The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-08
IRRIGATION WORK.

such Work @ 1ss 10
arid West various projects are well ADVANCED
e.n 1as dsaysa In part # Sy
. 'aaaln =; as. rssasas rSa!s
portance. involving interstate questions or the
securing of stable. self-suppofting communi-
ties in the midst Of vast tracts OF vacant land.
The nation as wh 1 is Of course. the gamer
do to the wealth and stability Of the e az 1n
az and ,hs aa, and s%i ss for the
while perhaps mot not ideal appear, at present to
ed until the necessities Of change are more APP
The study of the opportunities OF reclamation
Of the vast extent q arid land shows that
whether this , ree!amat,on g done by lndivii:
81 a. effect ss sey pr mss.
ervation Of the forests a. the hesaws,srs e Ok H.
examinations continually emphasize this need
and urge that the fssmanns public lands
water supply for irritation Much prosrsss IN IN
me fG s ss1 for,
RECOGNIZED now as never before.
The demand for forest reserves has become
insistsnt In tho West. because the West must
use the water. wood and summer range which
only such reserves can supply. Progressive lun-
bermcn are striving. through forestry. to give
Interests are awakenin n, to the need Of forest
forest should rsssye IH rs,n d9 '
Congress hearty support. and especially support
adea,a,s for the be, PROJECTION Of the iore,.
the government has passed beyond the expert
were scientific Method. r ss 10 %
successful p1osecutIon The administrative fea-
hafv fivan
e@msnsed tina, al HIM matter. pertaining e so5sst
t. land titles " H.; be II the Bureau Of
ffs suggest aas to ns the n o s.. 1sg
COTTON wEEv1L. s saas:%;p' .ss..,. ;ssn
As its Judgment may
n granting patents to foreigners the proper
sonntries in which these foreisners dwell ea-
TEND the sene.s Of e our patent ass On
tIons and the like where in return the articles
eoncerned-where an American Gould. could get ' cor.
responding patent in such countries
The Indian agents should not be dependent
conslderations Of partisan notifies: the prncc-
tice OF appointing. when possible. ex-army Of
INDIAN AFFAIRS. pcrintendents to the
is working well. Attention is Invited to the
widespread fliteracy due to lack of public
schools In the Indian Territory Prompt heed
should be paid to the need OF education for the
In my last annua! message the attention Of
the Congress was called to the necessity of en-
larginE the safety.appliance law. and 1t Is
gratifying to note that this law was amended
sAFETY-APPLI. with the increasing
ANCE LAW. railway mileage Of
,.o,,sr r,,,nh.r ., NAV the country; the
OF larger and heavier equipment, tho urgency |
for renewed EFFORT to prevent the loss OF life |
and limb upon the railroads Of tho country par.
ticuiarly to employees. e apparent. For the In |
spection OF water craft and the Life-Saving
Service upon the water the Congress has built |
and n thorough method of inspcctIon and e.
annually spending large sums Of money. II Is |
encouraging to observe that the Congrcss Is
alive alive: to tho interests Of those who aro en-
railrCads-who SO safely transport |
millions Of passengers and billions OF tons OF |
freight Tho Federal inspection Of safety an
plisnccs, or which the Congress is now making |
appropriations. IS service analogous tsy that |
which the Government has upheld for genera
tions in regard to vessels. and 1t is believed |