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1t gives Others have no appreciation
Of the work at hand.
The st. Francis Levee Board from
It's beginning has been a hotbed OF
politics, and out OF some of the form
er transactions enormous profits
shaye been made.
& Tbs, board undertook a stupendous
ENGINEERING, work which should COM
yiian 4fthe single devotion of all those
40 gaGedstiiit. The membership of the
sheSfd has never risen to the dignity of
! TIE Aaal ODE accomplished.
= Things have gone from bad TO
worse, until' tbe, board is Thoroughly
discredited. This may be no fault OF
a great. iiumbersof the members. but
there iua;psyersbeen that cooperation
ahiongsthAlhs which is necessary to the
success Of the enterprise of making
the st. Francis basin waterproof.
We see no immediate way out OF
the difficulty. 1t would be "a good
thing, II 1t could be done, for all the
affairs of the st. Francis Levee Board
to be turned over to the administra-
ton Of army engineers appointed by
the president, who Is the Commander
in-chief of the army, or, to the Mis-
sissippi River Commission.
Unable to govern itself, the board
should unto In an effort to have some
other force from outside dominate it's
affairs s4 49,
a. Gov. Hays has called for d confer
eace. OF tho alaaasa bsss saDd when ..kc'
gets them together he should give
them to tunderstand t}ntasthe enter
prise itself is.biSg@r tkan taJbolitioAl
or material fortune of any man on
the J. board, FOR fall ,thes mFnNon the
board.-Memphis Commercial Appeal
- CULTURE IN NEW YORK
New York is not entirely given
oyer 70 the exploits of ganme1fs, muir
derfrs. dirty; plays and lobster pay
ties, says the Memphis Cominefcial
Appeals u fa.afa SOC s9&c
New York is the big clearing hpuse
of cultural works in this United
States. The great publishing! M(Hfe
are in New York and there also is a
sOmbiaatios. 81 Ihaatsi aeSS. asik .htaras
ture.. which uaakes. literature pQssibls
dsight t. tbs j. reader s!s! and g.
means Of livelihood to writer's.
New York has more piQtures. , a \ d
inora 6attSfy stlY frank other sissa-in
the Union. Nothing in this countr,
approaches the great museum tt
''vsiA Ny yMHsag ssss such l0vin.
and careful attention. The rich New
Yorker has done loves paintings, sta
tuary, literature and music.
On Monday night the New Theatre
Which failed In its first purpose. was
given over to the initial production
OF a series Of operas which will run
/ Through the Winters The great opera,
viii be produced 1T low prices aa'
chiefly IL English. The experiment
should succeed.
t. Every.sfGs Mss abss66 dsisE Riaia
with music The monograph ant
the modern record can put opera il
| every ones home.
You can stick a nickle in a slot il
some Of the restaurants in Memphi:
and get anything from the "Cubanol;
Glide to burst OF melody from
| the gNllen throat of Caruso.
We believe the photograph shoult
have q resultant beneficial effec
upon onera. People will become
| familiar with airs and when the.
hears of an opera company producing
selections they will be familiar will
them and therefore will follow then
with frichdly interest.
The regular season of the Metro
polltan opera will begin at the usua
time and if New York succeeds in SUP
porting two great companies it. will
! thereby give hostage to the rest o
this c6a,itry that there is more cul
itssture in the great, city, more decenc.
than tlgers III ps.sssorance and mean
I ness - s;.#.gssssa . ~, -
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) SsSs3Ns
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