The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11

| ~ oyno,oi,rras oyar roco,rts on oononn,
~ The consu,ar soryica amou,tni 90 ,c :
| io5 10 as oyntns, cor no "a Tor ~ g.
andIng limo an 1ao1 ana s,i7 oao ,e Co., tha
yaor snJina i,no 90 ION I,tis a. ,ho
nos, sboyyina a. tbis ,asnac, Co. ,ha co.
sular seryica for ,ho 90, ,o,r,aon ,oars
and tho rednc,inn 4, tha cnst ~ ,ho sorv'
| loo IN tho coyornr,c,, nos boa, ,n,so Il,
sn,te of Tho fac, that ,ba exnondi,mros ,or
Tho 200, ia a,as,,on 80 - ,,an
soo 400 gro,ta, ,ra, ,o. a. nro,to,n. go
o., r." 0.ts.. -. ~
"u'"' 1'eece"Ne'y SerV'ee'
me rural free-dclivery service has been
steadiIy extended. The attention OF the
congress IL asked TO the question OF the
compensation or the letter carriers and
clerks engaged In the postal service, es-
peciaiy on the new rural free-deiivery
since tho Ers, ~ Iii ,as, ,har " 81 nee
like period In the departments history.
While a due regard to economy must be
kep. IN nnlnu IN 'he estaonshment OF new
fpce.dc,iyerv svstem ms, ha onn.niaa
for reasons of sound public policy. No
Roe res,,i,ad ~ aroa,er mmoS'a,n seaaas,
to the people OF the country districts.
Rural free delivery, taken In connection
with the telephone. the bicycle. and the
trolley. accomplishes much toward les
sening the isolation OF farm life and max
ing II brighter and more attractive. In
the immediate past the lack of just such
facilities as these has driven many of the
more active and restless young men and
women from the farms to the cities: for
they rebelled at loneliness and lack OF
mental companlonship. IL is unhealthy
and undesirable for the cities to grow at
the expense OF the country; and rural
free delivery Is not only a good thing
In itself. but is good because 1t IL one
OF the causes which check this unwhole-
some tendency towards the urban con-
centration OF our population at the ex-
pense of the country districts. 1t Is for
.ne same reason 'nat we sympashize with
ano, rrapa ~, pom.y o
| roads 10 on. fra,oht ,yith tho groa,as,
bonost % ~ annn,r,, a,s,,ta,.
49,, 1850
III Tue ana forto RICO,
1t Is declared. steady progress Is being
made and the condition of the island.
on, ,,ro.,u 10. -. u...-.u.. -,
o'' "iieau' HAS peeh maternity au'
anced
p.oeint. 80 c,n.r,, .,a oes..
-"" ~
on the SUBJECT OF the pubic lands
OF the country the message says:
The cash receipts of the General Land
Office for the last 6scal year were All 4.
O24. 7t3. 65. an increase Of "a 100 sic a. over
| the preceding wear. or this ann. anprox.
imately. s.. 4sl aga will 20 TO the credit
of the fund for the exclamation OF arid
land. making the total of this fund. up
10 the 3Oth of June 1909 ap~nroyimately
sl6. 1sl. SAG.
A gratifying disnos,tion has heen
| eyInced nv those baviny unInwfu, In.
| closures Of public land 70 remove their
fences Nearly TWO rilI,o, ocres an In.
| closed have been thrown omen on de.
mand In but comnaratiyaIy few cosas
has a. been necessarv 70 90 into corr,
to ccompiish this nurnose .This uork will
be yiporousIv nrosecutea untii al, nn,ow.
ful incIosures have be.n remoy.d
irrigation.
TIE work OF reclamation OF the arid
lands OF the West Is progressing steadily
and satisfactorily under the terms Of
the law setting aside the proceeds from
the disposal OF public and The corps Of
engineers known as the Reclamation
Service, which Is conducting the surveys
ana exam'nations mas been thoroughly
secure under The ci~ii.ssrvioa ar" 10
body OF skilled, experienced. and ~eficient
men. surveys n examination are
ana territos,es nIaS. ,or r. ne , ar,u STATES
being prepared and passed UPON nv
the secretary OF tne INFERIOR In Arizona
aho nevada IN 'iocaiities where such
work is pre-emihentiy needed. construc-
tion mas already Deen begun. In other
parts OF 'he ara west various projects
are wen aoVanceu toward the craving
up OF contracts; these being delayed In
men,s or understanSins az regarSs rtne..
Of way or acquisition Of real estate. Most
OF the works contemplated for construc-
, ,w ,nterst,a umss,,on mp or me ,mVo,v-
OF stable. self-supportinp communit in
the midst OF vast tracts of vacant land.
The Nation as a whole Is of course the
gamer by the creation of these homes,
adding as they do to the wealth and sta
bility CT the country, and furnishing a
home market for the products of the East
and South. The reclamation law. while
perhaps not ideal. appears at present to
answer the large needs for which 1t Is
designed. Further legislation Is not rec
commended until the necessities OF change
are more apparent.
PRESERVATION NJ Eore.fs
mr.. p...,s... ~
ine f'esiue"l poh".o ou' the heces'
Sity OF taxing steps Tor the preServa-
ton of our forests. ~especially at the
h.,a-.r ro.-. n, .n..
o": eo''o
WeeVii ne says:
The cotton-g growing States have re-