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Show Published Every Saturday BY GOODWINS WEEKLY PUBLISHING CO., INC. FRANK E. 8CHEF8KI, Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: In the United States Canada and Mexico, $ZJO per year, eluding postage to all foreign countries, within the Poetsl months. Subscriptions' iriix 4J0 per year. NCE TESY apita Payments should be made by Cheek, Money Order or Registered Letter, payable to The Cltlson. Address all communications to The Cltlxen. Entered as seeond-claa- e matter, June 21, 1919, at the postofflo it Salt Lake Act under March 9, 1879. of the Utah, City, Nesa Bldg. Phone Wasateh 6409 Salt Lake City, Utah 311-12-- 18 j. BUTLER VISITS US tu ht Committeeman Ernest Bamberger says that William M. Butler, chairman of the Republi-ationCommittee, has done a great deal to cement western blicans in closer union. It has revived politics and brought her all factions of the party, and Bamberger is confident Utah will go Republican at the next national election in jtah National irance here of all ail al Soui is above the surrounding territory, and the water is only kept in its natural channel by huge dykes and levees which were first constructed when settlers took up the adjacent lowlands. In some parts of the river basin, high flood waters have a spread of 60 miles and the people are continually repairing and building levees in order to keep the rushing waters properly harnessed. While the levees during ordinary water years answer the purpose and protect the settlers in the lowlands, there is always olitical situation discussed pro and con and he will not fear danger during high water. This year, the flood waters are g esult in Utah two years hence. Butler was reserved as greater than usual and the result is that many of the levees are probable candidates for president. He is not on a cam-dn- g giving way and hundreds of families are driven from their or speech making tour and he would rather listen to homes, while their homes and property are being devastated by the hoys have to say than talk himself. This would indicate the onrushing waters from the swollen and angry streams. he was The building of the levees continually rises the bottom of making the transcontinental trip more especiallly to news with a view of gaining general information as to the the stream. The silt carried down stream from the source of ieal pulse of the people. Political issues of national import many rivers is deposited all down the Mississippi valley and the delta at the mouth of the river is gradually extending its way reely discussed, as well as candidates, and when Butler has )leted his trip he will have much valuable information into the Gulf of Mexico, and the river water is spread out over led from all parts of the country which will greatly aid him a large area at the mouth, where, by the way, some of the best enext campaign, especially if he is again the national cliair-whic- h duck shooting in the world can be had. As the bed of the river position is filled shortly after the nomination at the rises, so the people are compelled to build higher levees. What iblican convention of a candidate for will tli condition be in two or three hundred years from now, or president. In this state Butler found sentiment crystalized for Cool-fo- r say a thousand? Natures process is slow but the silt carried the next Republican candidate, with a few scattered down by the flood waters continues probably four months during the year. While man is banking up the sides of the stream, ring others in the presidential race. Chairman Carl R, Marcussen, chairman Of the Utah State nature is building up the stream bed, and between the two, side ablican committee, was here to meet Butler, and many prom-- I some day we will have a river high above the land on each Republicans from all parts of the state were present to of the river. A big break at such a time will without doubt cut the Republican leader at the Hotel Utah. Prominent Idaho a new channel for the river and probably a new outlet to the Gulf lblicans made a special trip to this city to interview Butler. of Mexico. le The writer had the experience of being in the flood district party were Governor H. C. Baldridge of Boise, former Francisco for MemEmor C. C. Moore of St. Anthony, John Thomas of Gooding, when the levees broke in 1897. Leaving San )nal committeeman from Idaho, and John McMurray of phis, Tenn., via Los Angeles and New Orleans, I arrived in New the ey, chairman of the Idaho state committee, together with Orleans the day after the levees broke in many places along y other enthusiasts. Mississippi river. The streets of New Orleans were flooded Sutler avoided all dinners and receptions in order with water from one to three feet deep and many of the people party of he might put the short time scheduled for his stay here to were panic stricken. For a time it looked bad for a portion at and because of his openly meeting with the people the city. The railroad officials held a consultation to see whethi on schedule north. I had to able to jjs speak with several hundred, which otherwise er they dared to run the trains have been His appearance here has really reach Memphis within two days to be present at the opening, impossible. fed the Utah campaign for 1928, and from now on the boys of the Southern Bicycle Circuit at Memphis. Three of us finally left New Orleans and much of the ride was held in dread. Many Je selecting their local timber to be placed on the national waters I Butler was favorably impressed with the Republican miles of the railroad tracks were submerged in the flood was Lls here and was greatly pleased to see so much harmony and we thought wc would never reach Vicksburg. There water everywhere, Some of it appeared without motion and some of it was roaring floods. It was a common sight to see and all WATER ON RAMPAGE floating houses and barns, lumber and logs, fence rails sorts of debris. The train run at a snail pace in some places above water. Arriving flood conditions of the entire Mississippi valley are of and speeded up where the tracks stood 60 miles wide at that consequence to the nation. The river bed in many parts at Memphis, we were told the river was met all our political leaders of the state, and many Idaho came here to see the national chairman. He heard Jutler )RUG n wt Nil yO- U- tices yOll neyi oked jblic pub1 eof isinf ium- - re-in- ( i |