The Forrest City times., 1904-12-09

| quately with these great corporations ro | ry to deal with them in an inteuperate oestructlNe or demagogic spirit would in ad pTooaolilty, mean that nothing what | ever would be accomplished. and with ab. so1ute certainty that If anything were ac- ooiHPhshed 1t would be of d harmful na- . .uie. The American people need to con | s 'o sho" the very qualities that they nave shoWn-that is, moderation rood seHse' the earnest desire to avoid dofng any aaihage' and yet the quiet determination to l proceed, step by step. without halt and without hurry. in eliminating or at least in minimizing whatever of mischief or of evil there IS 10 interstate commerce in the com uuct or great corporations They arc ac. : Ing Tn no spirit of hostility 10 wealth oitber individual or corporate They ara no, dsdlhst tho rich man any more than against she poor man. On the contrary they arc Irlend!y alike toward rich man and toward poor man, provided only that each acts III spirit or justice and Gccency toward ui' ietoWs, Great corporations are neces- sdrN, ana only men of great and singular mental power can manage such cornora. tioHs successfully and such men must have great rewards. But these cornoroffons sHouid De managed with due regard to Inc interest or the public as a whole Where thlS can be done under the present laws fl must be done. Where these laws come ment them iet We must never forget the determin- ias factor Iii every kind of work of head or hand, must be the mans own good sense courage and kindliness More important man any legislation Is the gradual growth oi a ieedng of responsibility and forbear- aaIe among capitalists and wage workers aakes a feeling of respect on the part of each man for the rights of others: feel ii.s or broad community of interest. not mercy or capitalists among themselves anu CT wage workers among themselves out or capitalists and wage workers in their reiatlons 10 each other. and of bot in their re4ations to their fellows who with them make up the body polite. There are many captains Of Industry, many labor leaders Who realize this
 Bureau of Corporations.
 The bureau of corporations has made cdreIul preliminary investigation of many important corporations. It will make a special report on the beef industry He urges that the congress carefully consider whether the power of the bureau of cor poratons cannot c0nsttutionally be ex- tehued 10 cover interstate transactions in insurance.
 Rebates.
 Above all else we must strive to keep the highways of commerce open to all on equal terms; and to do this it Is neees- safy to put complete stop to all re- bates. Whether the shipper or the rail- road IS to blame makes no difference; the rebate must be stopped. the abuses oi the private car and private terminal track and side-track systems must be stopped, and the legislation of the Fifty eighth congress which declares 1t to be unlawful Tor any person or corporation to offer, grant, give, solicit, accept or receive any rebate. concession or diserim- inatien in respect of the transportation of any property in interstate or foreign commerce whereby such property shall by any device whatever be transported al q less rate than that named in the tariffs published by the carrier must be en- forced In my judgment the most important legislative act now need ed as regards the regulation of corpora uons Is this act 10 confer on the inter- state commerce commission the power to revise rates and regulations the revised rate to at once go into effect and to stay in effect unless and until the court of re- view reverses it. Steamship companies en- gagged in interstate commerce and protected in our coastwise trade should be held to strict observance of the interstate com merce act.
 Department of Agriculture.
 The department of agriculture has grown into an educational institution with fac ulty of 2000 specialists making research into all the sciences of production. The congress appropriates, directly and ind- rcctly, s6000,000 annually to carry on this work. It reaches every state and territory in the union and the islands of the sea late ly come under our flag. Cooperation is had with the state experiment stations and with many other institutions and individ- uais. The world is carefully searched for new varieties of grains, fruits grasses. vegetables trees and shrubs. suitable to various localities in our country; and marked benefit to our producers has re suited.
 Irrigation.
 During the two and a half years that have elapsed since the passage of the reclamation act rapid progress has been made in the surveys and examinations of the opportunities for reclamation in the lS states and three territories of the arid west. Construction has already been be gun on the largest and most important of the irrigation works, and plans are be- ing completed for works which will util- ize the funds now available
 Forests and Forest Reserves.
 'It is the cardinal principle of the forest reserve policy of this administration that
  terferes with the use of their resources is to be avoided by every possible means. But these resources must be used in such a way as to make them permanent
 Forest reserves are created for two principal purposes he says Ito preserve the water supply and to preserve the tim Der supply for various classes of wood users" and he recommends that "all the forest work of the government should be concentrated in the department of agricul- ture. where the larger part of that work is already done. where practically all of the trained foresters of the government are employed where chiefly in Washington there is comprehensive frst-hand knowl- edge of the problems of the reserves ac- auired on the ground. where all problems relating to growth from the soil are al ready gathered. and where all the sciences auxiliary to forestry are al hand for prompt and effective cooperation
 The Postal Service.
 Tn the post office department the service has increased in efficiency. and conditions as to revenue and expenditure continue sat isfactory. The increase of revenue during the year was s9.35s. .1Sl 10 or 69 per cent. the total receipts amounting to 3.3S2, 624 34 The expenditures were si52 362. ll6 70
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