Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-06-07 | Page 2 | President Makes His Promise Good

PRESIDENT MAKES KES KESHIS HIS PROMISE fOOD Provides Permanent Continuation Continua Continua- tion of Inland Waterways Commission Washington Juno C. C President C Roosevelt toda today made goo good his promIse promise promise prom prom- ise to the governors that If congress failed ailed to provide permanent continuation alon aton of the tho inland waterways commission com corn mission he lie would continue it i. i Congress Congress Con Con- gress gross failed ailed to continue the tho commis commis- sion Tile The President today issued the thc following statement In view of or the thc desirability of continuing continuing con con- the lie work of the inland Inland waterways waterways waterways water water- ways commission the tile President ent has requested request el those designated last Jast year with wih the hId exception of or General Alexander Alexander Alexan Alexan- der McKenzie chief of engineers war department who has retired to continue con con- their services on the said al commission com com- ml mission and has also requested Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator son William anc B. B Allison Json Representative tive Joseph H H. Ran del and Prof Ceo Geo F. F Swain of the tho Massachusetts Institute Institute tute of oC Technology to serve as mem mem- bels hers bers As soon as a tho the selection of ur the chief duet engineers of ur the war department has lies been made malc ho he will wm also alJo designate a member of or the commission In place of or General Members 4 Appointed Ho lie appointed the thc following members mem mem- le hers bers lers Representative Senator William B. B All Allison isom Francis G. G Newlands 8 and John Bankhead Representative Joseph J J. J chief forester department depart depart- ment lent of agriculture F. F II 1 Newell di director director di- di rector of tho the reclamation service Herbert Herbert Her Her- bert best Knox Smith chief of or the tw bureau of corporations Dr V W. G. G McGee department de ds- do- do of agriculture und HUl Prof George Goorge F F. Swain In Iii tile the excitement of or the thc La 1 toilette Follette filibuster against the AldrIch Vreeland currency currency ind the elo closing sessions os lons inland of congress friends of or tho ho the tha wat waterways commission overlooked bill In conference and failed ailed Caled to press pressa pres presa 11 a a report from the thc conference committee commit commit- tee tee