Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-12

Inere SNOulu ne no tariI on any for
est product grown In this country; md, /:
In especial, there should be no tariff: {:
on wood pulp: due notice of the change !:
being OF course given to those engaged {:
adjust themselves to the new condi- ::
lions. The repeal of the duty on wood !:
!: pulp should IL possible be accompanied ::
by an agreement with Canada that !:
there shall be no export duty on Cam !:
madam pulp wood. !:
In my judgment the government should
have the right to keep the fee of the coal.
Oil. and gas fields in its own possession
and to lease the rights to develop them
under proper regulations: or else, IL the
congress will not adopt this method, the
coal deposits should pe sold under limita-
tons. to conserve them as public utilities,
from the title to the soil. The regulations
should permit coal lands to be worked
In sufficient quantity by the several cor
~pOrations,
The Panama Canal.
Work on the Panama canal is proceed
Ing In a highly satisfactory manner.
In March the total excavation in the
Culebra cut. where effort was chiefly con-
centrated, was Sl5, go cubic yards. In
April this was increased to Sf9.52 cubic
yards. There was a considerable decrease
in the output for May and June owing
and partly to temporary trouble with the
steam shovel men over the question Of
wages, The trouble was settled salts
factorily to all parties and in July the to-
in August the grand total from all points
in the canal prism by steam shoveis and
dredges exceeded all previous United
yards. In September this record was
eclipsed and a total of I.5l7,4l2 cubic
yards was removed. OF this amount 1,4S1,-
800 cube yards were from the canal prism
and s6.15 cubic yards were from Access
sorry works. These results were achieved
in the rainy season with a rainfall In Au-
gust of 11.S9 inches and in September of
ord was again eciipsed. the total exca-
walton being l,s6S. 72s cubic yards; a truly
extraordinary record. especially In view
or the heavy rainfall. which was III
inches.
1t Is the unanimous opinion of the pres
ent commission that the work can be done
better. more cheaply, and more quickly by
the government than by private contract
ors.
The chief engineer and all his profess
sional associates arc firmly convinced that
they are constructing Is the best that
could be desired. Some of them had
doubts on this point when they went TO
mes 1ne lstn mus As the plans nave developed
been dispelled. While they may decide
upon changes in detail as construction ad-
yances they are in hearty accord in APP
that 1t provides Il canal not only adequate
to all demands that will be made upon it,
but superior in every way to a sea level
canal. l concur in this belief.
Postal Affairs.
I commend TO the favorable consideration
or the ongress a postal savings bank
system. as recommended by the postmas-
Ter general. The primary object is to en-
courage among our people economy and
thrift n by the use OF postal savings
banks to give them an Opportunity to
husband their resources, particularly
those who lave not the facilities at hand
Tor depositing their money In savings
banks. Viewed, however, from the expe-
rience OF the past few weeks, 1t Is evident
that the advantages Of such an institution
are still more far-reaching. Timid depos-
itors have Withdrawn their savings Tor
the time being from national banks, trust
companies. and savings banks; individuals
have boarded their cash and the working
men their earnings. all of which money
has been withheld and kept In hiding or in
the safe deposit box. to the detriment OF
prosperity. Through the agency OF the
postal savings banks such money would
be restored to the channels OF trade, TO
the mutual beneti; of capital and labor.
I further commend to tho congress the
consideration OF the postmaster generals
Recommendation for an extension OF the
parcel post, especially on the rural routes.