The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-18

upon the absolute necessity for the de-
Velopment OF the water resources of
that state, number of carefully pre-
pared maps and plans and an estimate
of the cost Of the work. This was
shortly after his removal to Nevada,
Tor upon his settlement there he was
1orcibly impressed with the possibili-
ties of that arid region in agriculture
by the aid Of irrigation.
He made large investments and both
aIone and In the company of associates
enoeaVored to start agitation to awaken
the interest and the enterprise Of the
people through the machinery Of the
| state and the national governments A
portion OF the plan proposed in this
pamphlet has since been carried out by
the United States government, and
other portions Of It may be expected to
be undertaken by the reclamation SER
vice in a few years.
Record In Congress.
AS soon as he entered congress,
where he had a Handing and an oppor-
tunity, Mr.. NewIands began an agita-
ton, keeping before congress the plan
of storing the waste water of the
mountains in reservoirs to irrigate arid
plains and foothills. He also discussed
the question in public addresses. in
magazines and newspaper articles in
order to arouse and educate public
| opinion, and ultimately offered the sug-
gestion that has since been adopted, to
use the proceeds of the sales of public
lands in the thirteen arid states and
| three territories to pay the expense of
| constructing storage reservoirs and
canals to be afterwards sold to the
water users on the installment plan, so
that the funds thus acquired might be
| used to carrwy out new projects.
NO man has been more active in sus-
! tanning and cooperating with the
| reclamation service and in extending
| Its usefulness.
Mr.. Newlands has also taken an &C
tive part in the Improvement OF water
ways and in the construction of canals
| to compete with railways in the trans
portation of freight. He served as
member Of the waterways commission,
ana after familiarizing himself with
the conditions and possibilities advo-
Gated a deep waterway from the lakes
10 the gulf and a government canal
connecting Lake Erie with the Ohio
| river.
Friend of Bryan.
| 1t is broad-minded man who can
| walk in a parade one day beside Theo-
| dore Roosevelt and the next day beside
! William J. Bryan, but Newlands can
do that without FORGETTING the respect
or confidence of either. He is a pro-
! gressive Democrat and has always con-
tended that several of the policies
| which the knight of Oyster Bay has
| claimed for his own were the property
| or the Democratic party before the
| country ever heard Of him. Neverthe-
less Newlands and Roosevelt are close
| confidential friends, and there are only
a rev vital qusetions upon which they
| disagree. Newlands is never afraid to
advocate a measure that has been ap-
| proved or proposed by somebody else,
no matter whether it came from a
Democratic or a Republican source,
provided he sees some good in 1t.
he Is strong on the conservation Of
! the natural resources of the country
| but at the same time defends the
| soveiegnty of his state and other states.
He advocates subsidies to encourage
! a merchant marine, but believes the
| government should build and own the
! ships. He introduced an amendment
TO the subsidy bill providing for gov
serve to man merchant marine as
better than substituting private inter
| ests.
Recognizing that the American peo-
pie require ships to carry on their
commerce and that the government
must have an auxiliary navy in time OF
war for transport purposes, he pro
posed an appropriation of S52,00QooO to
be expended through a period OF TWEEN
ty years in building a fleet of merchant
ships rather than have the government
paying that amount in the form Of an
nual subsidies to private shipowners.
This is not a question Of govern
ment ownership" he said. Tt Is not
a question Of the ownership Of public
utilities 1t is simply q question Of the
government constructing ships which
are absolutely essential for the service
OF the nation in time Of war, and turn
ing them over in time Of peace with
the men upon them for the peaceful
vocation Of commerce"
Opposed to Reciprocity.
Mr.. Newiands is opposed to reel
procity. He does not believe in 1t be-
cause, as he says, 1T means the extern
sion Of the policy Of protection to other
countries. 1t makes the trade Of the
world subject to varying treaties nego-
ttated by different countries. each
country seeking TO obtain an advan-
tage to favor some and to discriminate
against others. The Democratic party,
| therefore, he says, should insist upon
a revision Of the tariff and war pE5~
ticularly against that form Of protee-i
ton which enables the gres$ industTiall