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TRERSONAL AND LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Items Pertaining to the Town in General and
Prepared for the Readers By
Our Busy Staff.
Miss Mary Geiger, spent Saturday
"last in Cumberland, Md.
Miss Annie Murray, of Garrett, was
2 Saturday visitor in town with friends
Misses Sara and Margaret Hartle,
were Friday visitors in Cumberland.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brieg spent
Sunday with relatives at Confluence.
Mr. John Stacer spent a. few days
” last week with relatives in Pittsburgh
Forget some other things but re-
member the Meyersdale fair next
week.
Misses Emma and Minnie Siehl are
spending the week with relatives ab
Somerset.
George Stacer and his sister Miss
Annie spent Sunday with relatives ab
Salisbury.
William Blake, of Fittsburgh, was
a Monday visitor here with relatives
and friends. :
Misses Nelle and Edna Deeter, of
Berlin, were Sunday visitors in town
with friends. :
Mr. and Mrs. Jobn Hittie, of Mance,
spent Saturday here at the home of
Mr. Wm. Hittie.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bolden, of near
Finzel, Md , were town visitors with
friends on*Monday.
Mrs. W. H. Rutter, and daughter
Nelle are spending the week with rel-
atives at Somerset.
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Crowe, and
daughter Dorothy visited friends in
Berlin, on Sunday.
Mrs. Alice Leckemby attended a
Spirella corset training school held in
Pittsburg last week, iy
Miss Tina Collins left Sunday for a
visit with relatiyes at Greensburg,
Averlton and’ Pittse, argh.
Miss Mary Mazer, of Wittemburg,
visited friends in town for several
days during the past week.
Buy your tickets for the fair at the
Slicer hotel and save yourself trouble
and assist the management.
Miss Sanna Ebbecks, left on. Moa-
a0 PE
| Miss Margaret ©. Wilson, and brother
James are spending the week with
relatives at Midland and Cumberland.
Miss Dorothy, daughter of Mr. aad
Mrs. Daniel Shultz, has left for Cleve-
' land, O., where she will attend school.
Mrs. John Bane of Johrstown, spent
several days of last week here with
her mother, Mrs. Margaret Dunne, of
High street.
Miss Lottie Forney, returned to
Meyersdale on Saturday after spend-
ing the past two weeks with her pa-
rents at Berlin.
Levi J. Joder, acitizen of Brothers-
valley township, and a veteran of the
Civil War, was a business visitor to
town on Monday.
Miss Edith Tressler returned to her
- home in Johnstown after spending a
week here and at Glencoe, with rel-
ates and friends.
Charles Sanders, left here Tuesday
morning for Beavertown, Pa., where
he was called to the bedside of his
father who is very ill.
Misses Blanche and Louise Wolf,
of Keyser, W. Va., were guests of
their friend, Miss Katharine Meyers,
several days last week.
Miss Bess Hady, returned home on
Sunday from Cumberland, Md.,
where she had been spending a few
days with relatives and friends.
Mrs. OC. F. Redman and ckildren of
Youngstown, O., left on Sunday for
their home, after visiting with their
relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Casper Deist.
John 8. Weakland, of Obarles-
ton, W. Va., is spending a few weeks
here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
L. W. Weakland, of Meyers ayenue.
Miss Maggie Baer, returned home
Sunday evening from a visit with
her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Peerless, in Pittsburgh.
Miss Lillian Baer, who for the past
two weeks’ had been visiting in New
York, Atlantic City and Philadelphia
returned home on Sunday evening on
No. 5.
Miss Leila East, who had been a
guest for two weeks with her uncle
and aunt.;Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Shultz,
has returned to her home at Friends-
ville, Md.
Josep@ Dixon, of Connellsville, was
yisitin | ab the home of his brother
and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Dixon, § Grant street, seyeral days
this we
E. R. rice, who spent a week here
with hisfmother, Mrs. Grace Price,
left Mofday for Van Lear, Ky.,
where he(is employed with the Con-
solidation Coal company.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coleman, of
Akron, Ohio, spent the past week
here at the home of the former’s
grandfather, Mr. Wm. Hittie, of Cen-
tre gtreet.
Masters Edward Leonard and Her-
bert Leckemby spent last week in
Connellsville, as guests of the latter’s
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
Leckemby.
Misses Emma Liberty, and Gertrude
Blair of Garrett, spent Thursday ot
last week here with the former’s
cousin’s Ellen and Ada Darrah, of
Lincoln avenue.
‘Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Lenty of Cleve-
land, following a visit of several days
at the home of the parents of the lat-
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Shultz, have
returned home.
Mrs. Ida Sturtz, of Scottdale, vis-
ited her mother, Mrs. Hosselrode,
and her sister, Mrs, H. J. Wilmoth,
of the South Side, during the early
part of the week.
Mrs. Martha Harley, who had been
visiting relatives in Berkley Springs,
W. Va., arrived here Saturday to
spend a week before returning to ber
home in Vandergrift.
Mrs. J. F. Reich, and Mrs. John
Lindeman are spending a week visit-
ing relatives and friends in Altoona
and Johnstown. They expect to re-
turn home on Saturday.
Misses Ella and Sanna Ebbecka,
and Louise Floto of this place and
Harry Hammond, of Pittsburgh,spent
Saturday at Hagerstown and Pen
Mar, taking in the sights.
A son was recently born to Rev.
and Mrs. D. W. Long of Summit town-
ship. This was the first visit of the
stork to the Long family. Mrs. Long
was formerly Miss Suie Gnagey.
‘Miss Reba Leonard, who had be n
spending several weeks here with
her aunt, Mrs. Wm. McOume, of Cen-
tre street, returned to her home in
Uniontown, Saturday afternoon.
‘Mrs. Rebecca Matthews, son Eugene
‘and daughter Pauline of Corrigans-
‘ville, visited their relatives, Mr. and
‘| Mrs. Demetrius Bisel,of Cherry street,
from Friday until Monday evening.
‘Mrs. John Deaner of New Buéna- |
| vista, Bedford county, stopped off on
her way home from Johnstown, to
consult and receive treatment from
one of our town physicians, on Mon-
day.
Rev. A. M. Schaffner and family
were guests for Sunday dinner at the |
home of Mr. Samuel Hoffmyer on
Keystone street, previous to the de-
parture of the family from Moyers-
dale.
Mrs. J. W. Walsh, of Cumberland,
Md., was a Saturday visitor here
with relatiyes. She was accompanied
home by her sister, Miss Kate Coule-
han, who remained there for a few
days.
A little son, the second in the home,
was born on Augnst 26th, to Dr. and
Mrs. D. O. Keller, of Cuyahoga Falls,
Ohio. Mrs Keller is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Rutter of this
place.
Mr. and Mrs. John Weber, and son
Charles returned to their home at
Latrobe, Friday last, after spending
seyeral weeks here with the former's
mother, Mrs. Lizzie Weber, of High
street.
James Price, of Uniontown, spent
Sunday here with his wife, who has
been here for several weeks visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B.
Cook, and Mr. Prices’s mother, Mrs.
Grace Price.
‘“‘Comrade’ Nicholas Deitle of
Greenville township, attended the G.
A. R. picnicon last Thvrsday and was
in town again on Saturday. He is
one of the well known residents of
that township.
Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Hammond, of
Pittsburgh, wers guests at thé home
of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. O. E. Klingensmith, of
Beachley street, South Side, several
days this week,
Miss Jessica Reed, who had been
spending the past three weeks here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O.
Reed, of Meyers avenue, left on Fri-
day last for New York, where she is
employed as a teacher.
Mrs. A. T. Stratton, has gone to
Charleroi, Pa., where she joined her
husband who has been located there
for several months. In all probability
they will take up their permanent
residence in Charleroi.
Mrs. Ralph Quillman, and little
daughter who had been here for some
time at the home of her mother, Mrs.
H. J. Wilmoth, at ‘‘Hill Orest” left
Wednesday on No. 6, for her home
in Norristown, Pa. Her mother and
sister Gretchen accompanied her as
far as Cumberland, who returned
home the same evening.
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Had more news this week than we
could set up. It will appear in oir
next issue.
Cyrus M. Beachy, wife, and dauogh-
ter and their niece, following a visit
with Somerset county relatives, left
on Wednesday evening for their home
at Wichita, Kans.
Mrs. M. A. Ruiter has been spend-
ing the past two weeks with her
daughters, Mrs. C. T. Martin, at Wil-
liamsport, and Mrs. Dr. Carl Dinger,
at Phillipsburg. Mrs. Rutter is ex-
pected home this week.
Misses Marga-et Dia, and Irene
Appel, left Wednesday morning for
Cincinnati, Onio, after spending the
past three weeks here at the home
of the former’s parents. Mr. and Mrs.
C. H. Dia, of Main street.
Dr. J. W. Wenzel of Donegal, was
in town on Monday locking up a
home. If he can suit himself he will
locate here. He wishes to get where
there are good schools. He can’t
miss it if he locates here.
Miss Carrie Tressler, who had been
spending the smumer here with her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Shumaker, of Lincoln
avenue, returned to her home at
Glencoe, Saturday evening.
W. H. Hay, the South Side Justice
of the Peace, is confined to his house
much of the time by that troublesome
and distressing complaint, asthma.
May he soon shake it off is the wish
and hope of his many friends.
Miss Pauline Groff, wuo had been
spending the summer vacation here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
B. Groff, on Lincoln ayenue, lett Mon-
day morning to take up her studies
again at the California State Normal
school.
Jacob Shoemaker, a veteran of the
Civil War, was a visitor to town on
Friday last. Mr. Shoemaker is a
cripple for life from injuries received
in a railroad collision while being
transported from one point to another
during the war. §
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Payne, and
daughters Misses Elizabeth, Edna and
Mildred and their son in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. O. O Cook,
and daughter Mary Elizabeth,of Ber-
lin, visited relatives at Luray Cav-
ern, Va., a few days thi. week.
Mr. and Mrs.
this week, entertaining Rev. Fath-
er Riley of 8t. Charles college.
Little of Cumberland. They are col-
lege friends of Edward J. Foley, and
all will return fo St. Oharles next
week.
‘Mrs. Wilbur Derry, Mr. and Mrs,
| Leo. Derry, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Derry, Miss Corine Derry of Salis-
bury, and Miss Myrtie Derry of Wash-
ington, D. C., were guests at the
{home of Mr. and Mrs. M, J. Liyen-
good, of Broadway street, Sunday
last.
Rev. Father 8imon, of Cumberland,
Md., conducted the regular Sunday
services in SS. Philip and James
Catholic church, while the pastor,
Rey. Father J. J. Brady, wasat Av-
ilton, Md., assisting in the services
of the blessing of the bell of St.
Anns’ church. :
Miss Ida Dia, left Wednesday on
No. 6, for Tuckerton; N. J., where
she will teach in the High school the
coming term. Her sister, Miss Olivia
went with her as far as Philadelphia.
She will also visit in Washington, D
O., and Baltimore, Md., before re-
taraing home.
Mr. and Mrs. William Lotkomby;
who lived here some years ago, but
now reside at New Brighton, arrived
here Wednesday evening to remain
until after the Fair, with their daugh-
ter-in law, Mrs. Herbert Leckemby,
and their son James Leckemby and
family, of the Scuth Side.
Rev. H. L, Goughnour, who has
been the popular pastor of the Breth-
ren church, left on Tuesday to attend
the General Conference of that deno-
mination being held at Winona Lake,
Ind. Rev. Goughnour expects to ar-
rive home on train No. 6 Sunday
morning, and will fill his appoint-
-ments in the afternoon.
: The Meyersdale and Elk Lick Camp
Ne. 213 United Sportsmen of Pennsyl-
vania, hearing that Tub Mill run,
above West Salisbury was being pol-
luted by the leaving of green saw logs
lying in that stream, on Friday of last
week sent Harvey E. Bittner and T.
W. Gurley as a committee to investi-
gate the conditions. They fulfilled
their mission and report that there
was an active willingness on the part
of the one who thoughtlessly disobey -
ed the law to right the same.
Rev. A. M. Schaffner, the recent
proprietor of the Gommercial, and
Mrs. Schaffner together with sons,
Walter and Henry, on Tuesday after-
noon left for Johnstown, where they
will change cars for Oatawissa, going
thither by way of Harrisburg and
Sunbnry. They will visit for a fort
night at Mrs. Schaffner’s home in
Catawissa, and where Mr. Schaffner
seryed as pastor of the Reformed
church for seven years. About the
middle of the present month Rev.
Schaffner will begin the work of his
new pastorate at Orangeyille, Colum-
bia county.
Michael Foley, are].
at Baltimore, Md., and Mr. Frank;
Joseph Garletz, of Salisbury, aged
about sixty years died last eyenint.
Mr. and Mrs. John Crowe, of near
Frostburg, Md., were Saturday yisi-
tors in town.
Mrs. D. P. Ford, of Orleans Cross
Roads, W. Va., was a business visitor
here Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Olymer, of
Philadelphia, are guests of Mrs. E.
F. Hemminger, on Main street.
Hear Pinchot, Lewis and others
speak from steps of the Colonial Ho-
tel on next Tuesday 12:45 p. m.
Mrs. M. L. Suder, of Cleveland, O.,
is the guest of her deceased husband’s
brother, J. N. Suder, of Summit town-
ship.
Miss Jessie McKinley on Wednes-
day eyening was elected a teacher in
the primary -grades of the local
schools. There is one position yet to
be filled.
Zion Evangelical Lutheran church
services for next Sunday will be at
10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday
school and Brotherhood at 9:30 a. m.
Everybody gordially invited to these
services.
Misses Lutie and Myrtle Tressler,
arrived home Tuesday evening with
a full line of Fall Millinery, and will
have their first showing of Fall hats,
the week of September 8th to 12th.
Opening Announcement later. :
Oscar Gurley, a few days ago en
route to Cumberland, Md., to bring
home Mrs. Gurley, who had been vis-
iting for two weeks with relatives,
in his an‘o in rounding a curye at
some speed landed with the machine
in a ditch, fortunately with no serious
results.
Somerset County Veterans will hold
their anuual reunion at Rockwood,
Ssptember 12th. The Rockwooo
band and the Suns of Veterans Drum
Corps, of somerset, will furnish the
rhonsic. Two games of base ball are
scheduled. Free meals will be served
to veterans.
A very delightful party was given
by Mrs. Ida Staub at her home on
Main street, last Thursday evening
i1 honor of Miss Nell Baer, of Youngs-
t wn, Ohio, who was her guest and
her 1isce, Miss Pauline Groff, of this
place. A very pleasant eyening was
spent by all present. :
Attorney Valentine Hay, of Somer-
set and his daughter, Mrs. Leroy Hay
Nutt, and grandson, Robert, Hay
Nutt, of Cleveland, Ohio, Attorney
A. L. G. Hay, and wife and daughter
made a visit to W. H. Hay, Esq.,
of the South 8ide, on Wednesday The
trip was made by automobile.
Mrs. J. L. Burnside, formerly a res-
ident of thts place, but now resides
in Oi , Il, was visiting at the
home of Yor son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rowe, of Beach-
ley street, South Side. She also yis-
ited her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Rowe,
and family at Johnstown and her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Louis 'A. Burnside, at Grove City.
She left Meyersdale on Wednesday
for her home.
BEANS IN THE GOOD
OLD FASHIONED WAY,
The Grand Army picnic at River-
side Park, last. Thursday was well at-
tended and a pronounced success. Not
gnite as many were present as last
‘| year owing to the threatening weath-
er, but the day was fine and there
was much enjoyment to the full.
Owing to some misunderstanding
and mismanagement the special cars
were not put on the electric road and
the crowd was so great that just
about noon the cars were behind time
and many came late, but still in time
for the bean soup and coffee, about
100 gallons of which were used. §
The invocation was made by] Rev.
Kresge, of Meyersdale. The music
was furnished by the Northampton
band and the G. A. R.drum corps.
Fine addresses were made by Revs.
A. M. Schaffner and A. 8. Kresge.
Dr. McKinley, read ‘‘Keenan’s
Charge at the Battle of Chancellors-
ville’’ and by request recited ‘‘No. 4’
The commander took a rising vote as
to the desire for a picnic next year
and every man, woman and child
were all on their feet.
‘Old Glory” was saluted by three
rousing cheers and all went home
happy for having spent a day in the
park with the few remaining yeter-
ans in this section.
NOTICE—BIDS WANTED.
Bids are wanted to lay sidewalk,
either concrete, brick or flag-stone,
on Sherman street, in front of the M.
put down according to the Borough
Ordinance.
Bids also wanted on furnishing 650
to 950 feet of 15-inch tile, to be de-
livered on West Main street.
All bids to be in the hands of the
Secretary of the Council on or before
the 15th day of September, 1914.
By order of the Council.
C. H. Dia, E. J. DickEyY,
President. Secretary.
One full pound can Salmon for 10c
at Bittner’s Grocery. ad
H. Boucher property. Sidewalk tobe
George W. Woodruff, Four years
Assistant Attorney General
t of the United States, Says
Pennsylvanian Saved Mil-
lions for People.
INTERESTS TRIED TO GET HIM
Aroused and Laid Down Plan of
Campaign Whereby Wealth of
Streams and Rivers Could Not Be
Stolen by Great Monopolies.
BY GEORGE W. WOODRUFF
Gifford Pinchot has been a fighter
ever since he entered public life in
1898. His fight has been for conser-
vatian. His opponents have been the
great special interests. His fight has
been for his fellow citizens and pos-
terity.
when: our other great natural re-
sources are safe from sordid attack by
selfish men as he has made the Na-
tional Forests.
But keen as has been the struggle
to protect the National Forests from
destruction and make them useful to
the people, certain phases of Pinchot’s
successful campaign to protect the
public interest in the public water
powers has been still keener. Notable
as was his victory for the people in
national forestry, and powerful as
were the interests he fought, he had
at his back that strong sentiment for
forest conservation which is inborn
In every wholesome heart, for every
true man and every true woman seem
to have known and loved the forests
since the world began; but Pinchot's
fight to conserve the water powers
had at first no such help from public
understanding and enthusiasm behind
it.
It was not until well ‘within the last
decade that the American people
learned the value to human welfare
of hydro-electric power, and that those
who control the sources. of water
power will in the last analysis con-
trol industry, power, light and heat,
and with them control the very life
and liberty of our posterity. It is
only within the last few years that
‘the public, largely through Pinchot’s
efforts, has discovered the central fact
in the whole water power situation at
present to be menopolistic control of
those powers, whether in use or held
out of use for selfish reasons.
Pinchot Uncovered the Monopoiies.
“Ten groups of great power inter-
ests control today sixty-five per cent
of all the developed water power in
the United States,” was the declara-
tion made by Pinchot at the last
meeting of the National Conservation
Congress, held in Washington, Novem-
ber, 1913, the scene of the most signal
of all his victories for the people
against the power interests.
“The amount of concentration of
water -power in the control of these
ten great combinations has doubled
in the last ten years,” Pinchot added;
and he went on in that remarkably
terse and vivid English of which he is
master, to tell the convention in plain
words and plain figures how this con-
trol is increasing about seven times
faster than power development.
During that stormy session, dom-
inated by the power of Pinchot’s
personality, by his sincerity and un-
selfishness of purpose, and by the as-
tounding facts of which he was in
possession, he showed, conclusively
that the very water power men who
have subtly attempted to mislead the
American people by the plausible
claim that all they ask is an oppertu-
nity to put the great undeveloped
water powers to beneficial use, are
actually engaged in a deliberate, skill-
ful and largely successful effort, first
to get title to public water powers
and then to hold them for the most
part undeveloped, in order to main-
tain and strengthen an ever increas-
ing power monopoly.
He Faced the Barons Themselves.
Pinchot well knew that there were
present, as members of the Conserva-
tion Congress, many powerful men,
representatives of great power in-
terests.
The representatives and supporters
of the monopolistic water power in-
terests had secured appointments as
members of the water power conven-
tion and gathered in great force in
Washington, with the hope of prevent-
ing any resolution by the congress
which might contain a recognition of
the existence of a power monopoly, or
point out the need for firm public con-
trol; but not one of these men who
listened with ill concealéd anger and
chagrin to Pinchot’s ringing words,
saw fit to question a single fact or
figure stated by him, simply because
they knew both to be incontrovertible.
The story in detail of how Pinchot
won that great and bitterly contested
fight for the conservation of the water
powers, and of how the Conservation
.Congress declared in a resolution its
solemn judgment that “hereafter no
water power now owned or controlled
by the public should be sold, granted
or given away in perpetuity, or in any
manner removed from the public own-
ership which alone can give the sound
basis of assured and permanent con-
trol in the interest of the people,”
will be fully told later, with the stories
of some other notable struggles led
TELLS OF PINGHOT' |
TO PREVENT TRUSTS FROM
STEALING WATER POWER
But Pinchot Fought Until Public Was
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S FIGHT :
and won by this militant American.
Trusts Worked While People Slept.
Now how did the power interests
acquire this monopolistic control of
the water powers, its knowledge 48
which the public owes to Pinchot
more than to any other man? They
acquired it by the usual methods of
monopoly; by the employment of
combined influence, money, brains and
expert knowledge for excessive pris
vate profit at the expense of the
public welfare.
Long before the American people
were awake to the vast beneficial pos
sibilities of their heritage in the water
powers of navigable streams an
streams within the public domain,
expert power engineers of the gre
electric interests were systematically
and unceasingly locating and getting
title to those power sites all over ths
United States which appeared to oF
fer the best foundation for monopolis
tic control.
In the days of lax public stewar@
ship of public resources, the powes
interests had little difficulty in ae
quiring title to desirable water powers
This fight. will be over onty [PY the use or misuse of lax land
laws administered loosely by subse
y
© HARRIS & EWING WASH
GEORGE W. WOODRUFF
Law Officer’ U. 8. Forest Services.
Four years Assistant Attorney Gen
eral of U. 8. for Interior Depars
ment.
vient or indifferent government off.
cials; or when a more ambitious pieces
of highway robbery was contempiated,
% the power interests, with the con
nivance and active help of their com
gressmen, could. generally get wha
they wanted by special legislation
adroitly drawn to conceal the fadt
that it transferred, for all time an@é
without remuneration, invaluable pub
lic property into unregulated private
hands.
Thus it came that when Pinchot be
gan, more than a decade ago, him
fight for the conservation of publia
water powers, he had at first vem -
little popular support; for it was only
as there came to be full public undes
standing of how intimately the publis.
welfare depends on keeping the water
powers in public control, that the
great wisdom of Pinchot’s viewpoimt
in this whole question received gem
eral recognition and support.
Pinchot Was People’s Bulwark.
Pinchot’s
water power conservation has beer
along two main lines: First, preven
tion of monopolistic control; second,
the establishment for the use of the
vast water powers in our Nationdl
Forests, an active and practical policp
and plan for the prompt and orderly
development of public water powers,
with fairness both to the power ime
terests and to the people, with gene
erous inducement to business develops
ment, and protection against the evi
effects of monopoly. i
As a member and as the prime mow
ing spirit of the Inland Waterways
Commission, appointed by Presider
Roosevelt, Pinchot inaugurated hia
campaign against the monopolistin
power interests. The report of thim
commission made on February 3, 1908, |
was transmitted by President Roose
velt in a special message to Congress,
in which he commended the repo
and stated that “There is no monopoly |
which threatens such intolerable ine!
terference with the daily life of tha
people, as the consolidation of compa
nies controlling water power.”
Within a year after he laid the
report of the Inland Waterways Com- |
mission before Congress, President
Roosevelt took drastic action in ae:
cordance with the general principles |
laid down in this report, by vetoing '
a bill which would have granted a
permanent, unrestricted right for the
construction of a dam for power de !
velopment across the James river, |
Missouri. 2
Under Roosevelt's successor the
stream of power bills, vicious because
not accompanied by protection of tha'
public interest, began tc find easy
passage, and had it not been for the!
unremitting efforts of Pinchot aa
President of the National Conserva-
tion Associ ation, the public loss im
the Taft ad® istration through fres
and unprotected grants of publi
water powers to great power combin
ations, would have been far larger
still
The Interes's Tried to “Get” Pinchol
mr ery hia
Tait scunded the
‘Wher President
ERE AFI TE TIER Reese
great achievement im