The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27
waterway BILL
TO Be REPORTED
Congress, However, Likely TO Be
Slow 10 Sanction Certain
Specific Projects.
RIVALRY AMONG PROMOTERS
Civil Service Commission, Tired Of
Moving, Makes Piea for Permanent
ouaFters-Army Affairs IN
Good shape.

Washington 1t IS probable that
the rivers and harbors COMMITTEES OF
congress win report a bill az this
session recommending the ~appropria-
ton OF a good many millions OF dol
lars for the Improvement Of the water
ways Of the country. II Is yet a mat
ter Of great doubt. however, II the
sanction Of the committee viii be
given 20 certain specific projects In
favor OF which there has been coun-
try-wide agitation. Il may be, per
haps Il lie safer 20 cay probably viii be.
the opinion OF the COMMITTEES that the
recommendation for an appropriation
10 begin the digging Of a deep water
way from the lakes 10 he gulf or
from Cape Cod to the Carolinas shan
be put on until the congressional wa
terwsys commission. which has been
studying the general subject Of com
mercial liSbway improvements, shah
have turned In It's report.
The friends Of the deep waterway
from Chicago 10 the Eads iouies are
active IN their methods Of promoting
the plan which they have AZ heart
The same thing hold true Of the men
who want congress 10 sanction the
ship channel from Cape Cod down
through the coast states 10 a point
somewhere 10 South Carolina or pos
Eibly Georgia. There Is an Intense
amount Of rivalry between the promo
tiers Of these two great plans, but the
rivalry Is keEt under The surface as
much as possible IN order that the
promotion efforts may not cause con
troyeray enough 10 upset the chances
q success OF either project
Other Highway Projects.
The Mississippi valley waterway
and the coast line waterway are not
the only interior commercial high.
way plans which have friends In con
Eress The projects which have been
suggested and to a considerable cx'
tent advanced 10 planning. are nnmer.
our. The southern states a easter
water communication between differ
ent points. and there are plans for
waterway Improvement In the north
and northwest
when President Taft was In Nuv
orleans az a meeting 81 tho water
ways congress be said a kindly word
for the general plan o. improving The
rivers Of the country. but he advised
making haste slowly. As loon as the
president finished his speech and thS
men who are deVotlng their time and
energies 20 paving the way for water
way legislation had had time 70 digest
the remarks. they met and IN eject
made a political issue out OF the cam
paign for deeper river channels.
The political aspect Of tho matter
has 20 some extent Influenced cor
Crcas. aud representatives from many
districts have been told IN eject thai
they must use evcry effort TO push
waterway improvements. even n thoil
plans seem 10 be antagonists 10 th'
wishes o. the leaders IN congress ane
Of the administration itseif.
To Investigate Fully.
Congress always has a way % meet
ina demands for work along certain
lines with a seeming approval Of thcil
general features. but Il alNn has a wal
Of delaying things 90 that Il a b
given time for a survey ~ the aciS
and obtaining Of an actual knowlodE,
OF tho needs o. the case. The fricndl
OF tho piAn FOR an immediate improve
ment 81 tho waterways say that con
gress simply seeks n mean % post
ponempnt hoping that some of the DO
mandp made wtl b. moderated. ID
this as II may. congress appointed
national waterways commission o
witch an the members were eithy.
senators or representatives
on this waterways commission ar.
men who are extremely conservative
on the subject ana nien who havr
be begun a once Tho chairman o
che committee. Senator Theodore r
Burton OF Ohio. was for some year
prior 90 hia election 20 the senat,
chairman OF the house committee ol
rivers aud hnrbura. Mr. Burton know
all about every harbor and stream Il
the United states and Il is admlttc,
By the men who think that he h toi
conservative that he has a prott
clear idea Of the nocds OF every 10
cnlity,
Senator Inrlmar Of Illinois has bogl
Tor many years Al active advocate o
a ship channel from Chicago 10 III
Gulf OF Mexico. Mr. Lorimcr Is impa
tent Of delay. There are other mem
bera OF the commission who may b
said 10 occupy the middle ground q
the matter a. stake. II Is cxpecte.
that before long the commission vii
make its report
Merit Board Wants Home.
AZ The country has been told Ne
Gently, Il ia probable that congress
will investigate the entire civil sery
Sec tystem % the government with
a view 81 having both the letter an,
spirit 81 tho law Amply 20 promo
u1na ~ well as TO appointments. 1
a. probable that the civil servieo CON
missioncrs who are stationed Il
Washington wish that congress would