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Show JlfST Till LEGITIMATE.- j Tii" Nfi1 ;on:i 1 Kivers and H ;i rbors cD:::;'e-s is in s-'s-ion at the national capital, and it; land waterways as mili-t mili-t nrv neces.-i;icv were advocated by i K-ar Admiral Wili.aa, S. Benson. There J w-vor has been any great amount of of) i1!-: j,,, to improving the rivers of i I 'r-- m; l,!ic w i-t , s'H'h of t hem as are i na ig-rMe. There has been very de- j 'id'd objectic:1, laiwever, to spending! uiiii'ioi's of dollars upon creaks anil! rivulets lor the purpose of scattering t tnonev ab-tot and, a:d'"ig cop gre.-m 'ii in s'riiiiiiv rlctifia. At;my million-- of J d'.'h'f. I'.ave b. en v a-t-d in tl-is man- I iht, and the fandal has become so I great that it has been predicted that; it. will be impossible to get another j 1 ' pork barrel ' ' bill through congress. Bat, as the. big rivers and harhora need improving, it is probable army and uiivv engineers will hereafter make the recommendations and estimate the cost and that the "rafting representative in ! congress, even i f he be a member of the rivers and harbors committee, will j rind it impossible to work iu an appro-i appro-i priatiou to bo divided among his coii-! coii-! stituents. |