Laserfiche WebLink
<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />. <br /> <br />59 <br />, "This is the greatest constructive proj ect before the American, people to-day. <br />It isa great proposition and must be Harked out as a whole. I would like to see <br /> <br /> <br />you gentlemen, as well as ourselves,have faith in it as a unified project,and take <br /> <br /> <br />the broad view of it, plan and develop the property as a whole, and if you do, <br /> <br /> <br />your names will go down to posterity as men who have done what is worth while. <br /> <br /> <br />It is dangerous to look at it from a point of view of your particular State,losing <br /> <br /> <br />the perspective that it is a great national project. It is comparable with the <br /> <br /> <br />Panama Canal. In fact, the P2nama Canal was built for the world while all the <br /> <br /> <br />benefits from this project ~Jill be returned to the United States and its citizens, <br /> <br /> <br />and there will bea never-ending dividend for each of your States and for the <br /> <br /> <br />American people in,the production of new wealth, agricultural, mineral, and electric <br /> <br /> <br />pOHer. You can n~more think of dividing this river up and leasing out independent <br /> <br /> <br />segments of it to different interests than you could think of leasing separate <br /> <br /> <br />parts of a Transcontinental Railroad to independent loca~ operating concorns and <br /> <br /> <br />then try to run a train across the continent without having accidents and wrecks on <br /> <br /> <br />every mile. It must be a coordinating and harmonious whole,each part fitting in <br /> <br /> <br />~Jith the other projects. It is a big project and I know you men see it and feel it <br /> <br /> <br />that ~~y and that you are going to take a glory in being a part of it, and making <br /> <br /> <br />ita success. <br /> <br /> <br />"In my opinion Congress I,Jill get back of whatever you gentlemen agree upon as <br /> <br /> <br />the right thing to do. If you men can agree, and hcre's hoping you do, I would <br /> <br /> <br />like to get back of your proposals and I'Jill help. It will be necessary to have <br /> <br /> <br />legislative' appropriations. I gladly plodge you my support in your efforts." <br /> <br /> <br />MR. HOOVER: "Thore is one Ii ttle thing "Ie are in need of. There is no ap- <br /> <br /> <br />propriation for this Commission at all." <br />REPRESENTATIVE SlUNG: "I have nevor had the pleasure of meeting General Dawes <br /> <br />and you have." <br /> <br />MR. CARPENTER: "The States made separate appropriations for their Commissioners <br /> <br />and their expenses, including the expenses of the whole Commission. In the bill, <br />