The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-18
and the business Of this whole val.

and the business OF this whole val.
ley?"
Need Ininnd Route.
Mr.. Faxon described the progress
OF inland waterway Improvements,
He told Of the experiment by the
government on the Mississippi be-
tween st. Louis and New Orleans
lie mentioned the purchase origin
ally OF hlgh.cost equipment during
the war, and of expensive govern
ment operation, yet within three
years this line had paid Z per cent
on Its investment: had last veal
carried nearly a million tons OF mis-
cellaneous freight, much of which
came from the interior and off tho
river banks and, had saved shippers
more than n million dollars, or 90
per cent OF all-rail rates. lie stated
that this adventure into water-carry-
ing had been entirely successful. II
would now be extended TO the upper
Mississippi. TO the Ohio, to the Mis-
souri,. 10 tho Illinois; and that the
great lakes. st. Lawrence project
would bring the ocean thousand
miles inland. thus tying up water
transportnticn 10 rail transportR-
tlon, with great saving to the In
terror with tremendous Investment
In future development OF resources,
and manlfestlng the most economic
freedom OF this great valley.
Perhaps the Arkansas may thus
be used." suggested Mr. Faxon.
you know II stands as n navigable
stream In the eyes Of the war de-
partment. In any event, the tre-
mendous influence OF such opera
tion will affect the entire rate struc-
ture In the country back OF the main
rivers, and will not hurt the rail
transportation system at oil but sup
plement II and produce additional
commodity carrying"
In his exhortation 20 citizens for
greater Individual. organization, and
commodity responsibility. Mr.. Faxon
cited five indictments" that he said
had been laid upon civilization. They
we're.
/. That tho world had suffered
biological decadence
9. That The race had become psy-
, sologically deficient.
g. That there was economic de-
cay.
4. That admlnistratively there
had been n tremendous loss.
s. That the moral fiber had been
almost entirely destroyed.
ihtit Nv 'hSush 'e""'"
mission or much or TINS lndictmeht
without becoming supine ana nope
less" stated Mr.. FaNon. IL isn
quite true, all this oVerwhelmlng
charge, and yet there is enough or It
true 10 sober US"
Race Has Suffered.
"RIologlcally, the race has un-
doubtedly suffered. through war,
through indifference 70 laws of
health There Is enough to bring
ahou, n close analization TO discover
Dhars we are doing our utmos, 10
ban5 down to the oncomIng gener-
ation auffIoien, vitality and virility
80 ,erforr, its worl, when II oppoars
m ,be scene
.spgvchoIovically there has been
-. syo,,V'os,Su .,,. Onr az 1rn,,n ao-
- harato,or to,riy wise and sound.
haa ,'os'' nco,,e &C. NAT ~ tho mob as care
hS IN aNo ,,,i,,otion ~ o,r election re-
,'r,,a 49, co. ona tbino ana consldera-
,tn ns orn. 90 tbe envernors and
snna, s,vm o ond nan, hers of congress
senos,i, sn,ao,ad uiti nrove Our
rees. nsvcboIogv locally In our prob
,naas in - 20 go, ,e,,ri,iee ana orqnni,a-
,tnns 60 trnrnentiv RIOT instead OF
,.nn s
''aITs,, mEco,onice,,y there ia much 20
,t.or. a. ~, ,hot c,oaa scrutiny
80 nrahiems even indiyidual prob.
In,.s iat ainna community and sec
,tnna, ord nat,onai economic prob-
in,,'s ,bat ,hers used 10 he or that
,hara ,,,ii, again he There is some
,noso, 70 heiieve that nrosress IL
heing made I'm this directin,