Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-22

"A militia officer said, TO hell with
the Constitution and forthwith thai
irresponsible remark became a thins
OF colossal Import, though as matter
or fact II was a mere irresponsible re-
mark of an angry man who had no
more TO do With the Constitution than
a cat.
This Transmissippl congress repre-
sents the real things. l would like Ia
see a congress like this--barring out
all politics as this congress does---ln
every western state and particularly in
Colorado every year. l would like ia
see its deliberations take up the real
things with real interest which our
political legislatures neglect
WHAT COLORADO NEEDS.
an Colorado we need survey Of the
state water resources more than any
thing else. II the public money were
used to make survey OF this kind so
that every land buyer knew where he
could get water and how much he could
get and what II would cost, II would be
of greater value TO Colorado than all
the politics IN the history OF the state.
If we organized a system OF superin-
tended cultivation of eastern Colorado,
1t would be OF more service TO civiliza-
tion and higher morals than all the po-
litical crusades that our able political
imagination can imagine In genera
tons. Suppose we pick out the best
OF the agricultural immigration and
settle IL in eastern Colorado under a
system of superintendent and with a
sinking fund derived from the profits
OF the sale Of the land and yield OF the
crops, thereby 70 guard against possible
drouths. That viii be greater than
all the political services Of all our poll
ticians since Colorado was admitted in
To the Union.
MUCK RAKfNG.
Muck raklng Is useful sometimes
But muck ralSing that only rakes and
never plants produces the worst of all
losses--loss OF time. When il II over 1t
has only resulted In obsessing the pub
lie mind with the weeds.
Denver and Colorado are booming
now. They might have doomed long
ago except for imagined evils. We OF
Colorado know the mischief imagina-
ton does. We are now fully recovered,
And we feel II is our duty TO warn the
nation at large against what we have
experienced.
A DEPARTMENT OF MINES.
Victor c. Anderson, president of the
Colorado school of mines Of Golden.
declared emph6tically for a national
department. OF mines and mining. lie
said:
This is a scientific industrial age.
The victories OF peace. OF prosperity.
of industrial success and of applied
science, are the greatest OF all direc-
tories. These may be won. not alone
by individual effort, not by govern
mental work alone, but by a proper
cooperation Of all the elements that
count for success. The individual has
had his own heid--the government has
It's own province. The duty Of the
government is 20 foster research and
experimentation, TO give dignity and
standing to the industry: to give It
official recognition, TO revise the ma
tional laws relating to mining: TO place
the whole industry before the people
In it's light: to keep the workers In
the industry informed of the latest
and best discoveries; TO recognize Il
properly as an industry, so basal and
fundamental In its character that only
the highest Official recognition Will
do II jlstlce--thc organization of a
department OF mines and mining with
the head of the department a member
of the cabinet"
George j. Kindel Of Denver, who
on Tuesday replied In a heated man
ner to u. H. Harrinan's statement
to the congress regarding railroad
matters. again today took occasion 20
deny the truth Of Mr.. Harrlman's
claim that all freight rates go down
rather than up and TO criticize caus-
tically his statement that the govern
ment should give the railroads more
power
KINDEL CREATES A STIR.
Then Mr.. Kindel created stir by
introducing resolution that because
OF certain rulings. which Kindel de-
clared to be discriminatite. ''the Hon.
Judson G. Clements Of the inter-
state commerce commission, be ro-
quested TO resign from the commits
sion on account OF incompetency, and
IN the event Of his refusal that tho
president Of the United States order
an investigation and on satisfactory
proof OF charges he demand his rcslg-
nation
Tho resolution was referred to COM
mlttee without debate.
Mr. Kindel's resolution further
reads:
Resolved. That the interstate
copmerce commission be requested
TO grant a hearing In cases 722 and
s23, which prayer has already boon
made IN writing 80 days ago. but so
Tar denied 20 the complainant
Another resolution introduced by
Mr.. Kindel and referred saws,
e Resolved. BY this TransmisslssI
pi congress, that our Interstate com
morce commission adopt as soon as OK.
pedient one universal classification OF
freight for all Interstate railroads;
and further. 10 make Il unlawful 10
charge a higher rate per ton per mile
for the longer than for the shorter
haul on all intermediate points which.
however, should not preclude the
higher charge for the longer haul
than the shorter In the aggregate"
FORESTS AND COMMERCE..
William T. Hall. chief of the depart
ment OF the forest service. speaking in
the place of Clifford Pinchot, chief of
the service upon THE Practical Rela-
ton Of Commerce, the Forest and the
Forest Service" said in part;
"0n account of It's cheapncss and
availability we have used wood lavish
ly and wasted II with our prodlgal ac-
tivity. Our forest resources are now
waning and forestry must receive ade-
quate attention or within few years
we shall he forced TO reorganze our in
dustries for the use OF materials with
which we are not now wen acquainted.
The safest method to pursue ls mme-
diately to stop our waste OF wood and
provide for the protection and use OF
the forest In such way that II will con-
tinue It's maximum OF products.
ALASKAN HoMEsTEADs.
A resolution introduced by John n.
Brady, former governor OF Alaska, and
which was referred urged the national
Congress TO pass laws that will prepare
Alaska for tho homesteader. by the I'm
survey of the valleys OF the
Copper Tana and Kuactloeuim rivers