Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-08

curing OF facts bearing on the manner
IN which some OF the best farms are
managed Wher this data is once Sc
cured II Is planned to utilize II In its
application to other sections OF Tie
country. Here and there throughout
the country there are always TO be
round farmers who are highly success
tuL systems Of rotation. methods OF
handling animals and crops practiced
by these successful men are being stud
led and records made OF the cost OF
production and profits resulting there
from, In such a way that the results
can be applied as already indicated.
CONDITIONS IN THE WEST.
Attention was also called to the ex-
tenslve work Of the bureau In its inNes-
tlgation OF the Improvement Of the con
ditions In the far west, so Tar as they
relate Ia forage crops and the improve
ment OF range lands. IL was pointed
out that some special investigations
have shown that the cactus. grown
all over the region mentioned, could
be made very valuable by simple meth
ods OF treatment 20 as to remove the
spines,
In connection with the foreign ex-
ploration work being carried on by the
department, attention was directed
10 the efforts being made to Introduce
crops Of all kinds from different parts
OF the world, the object being 10 secure
things not heretofore grown IN this
country and which might be used pro-
ftably In building up new industries
NEW INVESTIGATORS,
Attention was also called to the very
varied work In encouraging new lines
al bp N
Of medicinal plants IN this country.
-Four or five million dollars worth OF
medicinal plants are imported annually
and II was pointed out that a good
many Of these plants could be profito-
bis grown here. Special mention being
made Of some Of these plants Recent
Is much lntere at has been manifested In
the camphor question, Camphor Is
rapidly becoming more and more scarce
and the department has been making
a special effort to determine whether It
could be successfully grown here, The
tree is already Well established IN GER
tain portions Of the south and the de-
partmcnt has had for It's object the
demonstration Of the feasibility OF eN-
tracing camphor from the trimmings
or prunlngs OF the tree. This has been
done and the work Is to be carried on
further on a larger scale.
THE BOIL WEEVIL.
Finally the important work u the
bureau Is doing In the matter Of meet
Ing the new conditions caused by the
boll weevil In the south was brought
up. Various lines Of work are being
conducted in the way Of breeding new
cottons that win grow In the weevll-
infested region, encouraging farmers 10
tan 4 fttH.N 4 tth
would enable them Ia grow cotton des-
pite the weevil, propaganda work
through farmers Institutes, agricultu-
raj colleges and experiment stations
were pointed out.
BUSHES MEN IN CONGRESS,
II Is a common belief that in order
20 he successful law-maker IT is es-
sential that representative IN con-
gross should be a lawyer. IT IL safe
to say that FULLY IS per cent ~ the
members OF the present house of repre-
sentatives have been admitted To the
bar Of the state which sent them to
Congress, and get there are members
who never looked into n volume Of
Blackstone. who have shown them
selves to be especially well equipped
for the work Of Congress. one OF these
Is Representative l., a. Littauer of
New York, who ranks second on the
committee on appropriations. Mi Lit
tauer conducted the examination OF the
bureaus chiefs who were summoned
before the committee 10 explain their
reasons for asking for deficiency APP
preparations when the urgent deficiency
bill was under consideration In that
body The manner IN which he con-
Quoted these examinations shows how
e n .a.t.
TO look after the business interests OF
the country. even though he may never
have "swallered law book Every
official who found his bureau running
short OF funds for the current fiscal
year was put through a cross exarnina-
ton as thorough as that which COL
Mann and Justice Deuel. were forced to
undergo when Mr. Osborne had them
on the rack In New York, and not an
item was permi, ted TO go IN the bill
until II had been fully and clearly ex-
planned 10 Mr.. Littauer and his assoc
ciates.
The New York congressman had
charge OF the bill when II was called up
IN the house and by his manner Of
handling It he demonstrated that he
might have male Il reputation for him
self as a pleader at the bar II he had
CHOSEN the law as profession instead
of devoting his talents to business pur-
suits.
Lawyers are necessary in Congress,
OF course, but the affairs of the coun-
try might perhaps be conducted more
smoothly II there We're few more
seats In the house occupied by bust
ness men who, like Mr.. Littauer, pro-
coed upon the theory that this country
is a great business institution I'm which
business methods instead OF legal tech
nicaltties should prevail