Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-12-08

n these ex. enditures was total appropri-
Ition of $l2, ,956,6 ,637 30 for the continuation
ervice, which was an increase of S4,9o2,-
37 80 over the amount expended Tor
this purpose in the
Postal Service. preceding fiscal year
Large as this expendi-
ure has been the benefcent results attained
n extending the free distribution of mails
o the residents of rural districts have
justified the wisdom of the outlay. Statis-
les brought down to October l, 1903. snow
hat on that date there were 27.13S rural
outes established, serving approximately
., 900, 900 of people in rural districts re-
note from postofces, and that there were
ending at that time 1859 petitions for the
of new rural routes. unques-
onably some part of the general increase in
eceipts Is due to the increased postal ia
ilities which the rural service has Afforded.
he revenues have also been aided greatly
Y amendments in the classification or mail
natter, and the curtaiment of abuses of
ne second class mailing privilege The aver
ge increase in the volume of mail matter
Or the period beginning with 1902 and end
lg June. 1905 Ghat portion for 1908 being
stimated) is 40.47 per cent. as compared
ith 25 46 per cent for the period immedi-
tely preceding, and 1892 for the four-year
eriod Immediately preceding that.
In 1907 there will be held at Hampton
Dads the tricentennal celebration of the
settlement at James
town. Va, with which
the history of what
1rlcentehhlai' has now become the
United States really
gins. l commend this to your favorable
1t Is an event of prime his
ric significance, in which all the people
the United States should feel, and should
low, great and general interest.
Our Consular system needs improvement.
llaries should be substituted for fees. and
e proper classification. grading, and trans
fer Of Consular officers
Consular Service. should be provided. /
not prepared to
" that a competitive system Of examina-
ons for appointment would work we'll; but
law it should be provided that Consuls
ould be familiar, according to places
r which they apply, with the French,
erman, or Spanish languages, and should
,ssess acquaintance with the resources or
lie United States.
The collection of objects Of art contem-
ated in section 1856 of the revised stat
utes should be desig-
mated and established
N"'ion'H "' National Gallery
OF Art. of Art; and the Smith
ould be authorized to accept any additions
said collection that may be received by
1T, bequest, or devise.
1t is desirable to enact a proper National
law. 1t is most undesirable that
state should on Its
own initiative enforce
-"o quarantine regulations
quarantine Law which are in effect
restriction upon inter-
ate and international commerce. The
lestion should properly be assumed by the
overnment alone. The Surgeon-General of
e National Public Health and Marine
ospital Service has repeatedly and con-
ncingly set forth the need of such legis-
ton.
| call your attention to the great ex-
in DrjDting and binding Gov
nment publications. and especially to the
ct that altogether too many of these pub
cations are printed There is constant
ndency to increase their number and vol
ne. 1t is understatement to say that
appreciable harm
- would be caused by,
and substantial bene-
III IThtihS. fit would accrue from,
decreasing the amount
printing now done by at least one-half.
-obably the great majority of the Gov
nment reports and the like now printed are
ver read at all. and furthermore the print
& of much of the material contained in
any of the remaining ones serves no useful
rpose whatever.
The attention of the Congress should be
pecially given to the currency question:
and that the standing
Currency. committees the
matter in the two
uses charged with the duty, take up the
after of our currency and see whether 1t
not possible to secure an agreement in the
siness world for bettering the system; the
mmittees should consider the question of
e retirement of the greenbacks and the
oblem of securing in our currency such
Lsticity as is consistent with safety. Every
yer dollar should be made by law redeem
lie in gold at the option of the holder.
especially commend to your immediate
attention the encour
Merchant Marine. agement of our mer-
chant marine by ap- |
opriate legislation.
he growing Importance of the Orient as a
Id for American exports drew from my
edecessor, President Mckinley, an urgent
request for it's special
Oriental Markets. consideration by the
Congress. In his mes
ge of 1898 he stated:
In this relation, showing the peculiar
lume and value of our trade with China
I'd the peculiarly favorable conditions
hich exist for their expansion in the
,rmal course of trade. l refer to the
IN nlunication addressed TO the Speaker of
e House of Representatives by the Secre-
ry of the Treasury on the 14th of last
me, with its accompanying letter of the
.cretary of State. recommending an appro-
'iation for a commission to study the in
istrial and commercial conditions in the
lnese Empire and to report to the op-
rtunities for and the obstacles to the en-
rgement of markets in China for the raw
oducts and manufactures of the United
ateS. Action was not taken thereon dur
& the last session. l cordially urge that
e recommendation receive at your hands
e consideration which its importance and
nelineSs merit"
In his annual message of 1899 he again
He'd attention to this recommendation,
.oting it. and stated further;
1 now renew this. recommendation. as the
portanCe of the subject has steadily grown
ace it was first submitted to you. and no
ne should be lost in studying for ourselves
e resources Of this great field for American
lde and enterprise"
The Importance of securing proper in
rmation and data with a view to the
larsement of our trade with Asia is undi-
nisned our Consular representative in
lima have strongly urged a place for per-
lnent display Of American products in
me prominent trade center of that em
e. under Government control and man
ement as an effective means of advanc- /
, our export trade therein. 1 call the at
ltion of the Congress TO the desirablity |
carrying out these suggestions
n dealing with the questions of immigra-
n and naturalization it is Indispensable TO |
10 certain facts ever before the minds Of
Sc who share in enacting the laws. First |
and foremost let us re-
Ix,r,;,rat;on member that the ques-
tion of being a good
nd STANDARDIZATION American has nothing
whatever TO do with a
MS birthplace any more than it has to do
. this Government was founded men of for
! birth have stood in the very foremost
k Of good citizenship, and that not merely
,ne but in every field of American activ-
while to try to draw a distinction between
man whose parents came to this country