The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-09

| rrrtfth Census peusion Rolls rafcns
once urps--ruhiio Lands snd I,es-
creations.
I earnestly urge upon Congress ths
Importance OF early loglgl9iion nroIds
Ing FOR che ukIng Of the twelfth census
This De- necessary ln view u ehe large
amount Of work whish must bel per-
formed IN the preparation II the seheds
ules preparatory 70 the enumeration Of
the population. 90 '''" ''.'''"'
Th,ro we're on the pension rolls a on
June 90. 1898, ol3iii names, an tncrcase
of nearly rs. 900 over the number on the
roll on the same day " The preceding
year. The amount appropriated by the
act OF December ~, 1895, for she pay
mcnt OF penalons tor me nseal gseS
is9s. was fiio.000,Ooo. Eight mllhonl
seventy thousand. eight hundred ond
aeventy-two dollars and foriy-six cents
was appropriated by che act OF Maron
"a. 1898 TO cover deficiencies N ariny
pensions and repaymcuts In the SUM
Of ti2. 900 ~. making total Of uss,0Ss,s
500 10 available for the payment OF pen.
SONS during the fiscal year isps. The
amount diHburHcd frum that sum was
tttt ebi. $40. so, leaving n balance of W.
igi, Oi29e uncNpendtd on the 9oth Of
June, 1925. which was covered into M
treasury. There were $50 names added
TO the rolls during the year by SPECIAL
acts passed nj the second session on th.
Flfty.nfth Congrcss, making a total OF
6f66 pensioners by congregational en-
sediments since 1851.
hTo total receipts Of tho poscnt off
nee during che past year worc n.sbsA
aisA The expenditures werc u.0si.4
653.Tp. leaving a surplus " tlIa,siAse.
PUBLIC LANDS.
The pubAo lands dioposed Of by tht
] fgnThaU
IlbS, SaGta acres, an increase VI elA1
5s0ed acres over che proyioua year.
Tho total receipts nom pubic lands
during the nscai year amounted 50 Va
i.pga.iS an increase Of NPV,oeapo oves
the preceding year The lands embraced
Ia. the eleven forest reservations which
were suspended by the act OF June v
1871. again became subject so the Vper-
atoms u the procla nations ~ February
90, 1897, creating them, which added an
estimated amount VI ip,Psi,sso acres ~
che urea embraced IN the reserves frs
v,uulfy created In ndditun thers
3 two now rescrvca were created dufns
Z che year,-fhe Pine Msunfaiu and IaoA
, lake reservation in Caiiornln, en'orao5
: ing iGii.5il acres and abe Preseou
3 reaervaton In Arizona, omhrnenE lu,J
go acres while thr focus luNtT "a New
Mexico has been changed ana cnlargcd
to Include 10000 additional acres.
FoRlisrRY REsnRvATtoNS
Al the ciose Of the year thirty fors
cstry rcscrvatlous, not includ.ng tno.e
. | OF tho Afornac forest ana tho Fish cul1
I turo rtarrve IN Alaska, had bseq
created By executive proclamation una
, der section g. o. the act or March
1891. embracing an estimated area oi
: t.7ip.tA acres
81 inaug,uated q forest system made pos.
/, sihle by the act OF July. isas, for "
rfadcd force Of officers IN control OF the
: reserves. This system has only been IN
. fun opera tion since August. bu, zoos
I results have already been secured ia
! many sect iona frhe reports received en-.
: | dictate that the system OF patrol has not
only prevented destructive ores from
= galnang headwAy, but has diminished
ths unnas-r a ares.
: CONDITION OF INDIANS.
y The rpeoiai attention Of the conFress
: h called 70 that par, OF the report %
z she secretary Of the Interior IN Relation
9 10 ths 1--WE clyuursd Tribes. II Il note
b worthy that aho general condition ~
d the indiana shows marked proEreas,
J, uut ono outbreak % a serious charaoS
4 GER occurred during the year, and thaf
o among the chippewa indiana OF Mlnns1
u sofa. which, happily, has been sup
! While u has no, YEA been praotloabis
D 10 enforce uil the provisions or the hc1
. % June g. 1898. "for the protectlon of
10 che people o. the Indian Territory and
r Tor other purpose" u ls having a anlul
% tnry erect upon the nations oompoalna
4 abe rive Trlbea The Dawes cgmmla-
% sion reports that the most rratlfNlna
results ana rrelfcr advance toward ths
oftnlummt NJ the objects ~ the govfrn-
o. ment have been secured IN the pass
q year than "a any previous year. I cam
a not too etunFly indorso the rcocm-
i mcndnflcu o. fhr commission und "a
4 che secretary ~ che interior, Of che
= necessity ~ providing for the oduoatiuH
= on tho 10000 white children resident ID
i th- Indian Territory
& DEPARTMENT. OF AdNCuLTuREI
= The department OF agriculture had
d been active IN the past year. Explorers
. have been sent 20 many Of fho couD4
Il triUs 0f che eastern ana western henil
. spheres for seeds and plants that may
= be useful 10 the uEted States aHd viii
= che further Wow Of Opening up marketg
. hor our uurplun products. The forestry
= division OF the department "a givlng
n special nfte mlou % che trecleaa reF.onn
D. - our country una N iutnoduclngl
. species tnReclahy adapted 20 seni-srA
% f6Fl0nH Forest fires. which atriously
j. Interfere with produoilon, especially ID
10 Irrigated reriona, are being atuditdl
n thhg che losses FROM this cause may I'D
l. avoided The department. II inqulrine
,, Into she no, ard nhute ~ wafer ~
] NNNNN NNNAfN NA NAAN MNHN wa NNAANN'hAN II
y Information foHardinE she laws u
y rates. abr decisions of the courts ard
che customs N the people IN this re-
Eard, 80 that uniformity may BE- Sc
cured.
II Experiment stations are becoming
m0rc cneotivo every year. The annual
appropriation % $4,000 by Congress
'e d. supplemented by 100000 from the
BE- stateH
u SUGAR FACTORIES DOUHLED
}. Wide experiments have been com-
n ducied 90 ascertain che Hufablenoss "a
l. coll ana climate nnd states nor growing
3, sugar benta. The number u auThI
H. factories has been doubled IN ehe plsl
"a two years ana tht ability ~ the United
10, states 90 produce ~ own sugar FROM
J. this source has been clearly demon.
Etrated.
r. The weather bureau forecast and OBJ.
M tervaflon stations have been extended
r. around tho Caribbean Sea, 90 rive
BIZ early warning ~ the approach OF hur-
be- | ricanes from the south seas 90 ouI
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