The evening times., 1898-12-05
AGRICVLTI RE.

The Department Of Agriculture mas oeen
ac,ive in the past year explorers I'd
-, san+ to many of the countries OF the
I,a,+arr and Western Hemispheres Tor
seeds and plants that may De usei"i -
,he United States and with the lul'hei
viev of opening up markets lor our s"
rIus products The Forestry DIVISION %
tho Department Is giving speclSi di,
70 the treeless regions oil our Cooii' s.15 -
- introducing species specially auapteu
- .,;ar;d regions. Forest fires which
so-io,,sIv interfere with production. es
,so,;oII1 In irrigated regions are oeihs
lt,5;ed that losses from this cause may
ha avoided The Department Is lnquliill9
into the use and abuse OF water III ~ l.ie-
S,otas of the West and collating lnIolLna-
ton regarding the laws of the Sta'eS, t"e
decisions of the courts, ana the cus %
or tho peopIe in this regard SO 'il'. u"
formitv NAV he secured kxperlnel. 80
tions are becoming more ehectNe 80
- The annual appropriation oil 80
Soo t,, Congress is supplemented oy s4Vo,-
c0o sro,, the states Nationwide expert
.,,s hove been conducted to ascertain
II -,,;tableness as to soil and cllnate anu
Sta.ae for growing sugar beets- Inc mum,
har of sugar factories has Deeh uoupieu
in the past two years ana the !S,e- aplii'S
tta Irnited States 10 produce its own sugar
t-or, this source has been cieari! ueiii'''
strated. e.o,.t and oh
The Weather Bureau forecast anu 20,
seryation stations nave oeeh -,
o-a,,,d the Caribbean Sea, to give carry
liu, ai of the approach of hurricanes
We, w. sou,h seas to our fleets and mer-
chant marine.
,rxTEx>IAI. OFF THE CAPITAL.
In the wear 1900 will occur the cehteh-
MO, anniversary of the founding Oh tue
o,tv of Washington for the perlii0iieii'
- tho Government of the United
o+a+es nv authority of an act OF congress
,,,,roxed JuIv 16. 1880 In May, lSu", the
arahiyas and general offices OF the red
cal Government were removed 10 TINS
N.Iooo On the nth of November, 1sOo, the
National Congress met here Tor the Iirst
time and assumed exclusive Conlroi VI
tba Federal District and CITY 1iis iiteI
estinp event assumes all the more sisLii
oonce when we recall the circumstances
a.n.a;,,g the choosing of the site, the
.a,S,ing of the Capital in honor OF the
Tathar of his Country, and the interest
taEen nv him in the adoption OF plans Ior
its future development on magmncent
scale. -, ,,,,.,,,,,,t ?
out with constant progress and slgnai
success even beyond anything their Irafn-
OPS could have foreseen. Ihe people oi
the country are justly proud of the dis
tinctive beauty and government OF the
CAPITAL. and of the rare instruments OF
science and education which mere hhd
their natural home.
A movement lately inaugurated by the
citizens to have the anniversary celeorat-
ed with fitting ceremonies, including per-
haps the establishment OF handsome
permanent memorial to mark so historl-
cal an occasion, and TO give 1t more thai,
local recognition, has met with generai
favor on the part of the public
APPROPRIATION ASKED For.
I recommend to the Congress the grant
ing of an appropriation for this purpose
and the appointment of committee from
its respective bodies. 1t might also be adj
visable to authorize the President to ap-
point a committee from the country at