The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1912-05-10
Senate Committee Adds Material
" To Amount Carried BY
House Measure.
RELIEF GIVEN SUFFERERS
OVER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
Total Amount Smaller Than
Rivers And Harbors Con-
gress Had Hoped For,But
Gives Encouragement.

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The river and harbor apprnpriati n
bill which has been under cpnsidera.
tiOn by the senate committee on com
merce for the past month has
been reported TO the upper
branch OF congress and will te
taken up Immediately. 1t carries
in round numbers 34,t53,OO being
an increase OF 81, 1911, 900 over the house
measure. The increases are largely
due to the demands OF flooded sections
OF the sountry, particularly along the
Mississippi and the Missouri rivers,
the necessity for emergency appropri.
ations to strengthen levees and repair
crevasses adding considerably TO the
amount which the bill carries.
While the bill does not appropriate
as large an amount as the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress has
stood for in it's resolutions the officers
OF the organization feel encouraged
over the showing for generous water.
way bill making yearly appropriations
for approved projects. Less and less
does the personal side OF legislation
enter into the consideration of the
measure, and each project is coming
to stand on its own merits rather than
on log-rolling which marked the bill
in years gone by.
FOR GOOD ROADS.
Good roads and improved water.
ways 20 hand in hand, congress hav-
ing decided to deal generously with
the good roads movement during its
present session In connection with
the American road congress TO be
held next fall Secretary Wilson has
authorized Director Logan Waller
Page Of the Office Of good roads to
give complete exhibit Of the govern
ment's work on the public roads OF
the country, showing how unimproved
roads hurt the farmer and how I'M
proved roads aid not only the farmer
DuU tile consumer.
Four OF the biggest associations OF
the Country interested in public roads
are consolidating their forces ia order
to make the next American road con.
gress The biggest affair of its kind 10
the history of the m ,vement
OUTPUT OF BUTTER.
There were 1920, 766, 900 pounds Of
butter valued at s405, 100000 produced
on farms and in factories In the
United States during the census year
1909, according to a statement issued
by the census bureau. The largest
total quantity was produced 10y the
vest north central division. Among
states, Wisconsin ranks hrst as |
butter producer, with Iowa second
and Minnesota third, Pennsylvania,
Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, New York,
Texas and Indiana trailing along in
Jhe order as given. One and half
billion pounds OF butter valued at
over four hundred million dollars is
going some along the butter route.
BUTTS MEMORIAL.
The memorial exercises Ia honor OF
lie late Major A. w. Butt, the presi.
lent's aide who was victim in the
Titanic disaster. held In Washington
~ Sunday, brought together the
most distinguished company ever as
embed in the capital city of the ma.
Ion. The exercises were held under
he auspices Of local lodge OF An.
lent Free and Accepted Masons of
which "Archie" Butt was memb Der
nd who lived the principles of Ma
onry every day in the year The ex.
rcises we're profoundly impressive.
he president finding 1t difficult to
peak OF the sterling qua Titles OF his
ide who had grown to be more like
on to him than a military attache. Ii