The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-12-06

Ia the rural districts tofs'the country ID
about, 2 per cent. we ere re- nov ABLE ~ bS
free delivery has been established teTsuth
an extent as to enable. US to make com.
paris6ns TIE yearly increase has been up.
t Woaa Nov n i. 1902. 1850 rur,a! free de:
livery, routes had been established and
wers in operation, covering about. one.
third q the territory r,s Of the the ds Snissd
service. There is now awaiting b ac-
ton Of the department petitions and ap-
nlications or the establishment of TO-
rs ADDITIONAL a , routes Lb; This Il show sfab' seR.
ment Of the service has met and the
need Of further extending 1t as rapidly az
possible. It is justified both by the
5nadsaa - 1e asr su sad po 81 tes R r bTinsa
the men who live OH the soil into closer
relations with the active business world:
it keeps the farmer In daily touch with
force: it enhances he value Of farm
nronerty. makes farm life far ~pleasantex
aud less isolated, and will do much to
check the undesirable current Tram coun-
'r t is is to be hoped that the congress will
make liberal appropriations for the con-
tinMance of the service already estab-
listed and or rn its r fqrdhss Sae Of Forest,
~ subjects of more Importance have
been taken up by the congress- In recent
wears than the Inauguration Of the sys-
tenn Of nationa!ly,aided 1ea Tor the
beginning therein has been made: Now
that this policy of national irrigation has
neen adopted, the need OF thorough and
scientific forest protectlon VIII eroW more
rapidly than ever the public
iaLIe esislation should be provided for the
protection Of the game. and n wild
s ersaearesT The sel senseiess slaughter Of game.
manently preserved on. our national re-
serves for h people as Q whole. should
a serious count against u national good
sense to permit the present practice OF
butchering off such a stately and beanti-
creature as the elk for IT'S antlers or
So far as they. are available for aEri-
culture. and to whatever extent they may
be reclaimed under the national. irriga-
sSa5.a 5aS Ss t sas r rs%s1n fos the 1 home b ana.
er. the settler who lives on his land and
for NO one else. In their actual use the
desert land law, the timber. and stone
cSo and fne law o haVe been s SO per VI tee
from the intention with which they were
enacted as to permit the ACQUISITION ..of
large areas of the public domain for other
of settlement. Moreover, the
exhaustion Of the puhliy
ranges has Of late led to much discus
sion as to the best n Of using these
able chiefly or only for grazing.
The sound m steady development Of
the West depends upon the building up 81
homes therein. Much OF our prosperity
of the homestead law. On the other hand
we should recognize the fact that In, the
region the MAI who corresponds
to the homesteader may o. lan 70
the same amount of pasture lanG that
his brother. the homesteader. Is allowed
to use of arabic land. One hundred and
w y,ats ae soii' OF OF a l1 much amalle a"s amount saiit
plenty. where cas- mo n could get Q living
so acres Of dry ptsture and capable
head Of cattle 10 every ten acres. In the
great tracts Of the public domain
have been fenced in by persons having. no
title thereto. in direct defence e. OF the Mw
ZION of any such unlawful Enclosure OF
public land. For various reasons there
has been. little interference with snch In
now been given the trespassers; and an
the u at the command OF the
government will hereafter be used to put
q stop to sucn ~trespassing.
these matters, I commend them to the
consideration of the congi ess. n
the congress finds difficulty In dealing
with them from lack OF thorough KNOW.
provision be made for a ommtssion OF
experts specially to investigate n :e-
port upon the complicated questions 'c-
Alaska I'm Need of Better Laws.
I especially urge upon the congress the.
need Of wise legislation for Aiasks. " ls
to our credit as a nation that Alaska,
which has been ours for thirty-five years,
should still have as poor q system OF lava
as is the case. No country has a mor6s
valuable possession-in mineral wealth:
In fisheries. furs. forests. and also IN land
great size and Varied resources. well
to support a large permanent pop
Alaska Feeds q good lana Jaw
preemptions as will encourage permanent
We should shape legislation
with a view not to the exploiting ana
aba1doning Of the tome eerf tSo;n oo Thc 70 ,a .ns
should I've liberal In type. SO az to
out Inducements to h actual settler
whom we most desire to see take posses
sion 81 6 the nroqs n I ana to as q seco a,dsrs
still important matter. the game also.
and at the same time it is imperative that
he settlers should be allowed to cut tim
use. Laws should be enacted to pro-
,cct the Alaskan salmon fisheries against
The greed which would destroy them.
They should be preserved as . permanent
agernent and control should be turned
over to the commission Of fish and fish
cries. Alaska should have a delegate IN
the congress. It would be well 4 e con.
and investigate Its needs on the ground:
In dealing with the Indians our aim
be their ultimate absorption. into
lLs body OF our PEOPLE: nut n man. MAN.
10 very slow. In portions Of the Indian
Territory fthe mixture OF blood has gone
IN at the same lint with progresA IN
a. and n ea'c sd,S as that ds there are e
purity Of Indian blood who arc absolutely
[ad1stinguishalle In point OF social, poliii-
and economic ability from their MhixS
as,oei as vet T msse s no s sthsr ts,ees o ynass
such equality. To try TO force
tribes too Fast 10 to prevent their
going forward. at gil. Moreover, tne
Where q tribe has lnade consider
4ble advance and llvesH on fersile farming
soil 1t is possible to allot3 the members
lands In severalty much 60 10 the case
white settlers. There ere other
able. On the arid prairie lands the effort
snculd be to induce the lEdtanA TO lead
pastoral rather than Sagricultural lives,
la..her than to force them into Isolation.
The large indian schools situated res
note from any Indian reservation do =,
special and peculiar work 81 iEreatsf linz
ire. an 5immelee. amount. of additional
work must be done on the reservations:
themselves among the old. and above AL
M ong the Young. Indiana. The nrst ard;
ion Of the Indian is TO teRch liiln TO-
) Sc g. s'. assumed azaed that Ssas In II Z 'ea aSs senmunitzy: