The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-07

year, such current week was hut three
months short IN arrears, and IL is as
serted and believed shat in the next
six months the delay In obtaining an
examination Of N application for =
patent will be ten months. The num-
Der Of applications for patents during
the past fiscal year, including reissue,
designs, trade marks, and labels,
reaches 10000, which is considerably
IN excess Of the number reached dur
ing the previous year. The eceipts of
The patent Office during tie year aggTe-
gate Il, $50 49, 81, enabling the Office 10
turn into the treasury, over and above
all expenditures about SIS, sol IS
The number Of IatCnis cIcLtto curing
the last fiscal year, Including reissues,
trade marks, designs ana labels was
- Go, number also quite largely in
NceSs Of that OF any preceding year
The report Of the Commissioner shows
the Office 10 be IN prosperous conGi-
to2 aud constantly increasing in It's
business. No irCr' ase Of force j.
asked for. Tie amount ostiua'td fOi
he year euduR Jvue 80, 1851, was
ss5S. eco. The amount est mated for
ihe fiscal year eLulrg June 20, 1875, j.
SIS 40.
TIE PACIFIC ROADS DIET.
Tie Secretaryo OF the Interior sug
gests = change in the Elan of payment
or the Indebtedness ( he Pacific sub
SidiZed roads 10 the government His
suggestion has the unanimous Tn
dorsvment Of The persons selected los
he government 10 act IS directors OF
these roads, aud protects the interest
( the United States IN the board Oi
directors. In considering the plan
proposed, the sole matters which
should be taken into account, in nay
opinion, are the situation of the
government as a creditor, and the SUI
rest way 10 receive the ayment OF the
principal and interest of its debt. By
recent decision of tie Supreme
Court of the United States il has been
adiudged hat the laws of the several
States are imperative 10 regulate tine
rates Of transportation upon rail-
roads, II such regulation interfeTeS
with the rate Of caITiSge from one
State into another. This important
deld of control aud regulation having
'een thus left entirely uuOccupied, the
expectancy of federal action upon the
subject is work Of consideration.
LABOR AND CAPITAL.
The relations of labor to capt.
tai and OF laboIing men 10
their employers is OF the utmost
concern TO every patriotic citizen.
When these are strained and distorted,
uniustifiable claims are apt 10 be in
sisted upon By both interested, and in
the controversy which results, the
Welfare of all, and the prosperity of
the country. are ieapOrdiZsd. ANY lu-
tervention OF the general government,
within the limits of this cOuSiii Htioual
authority, 10 avert such condition,
should be willingly accorded In i
special message transmitted 10 Con-
sresS st its last session, / suggested
the enlargement of our present Labor
Bureau and adding 10 its pres
snt functions the power Of
arbitration in cases where differences
arise between employ and employ
erS. When these differences reach
such 4 stage Is to result in the inter
rupiion OF commerce between the
States, the application of this remedy
~ the general government might be
regarded IS entirely within its consti-
tulionsl powers, and think we might
hope that such arbitration,
Il carefully selected, aud Il entitled 10
the confidence Of the parties TO be
effected, would be voluntarily called 20
.aC settlement OF Z controversy of less
, y cEt snd not necessarily within the
domain Of federal regulation. l am
Il tac opinion that this suggestion
is worthy the ttentiCn of Congress.
Bat after all has been done by the pas
S3ge Of Jaws, either Federal or State,
20 relieve 4 situation full OF SOlicitudes
mucE more remains 10 be accomplish
ed by the TciLStatt ment and cultiya-
item IF a true American sentiment,
which recognizes the equality of Amer
icaE citizenship. This, IN TIE light OF
our tradition and IN Loyalty 10 the
pirit of our institutions, would teach
that q hearty cooperation on the part
u a. interests, Is the SureSt path 10
greatness, aud the happiness
NJ all our people; that cap
.lal should, IN recognition Of
lie brotherhood Of our citizenship and
in L spirit OF American fairness geneT-
ally, generously accord TO labor its
lust compensation aud consideration,
- d that Cuuteutcd labor IS capitals
H,>t protection and faithful ally. II
y Cuin teach too, tk2t the diverse
-four people are inseparable
from our civilization; that every citizen
should, IN his sphere, be contributor
10 the general good; that capital does
IOt necessarily tend To the oppression
Of labor; and that violent disturbances
and disorders ALLEVIATE from the pro-
mOters true American SYM sthy aud
Slndly feeling.
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS.
The department OF agriculture repre-
seutiu. the oldest ana largest of
O. Z uEtiOnal industries, is subserving
well tbe purpose Of It's organization.
Bv the introduction Of new subjects Of
farming enterprise, aud Icy opening
new sources OF agricultural wealth,
and the determination OF early infoT-
nation concerning production and
prices, il has contributed largely 10 the
cOuuIy'S prosperity. Through this
agercy, advanced thought and inveSli
CATION touching the subjects il has in
charge, ssOuld, among Other things, be
applied 10 the home pro-
auction, AZ low cost, Of articles Of
faraf UHfrn are NOW fuDnDrfpd from