Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-03

OUT ,'u discussion OF tula .,,st 80. |
The I' of war 90 his ahnu0I pr
be ,Usi 30 your earnest 'l,.do
Y0r. Iiss 'siitL MEDALS or HoN .',,5. q,
Err. fhp recommendation ,, 49,
Isl'. annual message thal ,ois ~,
ny i' special medal OF u 'i., ana
prov -.flnieers. regular 30 s"i,o' ',ra
the ss on duty in tht fH'l'lp,''t,, az
maIllU...-Ty remained in ihe NM az
uts.r terms Of enlistment nav
pre- syor the recommenaie1V,'JIn o o o Nh
J ..,.-y of war for the ae,al. ", ,' J',
seq. nom the line OF lhe a,t,', pam" In
ct.s -..as occur In the aaju'e'. e,ii'
we department lhsley,o, 6.morai,5
,'r,rneuJ quart lI''''',5 ors.t,nsnf
Gs-rnIent subsistence 9g'.i, ~,
d..''r .8rfnent. ordnance ueP4I l"0nN
pay ..l Dorps. The army cannot be
end '.s.l, commended for It's faithful
200 .fya service In active military
an .l.... in the field and the dililcull
opsl,". W. ifs able administration
POSTAL SERVICE.
..,,lnuad and rapid growth OF
lN. ,..ll service Is a sure inGeX oil
" 49, and increasing business Qc-
the tta country It's most strik'
uuG . development Is the extension
ihs fr.a delivery. This has come
Of I1." .'rrIly within the last year Al
am. ..rrfnr of the fiscal year
hs a. fhe number of routes IN
lN' .., WAS only 39l. and most OF
t.1 b,su running less than ~
A't ON the 18TH of November
lao't.. number had increased 10 2
I.f ....hinp into a states ana Terri
49, and serving n population OF H.
o,Hi The number of Applications
r.nIIug and awaiting action near
io',r,Is 4ll those granted mp 20 the
.. time. and by the close ot the
ln- Gscal year about 1900 routes
.' F.ya been established, providing
% ,r. daily delivery of mails at the
4.t.r.i homes of about three ana Il
tglf millions OF rural population. rms
..,.f. gmelOrates the Isolation OF
49,, If4 conduce3 TO good roads, ana
.. seps and extends the dissemination
-".rsrIl information. Experience
.t,s tr has tended 10 allay the app
-s.rsIou that Il would Toe so eNpen-
as to forbid It's general adoption
ON mako n a general burden. It's act
val arrilratiun has shown that IL in
S-.ssas postal receipts and can be ac-
cawraulcd By reductions In other
t,oprbas Of the service, so that the
sugmfnted revenues and the accom-
,Iishsl savings together materially,re re-
lrgs tha net cost. The evidences which /
,o.pt 10 these conclusions are presented
a. detail I'm the annual report Of the
,ostr1astcr general, which, with It's
lamentations, Is recommended to
tta consideration Of the Congress the |
CIl development Of this special ser
,.iss REQUIRES such an outlay OF money |
hat should be undertaken only after
careful study and thorough under |
standing Of all that II Involves.
Very efficient service has been rem !
dsr4d By the navy IN connection with |
me lnsurrectlon In the Philippines and !
The recent disturbance in China.
ARMOR PLATE.
A very satisfactory settlement has
been made OF the long pending question
OF the manufacture Of armOr plates |
A reasonable price has been secured and |
he necessity for a government armor |
plant avoided
approve OF the recommendation OF |
The secretary Of the navy for new YES |
sells and for additional officers and |
men which the required increase Of |
the navy makes necessary.
] commend TO the favorable action |
Of the Congress the measure now pend !
ing Tor the erection OF statue 10 the |
memory Of the late David y. Porter
NATIONAL NAVAL RESERVE.
] commend also the establishment Of |
national navy reserve and OF the |
grade of vice admiral. Provisions |
should be made 10 recommended by |
the secretary for suitable rewards for |
Especial merit. Many officers who rem |
der the most distinguished service dur |
Eng the recent war with Spain have re- |
ceIyed In return no recognition from |
The Congress.
AREA OF PUBLIC LAND.
The total area Of public land as given
BY the secretary Of the interior is APP |
! .O7l SSl 662 acres, OF which |
81. g35, $50 acres are undisposed OF and |
l54745,7S2 acres have been reserved for |
various purposes. The public lands dis
posed of during the year amount 90 |
l34j3,SSL96 acres, including 62423O9 |
acres of Indian lands, an increase of |
421l,41iSO over the preceding year The |
total receipts from the sale from the |
public lands during the fiscal wear were |
tG975S.10, an increase Of N,309S63.f2 /
over the preceding year.
FOREST RESERVES.
The results obtained from our forest
reserves have demonstrated It's wisdom
and the necessity In the interest for
The public, It's continuance and appro-
priations by Congress for the carrying !
OF the work on June go 1900. there
were thirty-seyen forest reserves Great
cd by presidential proclamations un-
der section "a Of the act Of March 3,
1891. embracing an area Of 46,325,52 |
acres
During the past year the Olympic re-
serve IN the State OF Washington, was
reduced 265 0i0 acres. leaving It's pres
ent area al l.923si0 acres. The Pres
colt reserve In Arizona was increased
from 1920 acres 10 42S, $50 acres and |
The Big Horn reserve, In Wyoming was
Increased from LEI. 800 acres % 1,ls0. 500 |
acres a new reserve. the Santa Ynez.
ln California, embracing an area Of l4j,-
Wl acres was created during this year.
un October TO- 1900. the Grow Creek
forest reserve. in Wyoming, was Great
.ed with an area OF $500 acres.
THE PENSION ROLL.
AZ the end Of the fiscal year there
Were en- the pension roll 993, 2?- names a
nei Increase OF 300 over the fiscal year
lNt The number added 20 the rolls
curing the year was 1884. The amount
asnufsed for army pensions during this
year was tl24 $685. and for navy
Pensions. &3161,533N, a total OF Sl2S-
4'-Io'0o. leaving an unexpended bal
nhce OF $3.50, 16S.25 10 be covered into
me treasury which shows an increase
over lhe previous years expenditure OF
sW'l.r,0. There We're 6S4 names added
10 'h. rolls during the year by special
aCls PASSED at the first session of the
hily'sixth Congress
~, ihe act of May 1900. among other
,lhihgs provides for an extension OF !
income % widows pensioncd under said /.
a.' 20 $3.50 per annum. The secretary
OF 90" Interior believes that by the
operations OF this act the number OF
PERSONS pensloned under it win increase
|r.