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Show prolit. In no way do I help the honest hon-est business man so much as by op- ( posing the dishonest business man." i i ROOSEVELT FAVORS DEEP WATERWAY St. Louis, Oct. 11. Colonel Theodore Theo-dore Roosevelt aJdressed the opening se.,son of the Lakes to the-Gulf Waterway Wa-terway conference here today. Ho spoke la favor of the deepening of the MlsUhlppI river, so as to make It navlgible. with other rivers, direct to the big lakes. The colonel Raid be felt absolutely certain that the lr.k s-to-the gulf deep waterway project would be completed In time. aUhough it was necessary to ko slowly and perfect the plans for the work. I "When we come to Improving the wa'erways." be said, "several things must be taken into consideration. In tbe first place, have a well-thojght-out scheme for lh entire, waterway. Tlu n take It up, section by section, completing each sectlou. If possible, fronting by the experience that each improvement gives to better lulure method?. "Then we must get proper control of the terminals, for If we don't the railroads will get control. If the railroads do get control, we can't expect ex-pect them to act with an altruistic jplrit toward their rivals." The colonel "aid that tbe waterway j would not hurt the railroads, and that the people should get out of thetr ' head' the IdcA that some one's profit i mean some one cls-'s lo-s. "Whenever that is the r.ice he laid "Id Uk.c to interie... with the |