The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-19
An Important Piece of Legislation in
Regard to Birds.s
INCREASE IN RAILROAD MILEAGE.
Walls of Famous Wizards Hotel are
Level With the Ground, Making
Room for New Marble Structure
Costing SO, 100000.
Especial Dispatch 10 The Tines.)


ing at this time. The editorial was
written during the life of j. B. McCui-
lugh, and shows what that astute polin-
cal wiseacre thought OF the kepuplicah
candidate for President, and the circle
OF advisers who IRE now IL tuli COLI
troll OF the party. The editorial IS as
follows:
Secretary Charles Foster, while de-
claring that the tariff was the cause or
the Republican overthrow. says 1t Wohid
be nonsense for the Republicans 10
abandon in any degree their present
policy The Secretary is not wise
counsellor in the present emergency;
When an army meets an oNef"i'e'ii
ing defeat. its commander. if be knows
his business, at once inquiries into the
causes. with the intention of "emedElhs
them. and thus to put his forces IN pet
ter condition for the next encounter.
If the defeat is due to the incompetencE
or negligence of his lieutenants hey
are either removed or reduced, II TO a
faulty plan Of campaign, the plan IS
altered, and if to the adoption of
wrong position. the positions taken IN
the future. so FAR as conditions wiii
permit, will be different. The leaders
of great party, after the defeat OF their
party. will. If they are At all fitted
for their posts, make like inyesdga-
1don aud take similar precautions.
80 WRONG foS1lloAS
The Republican party was beaten be-
cause is had taken a wrong position on
some of the leading questions of national
concern. 1t was wrong on the Federal
election matter: il was emphahcaliy
and fatally wrong on the tariff The
passage of the Mckinley law of 1890
was the greatest biunder ever rom
united by any party since the Democrat
&c crime of secession. 1t overwhelming
ly defeated the party in the Congress
sioaal election of that year, and it was
the leading cause of the overthrow this
year Many Republican, who We're
never in favor OF the act believed, after
the, setback OF 1890. that The popular
hostility to it would suhside by the
time ,he Presidential election came
around and that the party might then re-
tain dts supremacy IN the executive branch
OF the Government, and regain control Oh
the legislative branch. The returns fhow
how completely and .conspfciouSly these
hopes have been blasted
This thing called Notwithstanding
advancing of duties on articles which
have been on the dutiable list for from
a third of a century to a century-has
been condemned finally and eternally
by the people This verdict has been
rendered twice, and after an interval
of two years between the judgments
The first verdict may have been hastily
ton of the evidence, but 1.-The second
was recorded after reasonable delibera-
ton, and it was more pronounced and
emphatic than the first.
If the Republican party is to win any
victories in the future, it must drop
Mckinleyis1n Immediately and perma-
nently and send all the men who cling
to it to the rear. The party must. of
course, adhere to the protective policy,
but it must b. protection of the rational
Ednd-the protection which keeps the
interests of consumers, as we'll as those
of producers. in view. It must be the
kind Of protection which the party
adopted at the beginning of its career,
which it began to practically eXemplify
IN the early "I0's' by reducing duties
Discriminatory but decidedly. and which
st maintained until the Mckinley school
OF economists forced themselves to the
front. Under this sign Republicans can
again conquer.
Bird LEGISLATION.
An important measure. commonly known
as the Lacey act, passed by Congress last
session. gives to the Department of Agri-
culture jurisdiction over matters relating
to the preservation and importation of
birds. The duties thus created have been
assigned by the Secretary to the Biological
Survey Under this law persons desiring
to import wild animals or birds from
from the Secretary of Agriculture State
laws are supplemented by provision pro-
hibiting the shipment from one State to
another of birds killed in violation of local
laws, which will undoubtedly do much to
aid the preservation of native birds by
encouraging stricter enforcement of local
regulations and thus diminish the excess
sdve slaughter OF quail. grouse, prairie
chickens. ducks and other birds
Farmers and landowners are directly
interested In the enforcement of t;rd-nro-
/. Sectire measures. Too often they fail to
realize that game birds. like song birds
are useful insect and weed destroyers and
that in this and other ways have money
value anart from that brought fn the mar
ket Those who by careful protection pre-
serve few covies of quail or other game
birds their lands will receive a return
through Increased crops resulting from, a
decrease of insect pests and in some IN
stances can derive additional profit nv
tsettIng the privilege Of shooting during
the open season. for which sportsmen are
often willing to pay i. lands have been
properly protected.
Farmers should familIarize themselves
with their local game laws, concerning
which they usually can obtain information
Through State game wardens or State
game a.sociations.- Circular % of the BIZ
illogical Survey gives list of the State
officials and associations concerned with
the protection of game. and Circular .9
the full text Of the Lacey act, with resu-
lat!ons for the protection and Importation
OF birds These circulars may be had upon
application to the Chief of the Biological
Survey.
RAILROAD MILEAGE.
The following abstract has been prepar-
ed from the forthcoming Twelfth Sta1is-
4Ioal Report of the Interstate Commerce
commission. being the report Of the fiscal
gear ending June so. 1899:
AZ the close OF the year referred to
The number OF railroads in the United
States was e.cia. These represented to-
tai single track mileage Of 1925 miles.
an Increase daring the year of 2.S9a miles.
This increase is greater than that for any
{ Sother year since 1885. The States and
Territories which show an increase OF
over 100 miles are Alabama. Arkansas
Georgia. Louisiana, Michigan. Minnesota,
Pennsylvania, Texas. Arizona. New Next
co and Oklahoma
The total amount OF freight carried dur
aYH the year was $50. 7as.5ss. an increase of
,276 tons over the figures for the
prsceding year. The average revenue was
s.e4 mills per ton for each mile carried, a
decrease OF % mills per ton per Iniie