The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-12-05

were waiting for final action on thsir claims
before beginning contsmplssed improvements
In order to prevent serious difficulties which
were Appreciated. and q the solicitation Of
many leading citizens of Hot Springs
and others interested in the welfare of ths
| town, the secretary of the interior WA author
lied to request the late commissioner 70 take
charge of the records of the proceedings and 70
perform such work a. could properly b done
by them under such circumstances to facili-
| tate the future adjudication of the claims II
an early day, to preserve the status Of the
claimants until their righta should be finally
determined. The late commissioners complied
| with that request, and reported that the testi-
mony in all the cases has been written out, ex-
Amined briefly and 50 arranged a. to facilitate
an early settlement when authorized by Law.
1t is recommended that the requisite authority
be given at as early day in the session - pos
sible. and that fair compensation be allowed
the late commissioners for the expenses incur
red and the labor performed by them, since
the 25th of June last. invite the attention
of congress to the recommendations made BY
the secretary of the interior with regard 10 the
preservation of the
TIMBER on THE PuBLIc LANDS
of the United States The protection OF the
public property is one of the first duties of the
government. The department of the interior
therefore should be enabled by sufficient APP
propriations to enforce the Law in that re-
spect, but this matter appears still more i'm
portant as question of public economy. Ine
rapid destruction of our forests IL an evil
frsught with the gravest consequences, e-pec-
tally in the mountainous districts. where the
rocky slopes denuded of their trees will re-
main 50 forever. There the injury once done
cannot be repaired. fully concur with the
secretary of the interior in the opinion that for
this reason legislation touching the public
timber IN the mountainous states And territo-
ries of the West, should be especially well con-
sidered. and that existing laws In which the
destruction of the forests Is not suihcientiy
guarded against should be speedily modihed-
A general law concerning TINS important SUD
ject appears to me To be matter OF urgent
public necessity.
From the organization OF the government
the Importance oil encouraging py All p"s'ip'e
means the increase OF our
AGRICULTURAL rhopociioNs
mas been acknowledged anu urgeu uPou INC ~
tention OF Congress As the surest and readi,
est means OF increasing our sunstAn,a, ara
enduring prosperity; Inc "ofus OF WAsnihg
ton are as apPhca he to-usy a. nneh' IN us
eighth annual message, ne said; II Is not 70
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up suPPor'eu oy VI. Pue Hu -. -,
s.,s Arno,a ~. vn..ns Inch have
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$500 r;,S ar.s,.r .nccs.. than the establish
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49,. 90 5A.n,s,v .nd ;mnrorem.nt Tbi.
sp. - % as,. h,;sim.n, contr;bnte. doubIy 10
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