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ASHEVILLE, N. 0., TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 19, 1909.
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PALAGZON RANCH,
BUILT BY HIS AD& AND RICH BROTHER,
FORTHEPSIDENT
Ranch Is as Big as a County,
and House Stands on a Cliff
Whose Foot Is Washed
by the Surf.
WILD CAT HUNT TONIGHT
IF THE PRESIDENT WISHES
The Ranch Cost Charlie's Father-in-Law
About $2 an Acre, and Now
Yields an Income of a
Million a Year.
Gregory, Tex., Oct. 19. This Is
President Taft'B first day of rest and
enjoyment on his brother's 126,000
acre ranch. After the strenuous days
of his long tour the president for the
first time has an opportunity to lay
aside all cares and seek rest or exer
cise, serious occupation or amuse ac
cording to his taste and whim, not in
strict accordance with time-tables
and iron-clad programs. He has a
magnificent palace with every Imag
inable modern convenience to live In,
a ranch, as large as some counties In
the east to roam over' at will, either
on horseback or In an automobile. A
fine steam yacht Is ready for his
pleasure, should he feel like going
fishing or taking a sail along the pic
turesque coast. He has only to step
out of the front door and walk a few
steps to the finest golf links in Texas,
laid out especially for his use by two
Texas golf experts, should he wish to
Indulge in his favorite exercise. It Is
true, there are no 'possums to hunt,
but, should the president have an In
clination for more Btrenuous pastime,
there Is bigger game for him to
Bhoot, not lions or elephant. but
prairie wolves, coyotes, deer and
wild cats. Wild cat Bhootlng Is one
of the favorite pastimes of the
iportsmen In this part of the country
tnd a hunt of that kind has been ar
nnged for tonight. A pack of "catr
dots" was obtained for the purpose
.'jM1 if the president is not too tired
tonight, h w enjoy" line Sport and
fa, novel' esperlonca.
, Brings In Million Year.
The president arose early today and
under leaden clouds started out to try
the golf links his brother has laid out
on the ranch. Mr. Taft arrived last
night
The ranch, which forms part of the
400,000 estate which David Sinton,
Charles P. Taft's father-in-law, pur
chased many years ago, when Texas
ranch land was worth about $2 an
acre. Is located In Can Prairie county,
near the bays of Corpus Christl and
San Patricio. The ranch, which In
cludes the towns of Sinton, Taft,
. Gregory and Portland, occupies the
greater part of the county and is one
of the finest properties In Texas. It
Is well stocked Bnd cultivated and
brings Charles P. Taft a round mil
lion dollars a year. When It was de
cided a few months ago that the pres
ident would spend four days of rest
upon his brother's farm, Charles P.
Taft began to make extensive prepar
ations for the occasion. The old
ranch house, known by the Spanish
name of "La Qulnta." was torn down
and In Us place a magnificent palace
was built, equipped with everything
that the most fastidious taste may de
sire In a modern dwelling. It has 6
rooms and crowns a 100 foot cliff,
beneath which the surf breaks with
nn eternal roar. For the accommoda
tion of the president's traveling party
another building, resembling a sea
shore hotel with wide verandas, was
built a short distance irom l
1 Qulnta." 1
Golf Course Built for Mini.
Some distance In the rear a K
wim imllt. larse enough to shelter
half. a dosen automobiles and It wis
stocked with four brand new ma
chines. To supply the house witn sea
water for bathing purposes, a pump-
Ins rnllnn Vtl erected and also an
electric power plant for Illuminating
the buildings. In the bay a long pU-r
was constructed to provide a moor
i ni.M fnr the steam yacht added
to the t-outnment of the ranch. The
final touch tb the preparations was
riven hv the laving out of a golf
n..r.a nf ulna holes. The SUperltl
tnianta in charsre of the ranch and
He different departments knew of golf
only from hearsay and when they re
ruiv nr.n from the president s
brother to provide for suitable golf
links, they were stumped. But th
order had to be obeyed "nd, as ex
pense was not to be considered, thty
engaged two of the finest golf experts
In Tr td come to the Taft ranch
and 1aw nut the course In accordance
with h traditions of the cume. t Is
a conservative estimate that the Im
tirovemcuts made on the rsnch In an
tlclnatlm of the "resident's Xlslt cost
his brother not less than $.10 l0.
nnlte a Mce little fortune. ut r.ot ex
orbitant, considering the annuul rof
lis derived from the rant.
Will liCafe Fort Moultrie.
Washington. Oct I. The thirty
sixth company, coast artillery corps,
will be relieved from duty at Fort
Moultrie. 8. C, and 'will proceed
eviut November 18 to Fort Dupont,
11,
Abraham Munn Is Dead at tl.
Louisville, Ky.. Oct 19. Abraham
Vunn. a retired manufacturer and
Philanthropist, died yesterday, agedj
T TO
LE
Rumor, Flying About Town Today, At
tributed Such Intention to Hon.
Richmond Pearson.
MR. PEARSON IS BACK
FROM WESTERN COUNTIES
Mr. jAtfsan Camixil on tin- Trail Until
il liecanic IjOKt In (-nthum's
Idiurcl Labyrinths.
The attention of politicians was to
day attracted by some current events,
which will doubtless be considered
noteworthy. The Hon. Itiehmond
Pearson was seen on the streets dur
ing the forenoon, a circumstance
which In Itself was considered enough
to stimulate discussion among those
who are concerned with political af
fairs. .
Mr. Pearson, It will be recalled, has
Just made a swing around the circle
of the western counties, and there Is
the certainty that he has taken occa
slon, while renewing old acquaint
anees, , and looking upon old scenes.
to feel the republican pulse. W. K.
Logan, who keeps an eye single to
Mr. Grant's political interests, camped
upon the Pearson 'trail, until the way
became rocky and the timbers tall,
away back toward the Smoky range.
and here the trail was lost, nnd he
returned to rescue his vigil in sur
roundlngs less rugged.
On to Hciulorsonllk'.
All these things were discussed with
Interest, of course, but they did not
challenge the attention like the re
port, attributed to one of Mr.. Pear
son's friend today, that that gentle
man would now turn his face toward
tho south; that it was his definite, In
tention, In point of faict, to go right
to Hendersonville, where the congress
man from this district mainly moves
and has his being. At that point
Grant lieutenants will not feel the
necessity of taking disngreenble rail
road Journeys, becauso Mr. Pearson's
every movement will be under Mr.
Grant's personal and watchful eye.
Developments at Hendersonville,
should Mr. Pearson 'really Invade
those precincts, will be watched by
those Interested in the congressional
situation, with the sterotyped bated
breath.
A timbering on the Curb.
A first-hand fuct, that the Gazette-
News will vouch for, If necessary, Is
that ' the following quartet were as
sembled today upon the curb In
front of the Hotel Berkeley, viz:
Richmond Pearson, John O. Grant,
Thomas Settle anil W. K. Logan; so,
so far as seeing Mr. Grant in person
is concerned. It was not essential that
Mr. Pearson should go to Henderson
ville. The four stood In earnest converse,
end the suggestion was not unlike
that of the preliminary whisperings
of a close-harmony quartet, ahout to
let float upon the air the opening
strains of somo delicious harlier-shop
melody, as for Instance. "My Creole
Su-u-u-ue;" or "Comrades. Co-n-om-rades.
Ever Since We Were Doys."
'FRISCO IS REJOICING
IT
Carnival Week, Ostensibly in Honor of
De Portela, Really Celebrates
Rebuilding.
San Francisco, Oct. 19. Rejoicing
over her rehabltatlon after the almost
complete destruction by earthquake
and lire, San, Francisco Is , making
merry today with guests summoned
from all the world to participate In
the festivities of caidlns.1 week, os
tensibly to commemorate the discov
ery of Han Francisco bay by Don Cas
par de I'ortela.
The celebration In reality Is more
In honor of those who have rebuilt a
great city on the ruins of old.
PROMINENT BALTIMOREAN
SHOOTS AND KILLS HIMSELF
We, 1vWi to !'." AU-
rw i. Henry A.
Wrolh! ".ary- of .
hZo-U while lying abed at hi. home
at Van Bibber. Md.. yesierua,. "-"
. nit of the wound.
ssnii'-";'.. !..
Wroth U known i
....... , i Mroide persons! flnan-
VOIVtfU III i;iii'-- ' ,n
clal trouble, and "l. to atb md to
his business Interests during the sum
mer. .... ... .J -
HIGH
HENDERSONVIL
Perspective of
Which Is
Board of Trustees at Recent Meeting
Decided Upon Plans and Will at
Once Advertise For Bids.
P.vthlans. not only In Ashevllle but
throughout western North Carolina
In fact all over the state will be In
terested In the announcement that the
board of trustees of the Prfhlan Or
phans' home to be erected at Clayton,
Johnston county, have deicidcd upon
pluns for the construction of the nec
essary, buildings; that, further, the
trustees have planned years in ad
vance and that In adopting the plans
of Hook A Rogers, architects of Char
lotte, they are paving tho way for a
group of 'buildings that will reflect
credit not only upon the great order of
Knights of Pythias but upon the com
monwealth or the state of North Caro
lina. In the group of buildings shown
herewith the structure to the right Is
th one adopted to be first erected.
The normal capacity of the build
ing Is a comfortable home for thirty-
seven orphans. Nothing In left out of
the Interior that conduces to comfort.
Laundry, furnace, storage department.
closets, luvoratorh'S. assembly or
school room, coiJrldiuH dormitories
with nmple cubit feel of air, Infirmary,
reception room offices, fire escapes,
waterworks, culinary department with
health-giving illumination nnd venti
lation throughout. It Is to be built of
first-class red brick and mortar, with
stone trimmings and of first-class ma
terial In every part nnd the best work
manship. Advertisement has been ordered for
IE
E
I. Eads How, Who Used to Use Around
Asheville, Warmly Greeted by
Eellow "Boes."
Kver know J. F.ada How, the "mil
lionaire hobo?" He Is a slim, smallish
man, with an Incomplete expression,
nn Intellectual forehead, and a some
what nervous, manner, llo used to
drop Into this oliloe nnd write, in n
beautiful, conperrplute hand, cunimun-
leallons mi various local subjects of a
sociological nnture. J. Knds has just
returned from a trip to Europe, and
tho New York Word tells of his re
ception by bis brothers In New York:
The men who proudly call them
selves the "hoboes of New York" were
nt their headquarters at No. 33 flow
cry yesterday afternoon, wondering
whnt bad become of their chieftain. J.
Knds How, known as the "millionaire
hobo," when the door opened and
there stood the Very man they so de
sired to see.
There was n rush of feet nnd the
"millionaire hobo" found himself sur
ruonded by his admiring fellows, who
gave him a most hearty welcome.
How. who had been traveling
through Europe and who looked the
picture of health, was told by his fol
lowers that he had come back none
too soon, as a most cheerless and
dreary winter awaited them, according
to present Indications.
"Cheer up, boys." replied Hiiw,
pleasantly. "It Isn't as bad as all that
You won't have to eat snowballs this
year, but you'll get the real stuff. The
question of the unemployed Is soon to
be sols'ed."
How was escorted triumphantly to
the platform, from which he discussed
the problem of the employed.
"While Bam Oompers," he said, "In
vestigated labor conditions abroad, 1
went Into tho slums to ascertain what
brought the people Into this condition.
The unemployed question Is as seri
ous abroad as It Is lr this country.
nnd In consequence an international
congress has been arranged to take
nlace in Chicago next January.
"The unemployed convention win
be attended by delegntes from all
over F.urope, and the question will
then be solved.
"In mv opinion the only way to
bring this about Is to Interest the
ivnltbv men and women or an coun
tries to give nld to the unemployed by
nrovldlna employment. All they want
Is wotk. dive them work and they
eeime to be hoboes."
Among those present nt yesteruay s
gathering was Alice Jvcs, formerly
necretnry to Lady Cook; Julia Beeson,
a writer of short stories, snd Mme. I
Vlestrn, all of whom are Interested In
nrohb m of the unemployed,
Miss Ives said that legislation was
n,.eiuirv to bring rellet to me un
emploved, declaring that It was thtf
duty of the government to provide
.rb Mme. La Vlestra declared that
influential womrn of the country
.hnuiH ulve aid to the cause.
Before the meeting adjourned reso
lutions were adopted condemning the
Hnnninh military authorities for the
killing of Prof. Ferrer, and adding:
"W lll take up his work and con
tinue It until It Is successfully aceom
pllshed."
1
TUB WEATHER.
Forecast until i p. m. Wednesday
for Ashevllle and vicinity: Partly
cloudv weather, with possibly showers
late tonight or Wednesday,
aged IS year ,
Ijombroao Is Dead.
Turin. Oct 19. Caesar Lomhroso
the noted Italian alienist, died today,
HOBO
BACK FROM EUROP
the Pythian Orphanage,
To Be Erected at Clayton
mm
it I,
bidders that the Work of erection may
not be delayed noedlcsHly by those to
whom the contract shall lie awarded.
The work of construction Is to be un
der the supervision of the architects.
"Tho board of trustees," says Hev.
D. It. Ijiw, D. D.. In the Carolina
Pythiun, "has closed n trade for sixty
acres of additional hind, a tract which
lies adjacent to the forty acres donat
ed for the home. It was purchased at
$i0 nn acre. The deeds to both tracts
will he completed as soon ns abstracts,
title, and surveys, aiul plots, and deeds
can he obtained. The home will have
for Its comfort, support, and educa
tional uplift a farm of line In ml and
also a linn pasture. The revenue from
the varied crops that may be grown
under good agricultural mamiKemcm
should he a source of n v. line to meet
current expenses.
"It hns entered Int.. the pulley of
the trustees to plan for the future In
every detail and therefor,. ,,t ny is
a line farm provided, hoimht at u bar-
McKowen, of
Avrcsted; JSdurdcv Char as
rstvw w
Jackson, (la., Oct. m. r. a. (1.
.McKowen. a leading physician of this
place, is In jail on the charge of hav
ing murdered H. A. Judson of New
Orleans, an inmate of the stale asy
lum for the Insane here. Judson's
body was found In n lonely spot near
Wakclicld, Ui. He had been strangled
to death. f
The Insane ninn hart been allowed
io leave ine asylum the prcccediiig
day in company with nn assistant
United Textile Workers
Plan toExtend Membership
Washington. Oct. 19, Kxpcctiug
to form an eltirient plan for the ex
tension of its iiii'mbershlp and inllii-
nco umong textile workers. eMpeelal-
ly In Canada, in the south, end In
Pennsylvania, railed Textile Work
ers of America have' met here In an
nual convention. There were pres
ent about forty delegates, represent
ing 10.0110 organized workers. The
entire body of such employes num
The Arkansas
Does not Affect Railroads
Hot Springs. Ark. 19. That the
the most drastic of any state leglslu -
STAY OF PROCEEDINGS
IN RE CAPLDJUI. CARTER
Order of Supreme Court as to Applies-
tion for Further Counsel Fee
Allowance.
Washington, Oct. 19. The Supreme
court of the I'ulted States hus Issued
an order staying proceedings In the
United Btates Circuit court for the
northern district of Illinois In the
matter of the application of Captain
Oberlln M. Curter for allowance of
further counsel fees In the govern
ment's suit against him for restora
tion of funds alleged to havebeen pro
cured by him through defalcation.
INTERN ATION A Ii CKNTKN NI A L
CONCM'IHNO DAY'S SESSION
IMHriplm of C'lu-lst Ve! That Ureal
Uood for Churches all Over the
Country Will Follow.
Pittsburg, Oct. 19. The concluding
day's session of International centen
niul and convention of the Disciples
of Christ (Christian church) Is being
held today. The evangelistic work o(
the church was discussed.
Tonight the' convention ends with
street meetings by volunteer evange
lists and singers. Among the 40,000
delegates 'It Is the belief that great
good to Christian churches all over
the country will follow. Tho proceed
ings developed a number of note
worthy achievements. '
f .''.(,. i
' fcii ' 'Ti nsW i1 -Ayr -fwuiw a
JLWihip mi i tm
gain, hut this first building Is to In
reared not only attractive In appear
ance but what Is more important, sub
stantial In structure and at all points
In anticipation of future needs.
"It Is probable that the funds for
furnishing and equipping the building
will he lacking despite all the economy
we can exercise after erecting so Im
posing and substantial a house as we
conclude a wise pulley e-ills for.
"We are anticipating that many oi
our lodges will follow the example of
tho':e Indues which have nlieady voted
to furnish rooms. In this way we may
"lit up every room at an early ilal
or housekeeping In a way that would
not he felt by a number of our lodges
and our fund at the same lime would
suffer less further depletion. We sug
gest that lodges furnishing rooms
could have their names placed by a
metal plate on the doois of the rooms
th-y semally furnish and tln.se rooms
henceforward be Known us their
rooms in th's way."
Jackson, Ga.,
supervisor, Judson was seen with Dr.
Mi'Kowcn later.
Dr. McKowen Is under federal
indictment on I lie clmi'Kc of niallinit
objectionable letters to prominent
men and women. For the past the
years postal authorities have been
puzzled by the repeated inaillnif of
these letters, and it was not until a
few months ago that secret service I
men discovered the evidence that Is
said to have pointed to Dr. Me-,
Kowen
bers about "nn, 000 In
States.
the
Tailed
The convention was not called to
order until the arrival of President
t lumpers of the Federation of Ijilior.
.Mr. liompers spoke upon the necessl-
ly of the members of organised labor I
lo provide all forms of Insurance for
tlicmsclvcM Instead of paying their
money Into the coffers of the great
insurance corporations of the coun
try.
Trust Law
I Hon, does not
ply to railroads In
Intra-state rates,
was held by Judge llnery Evans In
1 1'nlled Stales Circuit court here.
QTIRTq IN THFTRnPinR
u I Milium i iihj iiwi ivv i
This One Is Meteorological and May
Come This Way Is Movinj
Westward Now.
Washington, Oct. 19. Another
tropical disturbance, whose presence
nrsi wa. uiscovcre.. ou,u,uuy . ....
the land of Dominica, In the West In-
dies. Is being watched, closely by the
weather bureau and their reports to -
.i., in.!.i. thnt th .mrm l. H.i.mr.
..,n.i,,i ...nthw.-. nf .inmiiieH
movimr westward towards Yucatan.
i. i.. ... n ......ii... A..,i,,i,i
Prof Harriot, whether the'storm will
veer to the northwestward and strlk
the coast of the Oulf of Mexico, as
these storms frequently do.
Maryland's Holiday.
Baltimore, Oct. 19. Maryland kept
her annual holiday today In celebra
tlon of the burning of the tea-laden
brig, Peggy Stewart, one of the stir
ring events that Immediately preceded
the outbreak of the American revolu
tion.
Opens Iu-anHi In Hankow.
Peking, Oct 19. The International
Banking corporation, an American
concern, opened a branrh at Hankow
today. In an attempt to develop Amer -
lean trade In the far east. This Is the!
eighteenth branrh abroad of the NewlOeorga W. Stevens. Frank Trumbull,
York concern.
AMERICAN VICTORY
ON YORKTOWN BATTLE GROUND,
CELEBRATED TODAY
FABS
1
IS IN CONVENTION
Trying to Formulate Plan to Put Tobac
co Growers on Independ
ent Basis.
GROWERS, AND NOT THE TRUST,
OUGHT TO FIX THE PRICES
Committee- on Ways and Means Ap
pointed to ltc oiiiincud a I'lau
of l'rx mtlurc.
Danville, Va.. Oct. 1 With dele
gates hi attendance from Virginia,
North t'urollna and Kentucky, an In
terstate meeting of the banner's Kdu-
'"' N-peratlv "'.ion of
uiiri ii ii, Minn il iit, lilt- i' ill oiei n uil-
Ion. convened here today. The meet
ing was called to order by II. P. Kales
of Lynchburg. Dr. II. O. Alexander,
president of the North Carolina un
ion, was nnide chairman. Several ad
dresses were made this morning,
when the speakers ui'Kcd upon the to
bucco growers to organize ami tlx a
rice for their product, Instead of let-
telng the "truat" name lis own price.
I'he prime object of the gathering
here is to formulate some plan
whereby tohncco growers can be put
in a more Independent basis and si
wv'""n
npiM.int. il to submit a report recom
tni'iiiliiiK a plan of proceedure.
AND BLACK CASE
Synod of New York Will This Week!
Consider Protest Against Black's
Ordination.
Johnstown, N. J., Oct. la. One of
the sharpest thcoloKlcal contro ersles
since the trial of the Itev. Dr. Charles
A lu'igK of t'nlon seminary, on
barges of heresy will come to n head
ul ,,. i,m,l meeting of the New
York Presbyterian synod, which con
vened here today for a three days'
session. The synod will he called up
on to consider the protest made by
rtaln ministers of the New York
Presbytery against the tatter's action
in allowing the Itev. Archibald A
Itlack to become a minister.
Mr. Itlack was one of three cnndl
dales for the pulpit, who upon exnml
nation refused to subscribe to certain
orthodox views expressed on cardinal
Scriptural doctrines, such as the story
of the Harden of Eden, the Immacii
late Conception and the miracles.
The outcome of the protest, should It
I be upheld by the Synod, may tie a de-
cIhIoii prohibiting the rrestiytery
I from licensing any more graduates
from I'tiion Theological seminary
from which Mr. Itlack and tne other
candidates accused of heterodoxy,
came up for examination.
nrnniin ninnn ni inrn
blhUHb bUAHU )WU
Carteret Sheriff Fears an Attempt to
Liberate Men Accused of New
berry Murder.
n,,auforti N. C.. Oct. 19. Fearing
Ritemiit miuht be made to liberate
I John and Frank Sanders, now con
1 lined in Carlaret county prison, charg
ed with the murder of H. SS. New
berry, mayor of Newport. N. C
Hherlff Hancock tjjday placed strong
I guard around the Jail
County Sollottor Aberney Is gather
,nK evidence.
COAL ROADS TAKEN OVER
BY CHESAPEAKE & OHIO
I Purcluise Vcrllled by RtnrklmldW. of
Tlireo Slairt lAm
Ilif-tors
Elected
nichmond, Oct 19. The stock
holders or Chesapeake Ohio have
verified the purchase of three short
railroads operating In the Virginia
and West Virginia coal nelds. . The
I following directors were elected: d.
catur Axtell, James H. Dootey, Ed
lwln Hawley, Henry Huntington. Fred
crick W. Bcott. Thomas P. Bhonts
I Frank A. Vanderllp. ,
SEMINAR
The Exercises Were Opened
With the Marking of Fifteen
Histories Spots Attend
ance Was Small.
WASHINGTON SAW
FAR INTO FUTURE
Father of His Country Was Earnest Ao
vocate of Good Roads and Im
proved Waterways.
Yorktown, Vn., Oct 19. On the
historic ground where Brittaln's rule
over what la now part of the United
States was terminated on this date.
lL'S years ago. patriotic Americans
gathered today and celebrnted that
famous surrender of Cornwallls,
which put an end to the Revolution
ary war. The exercises were under
the auspices of the Descendants of
the Signers of the Declaration ht In
defendence, the Yorktown historical
society and tho citizens of York
:tounty.
The inaccessibility of Yorktown,
more than tho lack of Interest in the
event, made the attendance compar
atively small. Exercises opened with
the marking of IS historic spots, In
cluding the first custom house In
the 1'nlted States, the old Grace
Episcopal church, the grave of Nel
son, and the Itrltlsh fortifications and
redoubts captured by Washington's
forces.
The pnrnde of school children, ter- ,
minuting In the strewing of flowers
on the graves of soldiers who fell,
was a feature.
Declaring that while with
good roads and Improved wa
terways In the United States
the revolutionary war could not
have lasted eluht years, J. Hamp
ton Moore of Philadelphia, president
of the Atlantic Deepor Water
ways association In his address
hero today showed that General
Washington had Insisted that free
and easy commercial intercourse. be
tween the Athintlc seaboard and "the
mazing territory to the westward of
was "the best If not the only
reinent" that could bind the colonial
states upon a permanent basis. Wash
ington and his compatriots, he point-
I out, counted upon International
trade to assist in building up the
lonles nnd to populate and develop
the vast country over which the grasp
f England had been released.
"Modern advocates of Improved
.nils and water courses." said Mr.
Moore, "can In no wise claim priority
as promoters of what we believe to-
lay to be essential aid to our coun-
try'c progress.
Washington Was Keenly Interested.
"Through numerous other letters
nd papers Washington's keen Inter-
st In this form of national develop
ment may be readily traced." con-'
tinned Mr. Moore. "He had person-
lly Inspected much of the country to
hich he referred. He was skeptical
owing to the Spanish possession, of a
evelopmetit of the Mississippi, lest It
might Involve some disagreeable con
Hcnuencca to the trade and Interests
f the Atlantic seaboard states, but
he was ever and always thinking of
hot Intercommunication as between
he Atlantic seaboard and the west.
which the rivers alone were able to
fTord. He had the desire that many
rivers coursing through Virginia
mlKht be connected up With other
Ivera from the west In order that th
redacts of the settlers might ba
ren.lily brought to market, but his in-
liilries and suggestions were as com
prehensive with regard to the opening
ip of the Great Ijikes to the Atlantic
and all other sections along the coast
ns they were to his native state.
Not a New Problem.
This Important ppoblem, therefore,
revived In tho public mind as It re
cently has been by the creation of
many asm hit Ions and by a growing
Interest In congress and amongst the
state legislatures, Is not new. Why
then, after the lapse of more than a
hundred years, ere the minds of the
people again turned to the problems
which confronted their forefathers?
fhe answer Is clear. Our ancestors.
charged with the perilous task of or
ganizing a country which had been
woefully retarded by an eight years'
war, were compelled to depend upon
the river or the canal or the lumber
ing roach for the transportation of
themselves and their commodities.
They never knew of the railroad and
Its manifold advantages, nor had the
steamboat yet come to aid the ship
per or the merchant" ,
Citing the wonderful railroad de
velopment In the United Btates as a
reason for temporarily detracting
from the usefulness of th water
courses and diverting the attention of
the pople from them, Mr. Moor In
sisted that today theri la an awaken
ing not only along the Atlantic coast
hut along the "Father of the Waters"
and on the Pacific slope In behalf of
the same doctrine In which washing
ton and our forefathers believed.
"It Is." he said, "the cry of com
merce and labor, of capital and Indus
try, demanding again that the water
ways of the United Btates, Its harbors
nd approaches, be developed now,
even as Washington and his compeers
hoped for their development. It Is
not that tha railroad Is falling to give
the best It can afford; It Is not that
marvelous benefit!, uniting states end
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