The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-05
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il,creasing activity of the business Of the
The receipts Of the post ONCE depart.
ast sfa 70 escas as SSre
the largest increase known in the history
this increase will best appear from the
the year 1860 amounted TO- but B,5iSos7.
in the experimental stage; It has become
2 hxed policy. The results following its
INTRODUCTION have fully justified the con-
for It's establishment and extension. The
ceipts IN the rural districts Of the coun-
able, by actual results, to show that
where rural. free delivery service has
been established to such an extent as to
increase has been upward Of ten per
cent.
on November l.. 1902. 11.s5o rural free
were IN operation. covering about one
third Of the territory OF the United States
syailabie anans for rural free delivery service
ase f"d sseatGHs 1ST
rGnts TSIss ,S THIS sh9Ws the want
has met and Se need Of further Extend setn,de
Ing I as rar as possible. y is justl-
meu p0tn py nnanciai results and by
ulation; 4 brings the men who live on
the soil Into close relations with the ac-
i've ..,,,. business world; 4 keeps the farmer
potential educational force: II enhances
inc value OF farm property, makes farm
NE far pleasanter and less isolated, and
VIII do much to check the undesirable
current from country to city.
II Is to be hoped that the congress will
ams fnsrc lieersi ns appropriations for the con
hshed and for Its further extension.
ProGresA Of Irrigafaon.
Few subjects OF more Importance have
been taken up by the congress in recent
years than the Inauguration OF the sys-
TEN OF nationally aided irrigation for the
ginning therein has been made. Now
been adopted, the need of thorough
more rapidly than than ever S.'ih throusSout @ rE~ the
Lssi.Istion should be provided for the
creatures generally, on the forest re-
serves. The senseless slaughter of game,
which can by tudicious protection be per-
be stopped at once. It Is. for instance:
so,s eSSns to bernie The ppao
tice Of butchering of ouch stately and
beautiful creature as the elk for It's ant
So far as they are available for agri-
culture, and to whatever extent they
may be reclaimed under the national ir-
legation ,S law & the ,ir,Sa re%Saning public Lands
builder. the settler who lives on his land,
and for no one else. In their actual use
law, and the commutation % % Clause eu OF f'the the
from the intention with which they were
aass areas as f pasa the or o
er than actual settlers and the conse-
quent prevention Of settlement More
0%Sic the Of the
discussion as to the best manner of using
these public lands in the west which are
souna ana ne Steady 0"s dsveiopment eHs Of the
homes therein. Much Of our prosperity
81 nation tho has sss1 % Sus 'c The ,s.
hand. we should. recognize the fact that
IN the grazing region the man who cor
sse To settle he s Omy
to use the same amount of pasture land
that his brother, the homesteader. is al
SS to use Of srssle LAND One hun
amount Of irrigated land. may kern .
sst living Vi prom fron ise acres Of 70 dry s pasture s
side only one head of cattle to every ten
sSSc doan m shs fenees enss G ss
persons having no title thereto, in direct
defiance of the law forbiddink the main
ttenance or construction OF any such un-
lawful inclosure OF public land. For va
rious reasons there has been little inter-
ference with such Enclosures In the past,
but ample notice has. now been given
the trespassers, and all the resources ~
the command of the government will
hereafter be used to put stop to such
/. In view, OF the capital importarce ~
these matters; commend them to the
earnest, consideration OF the CONGRESS.
dealing % with VIII 1hS them from a lack l of thoroush
knowledge of the subject, I recommend
, that provision be made for commission
Tsnop fSs 20 t,on Hno
involved. ~ p-..-
AlsAka Legialation Asked For.
need Of wise legislation for Alaska. Il
is not to our credit as a nation that
, Alaska 1, Wnich & mas been & ours Tor :, yea -;
laws as Is the case. No country has a
more valuable possession-in mineral
Mso sso n nnd n sSasSe c for certain kind.
territory Of great size and varied -
Ts ssa to xss. need. ssss
good land law and such provisions for
homesteads and preemptions as will o.
should shape legislation with view NOT
70 the exploiting and abandoning Of the
territory, but to the building up of homes
therein. The land laws should be liberal
IN type, so as to hold out lnducemer's
to the actual settler whom we most de-
sire to see take possession of the coun-
try. The forests of Alaska should be
protected, and. q. secondary but still
Important matter. the game also, and al
the same time 1t Is imperative that the
settlers should be allowed to cut tim
be, under proper regulations. for their
own use Laws should be enacted ia
against the greed which would destroy
them. They should be preserved as a
permanent Industry and food supply
turned over. TO the commission Of fst
and fisheries. Alas,Ea should have dele.