The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-27

labor
is in that fortunate Of pursuits where the
hours Of labor in the Workshop are made TO alternate with
those Of study and research that there are cultivated and
and Davy rich in inductve science, and ready In It's sp
Peauon TO all that is useful ennobng Many Of the
best and rpest minds OF country belong TO this
class OF operative Students and have long been and are
sill dsyGns WIN sigma, 20 soenc
There is as matter OF course among ne invention, q
the day mixed VIVA The sSa ne SeS maoa
sometimes perhaps the vague and Tor the present useless
aggregate value of the labor and study OF the class Of in
yentors is beyond all estimate They have proved them
especial and Of the government The
report OF the Commissioners Of Patents, which will be pre-.
mulated from their contributions. part OF which
appropriated at the last session of Congress towards the
part this addition is considered necessary for the OF
that office Instead OF thus directing this fund general
| II as the Commissioner recommends, in other
manner that wisdom of Congress may suggest for the
| cessfu inventors.
Agricultural Bureau.
The agricultural stands first in importance In our
Of our national wealth and powers and It should be with
has been and is with all other prosperous civilized
The principal nations Of Eufope have their ascaafai
boards known by various names, under the direction Of
OF high scientific attapments, supported out OF the
and connected with the administration of the gov
And 70 70 borrow the language q rh The Father Of
establishment contributes douby TO the increase of i'm.
rovsmsni by stimulating TO enelptise and experiment,
of individual skill and observation and spreading them
thence the whole nation Experience accordingly has
shown that they very cheap instruments of immense
No direct aid has been extended by our government to
agriculture, except by The yearly collection and publica-
lion, through the Patent Office, Of some agricultural exPer
and vegetable productions. The means thus applied,
though useful in their results, are wholly Inadequate
branch Of American industry tie aid which SO Wen aer
respectfully suggest the establishment Of an Agricul-
rated rom the Patent oics The expense Would be small
compared with tie end % be accomplished
If this suggestion should meet with the appreciation OF
Congress and the organization OF the bureau become a
subject OF consideration, much aid may be derived from
both OF which have done much towards the
of agriculture as science Belgium, it is believed has
owing 10 this partly @ The natural fertility Of its soil The
best cultivated and most highly productive country in Eu
rope ... 49,.
Pension Office
The amount of business in the Pension Bure is large
The number OF invalid pensioners has increased during the
last year nae hundred and eightynine The whole
Der the list is four thousand hundred and -
teen The amount o. claims Tor bounty land warrants filed
prior 10 the 9th OF November last was about 5000
Of these there have been suspended or rejected
| about 5000: -..
The number which remain to be filed may be est.
mated at 10000
Making an aggregate Of loa, 600
/ ..... . 49,. Public Lands.
will be by report of the Commissioner Of the
General Land Office that the surveys public lands have
diligence so "a II
bring new and good land into market sufficient supply
| the wants oil emigration, =
| The quantity sold for cash in the first
three quarters of the year lsis l44s2 acres
In the first three quarters Of 1919 ss7,2o6.4O do
Showing diminutiOn of 56l ,oa4 II acres
The amount located by bounty war
in the first three OF 1913 1926
In the first three quarters OF 1919 2,I96,560 do.
Showing an increase of s7I 1850 acres.
And making together an aggregate in.
crease over the sales and locations OF
the first three quarters Of the pre-
This small advance in the aggregate Of sale. indicate.
very accurately the gradual agricultural nigra
ton. Our admirable land system, which devised by
experience indicated changes which would pr
erecy TO the wants OF the people, has been thus far
ctua and will, while is preserved be eectua in pre-.
venting alike large monopoes Of land and specuations
purchase Sp q The
the United States continue: TO be yender in the market
price: arc necessarily KEEP, down to her minimum Hence
those who hold the bounty land for do
nd profitable to locate ,hsm ot they are no. thereby
prefers TO select his farm OF wide good
d asr nan TS.o e Larger PRICE The selection
annual sales Of the public lands The soldiers do gene
rally locate them; but they are ued where money would
for boanties under the acts of February H. lst7, and 10Th
Estimated number yet to be filed 10000
Making in the aggregate 1884, 900
OF these, 2,922 have been satisfied in mo-
ney, and TO- 800 have been allowed-to
be satisfied in land-which will reuuirs TO- 40 acre.,
And should there be but 100000 valid
claims. as Is estimated, then there
will remain % SIS unsaiisfed claims,
which, If settled in land, will require
further quantity OF 4,o2o.4so acres.
Making in all lI,656,6oO do.
Prior TO the LIST OF October last there had
been located with these Mexican
warrants 5.o2s,l0O do
Leaving yet to be located 1851, 200 do
The proportion OF used instead of purchase mo-
ney In The ordinary sales viii probably absorb them the
three next ensuing years. and n they the place
Of cash generally In the current sales Until the bounty
warrants are exhausted, the receipts cash the sales
OF the pubic lands must be comparatively small
The attention Of this department early directed TO
the continuation OF the geological exploration and surveys
Of the mineral lands in Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa
On the 18th day Of April about the opening season
Tor Held operations, Dr. Charles T. Jackson the principal
geoogs who had conducted in person the survey OF the
mineral lands in Michigan resigned his and rec
commended the appointment OF his two assistants, Mr..
W. Foster and Mr.. }. ID. Whitney, IT, inish the work
In lew days. however, he asked leave Withdraw his
and considering the which had required for i exc
cuton thus FAR was convinced that he could not by any
effort which was reasonable require Of him. conduct
the hed-work In person and prepare report of what he
had already done, and what be DONE time for
TO be laid before Congress their coming session
therefore dispensed with his further services the field
and instructed him TO finish his analysis of the minerals
collected. and prepare report OF the done by him In
the Two preceding years Thi. report has been recently