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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17
RIVER IMPROVEMENT.

The Business Mems League OF ST
Louis held a banquet in that city re-
Gently, at which Mr. Hugh L. Cooper,
engineer Of the great Keokuk dam in
the Mississippi river, was the honored
guest Mr. Cooper at that time ex-
planned the matter of putting in the
dam, and discussed the problem of
handling the Mississippi, and then of
all the rivers of this country. lie
showed that there has been no compre-
hensive plan adopted by the Govern
ment, or even recommended by engi-
neers, with view to controlling the
flow Of the rivers Of the United States.
The general problem involved is the
holding back of the flood waters of the
spring, so that these waters can be
of the channels when the water gets
low. In connection with this, there
would also be vast power plants which
would furnish electric energy and light
for the whole Of the United States.
There would also be in the arid region,
in such control Of the river flows. vast
irrigation enterprises on a scale grand
or than any heretofore attempted.
There is no doubt but that scheme
of this kind. skiIfully put into effect,
would pay for all the cost of making
tho improvements, although as Mr..
Cooper said, this matter would require
TO be viewed Gin the terms of mil
lions" yet that should not appall a
government which has been able to e1,
pend almost $30O,ooo,o0O in putting in
a world beating canal at the Isthmus.
Mr.. Cooper declares that what is
needed is a board Of engineers appoint
ed chiefly from the engineering corps
Of the L. S. army. To make surveys,
measurements, and thorough study Of
the water systems Of the United States,
and upon these surveys and iuvestiga-
tions to formulate thorough and far
reaching scheme by which systematic
and permanent river improvements may
be effected. Plenty Of time should be
taken to make these preliminary iuves-
tigatious; and they should cover not
only the points indicated, but they
should provide system whereby the
lower Mississippi would be handled as
the Nile is handled, by taking out the
waters and distributing them in the
season Of high water TO ferLilize the
farms Of the States Of Mississippi and
Louisiana. The sediment carried by the
Mississippi River would be of meal
culable benefit in enriching the soil of
those two States, and the spring waters
could be so distributed as to make those
States the gardens of the earth, their
fertility being renewed and increased
year by year.
There is no doubt but that the in
vestigation and system proposed by Mr..
Cooper would be Of immense economic
advantage to the United States, 1t
would also, among other things, provide
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17
MINORITY PRESIDENTS. >

There is good deal said sometimes
III sort OF sHccriug way about Wilson
being minority Presidents; but
there need be no snccrS or attempt TO
minimize his victory on that account,
for wo have had good many minority
Presidents, among them the greatest of
all Presidents that can be remembered
by living man. We refer to Lincoln,
who was decidedly a minority Prcsi-
dent, so far as the popular vote went,
on his first election, although he got
the majority of the electoral college.
as the law requires; and a man who
gets into the Presidency on the same
terms that Lincoln got there need have
no misgivings as TO his title.
a correspondent Of the New York
Evening Post points out that eleven OF
the last twentythree Presidents, al
most half, have been minority Presi-
dents; that is, they have been elected
President by the electoral college, al
though having minority of the pop
ular vote. These Presidents, with tho
date Of their election, were as follows;
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17
TIE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SUNDAY MORNING NOVEMBER ~ 1912

for waterways, and the cheap trans
portatiou of products from enc State
to another aud facilil ate the getting Of
products 20 ocean ports moro chcaply
than possible under present conditions
The question is great one, far
reaching, and Of more sweeping i'm
portance than anyone could possibly
imagine from a mere cursory thought
upon the subject; and the statesman
ship of this Nation will necessarily
somc day take up that question in the
proper economic and broad minded
spirit, aud solve it. i'm way that Will
be rs astonishing TO tho world ms the
accounts of the great irrigation pro
lccts of the aucicnts in the Euphratcs
and Tigris have been for generations
TO the students of those ancient civil
ZatiouS. But we should be able TO excel
what the ancicnts did in this hno in
rs great degree as the facilities and
mechanical ingenuity, power, and appI-
ances of the present day excel the
mechauical knowledge Of the ancient
world. When the perfect work which
is beginning to he practically consid-
cred by American hydraulic engineers
is fully completed, the United States
will be the wonder Of all peoples, tho
great dominating power of the whole
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17
PATTERNED AFTER PANAMA.

Here is a little editorial item which
we find in an Eastern contemporary,
which is of peculiar interest to Ameri-
cans as showing that their example has
yielded fruit where that yield might
have been least expected;
Mongolia, under Russian Indictment
and encouragement. has declared It's
secession from China, and Russia has
instantly recognized and guaranteed its
independence and is sending an army
TO prevent the maintenance of Chinese
authority there. Tho moral OF which is
that the territorial integrity and inde-
pendent sovereignty OF China must be
observed.
He who reads that item will be ire
sistibly reminded OF the incident which
evidently has given pattern for that
work. Precisely what was done by the
United States with respect to Panama,
could hardly be more concisely stated
than the story Of Russian action as
given in that little item, If we should
substitute Panama for Mongolia. the
United States for Russia, and Colombia
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17
EXTRA SESSION SURE.

PrcSdcnt-e elect Wilson gives out the
positive announcement that he will call
an extra session directly after his in
auguration, for the purpose of revising
! the tariff He gives as his reasons
why he win do this, that the pledges
of the party ought to be redeemed us
promptly as possible, and also because
business that all uncertainty as TO
what tho particular items OF tariff re-
vision are 20 be, should be dealt with
as soon as possible.
These reasons arc good and sound.
They are in direct consonancc with the
won his election. Therefore, in pledg-
ing himself to call an extra session of
Congress not later than April 18th next,
be is not only acting on correct buSi-
ness and political principles, but is re.
deeming the direct pledge of his party.
IT win be interesting TO see upon
what lines the Democratic revision of
the tariff will proceed, and il is to be
hoped that the idea that protection is
unconstitutional will not be put into
immediate practical effect. although no
one can blame statesmen who really be-
lieve that protection is unconstitutional
for sweeping protection away, so far
as may be without disastrous results to
the business of the country, which has
been so largely shaped upon conditions
built up through the protective idea.
Governor Wilson, however, has given
very reassurlng pledges of caution IN
this matter, and unless something to
annul those pledges comes to the front,
the people will not be under very seri
Gus apprehension as TO what Democracy
will do to the tariff.
1t is well enough to remember in this
connection that if the Republican Sen
ate at the session of 1909 had kept
faith with the people and revised the
tariff downward in place Of upward,
and had not mocked the people with
false pretense of fair revision, there
would probably have been no split in
the Republican party and no defeat OF
,
Utah Senators were distinguished for
their contumacy as TO tariff revision,
following the worst possible models
and doing this so constantly, so faith
fully. as to cause wonder to the Sen
ators OF every other State in the Union.
The Utah Senators must, therefore,
bear rather more than the ordinary
share Of blame for the Republican de-
feat this year; but as to Smoot, he
told the carded wool men,
who protested against the unfairness of
the methods he was pursuing, that he
would not amend, and he responded to
their suggestion that the country might |
go Democratic If better methods were !
not pursued, by asking, "What the hell
do I care If it does 90 Democraticf'
Perhaps Smoot does not care; but if |
he does not, he is probably the only |
prominent Republican in the United |
States who is in that indifferent frame |
Of mind.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17
AMERICAN APPLES ABROAD.

We see by report of Consul Pen
dleton King at AK la Chapelle that
American apples are great favorites in
the region covered by his consular dis
trict, which includes these cities, with
the population Of each as indicated
AK la Chapelle, 100000; Crefeld, no.
600; Muenchen- Gladbach, $1,000;
Rheydt, 100000; Dueren, $4,000: Vier.
sen, $4,000; Eschweiler, $4,000; Stol.
berg, $4,000; Eupen, $4,000; Duelken,
10000; Uerdingeu, 5000; Kevelaer
62o0; Juelich, 5000, and Oedt, 1000
That is pretty good population TO
speak for, aud when Consul King tells
how popular American apples are IN
that consular district, we can under
stand that such popularity means A
demand for American apples from a
great many people,
Consul King says that the part of
Germany which he thus reports upon,
does not grow more than one-half
enough apples to supply the local de-
mand; the deficiency is supplied prin-
cipally by Switzerland, from which
place apples in sacks are imported,
duty free, from September 1st to No
vember 30th of each year. During
the spring aud summer months the 10,
cal demand is supplied chiefly from
Australia, the apples being shipped in
cases and packed in cotton or excel
sior, and paying duty Of $l.19 per
220 pounds to the case. The winter
supply from the United States usually
begins to arrive about December LIST,
large shipments of Oregon and Wash
ingtou fruit being received in bushel
boxes, Later, the barrel product Of
our Eastern orchards comes on the
market. Oregon apples at the end Of
last year retailed at Is to 90 cents per
pound; whereas, the local fruit Of poor
color and quality. retailed at SC to lOc
the German Russian Association of
Berlin have taken up the subject of
increasing imports OF fruit from Rus.
sia, but he adds that the Russian ap-
pie "does not compare in flavor with
the American
There is evidently a great field
opening In Germany for American ap-
Piles, and the American apple having
already conquered the British market,
there is no reason to doubt that with
the increasing popularity of American
apples in Europe, we shall presently
have as complete supremacy in the
German apple markets, as we now have
in those Of Great Britain, and from
thence We shall doubtless proceed to
the conquest of the French markets,
the Spanish markets, the Austrian
markets and also Of the Russian mar
kets themselves, this depending upon
the apple ralsers enterprise. This
year we have a record breaking apple
crop IN this country, and now is
splendid time to push the market for
American apples in all parts of Europe.
We doubt not but that American apple
shippers are fully alive to the situa-
tiou, and their trade conquests should
be great
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

ident Taft; but he did not so look
upon his duty; and now that issue
has entirely gone by There is moth
ing now to be gained By assailiug any
Que for not supporting President Taft,
or for supporting Colonel Roosevelt.
Republicauism is greater than either,
greater than both. Upon Republicans
ism Senator Borah took his stand.
There Is no reason. therefore. why any
Republican, regular or Progressive,
should refuse to vote TO return Sen.
ator Borah to the u. s. Senate from
Idaho
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17
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amount Of investment buyips I.
able. W
The general commercial agen.;.
port continual expansion NJ M
unchecked by politics or by tSs
pean war, The domestic and r.
demand for iron and steel produr
larger than ever before. The rail1
are making every effort in
promptly the tremendous trailis 4
country, and at the same time a,s
ing preparations for the reoui,s,,
of the future. The prospectivs'1
ing Of the Panama Canal is stimul,
railroad activity in an unusual h.
The increase OF over million IA,
unified orders Of the leading stss
terests over last mouth shows tbs'
ditlon Of that industry. Crude
production has reached the mad,
and there is still u scarcity OF mat
with premium asked for small lots 4
able. The Pittsburg car plan;s|
booked TO the limit Of capacity
eight months ahead, and the raiI.
tracts during the past few DAYS q
gate about 100000 tons, while };
for close to 1900 cars are psuI
Heavy orders for pig iron have
placed. and quotations are firm.
Buying for next spring is expsnl
and industrial operations are as a
as heretofore.
The heavy business OF the count
imposing an immense task upon ia
money resources. and tighter rate
money are reported.
There is slight weakening repa
in the wool market. but prices hsyo
shown any sign of e. ing of. AL
the markets OF the world genea
there is distinct upward tande
The mills are well equipped, maDy
them running night shifts.
All In all, the situation IS erire'
bright. and the business of the "
practically certain to close with ~
cedented volume. ~
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

The final estimates of the L. s. De-
partmeut of Agriculture on the corn
crop OF the country this year put the
yield at 3,l69,000, 900 bushels Whew!
That 9 some corn, sure enough, to feed
a famishing population Its effect ought
to make for the cheapenipg of beef and
pork, and other forms OF food.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

Those who imagine that it will 'be
plain sailing with the Democrats to
throw off the Obligation Of the
Philippines and grant immediate iude-
pendeDce, reckon too hastily. For
Democrats have never yet shown any
disposition TO surrender territory ac-
CURED, however doubtful they may
have been about acquiring it.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

The dispatches say that the Turks
recognize the loss of their empire IN
Europe, and that there is a general en-
lgratiou Of the Moslems from the re-
eion recently conquered by the Chris
tian allies, toward Asia Minor. Which
is omiDous for the Armenians and 9th.
or Christians there.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

Boston Globe; of the papers should
PRINT few detailed stories of the hor
rible conditions Of suffering resulting
from the war Of the BaIkans-which
arc not published because they are too
terrible to print-the Red Cross appeal
Tor relief funds would meet with uni.
Versal immediate rosponsc -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

The quashing of indictments against
meat packers in Chicago because the
word transport was used instead of
transship' is one of those fine-spun
sechuicalities that exasperate the public
and foster the spread OF the demand
for the recall of Judges.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

Prosident-eleet Wilson finds it ueces-
sary to 20 TO foreign jurisdiction in
order to get the rest that he Graves. 1t
doesn't speak well for American man
ners that this extreme bad to be resort
cd to. A President-elect driven out of
the country by political importunities,
made refugee and expatriate. ought to
raise the blush Of shame on many
hrnre
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

exact duplication of tho two events,
and the statement thereof is enough to
make startling reading for the genera
ton that is 10 come
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

The Republican party is said to be
legally dead in North Carolina, not
polling enough votes to give it recog-
milton IN the law. But then the Re
publican party was never robust in
any Of the Southern States.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

The terms of the armistice as laid
down by Bulgaria are straight business,
so far as tho surrender of the Turkish
armies and OF conquered territory are
concerned. But in other respects the
reports are probably inaccurate, the of
fetal text being withheld. But what a
humiliation those surrenders will be TO
Turkish prestige and vanityl
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

Bryan s opinion (and it is deserving
of weight) is that the Progressives will
return TO the Republican party and take
charge Of it, adopting in the next cam.
paigu a platform which will be
compromise between tho two e1-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

Michigan voted for woman suffrage;
but the antis give out that they will
contest the result, on the ground of
legal flaws. But a victory won that
way would not be worth the winning
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

Some OF the Eastern newspapers
analyze Roosevelt's s after-election
statement as much like the whine of
q lost boy sniveling to get back home.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

The escape of Felix Diaz from prison
(provided he has escaped) will no doubt
prove to be one of the best political
coups that President Madero has de.
liyered.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

tremes. Not "A bad guess. provided
Roosevelt is eliminated and il can be
found out what Che Progressive plat
form meant
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

That is a pretty good array: and
Governor Wilson is IN very good COM
pany when he appears in The same List
with them
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

A traveller returned from Malta says
there are no Maltese cats there. Per
haps they have all been exported TO
meet the large demand.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

Inquiries from Europe for American
copper began their appearance for the
first time in about two months during
tho past week, the improved conditions
OF the Balkan situation being given as
one reason for this. 1t is more likely,
however, that the foreign consumers OF
copper have proceeded as far as they
can safely with their extremely limited
stocks of the metal. and that the needs
Of the future can no longer be post
poned. 1t is probable, therefore, that
the exports OF copper soon will show a
good increase, and at the same time
there is no indication that the domestic
consumer is using any less metal than
the average of the year so far.
Copper metal is in the strongest posi-
tion of the metals or, at least, it shares
the honors with spelter, both remaining
very firm in the face Of decided drop
in lead and silver from u week or two
ago. Lead is especially sensitive to
tariff revision talk. much moro so than
spelter, for the reduction In lead tariff
proposed does more damage to the metal
than the complete proposed removal of
the existing tariff on zine. 1t ls evident
from this that we can stand little if
any reduction in lead tariff.
For the purpose of preparing for the
metal tariff struggle certain to come
with the next session of congress, the
metal producers of Utah have beer
called together for Thursday evening,
November 2lst, at which time they win
be expected to complete some sort OF
programme for the protection of this
very important industry Of the State.
1t is to be regretted that the mining
men OF Utah have delayed this action
as long as they have, falling far short
of the timely action taken by their
brethren in other States affected, and
as they have no time to lose ii is urged
upon them to attend Thursday S meet
ing, and each one help TO the full eX
tent of his purse and ability.
Stock market conditions East arc un-
settled, owing to tariff revision talk
and its proba BILE effect upon business
Local mining shares are more active
than they have been for two or three
years, and there is a very encouraging
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

Col. Roosevelt is said to desire A
vacation from politics. If he will give
the country one it will gladly recipro-
cate.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

Reports from tho Balkan war say
That multitudes of refugee Turks had
no food except decaycd fruit. No won,
der an epidemic of cholera began.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

Candidates for Congress in Texas re-
port that their campaign expenditures
were nothing. Because they had no
opposition to speak of, probably.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17
Sunday, November II. 1912.

what is happening in Mexico, that
we don't hear of any more new revo-
lutions down there?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

The retail business OF the city con.
tinues normal, with much attention be-
ing directed TO the approaching open
ing of the holiday trade, this promising
to exceed all records. The formal open
ing Of that trade will be about Decem-
Der 1st, and the displays will be larger
and more varied than ever before. The
features OF the past week have been
sales in Thanksgiving linens and tho ac-
tivity of art sales. Cash sales in all
departments have been heavy, and col
lections are good.
Weather conditions have favored the
realty dealers, who have had an active
market with bright outlook. Many
transactions are reported. The most
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

important deal was tho sale by the
Newhouse Realty Company Of u corner
at Exchange place and State street, oP'
posite the Newhouse thcater site, for
moro than 100000, or about $1,000 a
front foot, this being AL increase OF
four hundred per cent in state street
front foot values in that locality with
in five years. Dealers declare that 9TH
er big sales involving record prices will
be consummated before the season
closes
Building operations proceed with due
activity. on business blocks, the east
bench high school, the University ad'
mlnistration building, and other large
structures. Home e-building, however,
has been the featurc of the week. A
new apartment house is to be put up
between Seventh and Eighth East on
Fifth South, by the Bettilyon Home
Builders Company, another by the
Cheesman Auto Company on the south
east corner Of West Temple and Fourth
South. and others are planned
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

amount Of investment buying
able.
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Issued every morning by
Salt Lake Tribune Publishing Cornran~
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

The general railroad situation from
the standpoint OF the railroad interests
is concisely stated in the following sum-
mn