Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-07
nrsrpET EVENING NEWS. MONDAY. DECEMBER 1903

nroscrvation of the forests ~ the head-
| waters of the streams. The engineers
making the preliminary eNamlnauohs
continually emphasize this need ana
urge that the remaining public lanus
AL the headwaters OF the lmportunt
streams of the west be reserved 10
insure permauency Of water supply iol
irrigation. Much progress IN IolesuS
has been made during the past year,
The necessity for perpetuauhs "u,
forest resources. whether IN puDhu VI
private hands,is recognized now aS new
en- befare
DEMAND FOR RESERVES
The demand for forest reserves nas
become insstent IN the west, pecousgg
the west must US the water Nuou' ~,
summer range which only such reserves
can SUNNY Progressive lumbermeh
ARE striving through forestry to give
their business permanence otl,tr
greot business interests are UNakehllB
to the need Of forest preservation aS
huslnlss matter. The governments lol-
cst work should receive from the con
gross hearty support, and eSpeclellS
eupnort ADEQUATE for the protection or
The forest reserves against hre' ine
foreqt reserve policy OF the government
has passed beyond the experlmehtal
',a,, ma has renched "a condition Where
sojentInc methods are essential to It's
succsssful prosecution The adminlslla.
,i,,o feotures of forest reserves are hI
present unsatisfactory being 9lNlusu
between three bureau OF Two uepu,,,
,nents. IT Is therefore recollllhe -
thar all matters pertaining 10 Iules'
reserves. except those involving OF p't
tanning TO land titles, be consohuateu W
the bureau Of forestry OF the depart
ment of agriculture.
COTTON WEENlL.
The cotton. growing states have re-
Gently been invaded by "A WeeVll .nHt
has done much damage and threatens
he entlra cotton Industry. | suggest
to the Congress the prompt enactment
OF such remedial legislation as Ns
Judgment may approve.
PATENTS FOR FOREIGNERS
In granting patents to foreigners me
proper course for this country to iol-
low is to give the same advantage TO
foreigners here that the countries IN
which these foreigners dwell extend III
return to our citizens. that Is, 10 eN-
tend the benefits of our patent laws
ON Inventions and the like where IN
return tho articles would be patentable
I'm the foreign countries concerned
where an American could get corr
responding patent IN such countries,
INDIAN AGENTS,
The Ingian agents should not be de-
pendent for their appointment or ten
llre of office upon consideration OF par
tisan politics, the practise of appoint
ing when possible, eX-army officers or
bonded superlntendents to the vacau-
cies that occur is working well, At
tentlon is invited to the widespread IL
literacy due to lack Of public schools
in the Indian Territory. Prompt heed
should be paid to the need OF education
for the children IN this territory
SAFETY APPLIANCES.
In my last annual message the at
tention of the Congress was called to
the necessity OF enlarging the safety-ap-
pliance law, and II Is gratifying 20 note
that this law was amended in import
ant respects With the increasing rail-
way mileage OF the country, the greater
number of men employed, and the use
of larger and heavier equipment, the
urgency Tor renewed euOft 10 prevent
the loss OF life ana limb upon the rail-
roads Of the country particularly TO
employees, is apparent, For the inspec-
ton Of water craft and the life saving
service upon the water the Congress
has built W an elaborate body Of pro-
tective legislation and thorough meth
cd Of inspection and is annually spend
ing large sums of money. II Is encour-
aging to observe that the Congress Is
alive to the interests OF those who are
employed upon our wonderful arteries
Of commerce-the railroads--who 50
safely transport millions of passengers
and billions Of tons Of freight The
federal inspection OF safety appliances,
for which the Congress is now making
appropriations Is a service analogous
to that which the government has up
held for generations In regard to YES
sells, and It is believed win prove Of
great practical benefit both to rail-
road employees and the travelling public.
As the greater part OF commerce Is In
terstate and exclusively under the con-
troll of the Congress the needed safety
and uniformity must be secured by ma
tIonal legislation,