The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-02-27
DEMOCRATS ENJOY
THE PORK BARREL
Especial to the Silver State.)


considerations of "pork' is still
hammering away Tor economy in the
public business. 1t is said that the
insertion of nice fat appropriation
for enlarging the postoffice site in
Brooklyn in the public buildings bill
failed to influence Fitzgerald one iota,
and that when this was learned the
committee quietly cut out the item.
The Democrats have shown good
deal of strength of purpose in this
economy program, but the pork barrel
/ ia too much for most of them. At the
rate the government has been going
this fair land would soon have been
sprinkled over with postoffice build
ings like hobbledehoy with freckles.
of course some postofices are neces-
sary, but in order to get them it has
been necessary to placate a lot of con-
gressmen who did not neel them but
who thought that government build
ings would look well on Main street
and help gather in votes.
Government Roads.
For many years the government has
extended aid to military roads.
The lands granted in this way are
worth enough now to build a good line
Diego. But the good roads people
want a wagon road over that route
At least they have planned it from
Washington to the exposition city by
the "Silver Gate,' and at the conven-
tion of southern governors held re-
Gently in Asheville, N. c., the question
of constructing such road was dis
cussed with much enthusiasm. Col.
/ ID q Cnlliar
Diego exposition, took time enough off
from his duties boosting along the
contractors on the buildings to send
word to the governors that the west
was aflame with enthusiasm for the
road system. The meeting decided to
call the proposed road the "Southern
franscontinental Highway" This
highway will make up a part of the
system advocated by the National
Highways commission.
Exposition Hustlers.
Any state that has a desire to secure
more capital and more workers, which
needs brains and Drawn Tor its devel-
opment, and which has not vet arrang-
ed to have some kind of an announce
ment of this fact at the San Diego
exposition, had better get hustle on
anu cCtulC Spdtt lOT an tAnlDlI T10nT
away.
Col. D. C. Collier, president of the
exposition has been looking over the
field and it is his opinion that praeti-
eally every state will have a building
and an exhibit at San Diego. At first
1t was intended to have the southwest
ern states exhibit; then the plans wild
ened to include the whole west Gas
well as the Spanish American coun-
tries), and now New York, New Jer-
sey, Virginia, West Virginia-in fact
nearly every one of these United
States seems bent on having a display
at San Diego.
Probably it is because the hustlers
at San Diego have been making such
splendid progress with their exposition
that the whole country has been i'm
pressed with it. Then San Diego is
the first port in the United States that
the incoming tourists who have made
the passage through the great Panama
canal will be able to see, and they will
want to stop there awhile, bask under
the palms, inspect the first mission
built on the California coast, and
do' the Panama California exposi-
tion, with its flavor of old Spain and
the mission days of the new world.
Laughing senoritas in lace mantillas
will peer coquettishly through rose
bordered lattice at the strangers, and
caballeros in velvet jackets and flow
ing sombreros will nonchalantly puff
their cigarettes. San Diego will reek
with the local color of the land of the
conquistadors, and those who pause
there are likely to find themselves en-
ehanted to a degree which shall make
them careless whether they go farth-
e. or not.
Shadow of Intervention.
With the session nearing an end
when affairs in Mexica came to a pass
which seemed to threaten real trouble
with that country, it soon became evil
dent that there would be little more
business transacted by congress. 1t
was sincerely hoped that nothing
would occur to make armed interven
tion in the neighboring republic neces-
sary, but both the president and con-
gress seemed to be determined not to
shirk the responsibility should it be-
come necessary to protect Americans
and American interests.
The immigration bill and the rail
road physical valuation bill were
among the few that were taken up
seriously. A committee hearing was
had on railway mail pay on Monday
but it was said that no more hearings
would be held on that subject for some
time. The subject is one which will
require considerable consideration.
The house is determined not to allow
any action with respect to federal con-
troll of waterpower to be taken at this
session. There is fear that the big
supply bills may be sidetracked and
the work of congress from now until
March 4 will be devoted mainly to
getting appropriations for the various
departments of the government pass
ed.
President Wilson'S Views
One of the most remarkable books
ever issued is the volume containing
the views and policies of Governor
Woodrow Wilson. Coming Just be
fore his Inauguration as president the