The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-08


Compensation OF me letter carriers ana
elsrks engaged n the postal service, es-
rScf2lsy on the new rural free-teiiyery
routes Mese routes have been installed
since tire first OF Juiy las. than = any
Ike period IN the department. history.
" lille due regard 10 economy must be
kept II mind ~ the establishment OF new
routes, yet the extension OF the. rural
frse-deEvery system must be continued,
Tor reasons CT sound public policy No
governmental movement of recent years
has resulted il greater immediate eenef-
10 the. people OF The country districts.
E9rai free delivery. taken IN connect on
With the ;eie9hoae- the bicycle. ard the
trolley, accoaoAs-zeS much toward les
selinE the Isolation OF farm lie and
making IL brighter a..i more attractive.
such facilities as these mas driven many
Of the more active and restless young
men and women from the farms 20 the
cities: fer they rebeileI al loneliness and
lack OF mental con, partnership Il is IN
healthy and undesirable for the cities TO
grow az the expense Of the country. and
rural free delivery IS not only good
thing in Itself. bG. IS good because u is
one CT the causes which check this I'M
wholesome tendency towards the urban
concentration OF our population at the
expense OF Tire country districts. II IS
tor the same reason that We srmpathtze
with and approve of the policy OF build
ing good roads The movement for good
roads is one fraught with The greatest
Cement 10 the country GlStrzN~S.
international Expositions
,rust that the congress vii continue
10 favor IN al proper WAYS the Lou LssarA
Purchase exposition THIS exposition com
neE1Crates the louisiana purchase, which
was the first great step n the expansion
which MADE US ccrtin entail nation The
expedition CT LAWS and Clark across the
continent followed thereon. ard marked
the beginning 0: the process Of exploration
and colonization whscn thrust our nat!oaal
boundaries 20 the Pacific. The acquisition
o. he Oregon country, including The pres
ent states % Oregon and Washington. Was
a .ac1 OF immense Importance IL our his
tory; Hrst giving US our place on THE Pa
cffic seaSoarc. and making ready the way
for our aseendency IN the commerce OF the
greatest OF the oceans. TGs centennial %
our establishment upon the western coast
by Tie expedition % Lewis ard C.ark "a
TO be celebrated AZ Portland. Ore. oy an
exposition in the sumner 90 1875. and tE3s
event should receive recognition and SUD-
port from the national government.
Development of Alaska.
call your special attention TO the terri
tory OF Alaska The country IS develop
iag rapidly. and Il has an assured future.
TIE mineral wealth IS great and has as yet
hardly been tapped. The fisheries. L WISE
= handled and kept under national con-
trol. viii he y business as permanent as
any other. and OF the almost impc Rance
70 the people. The forests T. properly
guarded Will form another great source or
VI attn. Portions OF Alaska are NtteS Tor
farming and stock raising although the
methods must be a6apted TO the peculiar
conditions OF the country. Alaska IS sit
uated IN the far north: but so are Norway
AMI Sweden and finland ard Alaska can
prosper and play i;s part IN the new wor.
just as those nations have proSpSrsd and
played their paris in the Old werlc. Proper
ard avs should he enacted. ana the sur
NY of the public lands immediately begun.
Coal ,anl laws should be provided here
by the coal land entry msn may make rs
location and secure patent uuoer nethocs
kindred 70 those now prescribed for nome
stead and mineral entrymen. salmon
Earcherles exclusively under government
control. should be established. The cable
should he extended from Stka wes twaru-
Wagon roads and trails should be butt.
and the building OF railroads promoted IN
all legitimate ways. Lighthouses sboul !
be built along the coast. Attention should
,e paid to the needs or the Alaska Indians.
provisions should be made fer an officer.
With deputies. 10 study their needs. relieve
their Immediate wants and help them
adapt themselves 10 the new conditions
The commission appointed 10 investigate;
during The seasJ. 81 1879. the cCnai,lcn aau
needs OF he Alaskan s3l mon hsrieS. Las
finished its work ia tie lie q and = urepar-
ing a detailed report thereon. prslirn-
irarv report rec.ting the measures lmf1e-
diately required for the protection ana
preservation OF the salmon Industry has
already been submitted to tie secretary q,
commerce and labor for bis attention and
for tbs needed action.