The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-11

is o fraugnt with the greatest benefit
the country districts.
Renewal of@the appropriation of
s500,0o0, made bys&stke5l last &C ngressfor
prosecutions under
PROSECUTION the antitrust laws.
or TRUSTS ;],assnst the aoverl,s
AND BRlBERs. lnent, is recon-
mended, so that
the money may be available SO Ions as
needed. Public land frauds ~andspostal&
frauds are referred to as emphasizing
the necessitysfor ample provision TO n
force all such laWsssand prosecute all
berry an e&traditable soffense have been
taken by the state department.. This
crime is declared onefof the most seris
Gus. a menace to popular government,
and one demanding punishment alike
for giver and taker of the bride. EX--z
of these crimes is not the dis
grace; the disgrace lies in toleration.
harm and much good must come
from absolute enforcement of the law.
Liberal treatment of the. st. Louis
exposition and of the Lewis and Clarke
exposition at Port
PHILIPPINES, ndarer recommend,
ed. Proper land
laws, the survey of
ALAoNA. the public lands,
and new coal land
laws are strongly recommended for
Alaska, the president expressing
confidence in the future of this great.
region. Salmon h~atcheries should be
established, the cable extended from
Sitka west, roads established, railroads
encouraged and lighthouses builded.
The Indians also should be we'll cared
for. Appropriations are asked for light
houses in Hawaii. }&
Our peculiar obligation to the Phil
ippines is emphasized. especially the
need of selecting the very best men as
officials, and giving the best admins
tration to the islands. The president
says that the condition of the island
ers is in material things far better than
ever before, while their governmental,
intellectual, and moral advance has
kept pace with their material advance.
No one people ever benefited another
people more than we have benefited
the Filipinos by taking possession of
the islands,"
Cash receipts of the general land Of
fee for the year We're $11,o24 900, an
~ increase OF $4,Ib2,-
i ANhIAwS 900, OF this So
nn,o.-,ns, 471,0O0 will go to
credit of the fund
FORESTRY. for reclamation of
4a arid lands, making
this fund total &l6s191,0o0. Fences
about unlawful enclosures of public
lands have generally been removed
without legal proceedings, others will
be removed by sue means
Necessity for land law revision is
strongly urged.MThe rapid increase iii
disposal of the lands is not accom-
panied by any corresponding increase
in the number of settlers. There is
tendency to mass timber and grazing
lands in large bodies. retarding settle
ment. Arabic and reclamable lands
should be held rigidly for actual set
tiers. A commission has been named
to report on the LAND laws, including
the. timber. stone. desert land laws, and
the snmutation clause of the home
stead law, concerning all of which
there has been much divergence OF
! opinion and much fault found The
reclamation services and
preparing plans for reclaiming lands
and in Arizona acknowledgements
ton of reclamation works, for irriga-
ton, has begun. In other arid districts
projects are planning. Preservation
and restoration of forests are agair
recommended strongly.
Prompt remedial legislation to pre-
went ravages of the cotton weevil il
recommended.
L1H rE I%aLEN