Show SENATOR SMOOT IS PRAISE Dinner in His Honor at New Or Orleans leans Now on Way Vay Home Special to The Washington n Nov 2 Senator Reed Ree Smoot arrived In Washington this morn mornIng mor morning Ing from New Orleans Orlen whore whole he left President Taft with whom he be had made the trip down the Mississippi river from St Louis Luis Senator Smoot came here to attend to official duties dutes in connection with wih the printing committee of or which he is chairman and he spent today in confer conferences conferEnces with wih the te public printer and others outlining a policy for the work of the printing investigation commission this winter President Taft has made hosts host of ot friends during his tour of the country countr this fall fal said sid the senator His speeches are well wel received and the people are glad to I meet him Our trip tip down the river was a avery a avery very ver pleasant one and we all al enjoyed It It Also It i was w quite quie instructive and we were able to study the question Queston of improving the river In accordance with wih the plans that have been ben outlined by those who are advocating the project project Personally I must say I have some doubt as to the feasibility of the te project It I Is a puzzle to me how it i will 11 be possible to confine the te waters of the Mississippi and prevent them from breaking through their banks and seeking se new channels thus destroy destro destroying destroying ing any work that might be done to Im Improve Improve Improve prove the channel and an make make It I navigable at all al times of the year yer This Is an anal engi neIng problem and of course I do ong not unI to pass upon It but I must say sy that it seems to me rnea a difficult one If I the improvement as planned Is feas feasible feas feasible ible I would be In favor of at it It They talk taUt about it I costing 1000 but that is far too small smal a sum It I cannot be b done for anything like that amount amount But even If It I cost oO or I would not object If w we were assured that I It could be done and made permanent While Thile le the traffic is not there now to Justify this outlay otay the trip afforded a great opportunity opportunity opportunity to study conditions and learn lear something of the country count through which we passed p d as a well wel as a of the river itself On Sunday afternoon the sugar planters of Now New Orleans gave a dinner d in honor honorof Now Orean of Senator Smoot as evidence of their ap appreciation predation of his work in connection with the new tariff bill Senator Foster of Louisiana was also present and the plant planters ers era were very enthusiastic In their praises of the part Senator Smoot had taken in inthe inthe the tariff legislation They had made plans to take the Presidents party on Monday to visit one of the largest sugar plantations In the country and expressed their disappointment that Senator Senate official duties in Washington would not permit him to be one of the party The senator aerator expects to leave for the west tomorrow to tomorrow morrow |