Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-12-11

est type of Sailormen, of sea mechanics.
The veteran seamen of our warships are of
which rides the waters of the world; they
are unsurpassed in daring, in resolution, in
readiness, in thorough knowledge Of their
profession. They deserve every conSidefa-
tion that can be shown them. But there
are not enough of them. 1t is no more pos
slble to improFlse 4 crew than it is possi-
Bile to improvise a warship. To build the
finest ship, With the deadlieSt battery, and
to send it afloat with a raw crew, no mat
ter how brave they Were individually,
would be TO insure disaster IL a foe of av-
efage capacity were encountered. Neither
ships nor men can be improvised when war
has begun.
order to properly man the ships now pro
vided for and under construction. The
classes at the naval school at Annapolis
should be greatly enlarged. At the same
time that we thus add the officers where
we need them, we should facilitate the re-
mrhemeht OF those at the head of the. list
whose usefulness has become impaired
Promotion must be fostered If the service
is to be kept efficient.
The lamentable scarcity of officers. and
, the large number of recruits and of un-
skilled men necessarily put aboard the new
vessels as they have been commissioned
has thrown upon our officers, and espe-
cially on the ltentenants and junior grades,
unusual labor and fatigue and has gravely
strained their powers of endurance Nor
Is there Sign of any immediate let-up in
this strain II must continue for some time
frnS, innanalis arS ,,,,tif 81. ~ s aauu"t S
come trained and skillfu in their duties.
In these difficulties incident upon the de-
oil anr otcaS ~ 10 WI meet tHS S9nuue' ol
Sar,ica anS +h hos uc0n eaS1I'auie ~ tne
oradoS In nnrt LIZ h h;, aiu Juii,ivir
ffv ana y SteodfaSt cbecrFnIpnSs wb e. o
t;iles ther, ~ tb mnicu cL. en-
who realize the disbaartssnig .n trais Vi an
fatigues to which they are of necessity
TRers IL nor a cloud -, +,,, r.,,.,..,, =.
present There seems not Tho o si iEyn !" =
ccborca 90 trd,,I,, ,iif, no. Wy sl,snIesl
W. most oornestI1. 49, a. tt"tSSiS" PV"els
tbings NO., up 1"9 ~ 't,s s'ate VI
sure jts 9ntinuonc' ~ "a ny NY 20 20 ~,
tborouoblv otHciont ,n,,,, nnIo Wy -, 81 a
maintain srch n nn,,,. ,.S,,, i v !"
nn ,int - tr STCh navy would lnvite trouble
Eafunns sole conini,ov ,l,sutv uhSus'e,
,rt ti,, ti,vvmvA OF Nanltg or
n nStion nc oi,rs. and at "rTnTu ~ sh NJ.
sbn~,n NJ h ,tnI l'ISt VEperIehte mus
ognze or prepare for any crisis in advance Nv nee
b,Ster;cai fon ~, ,b ny i,,au pantc pl
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EXTENDING FREE DELIVERY.
The striking increase In the revenues of
the postoflice department shows clearly the
prosperity of our people and The increasine
activity Of the business of the country
The receipts of lhe nostofiice dennrtment
for the fiscal wear ending lime so iast
omounted tn S12i S4S O47 % IN inrrease Of
hn va Ia
largest Increase known in thqs bisforrv nf
the postal service The mognitude Of This
increase will hest onneor From tbe fact
that the entire postal receipts for the year
Rural free-delivery service is no longer in
the experimental stage 1t has become a
hXed policy. The results following It's in
PRODUCTION nave tully justified the congress
| establishment and extension. The average
yearly increase In postoflice receipts in the
rural districts OF the country Is about two
per cent. We are now able, by actual re-
suits, to show that where rural freedeiy-
cry service has been established to such
an extent as to enable us to make compar-
lsons the yearly Increase has been upward
of ten per cent. 40,
ON November !, 1902, n,650 rural free
delivery routes mad been established and
Were In operation, covering about one-third
OF the territory OF the United states avail
able FOR rural free-deuvery service. There
| are now awaiting -. action OF the depart
ment petitions anu applications Tor the
establishment OF lO,!lS additional routes
| This shows conclusively the want which
the establishment OF the service has met
and the need OF further extending Il as
| rapidly as possible. 1t IS lustlhed botn DS
the financial results, and by the practica
| Dement'S to our rural population; 1t brings
the men who live on the soil into close re
| lations with the active business world; II
keeps the farmer in daily touch with tn,
| markets; It Is a potential educatlona
| force; IL enhances the Value or farm prop
| cry, hldhts iHIiu hie Lar pleuSuuttl anu
| less Isolated, and viii do much to check
tne undesirable current from country 10
| city
| ROOM FOR IRRIGATION
Few subiects of moro inheritance have
! baen taken mn Inv the congress in recent
! vears than tbe j11ougurotion ~ tho system
of nntionallv-oided irrigntion for tbe arid
repions Of Tie far west A good beginning
thereIn has been made Now that Ills mol,
icy of national irrigation has been adopted,
The need ~ thoroiIgh and scientific fnrest
evor thrnugbnut Tho nnhiic.land statas
I agisiatinn shonid he nrovided For tho
| nrotsction of tha gana and tho wild
Pproatnras ,,onaraII, on t6o fnrast resarvas
srbe sanse1ess sIaygb IT. az game which
con hy indicIouS nrotectjnn he nermonentIv
nrnsa.1yod ON onr PnotionoI resarvaa Tor th9e
ppaonIa os n whole shonld he stunned at
pncp If ia for instance a serIous count
oaoinst our notionaJ GOOD sense 70 nermit
! lie nresept nractice ~ Iutchcrine az such
| n stateiy ana heonffful craotnra as the aIlx
for its sntiers or tnsbs N'N'''''' ~ yin
g for as tbov arn avai,ohio for aoriouI
.ro ana q" % M ta,' az ,1t"nd thor nav he
| rociaim med unIer tho natinnoI irri~ation
! ia1 tha ramoint,, nn,Iie lands sbnnid he
htami suJ s ms pun hdIh ~ coz
t,a, ris H.; aoi ~. NJ Jand ond f ne one
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