The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-17

throughout n, empire, ara TO Introduce
o,n,r desirable Administrative r,toius
Rurni Free Delivery.
Tn" rural ir."-d livery service has rn
steadily extend q. tn. attention { III.
COM ross - asked to tho question ~ "a.
compensation II tho letter CLrf.ti. .uG
'I,rks engaged In the poataI scrv.,u, 60
p'rlally On tho new rural frc"-d ivory
route Mrtr routes have been intthllvd
sine, rar ur.l OF July last than .n an.
In period In the departments II story
Nh.i, % iHc regard Ia economy must
Kept IA mind IN the establishment %. nsw
route, yet the extension Ul tn" r4iai
lrrr-dultycry - stem must by continued,
Tor reasons Of sound pubic policy, SO
governmental muNrm, ~ Of recent YEAR
has resulted In greater immediate q. n IT,
Rural IT., delivery. taken IN r.nurHt o.
with toe telephone. tn, bicycle. and che
trolley. a'rump,isAcS much toward irs
s"uirs he Isolation Of farm ME- and
making II brighter aud more attract W.
international ENp"sitiors.
trust that the congress Will continue
70 inNuI IN all proper Ways tie Louisiana
iurrhas" ,NpositiuH This al - tiuu com.
wrmnrh''s tho Louisiana puf has, which
was 'iv tiIst Lrylt step H. tho expansion
Which made Us a continental uutlGn ri,
exp di'ltn ut Lewis uui Clark across til,
cont ~ iD,,uwcd thereon. ard mark, q
lL' ,' E'hhNr IT n, proc as 90 ,Np.ura'iuu
hua .".NhiIn.ou Which thrust our uatiuuu,
boundaries 80 The Pacific n, H,uuf1lt.ur
"i ~. Oregon country Including The pi, s.
'hi status "' oregon AM Washington wna
.a.' I'd! imU,uS, importance IN uUI hrs
iNiN On q wing us our place on thu Pa
e'' e.HH ui AM making ready n" way
fog uHf trNt .ICury In the comm, REQ 90 the
rr' t..rl q 10, occurs tn ,rutrhu.A. of
01r .aihht~lu NJ upon N" western coast
Dos 'i' az, !it!aU uI Lewis Hrd Clark Is
'H h' celebrated ut Portland, orc. ~ al
Nr".' Ion ~ The summer o' l''i. aud III,
.E.li Sd .Git receive r.ruEI ''uu and sup
v
oar InsuInr pusscssinuS.
rrcamn,ud that an appropriation b,
mad. i.r building lighthouses IN Hawaii,
ma i.EluH Ius."sa.uu ui those ilrrIdJ
built IT. territory should be r".m
Nurr,i tur IS llt,ynr amounts II has ~.
r. adN expended Tor lighthouses m"
Governor should Doe empowered to Sur
I"tI 90 rem S." any official appointed by
um, without submitting the matter to
10" i." "lti,rn
of oar I..ultr pussrasluus the Philip.
pu,s and Porto Rico II Is gratifying to
..t5 tina; ihir stvHdy progress has boon
such i- 'u mako Il unnecessary to spend
much nm, IN discussing them. Nr' ia,
congress should over keep IN mind that
peculiar obligation rests uppn W. o.
further iu 'v'y wm The welfare of
should bee knit closer to US by tnr'T At
r.ur"m'ui- II would. uf cuura". boz I'm
possible. Suddenly To raise tho pvn'lr ~.
tho Islands 10 the high pitch OF industrial.
700 which they VIII In thu end 10y degrees
ItIatn, and tho caution and moderation
shown IN developing them have boon
AMONG tho main r,usnns why this d"yrl.
urw-u' hhs b hurtu Euu, ON 20 smooth.
49, SUrupuI. us care hN been tUknn I'm
lh, choice of governmental! agents. and
'h' r1,r" elimination ~ pnr,!shn politics
from To" puh'lr service TIL" runllt'us
OF Tn, ISLANDERS r. In material things Gar
better thHu oyer h"tprr. while th"r Euv.
.,rnw'u'll intellectual and mr-pl ed.
D. tt..NF Gal
udNau.r 40 one people ever benefited
tupJh. p.upl, more thun We have bone.
rt,t 'h" filpmus hy taking puss. ssiDn
OF the islands
The PmbIfc Lands.
\ gratifying disposition has been
cvinr,d 10y thos" having unlawful #.
closures ui bubble land to remove their
,,up~,s Spurly tu"t1I mere, 80 IN
closed hHg' h-"u thrown open on demand
loo but ,umuLrativtlg TOW eases hH4 Il
,pmull.h this puIpoFc This work viii be
ylErrIuslv prosecuted until NIL unlawful
.urlu-ur,- lyNv b,su removed
xxi, rlcu.u ms shown that IN the west.
rru sIttrs themselves, as well as IN tho
rmst of 10. country There is widespread
conviction that certain OF the public Land
laws and 'hr resulting administrative
practice 10 longer meet the pre4unt needs
The character and uses u the remaining
public DuJH Gitcr widely from those ~
the public lands which congress had o.
pee laIty ia Wow "LcH thtso laws ""r"
passed The rapidly increasing rate OF
disposal Of the public lands Is not FOL!
lowed by a corresponding increase IA
home building. There Is a tendency to
muss In large holdings public Lands. cs-
pcc!ully timber and grazing lands ma
thereby tn rrtard settlement renew
ana emphasize my recommendation OF
last year TINT 40 far ~ they are available
for agriculture In its broadcast srnHr. and
to whatever extent they may be- re
claimed under the national irrigation law,
the remaining public lands should be held
rigldly for tn" homo builder The uttcn-
cd to the timber and stone law the
desert land law, and the communication
clause NJ thu homestead law. which In
their operation have In many respects
CUnlliCtCd with wise puhlic-ltnd policy.
Tho discussions In the congress and else
whore have made It evident that there Is
a. wide d.NcrF"nc" OF opinions be- we"n
those holding opposite v!cws on these
subjects, and that tho opposing sides
have strong and convinced representa-
ives ui weight both within and without
only as to matters u opinion but us L.
matters ~ fact III order that definite
information may be availabl" for the Use
OF the congress, have appointed u com
commissioner @! the general land Office
Clifford piuchpt. chief ~ the bureau Of
forestry OF the DEPARTMENT OF ngricul-
turc aud T. H. Newell chief hydrngrt-
al thr earliest nrnrtI,,hIr unmrnt rnnr
Tho condition onorntiun and eject Of In,
prcseut land laws and on the usc con.
dition dIgnosni and settlement OF IN,
pubIlr lands The rommIssi0n ,yill rCpori
q su,rIaliy what changes I'm u-nuufzutlou
lnva regulations and prurtlrv uTUrttug
The publir lands are needed To rffsrt IN,
lnrgcat practicnblo displsltlon Of tho pub
lie land. 10 actual Ecttlrrg who viii buIld
permanent homes upon them, AMI to -
cure In ~ rnanence The fullrst md M 81, |
cfIcct!vr use OF the resources o, tho puh- |
lie lands. and II will make such other
rcportl and recommendations ag it, |
study OF these questions may suggest |
The commission Is 10 report immediate
~ upon those points concerning which |
Ita Judgment IL clear; ON ara po1nt upon
which IL has doubt II win tako tho time |
TO make investigation md |
reach a final Judgment
Ms,
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