The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-19

en.0rtemeng
The Seventh legislative Assem- 81
Y PASSED hli WHICH although MI a
taat miSAf have been desired. uoul
Aavr met the requirements fairly well
Tns act was sulsnItted for app-ural
"A the adiouFnment of tie tie Is
senbiy * was discovered rhat /
confiEcted wi.h eeraan zovsrnraen;
grazing lease contrasts then ~ force
cOzlseq eqrantsy L could NOT become law
and be effec live. ~ arranging ths pro
visions of fhe Bill the gove-nuaen
contracts had besn over booked and r.,
conditions were lnts rrcsed 10 NEE
them, After th= Adjournment Of tn.
legislature. it was disc0y thar ths
graEing contracts existed but il was tos
late 10 remedy the oversight. These
4 conditions do not exist al tlis time
Or AZ least ID "a reported that the
existing leases in the reservat tsons
tAaE would b. Effected by the extension
Of the quarantine line. will expire nsxi
spriag. consequently there Is nothinr Ii
the way "a this time ia prevent the
desired extension of the lines.
Just as long as saimals are allowed
TO cone into the territory from the in-
facted region. just that long viii there
be Infection unless better safeguards
than tbs ones now utilized ard recon-
mendsd by the authorities upon the sub 4
jecf car be devised. The open Season
20 southern cattle should b. abolished,
until some remedy Is discovered to at
ford projection through some form OF
dis5nfectiOn- Inspection alone will not
meet the emergency. Let inspection
be ever 50 carefully conducted. some
infected animals wIM probably be
passed durfng the season and ali the
stock interests of the adjoining
country ruined as a result
It should not BE- forgotten that th-
iatected cattle are. n a majority OF
cases. brought into the territory bs
non-Testdents. and those who suffer
AS result cur own citlzens. Ii
my Judgment il would bs safe 10 ex-
tend the Iina around The territory en-
bracing the Usage country among the
other Indian reservations to be added.
provide Tor additional inspectors. ami
then make an effort to thoroughly dig
iafsct The eL-Ire country around which
the lire has been extended. As We sue
eeAd III dIsinfeeting the area embraced
within the Territorial line. the federal
viii be disposed to push
it, iine toward ours as rapidly as con-
ditiy.is win permit.
Game Laws
The Seventh legislative assembly
amer He'd the game laws OF the territory (
ard added some w whoiesome provisions. /
There have bern some violations. but. /
as whole the law is a good one and I
results are generally satisfactory. /
Notu outstanding the merits OF the law
Il nseds some changes to make il more /
sffectivs The territorial game warden I
s allowed such light compensation that 4
be cannot make the law as effective I
as could be done under more favorable \
conditions. There should be an appro- I
prlation made for necessary expendi- Z
rures in securing evidence and con-
iucting prosecutions. The appropri- I
alton need not BE- large. but it most as \
suredly is a necessity. The game
warden often finds it necessary to visit /
i locality where violations Of the law 4
are reported. but without a provision
Tor travelling expenses II is amos
impossible for him 10 do so unless at a
financial loss to himself
The law should be gwen power to at
acn more s5ver penalties than mere
Ines. In some instances the violats III
II the Law has been fined but ii failed
o suppress him Il is believed tina
iome Of the vioiators Of the law figure
hat they can pay the fines imposed BY
he local courts and then make money
W shipping game. Imprisonment
hould be added as one Of the penalties
or violating rhe game laws. The PEN
lty could BE- imposed in the case OF
veil known offenders and this 80 ems
9 be the only remedy.
Good Roads.
A crusade to promote 4 sentiment it4
ayor Of better public highways has
cen inaugurated in a number Of the
tates and has now reached national
roportions. Almost from time I'M
lemoriel IN the history Of nations
he development Of good roads has
cen one Of the principal factors in ex
ending civilization. WelI develope j
ighways IN a community not only ar2
but thsy have tendency
) unite city and rural districts in
lore intimate relations and to bring
4 social interests more closely to-
ether.
Leg lslative tncourag cement to this
cry aommendagle public enterprise
ould always be a step IN the right d.
sction. and III the interest Of the peo-
Il.
Worlds Fair.
Probably the greatest event OF Ike
ia the history Of nations
as the louisiana Purchase Exposition
sid at ST. Louis during the past year. 1
he highest civilization Of the world I
as represented III that a1Ipendou.
ingling Of races. From many lands !.
me people 10 place their products i
competition anu 70 exhibit IN one j
'ella the greatest possibilities Of the
rentieth century as well as fae de-
siopment and crystalized thought OF Z
e ages. 4
Oklahoma. the last commonwealth "