Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-12-08

conservative investigation and .efuSa
to issue incomplete and inaccurate re
ports. The bureau offers the means o
getting at the cost of production %
staples of commerce. Congress vii
have all facts except such as woult
give to another corporation infofnia
ton Which would injure the business o
a competitors
The bureau has examined legal conai
tons in various states, judicial de
cisions. and systems Of taxation.
Railroad Rebates Must Stop.
III Is necessary TO stop railroad re
bates Whether the shipper or the
ence: the rebate must be stopped, tho
abuses of the private ear and private
terminal track and sidetrac.s systems
must be stopped and the Legislation
which declares it unlawful to offer
give or receive any rebate must he ell
for, ed. For some time 1t was IL mootet
question whether the Interstate com
lnerce commission had power, after IL
had found q rate unreasonable. TO de-
clare what should be The reasonable
rate. The supreme court resolved that
question In the negative. so thai tht
CONN ission possess The bare power t.
lenounce u particular rate as uilrea-
sonaDle While am of the opinion
that AT present IL would be undesirable
If not impracticable to clothe the com
mission With general authority 10 fix
rates. believe the commission should
be vested with power. where I. given
rate has been challenged. to decide
subject To judicial review, . reasonable
rata 10 take its place. The ruling tc
take effect Immediately. and to obtain
unless reversed by the court. The GOV
ernn,cnt must in ncrea sing degree reg
ulate the railways as the only a!terna-
tive TO m increase of evils or :, still
more radical policy. In my Judgment
The most important Legislative aes now
needed IS to confer on the Interstate
commission the power To revise rates
and regulations. the revised rate to at
once go into effect. and to stay i. ef-
feet unless the court reverses it.
The Department of Agriculture.
The department of agriculture has
grown into AN educational Institution
~ith a faculty OF 2.Goo specialists. Con
siess approprates $4,000, 900 annually
To this wor:.. Cooperation is had vita
state experiment stations. a.l many
other institutions. The world is
searched for new varieties of grains.
fruits, gra Sos vegetables. trees am
shrubs. suitable 70 our country. Near
" half of the people grow Things from
the soil. Uiti! II ,cce;t date little has
been done 10 pts;,Ate these for their
work. The farmer bad no opportu-
nifty fo. special trainins. iSut NOW
over 5,Geo students are AT state asriaai-
turi,l colleges.
The department is investigating the
insect friends ard ene:l ie; of The
farmer: the boil weevil and the G;uate-
lt;,iah ant: the san Jose scale; is help
ing establish Il great r'e industry in
this country: has established nac:roni
wheat rs = successful crop ii regions
wllioh stdly Gee.icd such Il crop; has
brought an insect irorl A!li.;t 10 xiii
TIDE insect pest OF The orange and lemon
tr"V@s III california: Il ,ieveiopiii-, the
SIX Mosln inlu>Ir and in multi2lied
otter ways is felpiMS aG To the v,it.a
of or agricultural outp,f! AKA Tie Ger
'ainty of the crops.
Irrigation Progress.
During lhe two and . hall years th.tt
have el;pseG since the passage of ihe
reclamation -; rapil progress ha.i
been mace in the ,iiiiteen states and
three territories of the arid west. Con-
ssruttlcn has lli9.ay begun on The
largcsl AMI mest important of tne il'
i..ga'i'ln works. ANA l,lan4 ore being
completed fo, wcri.s hien win ntili;.s
H.. funds now 4, ,,iis,ble. The ci,cra-
!i"ai are being '3t,iied ON h. .!'.- re-
cl,;ip;ttioii ssir,iCr, a Corps Of .nsires- :.
select.l .,!osigh competitive civil scr
NiGc ,NasainalloD. This corps i,aic,
.XiNeis'ne ii 'n,i,;'iitirs itnd ccnstruct-
ine engineers - wll as N.uinus cy-
p,.rts III a... heasi,i.i la.i !egai ,,l:,t.a,s
ara i, eonnosei l;.Ygp,y az lne,, whn
have sl.e,, i,,u.l nj. ;h..f., ,,v,s IN ,n..,.-
tiSHl arT,.irs ,c,:nsrt,.l vim ilr:n',;io,
'iha lallser l.rutle5n.s haye been solved
and II BOW .ohahS TO eHc.;iic with
care. eCureGiy anal tlctouGhncss tho
York which has been !ai out. All i'm
pertant Details are b.i:ig carefully con-
ei.,eie. sv boards of cors.,lting cn.ri
nee,s. s.lectell tar thsjr thu,nugh
Knowledge and practical ny,ieriencn
.Jr:it n project is t:,kep ;,. ON the ..,.n,,,,1
l,y ,ptnpe,ent men and vje wc,, lre,n ~
slardpoint eff ,hr ,i4n,in,, nf ,rnsnsss-
oi:s homes. ant, OF ,,roYnpt,v yerunding
ia tho trea;;,ry ITO ,oet ar c,,.:f,,,,.9
zion .rnn ra,.,.,nn.,tinn .,s, .,., ,.s,a,,
found to be remarkably com,,Iste ana
effective. and so broad i'm it,, provisions
that a vi he range % undertakings has
been ps $; ihle under il. AZ The saf1e
tine economy is guaranteed b. the
fact that thu fuatl; must ultimately
be returned to be used over aga.n.
Forests.
1t is the ea.di;s;,l prnc;nre of ,he
forest reserve policy OF This nd,finis-
ira ION that the reserves ara far usn
3ut they must he ,,.aa In .,,eh =, w., =,
as 10 max t.,en, ner,nn ',, . .l,,s
policy Is last now +, subject az viyi,,
uuhli,. intarrst Ths rssa. ..e. ~ -
iul!s :.cse.,t the use ana disnos,,, eff t,,e
public lands The are of sna,',. ;,,,N
porta.,ce because me, r,ess,.yr M -
ter supply AMI the ,in,be-
Forest reserves; are ,reatc1 4, ,r.-
serve tha water su,on,v ana mo ,i,,,I.,,
supply. .>,thoug, the wi, ln,1, Of ,.ra.'t
'ing reserves l.; nearly eve,'vwh,.,c 80
cal.i2a.l there has been some ,,i,,,nao,-
stanGin,. The roli.y cam he s,.'.a..,.-
tui only when ii has finn su.no ! of ,la
peop,e 4, can not shn,,l1 ~, ~ ~,
ncsal a.i;irst thcir viii ,oi,, nsi ~ NJ,
Can we ACCEPT The views OF ms. v.hnsa :