Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-21

proved the contrary. AL the beginning
of the fiscal year 1899 there were
about 200 routes in operation, Their,
are now more than $4,000 routes
bringing a daily mail service to more
than 10000. 900 of il people in raral
communities, charging she cirenla.
tion Of the newspaper and magazine
increasing communication. and reliey
ing the isolation Of life on the farm.
The department of agriculture has
been brought Of a point of efficiency
and practical benefit never before
known. The oleomargarine act 81
May 8. 1902, now sustained In the su-
preme court. and the act OF July i,
1902, %sosprevent the false branding OF
food and dairy produels--protect farm,
ers against fraudulent limitations. The
act oil February Q, 1908, enables the
secretary Of agriculture To prevent
the spread ~ contagious and infee.
tious diseases of live stock. Rigid IN
speetion has protected our cattle
against Infection from abroad, and has
established the highest credit for our
meat products In the markets Of the
world. The earth has been searched
for weapons with witch to fight the
enemies that destroy the growing
crops. An insect brought from near
the great wall of China has checked
the San Jose scale which y'as destroy.
ing our orchards; d parssitios fly
brought from South Africa is exter
minating the black scale in the lemon
and orange groves of California; and
an ant from Guatemala is about offer
ing battle TO the boll3Meeyil. Broad
science has been brought To the aid Of
limited experiences. Study of the res
lations between plant life and climage.
and soil has been followed, by the
introduction OF special crops suited to.
our varied conditions, Tho i~ntroduc-
tion of Just the right Kind OF seed
has enabled the gull states To increase
u rice crop from 115,00O,o0pI
pounds in 1898 to 100000, 900 pounds
in 1903, and to supply the entire
American demand, with a surplus for.
export. The right kind Of sugar beet.
has increased our annual production
of beet sugar by over 200,444 tons.
Seed brought from countries of little
rain fall is producing millions OF
bushels Of grain on lands which a few
years. ago We're deemed a hopeless
part Of the arid belt.
The systematic collection and pub.
LEGATION Of information regarding the
magnitude and condition Of our crops,
is mitigating the injury done BY specu.
lation to the farmers market.
10 increase the profit OF the farm.
er's toll, to protect the farmers pro-
duet and extend his market, and to
improve the conditions of the farmers
life; to advance the time when Amer.
lea shall raise within her own limits
every product Of the soil consumed BY
her people, as she makes within her
own limits every necessary product
of manufacture these have been car.
dinal objects of republican ~administra.l
ton: and we show a record OF practi
cal things done toward the accomplish
ment Of these objects never before ap.
preached.
Four years ago We held the Island OF
Cuba by military occupation. The OPP.
position charged, and the people OIL
Cuba believed, that we did not intend
10 keep the pledge Of April 20, 1885,
hat when the pacifieatlon OF Cuba
was accomplished We should leave the
government and control Of the island
Its people. The new policy toward
Cuba which should follow the fulfill
nent Of that pledge was uniformed.
During the four years Y has been
out in detail and has r%eceiy.
ID effect. It was communicated by
executive order to the military COVER.
1t was embodied in the act Of
congress known as the Platt amend.
nent. II was accepted by the Cuban
constitutional convention on the 18th
IL October, 1901. II secured to Cuba
Ter liberty and her independence, but
I required her to maintain them. IL
orbade her ever to use the freedom
We had earned for her BY 30 great al
iacrifice Of blood and treasurer, to
i've the island 20 any other power; it
equired her TO maintain a govern.
nent adequate for the protection of
lie and property and liberty, and
hould she fail, 1t gave us the right
D intervene for the maintenance OIL
nch a government. And II gave us
he right to naval stations upon her
cast for the protection and defense
like OF Cuba and the United States.
On the Goth Of May, 1902, under a
constitution which embodied these