Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-12-09

the Union and the Islands OF the sea late
ly come under our iia.. Cooperation is
had with the state experiment stations.
and with many other institutions and In
dividuais. The world Is carefully search
ed for new varieties OF grains. fruits'
grasses. vegetables. trees. and shrubs.
suitable to various localities In our coun-
try; and marked benefit to our producers
has resulted.
Irrigation.
During the two and half years that
have elapsed since the passage OF the
reclamation act rapid progress has been
made In tho surveys and examinations OF
the opportunities for reclamation In the
thirteen states and three territories OF
the arid West. Construction has already
been begun on the largest and most i'm
portnnt OF the irrigation works. and plans
are being completed for works which VIII
utilize the funds now available. The
reclamation act has been found to be re-
mhrknbiy complete and effective. ana 80
broad In Its provisions that a wide range
of undertakings has been possible under
IL Al the same time, economy is guar
Hntccd by the fact that the funds must
ultimately be returned to be used over
again.
II Is the cardinal principle of the for
est reserve policy of this Administration
that the reserves arc for use. What
ever int.rferes with the use OF their re-
sourcs is to be avoided by every possible
means. But these resources must be used
In such n way as to make them perma-
nent.
Although tho wisdom of creating for
est reserves Il nearly everywhere heart
!iy recognized. yet In few localities
there has been misunderstanding and
complaint. The following statement is
therefore desirable:
rh. for.st-Icserve policy can he sue
c"ssfui only when II has the full support
Of IN. pcopis OF tho West. II can not
safely. and should not In any ease. be I'm
posed upon them against their will. But
neither can We accept the views OF those
whose only interest In the forest Ii tenn
porary: who are anxious to reap what
they have not sown and then move away.
leaving desoiatIon behind them.
IN. making of forest reserves within
railroad and wn.on-road land grant lin
Its will hereafter. as for tho past three
SsafS. he so managed ms Ia prevent tho
issue. under the act OF June =. 1897. OF
base for cschans. or lieu selection tusu.
ally called scrip. In all cases where
forest reserves within areas covered by
land grants appear to be essential TO
the prosperity Of settlers. miners. or 9TH
-rs, III. government lands within such
proposed forest reserves VIII. m In the
recent past. be withdrawn from sale or
negotiations with the owners OF tho land
grant. m viii prcvcn, tho creation Of so.
called scrip.
Establishment Of game reserves
wherein may be preserved specimens
of our wild animals which nrc now
rapidly tending toward extinction is
urged.
Pensions.
Tho veterans Of tho riyii war have
claim upon IN. nation such ns no other
body OF our citizens possess. Tho pen
sion bureau has never In Its history been
managed In a more satisfactory manner
than IL now the case.
indians.
Tho progress Of the Indians toward civ
iiisation. though no; rapid. II perhaps all
ths; could 10 hoped for In view OF tho
circumstances. II II COMMONLY declared
that tho slow advane, OF th. Indians IL
du, to the unsatisfactory character Of
tho men appointed TO take immediate
charge OF them. and to some extent this
II true. While III. standard Of tho en-
pioyes In tho Indian service shows great
Improvement over that Of byEonc years.
and while actual eafyir,ic. or raEran,
dishonesty Ia now the rare exception. IL
Ia nevertheless the fact that tho salaries
raid Indian agents arc not large enough
TO atsract the best mon TO that ncid Of
work. To achieve satisfactory results
tho official In charge Of an Indian tribs
should possess the hiEh auaiinca tion.
which arc required In the manager Of
large business. but only In exceptional
cases Ia IL possible to secure men Of such
type for these positions.
Postal Service.
In tho postoficc Department the a>sv.
!vc has Increased In efficiency. and con.
ditions as to revenue and expenditure
continue satisfactory. Tho increase OF
revenue during tho year was se.5ss.isi.io.
or CO per cent. the total receipts amount.
Ing to siti.as..s.t1t. Tho expenditures
were 1is:.1es.iie.'o. an Increase Of abou;
per cont over the previous year. being
thus ss.S.c. .tc..5e In excess OF the cur.
rent revenue. Included In these expcndi.
tur.s was a total appropriation Of 1i...
ess. .sss.1s for the continuation and extcn.
sion Of the rural free delivery service.
which was an increase OF N.co..:5'.ss
over tho amount expended for this pur-
?osc In the preceding fiscal year. Large
as this expenditure has been the bench.
cent results attained In extending the
free distribution of mails to the residents
OF rural districts have Justified tho Wis
dom OF the outlay. Statistics brought
down to the LIST OF October. 1904. show
that on that date there were si.t1s rural
routes established. serving approximately
i:. .oe0. 900 OF people In rural districts rc.
mote from postofficcs. and that there
were pending at that time 5.ss: petitions
for the establishment of new rural routes.
Unuuestionably soma part Of tho general
Increase IN receipts Is duo to tho In
creased postal facilities which the rural
service has afforded. Tho revenues have
also been aided greatly by amendments
in the classification of mail matter. and
the curtaiiment OF abuses OF the second
class mailing privilege. IRE average In
crease In the volume OF mail matter for
tho period beginning with 1909 and end
ing June. 1905 chat portion for 1905 be-
ing cstirnatcdp. is iot7 per cent. IA COM
pared with s5.is per cent for the period
Immediately preceding. and 1929 for the
four-ycar period Immediately preceding
that.
The message hero points out the
need for improvement in our consular
system. advises the creation of ma.
tional art gallery and suggests the
enactment Of n national quarantine