The midland journal., 1911-10-27

ences which haves been going on since
the plan was first suggested.
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Satisfied that the United States eppi-
neers who have just concluded survey
Eof the Atlantic Seaboard to decide
whether the intra-coastal waterway route
fos,ered by the Atlantic Deeper Water.
ways Association is feasible will report
favorably on the project, the members of
the organization at the concluding session
of the fourth annual convention held iu
Richmond, Va, last week, began a cam
paign to have congress take cognizauce
of the scheme by appropriating enough
to carry it to successful completion.
By resolution which was presented by
Joseph A. Gouldon, of New York for
John H. Small, of North Caroline, the in
land waterway hackers demand, "in the
name of 80, ,ooo, 900 producers, distributors
and consumers, the construction at the
earliest possible moment of deep water
inland channel from below Cape Hatteras
to Boston Harbor, covering distance
of not less than Goo miles, and the early
extension of such waterway southwark to
Florida and the Gulf of Mexico"
California boasts that an acre of its
land. properly cultivated, will snppoft a
family. Near San Diego, the Exposition
city, is small colony of people who call
themselves the Little Landers," aud
who are trying TO demonstrate the truth
OF this claim. The manager of this
colony, Josiah Poeton, has come forward
with the suggestionsthat as prominent
feature OF the Panama California Interna-
tional Exposition, there be a series of
one acre farms intensively cultivated, to
show what is possible in irrigated farm
ing under the best conditions. Although
not the originator of the idea, Mr.. Poeton
calls attention to the necessity of taking
up this plan with enthusiasm and in time
TO have fruit trees bearing before the
gates of the Exposition open. He has
been trying out theories, and he believes
that the practical demonstration of lone
acre enough" would serve 10 show the
world what can be done under right con-
ditions toward reducing the cost OF living
and helping persons of small meana to
become independent.
".
Few newspaper men achieve so large a
measure of success as the late WIN E.
Curtis. Of the Chicago Record. Herald !"
who died recently. He made ii rule to
tell the good men did. aud TO ignore
the evil aud disagreeahle. Such man is
real force in the upbnildine of any
nation
~.
Many persons passing through the
Capitol and White House grounds of late,
have been led to wonder at the actions of
men who were cutting away at the trunks
of the trees; digging out hollows in them,
boring holes, and chipping away as if
they were doing some queer kind of
cabinet work. They were, in fact. They
were carpentering or doctoring up
diseased trees. cutting out the diseased
wood, cleansing the cavities and filing
them with cement It's an improved
aud apparently very effective process,
and many historic trees will live longer
and be continued joy 10 the people be
cause of it.
| ~.
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley. in his opinion
OF woman's preparedness to vote, in an
address before the National Woman
Suffrage Convention Sunday afternoon,
declared he never had known of an
organ'zed band of woman being on the
wrong side
Women" he said, .are tower oI
strength to every public man who is try.
ing to do, his duty. don't know Why
she has been kept FROM the polls. Surel,
not because OF lack of intellect. What VIZ