The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-24
AT THE HOTELS.


Samuel T. Woman. the St Louis dry
goods man. was in washington yester-
day. guest at the Arlington Hotel
I notice in your paper OF this morn
ing he said that the oystermen here
and all over the country are preparing
/! to make fight against the law recently
promulgated by Dr. Harvey ". Wiley.
chief Of the Bureau OF Chemistry OF the
/ Department OF Agriculture. NOW. I'm
not an FISHERMAN nor am 7 a lawmaker,
and the only time ] have anything to do
With oysters Is when I meet them face
70 face at the table, but I'd ike to say.
for the benefit Of the poor oysters and the
poor people who have 20 eat them. that II
there is any way TO improve them By all
means put it to use. have eaten oysters
that tasted as if they had been used TO
pave streets.
1T is claimed that DR.. Wiley wants
the oysters left in their natural state.
and that the oystermen want to float
them. which is loading them upon scOws
and towing them to fresh water. where
they are said TO fatten after a few dips.
1t is claimed that the oystermen want 10
! float Chesapeake Bay oysters, and that
! they can prove their methods fatten the
/ oiyalves. II doesn't look 70 me as II
/ there could be much OF a squabble about
this ! should say. let them prove that
| they can better the quality Of the oyster.
and then nobody VIII object. The ques-
ton is. however. can they prove it? It
/ seems that DR. Wiley thinks not
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and the people who have to eat them. no
matter whether the fight is won by Dr.
Wiley or the oystermen. The proposed
petition 10 Congress for a hearing is a
good one. II for no other reason than
that It viii throw light upon the sub
ject-"
Pinckney Betholemew. OF New Orleans
was IN Washington for couple Of hours
yesterday.
7 merely stopped OF here to see this
wonderful city" he said. 7 have heard
about Washington ever since I was knee
high to a duck. II has always been a
second heaven in my Imagination Our
ideas are always changed around when
we see what we have dreamed about,
and, Of course, Washington is not exact
- as ! thought il would be. but it's
beauty has not been mininized by the
actual yisuality. It Is the most beautiful
city ] have ever seen. OF course. I have
seen but few cities-New York Phila-
delDhia- and New Orleans, with some
lesser ones in between-but do not see
how any city can be much more beautiful
than Washington. These wide boule-
Yards and towering buildings make one
proud OF his country. The White House
carries more awe on account Of the fact
that 1t is the home Of the President than
because Of its beauty. but. even at that.
X is a wonderfully beautiful piece OF
property, and I'd like TO own H. I'm In
the real estate business
Representative J. H. Small Of North
Carolina, has been urging upon Con-
gress The importance Of a comprehensive
policy in the treatment OF our rivers.
harbors. and canals. Speaking Of the
growing needs for improved waterways
and terminals. III Small said:
The excavation Of canals and the i'm
provcment Of streams do not Ill all the
\ requirements fer the building up OF
waterway navigation and Of waterway
traffic. That is a delusion which men
thoughtlessly indulge in. There are other
essentials for the proper utilization OF
our waterways and for creating waterway
traffic. Terminals must be constructed.
! Waterways without terminals are lust as
useless as railroads without terminals.
and whenever there are stopping places.
whether IL be village. town or city. a
proper and modern terminal must be
constructed ard facilities for handling the
freight from the warehouse TO the barge
or steamer. and vice versa. provided az
the cheapest cost These terminals ought
TO be owned by the public. either by the
state or municipality, and they ought 10
be free, under proper regulation. for the
accommodation q water traffic. The time
has come when we must recognize that
i railroads and the means Of water traffic
must be operated with a common purpose.
fer serving the people and for the publ.
good. There is absolutely no just ground
Of conflict or OF controversy between the
waterways and the railroads
we are al familiar with the PROPOSE
ton in Germany. where the government
owns the railroads They are making
appropriations and engaging in the i'm
provement in their waterways 10 a
greater extent, perhaps. than any other
civilized country in the world. and il
would be 10 belittle the intelligence Of
the German people to say that. ownirT
their railroads and az the same time m
proving their waterways, they do not re-
sard IL TO the mutual advantage Of each.
Their interests are mutual and they are
cooperating one with the other. What
ever differences OF opinion may have
existed in the past. there is. so far as
my knowledge goes. no master OF rail-
road transportation to-day in the country
who IS averse 20 or who IS exercising
either his individual or public influence
against the improvement OF our water
ways. The Improvement of waterways
makes for progress, development in
creased population, and ADDITIONAL manu-
featuring enterprises. and all that means
a great volume OF business in both the
carrying Of persons and OF freight. and I
think il is well that we should at all
times keep IN mind that fact. IN order
that no person shall create in the public
mind any false impression in regard to
those who are endeavoring 10 engage IN
the development Of our waterways that
they are enemies Of the railroads in the
country"