Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-12-19
The Avant Courier.
THURSDAY. :. DECEMBER 10. 1873.
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instructors and examples. 1t is reporte
that the officer Charged with the selectio
Of these children might have had thOi
sands of young Indians sent with him IN
II been possible to make provision fG
them. agree with the Secretary OF I'll
Interior in saying that the result Of th
Interesting experiment, ii favorable, ma
be destined to become an important facto
in the advancement Of civilization anon
the Indians. The question whether
change in the Indian service should b
made was. at the last session of Congress
referred 10 a committee for inquiry and re
port. venture TO express the hope tina
in the decision of so important question
the views expressed above may not be los
sight OF. and that the decision. whatever
may be. will arrest the future agitation O
this subject. such agitation being apt t,
produce a disturbing effect upon the ser
vice. as well rs the Indians themselves.
HOT SPRINGS COMMISSION.
In the enrolment of the bill making ap
preparations for sundry civil expenses a
the last session of Congress. that portion
which provided for continuation Of the
Hot Springs commission was omitted. As
tie commission had completed the work
of taking testimony on many conflicting
Claims. the suspension Of their labors be-
fore determining the rights of claimants,
threatened for a time to embarrass the in
terest. not only of the Government, but
also of a large number of citizens of Hot
Springs. who We're waiting for final action
on their claims before beginning contcnl-
plated Improvements. In order to prevent
serious difficulties. which were apprehend-
ed. and ut the solicitation of many Of the
leading citizens of Hot Springs and others
interested in the welfare of the town. the
Secretary OF the Interior was authorized to
request the late commissioner to take
charge of the records of their proceedings
and to perform such work as could proper
~ be done by them under such circun-
stances. TO facilitate future adjudicatiOns OF
claims at an early date and to preserve the
status of the claimants until their rights
should be fully determined. The late COM
missioners complied with the request. and
report that the testimony in all the cases
has been writtcd out. examined. briefed
and so arranged as TO facilitate an early
settlement when authorized by law. 1t is
recommended that requisite authority be |
given at as early a day in the session as
possible. and that fair compensation be al
lowed the late commissioners for the eX-
pense incurred and the labor performed by
hem since the 18th Of June last.
PUBLIC TIMBER.
invite the attention of Congress to the
recommendations made by the Secretary
If the Interior with regard to the preser-
alton of timber on the public lands of the
Jnited States. The protection Of public
property is one Of the duties of the Gov
The Department Of the Interior ,
honld. therefore. be enabled by sufficient !
to enforce the laws in that s
aspect. But this matter appears still {
lOle important as question of public {
economy. The rapid destruction OF our 5
'rests is an evil flauglit with the gravest 4
onscquences. especially in mountainous '
istricts where rocky slopes. once denud- t
OF their trees, remain So forever. This i
Jury once done cannOt be repaired. n
lily concur with The Secretary of the In t,
rior in the opinion that for this reason C.
gislaiion touching public timber in the
ountainOus States and Territories of the
est should be especially well considered.
I'd that existing laws in which the de- u
ruction of forests is not sufficiently 81
lau16 against should be speedily modi- n
Il. A general law concerning the impor- al
Mt subject appears to HE to- be a matter II
urgent public necessity. II
AGRICULTURE. I"
From the organization of the Govern " =.
ent The importance Of encouraging, by -
possible means. the increase Of our az r
productions has been acknowl- =
ged and urged upon the attention of -.
ngress and the people as the surest and ~
siest means of securing our substantial &c
4 enduring prosperity. The words OF m
ishngton are as applicable to-day as 49,
len. in his eighth annual message. he W
d: ut is not to be doubted that. with ~
erence to either individual or national -.
lfare, agriculture is of primary impor- nc
lce." In proportion AS nations advance y.
population and other circumstances OF =
turity. that truth becomes more appar- =
and renders the cultivation OF the soil us
ire an object of public patronage. In -:
buttons for promoting ii have grown up. =. -
,ported by the public purse and to what ="
ect can it be dedicated with more pro- -,
ETY.: Among the means which have -.
N employed to this end none have been -. -.
ended with greater success than the es- W
lishment OF Boards. composed Of pro- =,
characters. charged with collecting and 80. a
using information. and enabled by pre- 49,,
ms and small pecuniary aids to encour- 80,
ard assist the spirit Of discovery and ~. -"
Or ,vement. This species of establish Nv
Mt contributes doubly to the increase of -, -.
'rovement by stimulating to enterprise a 80,
experiment, by drawing to common ~,
tire the results everywhere of individual -" 80.
and observation. and spreading them .
ace over the whole ration. Expert . .,n
g. accordingly. hath shown t!,at they -. Wv
very cheap instrument Of immense ma -.
lal benefit. The great preponderance .,,.,
agricultural over any other interest in 49,
United States entities it to all the con- 80"
ration claimed for it by Washington. ~
sat one-half OF the population of the ,a ao.
ted States is engaged in agriculture. ~. "s
value of the agricultural products OF '''
United States for the year 1878 is esti-
ed at S3.0OO.OOO.0OO. The expenses of
agricultural products for the year 1877.
ppear from the report of the Bureau of v
istics. are S524.00O.OOO. The great ex- the
Of country with its diversity of soil RIA
al, III -