The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-12-10

Shanghai on the sth OF October. lis
cause for satisfaction. This act. the
result OF long discussion and negotia-
ton, places our commercial relations
with the great Oriental Empire on
more satisfactory footing than they
have ever heretofore enjoyed Il pro
vides not only for the ordinary rights
and privileges OF diplomatic and con-
sElar officers, but also for an ilnpor- |
tant extension OF our commerce by In |
creased facility Of access TO Chinese |
ports, and for the relief OF trade By the |
removal OF some OF the obstacles which
have embarrassed 1t IN the past
| call your attention TO the reduced
cost in maintaining the consular ser
vice for the fiscal year ending June 50.
1903, as shown in the annual report OF
the Auditor for the State and other
Departments. as compared with Ine
year previous. For the year under con-
sideration the excess OF expenditures
over receipts on account OF the con-
sular service amounted to $2e. 1882.
as against s96, $3.50 for the year end
/ ing June so, 19C2. and s147,04O.l6
/ for the year ending June 80, 1901. This
! is the best showing in this respect for
! the consular service for the past four
teen years, and the reduction IN the
| cost Of the service 10 the Government
has been made in spite Of the fact that
the expenditures for the year in Ques-
ton were more than $2O0 greater
than for the previous year.
Rural Free Delivery.
The rural free-delivery service has
been steadily extended. The attention
o. the Congress is asked to the ques-
tion OF the compensation OF the letter
carriers and clerks engaged in the pos
tai service, especially on the new rural
free delivery routes. More routes nave
been installed since the first or July
last than in any like period in the De
, partment. While due regard TO econ
:. ony must be kept in mind In the es'
, tablishment of new routes, yet the eS-
: tension Of the rural free-dellvery sys
, tenn must be continued, for reasons o
sound public policy. No governmental
. movement of recent years has resulted
, in greater immediate benefit to tn
+ people of the country districts. Rura
! free delivery, taken in connection VIII
p the telephone, the bicycle, and the trol
+ lev. accomplishes much toward lessen
- ing the isolation Of farm life and max
:. ing it brighter and more attractive.
: Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
e l trust that the Congress will con
e tinue to favor in all proper ways tn
e Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Th1
e Exposition commentaries the Louis
J. ana purchase, which was the first gres
n step in the expansion which made us
IS continental nation. The expedition {
-e Lewis and Clark across the contineI
q. followed thereon, and marked the b'
,e ginning of the process OF explo'atlo
n and colonization which thrust our n;
)r tional boundaries to the Pacific. III
I'd acquisition Of the Oregon country, II
u Guiding the present States OF Orege
S. and Washington, was a fact OF III
Is mense Importance in our history; fir
f. giving us our place on the Pacific Sc
o. board, and making ready the way I
k our ascendency in the commerce of t
or greatest of the oceans. The centenni
to Of our establishment upon the weste
he coast by the expedition of Lewis a.
Clark is to be celebrated at Portlar
~ Oregon, by an exposition in the SUI
mer of 1905, and this event should ]
10 ceive recognition and support frf
~ the National Government.
til Foreign Possessions.
ef 1t is urged that we do all we can
Is help Hawaii by constructing hg
;u- houses and helping to build up
st. commercial interests of the islands.
tes OF our insular possessions the Pnli
ers uines and Porto Rico it is gratifyl
gi- to say that their steady progress
lot been such as to make it unnecessary
les spend much time in discussing the
las Yet the Congress should ever keep
cen mind that a peculiar obligation re
ner upon us to further in every way
ped welfare of these communities.
ate Philippines should be knit closer to
Of by tariff arrangements. 1t would,
the course, be impossible suddenly to r.
no the people of the islands to the
IAN pitch of industrial prosperity ana
in governmental efficiency to which I
cry will in the end by degrees attain;
ties the caution and moderation shown
developing them have been among
main reasonsAwhy this developn
ho, has hitherto gone on SO smoot
Ia. nas Scrupulous care has been taken in
a. choice of governmental agents,
~, the entire elimination OF partisan
t Of tioo I'm - sIondars ia in mat
hs. things far better than ever before, W
az their governmental, intellectual,
ias inas moral advances has kept pace
.' 90. their material advance. No one pc
- | ever benefited another people 4
80 80 than we have benefited the Emp
pon NY taA1ne
ions PUBIC Iano Laws
such The cash receipts OF the Ger
Land Office for the last fiscal year
s11.O24,743.65, an increase OF 81,
S16.47 over the preceding year. OF
tary sum. approximately, $8,461 ,493 wi
ltlon to the credit of the fund for the
Defs clamation of arid land, making
llzed total of this fund, up to the BOT
'loed June, 1903, approximately, SIG,
e III A gratifying disposition has
Con evinced by those having unlawfu
the closures of public land to remove
men- fences. Nearly two million acres s
Idlng closed have been thrown open OF
Is OF mand. In but comparatively few
sup has it been necessary to go into
eA- to accomplish this purpose. This
will be vigorously prosecuted unit
unlawful Enclosures have been
d in moved.
MT to Our public land laws need re'
On of sadly. A great deal OF lrauu uds
tched into their administrator, ana sea
such are common. IL Is ufseo 'no' III
ssarv thoroughly revised.
ot on Cotton WeeviI.
been The cotton-growing States haN
'ymp- Gently been invaded by weev1
ano has done much damage and thr'
te al, til. entire cotton industry. sugE
S mao the Congress the prompt enactLi
secu- such remedial legislation as us
e e lot ment may approve.