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CHESAPEAKE BAY FORTIFICATION, i
Despite the unfavorable action by the 1
House of Representatives, it seems 1
probable that Congress will, at this ses- 1
sion, make a start toward fortifying the *
entrance to Chesapeake Bay, as one of
the defenses of Washington, Baltimore
and the Hampton Roads cities. The
proposition came before the House appropriations
committee, when it was
considering the fortifications bill, and
was acted upon adversely. The Senate
committee, however, has inserted it as
an amendment to the bill as it passed
the House, and the prediction is made
that the Senate will abide by the action
of the committee and that the House
in the end will accept the Senate 1
amendment. The Senate amendment 1
provides that $150,000 be set aside for
the purchase of 300 acres along the ^
beach at Cape Henry. The erection of 1
suitable fortifications will come later.
All the military experts of the war de- '
partment have reported in favor of this ]
project. It is understood that the work
as the Senate committee has it in con- <
templation will cost about $10,000,000, !
but that sum would be spent, year after
year, until the work could be completed *
and would not he set apart at one !
time. <
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LOUISVILLE'S ARCHITECTURAL
DISPLAY.
Plans for a big architectural exhibition
were formed at a recent meeting <
of thfl T,?1i1kv111p phnntoi- nf 'ho amo^l- f
can Institute of Architects. It was decided
to hold the exhibition and convention
the second week in April. This
will be the first step In an extensive
campaign to secure a civic improvement
for the city that will take care of the
tremendous growth Louisville Is now
experiencing. Lectures will be given
during the exhibition by many of the
leading architects. The Louisville
chapter of the organization Intends to
have several city planning experts here.
Architects the country over have signified
their intention of attending. Many
of the leading mural painters of the
world will be represented. Contractors
and builders will have exhibits.
MISSISSIPPI WILL TAX INCOMES.
Immediately preceeding adjournment
the Legislature of Mississippi Dassed a
bill imposing a tax of 20 cents an acre
on all land holdings over 5,000 acres.
Another bill signed by Gov. Brewer pro.
vides for a graduated tax upon incomes
in excess of $2,500 ranging from
five mills on the dollar on those not
over $5,000 to 20 mills on those of $20,000
and upward. Approximately $7,000,000
was appropriated during this session,
about $600,000 less than the
estimated revenues, and Gov. Brewer is
authorized to negotiate for the deficit If
necessary.
SOFTHEBN COmTERCIAL CON.
GRESS.
Details of the fourth annual convention
of the Southern Commercial Congress
which will be held in Nashville,
April 8 to 10, are now nearly complete.
More than 150 speakers of national and
international reputation will take nart.
The Idea running through the program c
la to Illustrate "The South's Agrlcul- \
tural and Educational Recovery." One t
entire session will he devoted to lllus- c
tratlng "The South's Educational Re- t
covery," the speakers being the com- t
mls8toners of education or other offl- l
elals of the sixteen states covered by t
the work of the Southern Commercial <
Congress. One entire session will be l
devoted to showing "The South's Agrl- l
eultural Recovery/' the speakers being I
THE PRESBYTERI/
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the commissioners of agriculture of the
sixteen states. The main meetings will
t>e addressed by men of national standing.
Milton Whitney, chief of the bursau
of soils, will speak on "The Soil
Resources of the South;" Senator Newiands
of Nevada on "The Business Side
}f Waterway Development;" Louis W.
Hill, president of the Great Northern
railway, on "The Relation of the Railroads
to the Development of Gulf Ports
fhrough Trans-Mississippi Railroads;"
Senator Joseph W. Bailey on "The
Mississippi Valley;" President E. I?.
?ralghead of Tulane University on "The
Educational Benefactors of the South;"
Minister Egan of Denmark on "The Cojperatlve
Dairying System in Dennark;"
David Lubln of Rome, Italy, on
'European Systems of Rural Credits;"
Herbert Myrlck, editor of Farm and
Home, on "A National View of Southern
Development;" Col. D. C. Collier, president
of the Panama-California exposition,
of San Diego, on "A Western
View of Southern Development;" Col.
T. O. Wright, chief engineer of everglades
drainage, on "Reclamation
Through Drainage;" Dr. Clarence J.
Dwens. aecretarv-treasnrar r> f tfco
Southern Commercial Congress, report
an the work of Southern Commercial
Congress; and a number of others.
TEXAS WATER STORAGE.
Private capital is being used in the
jonstraction near San Antonio of water
storage dams and an irrigation system
:osting about $12,000,000. It is said to
ie the largest project of this kind that
las ever been attempted in this country
mtslde of those which are under con:rol
of the federal government. The
inancial interest back of the Texas enerprise
is an English syndicate headed
)y Dr. F. S. Pearson, of New York,
vhich already has many millions of
lollars invested in electrical, lumber,
nanufacturlng, railroad and other lnlustrial
projects in Mexico, Brazil and
Spain. The subsidnry of this syndicate,
n charge of the Texas irrigation protect,
is the Medina Irrigation Company,
which has for its holding concern the
San Antonio hand and Irrigation Company
of Toronto, Can. The latter has a
capital stock of $8,000,000, and has
sBued and sold $6,000,000 of bonds to
;arry on the construction plans for the
Irst unit of the irrigation scheme.
PROSPECTIYE POTASII OUTPUT.
Enough potash to supply the United
States probably for the next thirty
rears has been discovered by goverftnent
scientists in Searless Lake, San
^rancisco county, California. The estlnate
of the Geological Survey and the
Bureau of Soils field men was a deposit
which may amount to 4,000,000 tons,
jut the authorities here from data In
heir possession consider that paMmate
oo conservative and believe more than
10,000,000 tons of potash is available
:bere. The great value of the And Is
hat the product Is In reality In avallible
commercial form. Potash is known
o exist In many places in the United
Utates, hut In most cases no commercial
neans has been found to use It. Hoyt
1. Gale, representing the Geological
lurvev, and E. E. Free, of the Bureau
>f Soils, recently took samples from six
veils distributed over the salt flat, anilysls
of which at the Mackay School
>f Mines, Beno, Nev., revealed the value
hereof. The drled-up lalce has received
the dralnaee from the surronndln*
illls for thousands of years, vast quanltles
of dissolved minerals thus bavin*
concentrated In It Similar drled-up
aires containing valnahle deposits. It
s believed by officials here, will he
llscovered. At present the United
LN OF THE SOUTH
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States and other nations are entirely
dependent upon Germany for potash.
Disagreement between the German
"potash trust" and the American buyerB
became the subject of diplomatic ex
changes which occupied several years
and at one time threatened serious
complications. r y
SUFFRAGETTE PATRIOTS.
In village elections held in Winchester
county and Long Island, New
York, women for the first time controlled
results. The voting of the
women in Dobbs Ferry, and at Hastings-on-IIudson
was decisive in its
effect At Hastings the women i votes
saved the village $5,000 on an automobile
fire engine, and at Dobbs Ferry
the women were indirectly responsible
for the overthrow of the long-entrenched
Democratic machine. The Hudson
River Political Eauality LeAe-iiR. nf
which Mrs. Henry Villard Is president,
had Dobbs Ferry thoroughly overhauled
by the bureau of municipal research.
The findings of these officials defeated
the Democratic administration.
LION AND BEAR TORTURE THEIR
PREY.
An incident has occurred in connection
with the arrival of the new
Turkish ambassador to Persia which
illustrates in the most emphatic way
the absolute disregard of Russian officials
to orderB from headquarters,
which cannot but give the Impression
that It is understood that those orders
will be more honored in the breach
than in the observance. Some time ago
the Russians took possession of the
battery at Enzeli, the guns of which
were entirely useless except for the
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purpos# of firing ceremonial salute*.
The consequence was that when the
new Turkish ambassador landed. the
Persians had no means of carrying out
the usual ceremonies. Foreseeing this,
the government had already applied to
the Russian minister, who had given
orders to the consul at Resht that the
guns were to be restored. No notice
was taken of the ministerial orders.
The result was that when the ambas
sador landed he was subjected to the
diplomatic Indignity of being received
in silence. He at once declined to proceed
to Teheran and telegraphed his decision
to Constantinople. The incident
is typical of Russian methodB, and of
the conditions which are being supported
by the foreign office in London,
through their agreement with St.
Petersburg.
RECORD-UREA KING HIGH-FLYING.
The no-stop flight from London to
Paris, by M. Salmet, the instructor of
the Bleriot school at Hendon, England,
was a splendid performance. Starting
from Hendon, on the outskirts of London,
at 7:45 A. M., M. Salmet rose to
a great altitude, as he found the wind
less troublesome high up than near the
ground. Steering by compass and leaving
England near Eastbourne, be crossed
the channel at a height of some 6,000
feet, and entered France, according
to his reckoning, near Dieppe, but he
was unable to see the French coast, the
exact point cannot be stated with certainty.
During 2 1-2 hours of the time
occupied by his flight he was out of
sight of the earth, and when about 40
miles from Paris he descended low
enough to be able to fly by landmarks.
He eventually reached Issy-lee.Moulineaux
at 10:59 A. M., the time occupied
by the flight being thus 3 hours and
14 minutes. It will be seen that M.
Salmet's speed works out at 72 miles an
hour.
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