Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1904-12-15

with care, economy and thoroughness the
work which has been laid out. All inn
portaDt details are being carefully con-
sidered by boards of consulting engi-
neers, selected for their thorough knowl-
edge and practical experience. Each
competent men and viewed wed from from the he
standpoint of the crea ton of prosperous
homes. and of promptly refuding to the
treasury the cost Of construction. The
remarkably complete and effective, and
so broad In its provisions that wide
range of undertakings has been possible
under it. AT the same time. economy
is guaranteed by the fact that the funds
must ultimately be- returned to be used
over again.
FORESTS
1.-THE forest policy Of the government
is just now a subject Of viva public in
tereet throughout the west and to the
people of the United States in general
The forest reserves themselves are of ex-
IRENE value to the present as well as to
public land states. they powerfully af-
feet the use and disposal Of the public
lands They are of special Importance
because they preserve the water supply
and the supply of timber for domestic
purposes, ard so promote settlement UNI
der the reclamation act. Indeed they
are essential to the welfare Of every
one of thesv great interests of the west.
Every administrative officer concerned is
convinced Of the necessity for the pro-
Dosed consolidation of forest work in the
department. Of agriculture, and l myself
have urged 1t more than once in former
messages. Again / CONNIE end it to the
early and favorable consideration of the
congress. The interests of the nation at
large. and of the west in part cular, have
suffered greatly because Of the delay"
PUBLIC LANDS.
IT call the attention of the congress
again to the report and recommends lions
Of the commission on the public lands
forwarded by me to the second session
nrQGPnt
sion has prosecuted it's Investigations
actively dhring the past season. and a
stage of preparation"
PENSIONS.
THE veterans of the civil war have
claim upon the nation such as no other
body of our citizens possess. The pen
| sion bureau has never in its history been
managed in a more satisfactory manner
than Is now the case
INDIANS
1.-THE progress of the Indians toward
civilization, though not rapid, is perhaps
the circumstances. Within the past year
many tribes have shown, in a degree
greater than ever before. an apprecia-
| ton of the necessity of work. This
changed attitude is in part due to the
policy recently pursued Of reducing the
AMOUNT Of subsistence to the Indians.
and thus forcing them, through sheer
necessity, to work for livelihood"
CONSULAR SERVICE.
"Our consular system needs improve
ment. Salaries should be substituted for
fees, ard the proper classification, grad
ing and transfer Of consular officers
| should be provided for"
NATIONAL QUARANTINE LAW.
1T is desirable to enact proper national
! quarantine regulations which are in eff
rect res friction upon Interstate and in
ternational commerce. The question
should properly. be assumed by the gov
erEment alone"
EXTRAVAGANZA IN PRINTING.
II call your attention to the great ex-
travagance in printing and binding gov
eminent publications, and especially to
! the fact that altogether too many of
these publications are printed There is
constant tendency to increase their
number and their volume. 1t is an un-
reinstatement to say that no appre ciable
narm would be caused by. and substan-
tlai peneht would accrue from. decreas-
ing the amount Of printing now done by
at least one-half'
MERCHANT MARINE.
II especially commend to your immedi-
ate attention the encouragement of our
merchant marine by appropriate legisla-
ton"
POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT.
I'm the postofice department the SER
vice has increased In efficiency and con-
ditlons as to revenue and expenditure
continue satisfactory. The Increase of
or So per cent. the total receipts amount
ing to $1d3 3S2. 624.34 The expenditures,
were $l52, 362. 1870, Increase of about 9
ner cert 81 over the previous year, being
revenue"
CURRENCY
The attention of the congress should
De especially given to the currency cues
uon and that the standing committees
on the ma tier in the two houses CHARGED
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