The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-07

craving the land from disposal, followed
by careful examination on the ground
and the preparation Of detailed maps and
descriptions, before any forest reserve Is
created. &
/ have repeatedly called attention to tho
confusion which exists In Government
tered among three independent organi-
cations; AZ I havo repeatedly recom-
mendcdl all the forest work OF the Gov
ernn,ent should be concentrated In tho
Department = n2a Of Agriculture. where tho
larger part OF the work Is already done,
where practically all OF tho trained forcst-
crs OF the Government are employed,
where chiefly In Washington there is COM
prcliensive flrst-hand knowledge Of the
problems Of the reserves acquired on the
ground where all problems relating to
growth from the soil are already gather
cd, and where all the sciences auxiliary
to forestry are at hand for prompt and
effective corporation. IA
]. Every administra tive officer concerned Is
convinced Of the necessity for the pro-
posed consolidation Of forest work in the
have urged II more 81, than once o In former former
messages. Again commend II to. tho
early and favorable consideration Of the
large and ofNthe West in particr,larl have
suffered greatly because or the delay.
Game Preserves.
n connection with the, work OF the
forest reserves l desire again to urge upon
the Congress the Importance Of author-
portions Of these reserves or other pub
walton OF The bison, the wapitl and other
woods and mountains and on our great
plains, and now tending toward extinc-
ha XSer G shSa % Eyen
N their successful efforts at preserving
the large creatures therein and atAyery
little expense portions OF the PUBLIC dos
ar {fN39g ylS111
,unsuitcd TO griculturalI settlement could
DO similarly utilized. We owe It to fl,-
frre o Keep v sy The nSSb
presence add. such distinctive character
to the american wilderness. The limits
Of {endss the ys9Wstone Rark shoaa be
Colorado should be madct;l national park.
and the ational park system should In
c e,i,li me !, osemite and as many as Dos
Eifornia. AZ Z 5 ~ $lsssf{33a,
Pensions.
The veterans OF the Civil War have a
body Of our citizens possess. The Pension
ms a's.9
than is now the case. S
Indians. ...5
M The progress OF the Indians toward
,ciyilization, though not rapid. is perha ps
many tribes have shown. in a degree
greater than ever before, an appreciation
Of the. necessity OF work Tlfs; changed
recently. pursued of reducing the amount
OF subsistence to the Indians. and thus
forcing them, through sheer NECESSITY, to
severe. Is a.uscful one, but it Is to be
exercised onlySwith Judgment and with
a full understanding of the conditions.
which exist in each community for1which
1t is intended. M II. .3g 55# 3
tits commonly declared that the slow
advance Of the, Indianssti due to the
ponted 70 TAKE mmed "a &c Charge yH
While the Standard Of the employees in
1ment over that Of bygone years, and
while actual corruption or fragrant dis
honestsE Is nov the exception
paid Indian agents are not large enough
to attract the best men to that field Of
work.
ngent in the distant West may be Wholly
outsofs touch with the office. Of the Indian
Bureau. He may very, well feel that no
his efforts. Certain routine duties in the
way of reports and accounts are required
of him, but there is no one with whom
vital to his; work, except after long delay
Such z man would be greatly encouraged
and aided ed BY personal contact With some,
whose authority In hes1ndianS Bureau,
were greater than his own, and such con-
tact would be certain to arouse and con-
stantly Increase the interest he takes in
his work. lasl S de
The distance, which separates the agents
the workers IN the e!d--from the Indian
to Indian progress. The a ppointment Of
"a field assistant to the CommisslonerEof.
Indian Affairs would be certain to insure sure
Jamestown Tricentennial.
q In 1907 there will be held at Hampton
Roads the tri-cen tennial3 celebrati ton Of
the settlement at Jamestown, Va, with
which the history Of what has now be-
come eomend ts 70 your eonsd
Grafton 1t IS an, event. OF prime historic
SIGNIFICANCE, in which all the people Of ne
United States should feel land should
snow great and general interest. s5s}
Postal Service.
vice has increased in6cfficiency. and con
continue Satisfactory. THO inSsgyeesasss 9 e
H Pr ~ e.; as as .o'a expcndres
were sl52,3t2, 67Ot an increase OF about
BENG pS fhus ss s7sisss IL excess Of Tie
current revenue. Included lin hcse ex.
en al VIZ %as total ton o.
which was IN Increase Of s., 0o:., 33s7 IS over
the amount expended for this purpose IN
the preceding ilsca year, tLargG as us tbs
suits attained in extending, the free dis,
trlbution OF mails e the residents OF rura!
districts have justified the wisdom Of ne
lst q October 1924 show that % or thht
llshcd, serving approximately 100000 Of
people In rural districts remote from, post.
offices and that there were, pending Ut
that time $3.50 petitions for the establish 81,
ceipts is duo to. the Increased postal IA
GiieT which he o,sn mas bea
aided greatly BY amend ments II ne a,s slas !;
ment Of abuses Of the second; class mall
Ing privilege The average INCREASE !, " y
beginning with 1902 and ending June, 1920,
nhat portion for 1905 being es ,!i1 q d
per cent for eperlod immediately seppI Pre-
Immediately preceding that
Consular Service,