River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-12-06

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The full discussion of this subject py
The secretary of war in his annual report
is called 10 your earnest attention
The Postal service.
Hinder A discussion of the postal serv-
ice he urges an extension OF the rufai
free delivery system and says:
This service ameliorates the isolation Of
farm life, conduces TO good roads ana
aIlickens and extends the dissemination or
general information. Experience mus Iat
has tended to allay the apprehension that
ii would be so expensive as to fofplq ~
general adoption or make Il a serious BUR
den. Its actual application has SHOWN t.lat
| ii increases postal receipts, ana can be ac-
companied by reductions IN othef pfhhtHes
of the service, so that the augmented rev
enues and the accomplished savings 10
gether materially reduce the net cos. ~, : ils
evidences which point to these conclusions
are presented in detail in the annual re-
port OF the postmaster general Whlcn Win
it's recommendations is reeomihe nue. s ~
the consideration of the congress. me run
development of this special service, now
ever, requires such a large outlay OF money
that II should be undertaken only aIt ,s,r,s,
careful study and thorough UNDERSTANDING
of all that 1t involves.
The Navy.
Very efficient service has been rend asl,,
by the navy In connection with tiie ~ W
reetion in the Philippines ana recent CiH
turbanee IN China. ~,
/ approve OF the recommendation q my
secretary Of the navy for new Vsssels a ,ns
for additional officers and men when .he
required increase OF the navy makes heSSa
sary. / commend to the faVorapie ac 5iii
of the congress the measure now, peHuIls
for The erection of a statue to the mem
Org of the late Admiral David ~ foIteI'
/ commend also the establishment % q
national naval reserve and OF the gIdos
of vice admiral. Provision should pc maos'
as recommended by the secretary, lot sur
able rewards for special merit. MANY
! officers who rendered the most dlstin-
guished service during the recent war Win
| Spain have received in return no recoshl-
tion from the congress
For a Pacific Gable.
| renew the recommendation made in my
special message of February TO- 1889, as TO
| the necessity for cable communication be-
| tween the United States and Hawall, with
/ extension to Manila. Since then elrcu lii
| stances have strikingly emphasized TINS
need SURVEYS have shown the entire
| feasibility of chain OF cables when al
each stopping place shail touch on an u
| lean territory so that the system shall be
under our own complete control Mania
once within telegraphic reach eonhee-
tion with the systems or the A a,i
! coast would open increased ana prohtapiie
| opnortlnities for a more direct cable
| route from our shores to the orient thah
/ is now afforded by the transatlantic, con-
| tinental and trans-Asian lines. urge at
| tention to this important matter.
The Twelfth Census.
| The work of taking the twelfth census
| is referred 10 as follows:
The director of the census states t ,sitt
| the work in connection with the tweltth
! census is progressing faVor9Dly. lEls
national undertaking. ordered by the con-
| gress each decade. has finally resulted IN
| fhe collection Of an aggregation of statis-
! tical facts to determine the lndustrlal
growth of the country It's manuIactur cur, is
and mechanical resources, It's rlcnness n
mines and forests. the number OF It's agrl-
cultursts their farms and products, us
educational and religious opportunities, as
| we'll as questions pertaining TO sociological
The iabors of the officials in charge Of the
bureau indicate that the law of March
! rpuniFinR
| Important and most desired subjects, name
| ly, population, agricultural; manufaetur;,
| ing and vital statistics. viii be completed
| within the prescribed limit.
Progress i'm Hawaii.
The progress and development of Ha-
wall is noted and attention called 10 the
needs of the islands as follows, =, ,ooo
In the territorial act of April 50, l90D.
section Z of said act repeats chapter ~
of the civil laws of Hawaii whereby the
| government was to assist in encouraging
| and developing the agricultural resources
of the republic, especially irrigation, The
governor of Hawaii recommends legislation
supply as may exist on the public lands,
with view of promoting land settlement.
The earnest consideration of the congress
is invited to this important recommenda-
ton and others as embodied in the re-
port of the secretary of the interior
Our Public Lands.
The total area of public lands as given
by the secretary of the interior is approx
imately 1,071, SS1, G62 acres, of which 9ll,-
$3.50 acres are undisposed of, ana l5i.
| 7S2 acres have been reserved for various
purposes. The publiclands disposed or DUR
ing the year amount to 1S453,SS796 acres
including 62423.09 acres of Indian lands,
an increase of 4,271.4 74.S0 over the proceed
ing year. The total receipts from the sale
of public lands during the fiscal year yea
were s4,379, 80. an increase of I,S0s,-
620 76 over the preceding year
The results obtained from our forest
policy have demonstrated its wisdom ana
! the necessity in the interest OF the pup
1 lie for it's continuance and increased APP
preparations by the congress Tor the car car
rying on Of the work. On June 80, 1900,
there were 81 forest reserves, created by
presidential proclamations under section
q of the act of March 3. 1891, embracing
an area of 46,425,529 acres.
Pensions.
At the end of the fiscal year there were
on the pension roll 993, 225 names, net
increase of 900 over the fiscal year 1899
The number added to the rolls during
the year was 1914. The amount dis
bursed for army pensions during the year
was S134 go. 597.24 and for navy pensions
sS,7 ,5S3 A. total Of $lsS4o2 iS " 7ss y
to be covered into the treasury when
shows an increase over the previous
! were 6s4 names added to the rolls during
| the year by special acts passed at the
first session of the FIfty-sixth congress ,1:S,.
! things provided for an extension OF IN,
| come to widows pensioned under SAD
act TO $3.50 per annum, The secretary OF
| the interior believes that by the opera
lions of This act the number of persons
! pensioned under II will increase ana the
increased annual payment Tor pensions a3S
| will be between So, 100000 and Ao@,NV
| The government justly appreciates the
! services OF its soldiers and sailors by
/ making pension payments liberal beyond
| phans.
Agriculture.
| The department of agriculture has been
| extending its work during the past year,
| reaching farther for new varieties OF
seeds and plants: cooperating more lully
with the states and territories in re-
search along useful lines; ma ,toia{,. prog
lines of wireless telegraphy and forecasts
| for ocean-going vessels; CONTINUING IN
| quiry to animal disease; looking INTO
| the extent and character OF food aduI-
| teration; outlining plans for the care,
/ preservation and Intelligent harvesting of
| our woodlands; studying soils that pro-
ducers may cultivate with better knowl-
edge of conditions, and helping to clothe
desert places with grasses suitable to
are being considered that their peoples
may be helped to produce the tropical
products now extensively brought into
| the United States. Inquiry into methods
of improving our roads has been active
| during the year; help has been given to
MANY localities, and scientific investiga-
! ton of material in the states and ter
ritories has been inaugurated Irrigation
problems in our semi-arid regions are
receiving careful and increased consider
alton.
civil Service for Philippines.
That there may be secured the best serv-
ice possible in the Philippine Islands, have
issued under date of November 10, 1900, the
following order:
The United States civil service commits
sion IS directed to render such assistance
as may be practicable to the civil service
hoard created under the act of the United
States Philippine commission, for the es-
Establishment and maintenance of an honest
and efficient civil service in the Philippine
islands and for that purpose to conduct
examinations for the civil service of the
Phiiippine Islands. upon the request of the
such regulations as may be agreed upon
by the said board and the said United
States civil service commission.
The civil service commission is greatly
embarrassed in its work for want of an
ADEQUATE permanent force tcr clerical and
other assistance. Its needs are fully set
forth in its report. | invite attention TO
the report and especially urge upon the
congress that this important bureau of the
public service, which passes upon the
qualifications and character of so large
number of the officers and employees of
the government. should be supported by all
needed appropriations to secure prompt
ness and efficiency.
Washington Celebration.
The transfer of the government to this
CITY Is fact of great historical interest
Among the people there IS Iecilng OF
genuine pride in the capital of the re-
II T. matter Of interest in this con-
neetion that in 1900 the population OF the
District OF Columbia was 1899; to-day ~
is 27S. rs The population 81 ths CITY %
Washington was then S'zp' to-uas y -
-iS. ~, ,,,rass having provided for IAN