The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-06
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
(Continued from Tenth Page.)


 proceeds of daily labor is not in exces.
 of $25O per annum. I believe this to bt
 q simple act of justice and heartily
 recommend it.
 The Dawes Commission reports thai
 gratifying progress has been made 1T
 its work during the preceding year. Tho
 field work of enrolment of four of the
 nations has been completed. I recom-
 mend that Congress at an early day
 make liberal appropriation for educa-
 tional purposes in the Indian Terri
 tory.
 Tn accordance with the act of Con-
 gress approved March 8, 1899, the pre-
 liminary work in connection with the
 Twelfth census is now fully under way.
 The officers required for the proper ad-
 ministration of the duties imposed
 have been selected. The provision for
 securing a proper enumeration of the
 population, as we'll as to secure evil
 dence of the industrial growth of the
 nation, is broader and more compre-
 hensive than any similar legislation in
 the past. The director advises that
 every needful effort is being made to
 push this great work to completion in
 the time limited by the statute. It is
 believed that the twelfth census will
 emphasize our remarkable advance in all that pertains to National progress.
 Under the authority of the Act of Congress approved July ', 1898 the Con- mission consisting of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Interior, has made an agreement of settlement, which has had my approval, of the indebtedness to the Government growing out of the issue of bonds to aid in the construc- ton of the Central Pacific and Western Pacific railroads. The agreement se- cures to the Government the principal and interest of said bonds, amounting to $58,S12, 715.4S. There has been paid thereon $11,762,54S.12 which has been covered into the Treasury, and the re- mainder payable within ten years, with interest at the rate of 3 per cent, per annu1n. payable semi-annually, is se- cured by the deposit of an equal amount of first mortgage bonds of the Pacific Railway Companies. The amounts paid and secured to be paid to the Government on account of the Pacific | Railroad subsidy claims are:
 Union Pacific cash. s..,.. ..$5S, AS, 223. 75 | Kansas Pacific, cash. .. ... 6,303, 000.00 | Central and Western Pacific
 otaa casn:. :ac,,.aa .... 1T InyS dsS 79 S755f 9e Kansas Pacific, dividends for
 deficiency due United
 States, cash .. ... ... S21 S97. 70
 Making a total of $124,421,607.
 The whole indebtedness was about $130000,000, more than half of which consisted of accrued interest for which sum the Government has realized the entire amount less about $6,G00,00 with in period of two years.
 On June 30. 1898. there were thirty forest reservations Exclusive of the Forest and Fish Culture Re- serve in Alaskal embracinI1 an estI- mated area of 40719,474 acres. During the past two years of the existing for est reserves, the Trabuco Canyon (Cai- fornia) and Black Hills (South Dako- ta and Wyoming), have been consid- erably enlarged, the area of the Mount { Rainier Reserve. in the State of Wash ington, has been somewhat reduced, l and six additional reserves have been i namely, the San Francisco t Mountains (Arizona) the Black Mesa S (Arizona), Lake Tahoe (California), | 5allatin (Montana). Gila River (New l Mexico}, and Fish Lake Utah), the to- S al estimated area of which is 5,205,775 I lcres. This makes at the present time total of thirty six forest reservations, T an estimated area of 46,021,- a 99 acres. This estimated area is the r aggregated areas within the boundaries t f the reserves. The lands actually re- t erved are. however. only the vacant r public lands therein, and these have S cat ciH md for al ,, ettlement in order that they may be of il he greatest use to the people. e Protection of the National Forests, b by the Department of the tt interior in 1897, has been continued h uring the past year and much has J cen accomplished in the way of pre- c enting forest fires and the protection D f the timber. There are now large c 'acts covered by forests which will oi ventually be reserved and set apart h; or forest use. Until that can be done 1T ongress should increase tue appropri- ot tions for the work of protecting Che tf ,rests. or The Department of Agriculture is al consulting the needs of pro- eI Icers in all the States and Territories. DC is introducing seeds and plants of if reat value and promoting fuller di- st ersification of crops. Grains, grasses, m uits. legumes, and vegetables are im- of ,rted for all parts of the United .ates. Under this encouragement the tn lgar-beet factory multiples in the of orth and far West, semi-tropical flu ants are sent to the South. and con- gr ,nial climates are sought for the SC oice productions of the Far East. The lir of fruit trees and grains WI conducted in the search for varieties lut lapted to eXacting conditions. The tn of tea gardens into tke tn; uthern States promises to provide ed lployment for idle hands, as well as ella supply the home market with tea. pr le subject of irrigation where it is of vital importance to the people is ass ing carefully studied, steps are be- am : taken to reclaim injured or aban- wit ned lands, and information for the Tn ople along these lines is being print for and distributed. the Markets are being sought and opened Spi for surplus farm and factory pro- lab cts in Europe and in Asia. The out thr k for the education of the young I 'mer through agricultural college wol d experiment station, with oppor- gaN