Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-11-14
IMPROVED SERVICE
CONGRESSMAN Marshall Assured That
Branch Line Mail Service Will
Be Improved.
The CONGRESSMAN Believes That Re.
publiCans Should Favor Tariff
Revision.
Saws Suoar Beet RaisinQ in Vicinity
of Oakes Is Highly Salts.
factory.


factory.
Congressman Thomas F. Marshall
was enroute east Monday evening.
Mr.. Marshall is making trip through
various parts Of the state prior to his
departure for Washington to be pres
ent at the opening of congress which
convenes Dec. 2. Some parts of the
state that he intended to visit he was
unable to reach for the reason that he
has been detained in Fargo for two
weeks, being treated for trouble with
his hearing. He has been in St. Paul
for a few days consulting with rail-
way officials regarding improved mail
service on some of the branch lines In
the state. He has been assured that
the desired improvements in some OF
the services would be made. He has
also been interested in the matter Of
free rural delivery in the state and
through his efforts inspectors of this
department of the mail service have
been looking over the proposed routes in
the state and their recommendations
will probably result in the establish.
ment of some new routes in the state.
Mr.. Marshall does not look. for
particularly important session Of con-
gress this winter. The matter in
which the people take the most inter
est is the position Of the republican
party on the question Of tariff revision.
Mr.. Marshall believes the republi-
can leaders should take the cue pre-
sented b. President Mckinley in bis
Buffalo speech, and prevent the de.
mocrats from making an issue with
the matter of tariff revision. He does
not believe undue or unwise haste
should prevail in the consideration Of
those questions, but that the Irepubli-
can party should declare for a proper
revision of the tariff at the proper
time. From his travels through the
country he believes the great
mass Of the people, particularly in the
northwest, favor Q judicious revision
Of the tariff, particularly with refer.
ence to those industries that have
outgrown their infancy and do not
need the measure Of protection that
VAS once afforded them.
OF matters interesting especially to
North Dakota, Mr. Marshall does not
believe there will be much to come to
the attention Of congress, beyond the
usual matters Of routine, mail route
matters, some appropriations, and
land legislation. The Ft. Totten trea-
ty will come up for ratification, the
Indians having recently negotiated
with the government for the sale Of
100, 900 acres of their land.
Mr.. Marshall expects to leave for
Washington in about two weeks.
He is still interested in the matter
Of a beet sugar factory at Oakes, and
in this connection says:
"a number OF farmers near Cakes
Joined in setting aside certain
amount of land for the cultivation of
the sugar beet this year. One hun
dred acres were planted and the pro-
duct sent to the factory at st. Louis
Park. The railroad gave an extreme
" low rate and the factory paid a
good price for the beets. / have not
learned exactly what the result is,
but l understand that it has proved
highly satisfactory. I do know that
tests made showed IA per cent Of
sugar in the beets and an average
purity Of 80 per cent or better, even,
than the Minnesota beet. 1t demon
strates that North Dakota soil is we'll
adapted to the raising of beets, and
the farmers did not experience nearly
SO much difficulty in growing the crop
as had been expected"