The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-13

r. EE>~ tE8>s WHO TAX inns lew
would spend all tn. uacr.% m~c.~@N
TO put IN the highest stat. ~ useful
ness nv terminals % our great rail-
road systems but tlsy would ceny lie
II pToNern.0t u Tn. ~tr.amS that run
into the interior. by n. small town
afd ~ the farm. according cheap
transportation. sometimes tn. only
transportation. 10 IN. farmer and the
comparatively small manufacturer and
merchant No one Viii minimize the
importance ~ cur harbor~ They
bring Us n touch with tn. rsSt =
the world The duty ~ the Govern
r"nt To- Improve its raNi<ael. water~.
whether they h.. rivers or cr..k~.
whether they flew - big cite cr
through broad stretches ~ farms a.
Just as imperative and obligatory -
the Improvement of IN. harhor~ al
thoogn the aggregate interest affected
is not as great
The "Psrk- Barr-i" Charge.
IL - said that tn r,er nd harlur
bill IL an unpopular btu. that II - "A
"roTk-barrel' measure That :. rot
true. tf il Is a t~pork-harrel" MEASURE.
every harbor bin u. have passed IN
the last - years ~ a 'pork-barr,rt
measure. Items ar not put IN thiS I'M
at the request Of Senators or Repre-
sentatiNes- They are put III there be-
cause they are recommend.d -
worthy of Government Improvement
ON the engineers no the Esw daTtGtS
shall make thorough investigation and
report TO Congress. IL j. an unpopular
meaSur with certain lnts~. SITS in This
country hrt II - not an unpopular
measure with the people. Tn. people
of this country believe in the improve
ment Of our Waterways. They h.li.x.
that the Government should spend
whatever none is necessary 10 bring
these waterways to a high STANDARD II
usefulness TINS Government IL not
/, spending a dollar today for any pur-
/, pose which meets With hearti.r APP
prevail on the part Of the masses. 1t
4 IS engaged in no work which the p.o-
pie are more ready 10 applaud Than
that of river and harbcr improve
ment.
, In recent years We have had much
evidence of this sentiment among the
people. It has been expressed in Il
way leaving 10 room for doubt. II
has been voiced in the meetings -
annual conventions Of association
/ and organizations earnestly acItat4u2
and resolving IN favor Of Il more iih-
O eral policy on the part Of the Govern
ment in its treatment Of this subject.
o Are We to say to these people who at
tend these great conVentionS-the
National Rivers and Harbors CON
l. gress, the Deeper Waterways Com
Is greSs, ana various subsidiary meet
he ings, attended by bankers. merchants
d ilitiS- H'A' iEFi
j cabinet oficers-from all parts of tn,
n country. at great cost aud Incou
re Venience, that they DO moi know Wh.t
or they want, do not represent the sen
le timent Of the people and that the
10 are engaged in an unpatriotic cffor
e to loot the Treasury and SQuauder IN
money Of the people. The charge j
absurd. and il is a base lande TIL
demand Of the people Of the countri
is not that there should he a curtaIi
70 nent of this work. but that 1t shcul'
10 be conducted upon larger and broad
40 er and more constructive and NOR
AT progressive lines grant that lner
r has been some sentiment worked u
X against this bill, but il has been caus
,e ed by miSStatementS. misrepr"Stn ta
n. tons. falsifications. and Islander. TIL
prejudice that has been SO worked u
ne has been a manufactured SentilnenI
2 1t does not represent the feeling q
or the people. In recent years there IA
" been d class Of neaspa pers in tn
an country that have agitated for an
he against certain lines OF legislation !
ne such a way as to at least arouse III
81 SUSPICION that they are speaking TX
of for the people but for certain Specis
ed interests. They ppr facts. Al
e. they employ in their agitation all IN
ne arts and devices of the special p.@at
ar or. This class of haN
ii aSSailed the river and harlor I'll
o. They have worked up some senum"f
IT'S against il, but they have not change
IS the attitude of the people toward ]
n 1.-THE people of this country are it0e
lie liSent. they understand Their inteT's
in what is in their interest ard what
Al against their interest. and ]. hrm.
believe that they intend to see To
H. that the rivers Of this country. WIN
n a gracious Providence has ttstow {
upon them. shall no, he made u>eiei
or because their use VIII interfere VII
g he selfish and avarlcious
any interest in this country.
- Mr.. President. ! want To see n mo
70 liberal policy pursued by the Cover
- ment toward these WATERWAYS
~ want to SEE them brought to a hie
- Of usefulness as a VENICE
transportation: and | want tongre
- to pass such legislation IS Viii maj
- il impossible hereafter for the RAJ
- roads of this country. either hy cui
!; ming methods and practices OF bN A
- - n la4A -. Z "a L. g. "a Ma YGa