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The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09
Will Create q Dense Farming Popu-
latton,


Systematic improvement of these lands
by irrigation will provide homes for 25.-
100000 people Mt the lowest estimate,
nnd probably for twice as many. Sue
cessful irrigation farming both requires
and attracts close cultivation and dense
populntion.-Norwich Comm Bulletin.
J,ine 81.
The Republican party was not obliged
to dodge the money question in its plat
form, and its candidate did not have to
insert an extemporized plank of his own.
Having convictions and being harmonious
on this ms upon all vital issues, the party
and its candidate came before the coun-
try with n solid front.
Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster. President of the
Woman's National Republican Associa-
ton. has long been recognized leader
In philanthropy and reform. and in poll
tics. She has headquarters during this
campaign with the National Republican
Committee at the Auditorium, Chicago
She has issued an appeal to American
women 10 work for and vote the National
Republican ticket. and to support the
same ticket In their States.
Mrs. Foster. herself, will be on the
stump in the four States. Wyoming, Col
orado. Utah and Idaho.
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platfor. Doe. Not Show It.

The last authoritative expression Of
the National Democratic party on the
money issue was In 1900, when 1t reaf-
frmed its demand of 1896 for "the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver Mt tbe
ratio Of 16 to l. without waiting for the
aid or consent of any other nation" II
the Democratic party has changed its
mind on the money issue since 1900 the
platform of 1904 does not show 1t. A
plank stating that the present standard
bf value was mo longer open to question"
wns proposed by Mr.. Williams in com
mittee, but it was VOTED DOWN BY
THE DECISIVE VOTE OF 35 to 10.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09
The Whistllna Tree"

A species of acacia which grows
very abundantly in Nubia and the
Soudan is called the "whistling tree"
by the natives. Its shoots are fro
quently distorted in shape by the
larvae of insects and swollen into a
globular bladder from one to two
inches in diameter. After the insect
has emerged from circular hole in
the side of this swelling the opening
played upon by the wind becomes
musical instrument suggestive OF
sweet-toned flute. The whistling tree
is also found in the West Indies.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09
One Of the Best of the Session.

On first consideration it would seem
that the irrigation bill possessed only
sectional advantages to the West, but it
really means much to the eastern mar
kets Of this country. When President
Roosevelt succeeded to the presidency,
the friends of irrigation found their
strongest ally for one of the Presidents
first acts was to place himself in line
with the best irrigation sentiment of the
country. President Roosevelt. it is said,
regards the irrigation bill as one Of the
best measures which his signature has
made law.-Brooklyn Times.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09
WIND AND WEIGHT.

Dcmocratic Chairman Taggart is send.
ing out 100000 tons OF campaign liter.
Fifteen million tons of wind collected In
one lot
Thirty billion pounds of words assembled
in one spot
In reams and ouires;
He who desires
May utilize this rhetoric to light his win
ter fires.
Fifteen million tons of: "Sirs, l point
with loyal pride!
Thirty billion pounds of: "Ha. Your
statements are dehed"
View with alarm"
And Strong right nrm,"
And "Horny-handed sons Of toll in vii
lage and on farm"
Fifteen million tons of wind will through
the land be shot;
Thirty billion pounds Of air-ths kind
that's known as hot"
Yet that will wnne
In this campaign
And leave million faults that none will
venture to explain.
Fifteen million tons of talk that no one
wants to hear:
Thirty billion pounds Of superheated at.
mosphere;
The sham what am
But Uncle Sam
Would like an explanation Of that Par
ker telegram.
Fifteen million tons of wind-and who
will pay the freight2
Thirty billion pounds of words-but
Davis purse Is great.
But in the fray
Election day
The ballots of Republicans will leave no
word to say.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09
,w,..,t Act of Congress.

The irrigation bill passed by the House
nn Friday, and already passed by the
Senate, is an attempt to solve what Sec
retary Wilson has well called our great
est domestic problem lrriga-
ton of these arid lands will not only
provide homes for millions, but will large
ly protect the region eastward against
drought. On the whole. the irrigation
law is likely to pass into history as the
wisest legislation OF the present Congress.
New Haven Comm Leader, July 1.
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AProphetIc E.timate,

A patriot, man OF genius, 4 man Of
sanely audacious provision, man of
eastern culture and of western expert
ence is President of the United States
He could signnlize his administration in
no grander end in no more excellent way
than by Identifying it with the begin
nings of the great work and of the great
duty of reclaiming the West on the lines
the Eagle sets forth to-day.-Brooklyn
Eagle, Nov. 20, 1901.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09
couprehen.ive and Automatic,

The irrigation bill which has just pass
ed Congress and been signed by the
President is the only bill ever passed
which furnishes so complete, comprehen-
Under its provision at least $150,0O0,O 600
of the proceeds OF the sales of public
lnnds will be available in the next thirty
years for irrigation works without fur.
ther appropriation.-New York Financial
Record, June Is.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09
ADD. to the country. wealth.

An act which has received less general
attention, but is nevertheless of impor-
tance, is that which provides for irriga-
ton of arid and semi-arid sections of the
West under the supervision, and partly
at the expense, of the national govern
ment. That the lands which will thus
be made available for agriculture will
add greatly to the sources of the coun-
try's wealth goes without saying.-Al.
buny Journal, July l.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09
Tho President. Hand.

The irrigation measure, which has been
adopted by Congress, is fraught with
vast promise in the future. As the bill
was originally framed these lands would
have been absorbed by capitalists at the
expense of actual settlers, but as soon as
the matter was brought to the attention
Of the President the bill was amended
under threat OF veto.-Paxton Qll) Reg
lister, July o, 1902.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09
One of importance.

The other chief achievements are the
passage of the public irrigation bill.
which will open vast area of arid west
ern land to profitable settlement, the ex-
tension of the terms of Chinese exclusion.
and the passage of a seventy million dol
lar river and harbor bill.-Boston Jour
nal, July 3.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09
Far-Re.chin. Importance.

The irrigation bill must not be over
looked in considering the important work
Of Congress. for it is measure of far
reaching and cumulative effect. Its ben
efts will be immediate. but they will be
far grenter twenty or thirty years from
now, when the system innugurated by
this law will have worked out its benef-
cent results to an absolute demonstra.
tion.-Los Angeles Times, July l.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09
Homes for Multitude.

The signing of the irrigation bill by
the President will attract public atten-
ton to the scope of the measure and its
vast possibilities in the development of
productive areas out of barren deserts,
nh enterprise that will ultimately provide
homes for 50,OOOO0O people.-Seattle
Post t-Intelligencer, July 2.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09
"haRnihcent."

With 6OO,OOO.OOO acres of arid land
In the West, and with an automatic
fund, which will reach $50, 100000 in
thirty years, to irrigate this land, it is
difficult to tell what the outcome will be.
1t can only be described by the term
magnificent.-Omaha (NebD World
Herald, June 20.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09
An,exina New TERRITORY.

1t is equivalent to opening up several
new States for settlement. Individual
holdings are limited to 100 acres, and the
owner must be a bona fide resident in
order to obtain the benefits of the irri-
cation system. This will shut out the
speculators and promote the development
Of homes.-Tion's Herald, Boston, June
Dl
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09
An Eastern RuRaboo.

The bugaboo of injurious competition
raised in some parts of the East and
West in opposition to the irrigation plan
has no basis in common sense. Since the
beginning OF the present century more
than one billion acres of public lands
have been opened to settlement, the great
commonwealth of the West and South
have come into being. md the prosperity
OF the whole country hns been commen-
surate with their growth.-Boston Ben
con, Iune 80.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09

"what we really need In this country
is to treat tho tariff ns a bus iness
proposition from the stand poi of the
interests of the country as q whole,
and not from the stand point of tho
neeis of any political
party. But neither our nation
nor my other can stand the ruinous
policy of readjustinR Its business to
radical changes in the tariff at short
intervals" - From ,osevelts speech a,
Log.pspo.t Ind September 2id, 1902
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09
Vastly Important.

Two vastly important measures stand
out as the tangible results of the session.
The question of an Isthminn canal has,
it is to be hoped, been solved. No less
important. and perhaps more contribu-
tory to the prosperity of the country, ia
the passage of the Hansbrough- Newlands
irrigation bill. 1t is doubtful il more
perfectly conceived measure was ever
enacted by Congress. = Willimantic
Conn Journal, July II.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09
con.r.tul.te the Nation.

The people of the United States are to
be congratulated upon the adoption of
measure which is in itself equivalent to
the annexation of an immense area to the
national domain, and which will bring
immeasurable benefits to the nation
Colorado Springs Gazette, June is.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09
NothfuC 10 Say.

The Democratic party does not now
deny that it blundered grossly in de-
mnnding free silver in 1896 and in 1900.
Its leaders do not, however care to open
ly admit the incapacity the party twics
showed in taking up with this grent
nuack financial '.get rich quick" theory.
The middle ground theory Of say nothing
Is now prefcrred.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09

At the end of the third year of
Grover Cleveland's last administration
the money In circulation in the United
States was. in round numbers, 1900
900. 600. At the end of President Nc
Kinley's third year it was $1,000. .000,-
D,lO
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09
1n.ueuratlns . New Policy.

The House of Representatives yester-
day, by the decisive vote of 146 to IS,
passed the irrigation bill Is. 3o50, which
is of SO much importance to this whole
region as marking the Inauguration of a
national policy for the redemption of the
arid lands.-Salt Lake Tribune, June IA.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09
Fo. Actual eettlera

The provisions of the law, rs 1t now
stands, are eminently conservative. 1t
contains an admirable provision restrict
ing the sale OF the irrigated land to ac-
tual settlers. and in plots from forty to
one hundred and sixty acres.-Outlook
(N. ", June 2S.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09

At the end OF President Cleveland's
third year the amount of gold in cfrcu-
lation was $3.50. .O0O. 900; at the end of
President Mckinley's third year II was
STSo 900, 900. an Increase of nearly $500.
900 900.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09

AIN the ballot box our Liberties are
compounded. See to 1t that 1t Eives
true expression to the public viii.
Preserve IL from po1iution, protect
md defend il you would the Ark OF
the Covenant. for 1t has been pur-
chased by the priceless blood of
countless heroes upon the battle heids
of tho republic."- Hon, c. W. FAirbanka.
At Baldwin, Kas.. June Z, 1901
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09

II st. Clair McKelway, of ths Brook
iyn Eagles visit to Esopus. results in
his engagement to edit Judge Parkers
speeches it will ndd to the after-dinnsr
gayety of the campaign. u Tot to tho
e!ucida ton OF its issues.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09
VIII stimuIat. Private Irrigation.

Will stimuIats Private Irrigation.
Several large irrigation enterprises in
this State are now under way. The new
law will not interfere with their progress.
but will rather spur them to greater efii-
cheney. and thus increase competition in
opening the State and getting settlers on
the reclaimed land.-Portland .Oregonian,
June %,
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09
Greatest Ennctmen Since the Home
stead Law.

The National Irrigation Association is
entitled to great credit for this early and
gratifying result-the beginning of the
great work under national auspices
which is to make the desert blossom as
the rose" and convert arid America into
an arabic empire. nffording countless
homes for the hungry homescekers of
this vast country. is now in sight. 1t is
the greatest and grandest step this gov
crnment has taken since the homestead
law was first placed upon our national
statute books.-San Francisco Enter
prise, June 81.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09
Best New. OF the Yenr.


Every State in the West is interested
In the new irrigation law soon to be sign
ed by the President, as it means the
greater development of this region, and
us it means the ultimate provision of
homes for 2j.OOO.OOO people on land that
is not now useful. 1t is the best item of
news in the way of American expansion
that has been recorded this year.-Des
Moines Register, June 1S.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09
Lnud Expansion.

The whole influence of the administrn-
ton was exerted in favor of the relief
for the West brought by the bill which
has just gone on to the national statute
book. Without the loss OF life or the
firing of shot the Republican parity
through it's land reclamation act, has add
ed II vast empire to the domain of the
United States.-St. Louis Globe-Demo
crat
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-09
Ho m ssteads and Cheap Food for
ThousaudR.

The reclamation Of but ten per cent
of this enormous territory means home
steads for thousands Of families, and
cheap food for thousands of others. A
new era in our agricultural progress be-
gins with this system, and whether it
shall please the East or not it is in
strict accord with the tendency of our
modern natural growth.-St Joseph
(Mo.) Gazette, June II.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
SCHURMEIER HAS
PAVING REFERRED
Award of RosabeI Street Contract Sent
to Committee at His Request.

An apparent effort was made by As
semblyman Schurmeier last evening to
further. delay the paving of Rosabel
street from Sixth to Eighth, although
he denied with much force that he in
tended to do anything of the kind.
From the chair he asked that the
award of the contract by the board of
public works be sent to the commit
tee, giving as his reason for so doing
that the price asked for the work is
much too high, and asserting that he
believed the majority of the property
owners would favor sandstone if there
was not much difference in the cost.
CAS- the paving cannot be done at
this time" he pleaded, at seems that
the members of the assembly can af-
ford a few days of delay for investiga-
ton"
The contract, which was let to the
Barber Asphalt company for $6,724.47,
or about 1920 per square yard, was
referred to the committee on streets.
The city engineer estimates that the
cost of sandstone. paving would be
about $2.70 per square foot.
Later Mr.. Schurmeier explained that
it is not his intention to even attempt
to hold up" the paving Of the street,
realizing that it is a necessary i'm
provement. But he thought the prop
erty owners, of whom he is one, should
be given the right to have a hearing,
as we'll as time to investigate, when the
delay will not really retard the laying
of the pavement.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
WOULDN'T ACCEPT
MRS. GRISWOLD'S GIFT
Assembly Refers Resolution Declining
Her Request of $4,000.

Assemblyman Wheeler believes that
st. Paul is losing an opportunity to in
culcate in the well-to-do a desire to be-
queath to the city money and property
by refusing to accept the proffered
gift of Mrs. Martha L. Griswold. He
so expressed himself at the meeting of
the assembly last evening.
Even though Mrs: Griswold thought
she was giving $4,000 to the city, he
said, "and it has developed that there
is only about 5000 that can be secured,
it strikes me that the city should not
set the example of refusing all that it
was possible for her to give. would
ask the city engineer if it is not pos
sible to erect a suitable water foun-
tain in Summit park for the amount? %
Mr.. Rundlett answered that the ordi-
nary fountains that are used by the
city cost about $50 each, and thought
quite a nice one could be secured for
the amount.
Mr.. Wheeler was unsuccessful in
his effort to have the resolution accept
ing the gift passed. and the question
will be considered in committee.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
HAS ARM CRUSHED
BY AN ELEVATOR
Federal Building EmpIoye Is the Vic
tim of Peculiar Accident.

While fixing new cable to one of
the elevators in the federal building
yesterday, Oscar Lindquist had his arm
caught between the balance weight and
a cross beam and badly crushed.
Lindquist was standing on the roof
of the cage and told the operator to go
down slowly to enable him to pull the
cable through the pulley at the top OF
the shaft. In passing the balance
weight Lindquist attempted to pull the
cable aside, but was caught between
the weight and the beam of the ele-
vator. He at once shouted to the op-
orator to reverse the lever, and this
was done so violently that the switch
board connection was burned out and
the elevator could not be moved in
either direction for some minutes, dur
ing which time Lindquist was in great
agony When he was finally released
it was found that his forearm was
badly injured. He was promptly at
tended to by Police Surgeon Moore,
who sent him to Bethesda hospital.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
90, 900 900 FARES
Street Railways Of State Pick
Them Up In One Year.

Ninety million fares were collected
on the street railways of Minnesota
in the year ending June 80, 1902.
Of these 7s,000,000 were paid in cash,
and the remainders, were in transfers
or tickets not representing expenditure.
However, the cash fares at s cents
each must have amounted to $780,
900.
The figures given are from statistics
compiled by the United States census
bureau, and when 1t is taken into con-
sideration that the number Of fares
collected on the few street railways
of this state in one year is greater than
the population Of the entire United
States some idea of the magnitude of
their business may be obtained.
There are only five street railway
systems in Minnesota, the principal
City Rapid Transit company, which
includes the Saltwater line. The 9TH
ers are in Duluth, st. Cloud, Winona
and Sank Center.
The state labor bureau is now pre-
pairing an interesting digest of statis
tics as to the street railways of this
state and their operation, including the
cost of installation and maintenance,
the amount of bonded Indebtedness
and capital stock, and more particu
Iarly the rates of wages, hours of labor
and other conditions affecting employees.
These figures, it is expected, will be
ready in day or two.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
SANE MEN sign
OPPOSING PETITIONS
Dlssension Over Proposed Sews
er on Thomas ST. Develops
Queer State of Affairs.

That well known saying of AleXan-
der Ramsey, THAT it is possible to get
up a petition to hang the best citizen
of the state" was -exemplified at the
meeting of the board Of public works
yesterday, and at the same time twelve
very respectable gentlemen were taught
the lesson that it is well to consider
before you put your name to a docu-
ment that means an outlay. of money,
even though presented in the form Of
an innocent looking petition. And the
members of the board were placed in
the position of being compelled to re-
ject the signatures to at least one Of
the petitions, for the gentlemen had
inconsiderately signed both for and
against an improvement.
1t was a small matter-the building
of a sewer on Thomas street, from Dale
to Grotto, distance of some 600 feet
but a great amount of feeling and bit
terness was injected into the discus
sion. The property owners who favor
ed the sewer were first heard, and
they presented a petition signed by
thirty-three Of the property owners in
the two blocks, enough under ordinary
conditions to have secured the inn
prOVemenC without question. But InoSe
opposed came forward with petition
by twenty-five property owners.
At this point the members of the
board showed that they were puzzled.
Just how those two blocks could con-
tain fifty eight lots was a question too
knotty for the three commissioners
combined to solve. A question along
this line brought out the information
that twelve of the property owners had
signed both petitions. At this point
angry words began to be banded and
charges of Misrepresentation were
made by both sides.
The members Of the board thought
the affair had progressed to the hating
stage, and promptly took the petition
under consideration, with the under
standing that an effort will be made to
ascertain which of the two petitions
the twelve gentlemen desired to up
hold.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
SUPT. SMITH TELLS
ABOUT THAT ORDER
Says 1t Was Proposed to Re-
Iieve Bereaved Teachers of
Embarrassment.

Supt. Smith, of the st. Paul public
schools, spent some time yesterday in
an effort to figure out the -eomical side
of the leave of absence. resolution
which was before the board of school
inspectors Wednesday afternoon, and
at the end of the cogitations came to
the conclusion that very small mole
nil mad been evolved into a mountain.
Ea1d he to I h G l o e:
This resolution, in the form of an
amendment to the rules governing the
teachers, known as Rule No. 1885, was
teachers, and the design was to mitigate
and relieve an embarrassment that now
exists in asking for leave of absence in
case of death. The present rule relating
to this matter merely specifies that leave
OF absence can only be granted in case
of death in the immediate family of
the teacher, and this has been construed
to mean that the death must occur under
the roof of the place of residence of the
caused by the Interpretation that con-
Guided to merely specify exactly the
rights of a teacher SO unfortunate as to
have death in the family. In doing this
did not consult the members of the
this time there is a doubt in my mind as
to how they will vote when the question
comes back to them from the committee.
The only object in mind in having the
rule introduced was to arrange matters
SO that the teachers may know their
rights without Inquiry.
1t is admitted by members of the
school board that the manner in which
the amended rule has been received
will likely result in it's resting for all
time in the pigeonhole of the commit
tee to which it was referred.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
COULDN'T SPARE DRINK
FOR MINNEAPOLIS
ST. Paul People Need All the Water
Supply for Their Own Use.


at has been suggested said Secre--
tary Caulfeld. of the water board,
and apparently in earnest, that in the
interest of humanity st. Paul should
come to the front in the present crisis
and furnish Minneapolis with water
until the typhoid epidemic in the Flour
City has been wiped out. Such a
course would be impossible, as ST.
Paul needs all the water for its own
customers and has none to spare.
cat great expense various lakes have
been made into huge reservoirs, and
this water is needed and will be needed
particularly during the next summer
by the people who have paid their
money for it. Much as this depart
ment would be pleased to assist the
Minneapolis people, the plan is not
feasible and cannot be seriously con-
sidered'