States" said Mr. Klein
stuck. "and I have seen vast stretches
g Of land denuded and despoiled Of It's tim
-
make an attempt 20 repIaHt even as much
$ as one tree in these dof5resIed areas.
i IS easy 20 tell. where that is bound 70
lead US Canada IS following IN the
same trail Timber is disappearing. never
10 be replauted Il is true rhs; the
. Canadian government realizes tile great
danger which VIII come upon that coun-
TRY unless something be done az once 10
stop the timber ravages. At The present
TO rate Of forest destruction. the pulp in-
- dustry Of Canada VIII not live very long.
., 7 understand an effort Is now being made
20 by the Canadian government 10 accll-
e mate some sort Of "a plant which, it is
~ thought. will produce the raw article
q, necessary for the manufacture Of paper.
= This country ought 20 adopt the meth
. eds employed by the German government
n. with regard 10 conservation OF timber
land" concluded Mr.. KIeinstue'k II
that were done. there would he no dan
= ger OF the timber supply ever giving
J.. out"
Speaking OF Michigan politics, Mr.
= Kleinstueck said the insurgents are
: pretty strong. and viii finally be the
: dominating factor IN the Republican
!. party. Mr.. KleinstUeck paid the hlghes;
- tribute 10 President Taft's admiuistra-
ton. and called r. al sorts Of names
:, which would not look well in print Mr.,
Kleinstueck. who is a former officer OF
the German army. has precious little use
for either the German Emperor or 7. r.
/" both OF whom De said, are afflicted with
0 a bad case Of sweued head Mr. Klein
% stuck even said that Wilhelm HoEen-
p zollern ought 10 be In the insane asylum.
" No one realizes better than Col Roose-
P Welt that the defeat Of the Republican
j. ticket this fall will mean his political
al death" said James ". Baxter, OF New
+" York. who Is az the Raleigh.
x You may put 1t down as safe bet
IS that Roosevelt Is going 10 fight as he
'e never fought before TO win the election
this fall No one realizes better than
"a he does that losing it means his elimina-
y ton as a political power in New Yorl
20 state and as a possibility as a Presi
81 Dental candidate IN 1912 No one knows
} as a certainty that Roosevelt will be f,
candidate for the Presidency At The
'e same time. he IS not averse 70 strength
Oh ening his political hold on the people OF
l7 New York state and the country al
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