The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-12-12

were from accessory work.. These re-
suits were achieved In the rainy sea
SON with a rainfall ia August OF fl.ss
inches and IN September 81 II,S5 inches
Finally. ia October, the record was
again sclipSed. the total excavation be-
Ing i,SsS,f@9 cahtc yards. truly ex-
traordinary record. especially in View
of the heavy rainfall. which was 1s,l
inches In fact, experience during the
last two rainy seasons demonstrates
that the rains are a less serious OBJ
stacle to progress than has hitherto
been supposed.
Work on the locks and dams al
Gatun. which began actively in March
last has advanced so far that II is
thought that masonry work on the
locks can be begun within rs months.
Last winter bids were requested and
received for doing the work of canal
construction by contract. None OF them
was found TO be satisfactory and all
were rejected. IL Is the unanimous
opinion of the present commission that
the work can be done better, more
cheaply. and more quickly by the gov
eminent than by private contractors.
Fully so per cent OF the entire plant
needed for construction has been pur~
chased or contracted for, machine
shops have been erected and equipped
plant. many thousands OF employees
have been secured: an effective organi-
nation has been perfected; a recruiting
system IL In operation which liz capable
of furnishing more labor than can be
| used sdyantageonsly. employees are
well sheltered and well fed salaries
paid are satisfactory, and the work Is
| not only going forward smoothly, but
| II Is producing results far In advatce
| OF the most sanSuine anticipations
| Under these favorable conditions a
\ change In the method of prosecuting
| the work would be unwise and uniusti-
| fable, for II would Inevitably disorgan-
| lie existing conditions, cheek progress.
/ and Increase the cost and lengthen the
| time OF completing the canal.
| President Recommends
Postal savings Hanks.
| u commend to the favorable consid-
| Grafton OF the congress postal saw
! ings hank system, as recommended by
| the postmaster general The primary
| object Is to encourage among our peo-
| pie economy and thrift and by the use
OF postal savings banks To give them
| an opportunity to husband their re-
| sources, particularly those who have
| not the facilities at hand for depositing
| their money In savings banks, Viewed
| however from the experience OF the
past few weeks. II Is evident that the
| VI EuGn IN INSTITUTION ATt
| stiit more ar~reaching. Timid depos-
| itors have withdrawn their savings fol
the time being from national banks. In.
dividuais have boarded their cash ant
the workingmen their earnings: al
1 OF which money has been withdrawn
and kept in hiding or In the safe de
post box to the detriment of pros
perity, Through the agency of the pos
tai savings banks such money would b.
restored TO the channels of trade I,
the mutual benefit OF capital and labor
| 4 further commend TO the congress
the consideration of the postmaste
generals recommendation for an ex
tension Of the parcel post especially OF
the rural routes. There are now IS,
2lS rural routes, serving nearly 3D.
coo people who do not have the ad
vantages OF the inhabitants OF cities Il
obtaining their supplies, These recon
mendations have been drawn up {
beneht the farmer and the countr
storekeeper; otherwise. ! should no
favor them. for believe that IL IL goo
policy for our government to do every
thlnB possible to aid the small tow
and the country district. IL is desirab l
that the country merchant should NO
be crushed out
Ihe fourth class postmasters' con
vention has passed very strong reso
luton In favor OF placing the fourth
class postmasters under the civil -sery
I ice law The administration has al
| ready put into effect the policy of re-
! tusing to remove any fourth class post
$ masters save for reasons conneetc
T | with the good of the service; and IL
Y | endeaVoring so far as possible 10 RI
D move them from the domain of partisa
: politics. II would be n most desirabI
\ thing TO put the fourth class postmas
$ ters in the classified service"
. lie renews his recommendations ,
4 last year In regard to Alaska: calls al
tention TO the admission OF oklahoni
as state; urges the Importance of pr,
vidlng shipping relief for Hawaii; ash
s Tor citizenship for Porto Rieans, an
. promises submission of SecretaT
Z Tatts report on Philippines when ths
= Official returns
He asks for the creation OF n hurea
OF mines: recommends the providing ,
FUNDS for preserving The Hermitag
!, the nome OF Andrew Jackson. and Il
sreetlon OF naval monument
Vieksburg.
- Corporation Contribution.
q 90 CompniEn Expenses.
= Under our form OF government vo,ir
z is not merely right but a duty. AN
d moreover. fundamental and necessa,
n duty II man Is to be a good cittze
e II ts well to provide that corporate,
e shall not contribute to presidential
{ national campaigns, and furthermore
b provide for the publication OF both co,
= tiibutons and expenditures There
z however. always danger in laws Of ia
e kind, which from their very nature A
4 difficult OF enforcement: the danger beit
= lest they be obeyed only by the honra
s and disobeyed by the interruptions.
I as TO act only as penalty upon hone
. men. Moreover no such Law would han
q per an interruptions man OF unlluit,
n means from buying his own way into o
- nee There Is IA very radical measu
: which would, 1 believe, work a substal
- iial Improvement In our system Of COZ
G Quoting a campaign, although / am VIZ
a aware that II VIII take some time I,
9 people to 80 familiarize themselves vii
q such proposal as 20 be willing TO col
q slider Its adoption The need for colIac
: ing large campaign funds would vanish
I congress provided AN appropriation I,
1 the proper and legitimate expenses
each of the great national parties, an al
a preparation ample enough 10 meet ii
q necessity for thorough organization ar
!, | machinery. which requires "A large q,
penditurc Of money. Then the stipul,
= lion should be made that no party r,
= | ceiping campaign funds from the treAsut
!. / should accept more than fixed amou,
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