Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-12

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xerss nastheds Of inspsction and grading
laws and boards result in confusion and
that
trade, Complaints against the present
methods have continued for years ard
they are growing in volume and In Y.
abroad. I therefore suggest TO. the con-
grsss the advisability Of national sys-
tenn o. inspection and grading Of grAta
entering Into interstate and foreign com.
msree - remedy for the present svis-
Forestry.
We are prone to speak Of the resources
OF this country tast tnexhaustibls;-t this 10
not no, SO: The mineral wealth of tie conn-
does not reproduce itself. and therefore Is
certain to be exhausted ultimately, and
was.sfu II In dealing with It to-day
exhaustion generation or two before
they otherwise would. But there are cer-#
TAN other forms OF waste which could DO
en aar stopped-the waste Of soil by
the most dangerous OF all wastes now In
progress In the United States, IL easily
preventable. 80 that this present enormous
loss OF fertility Is entirely unnecessary.
The preservation or replacement Of the
forests 10 one Of the most important.
means Of preventing this loss. We have
mace ma :. = beginning in forest preservation.
put II IL only beginning.
livery business man In the land, every
writer In the newspapers, every man or
woman OF An ordinary school education.
quantities Of timber ar arc used IN the
country. that the forests which supply
this timber are rapidly being exhausted
and that, II no change takes place, ex-
and that the effects Of It will be felt ~
verely In the everyday life OF our peo-
pie pe,s surely .hsy when when, these facts are 50 OBJ
Ing preventive measures.
Inland Waterways.
The congregation Of our natural re-
the fundamental problem which underlies
almost every Other problem Of our ma
Hon. y: %sss anan 10r ss.i
Without which that civilization cannot
exist. We must show foresight, we must
lock Loo ahead =, nation v. not only Ven en-
p but Il this prosperity y used arisht
no no Other nstion win have. The reward q
easily .foretold. But there must be the
look ahead. there must be q realization
OF the. the fact that to waste. to destroy. our
crease Its usefulness. viii. result in un-
tdSe DER ,nl, In the days Of our children
right to hand down to them amplified and
developed. For the last few years.
through several agencies. the government
look ahead and to substitute q planned
ana orderly development OF our resources
IN place OF a9haphazard striving for. inn
should be developed as national water
highways: the Mississippi, with It's trib-
Mtarles; standing first In Importance. and
many others OF Importance on the Pa
chic the Atlantic and the gulf slopes.
The national government should under
will be made in the present congress: and
the greatest of all our rivers. the Missis-
stnni. should receive especial attention:
the Mississippi there should be deep
waterway. with deep waterways leading
from It to the EST and the West. Such
extension of our coast line into the very
heart of our country. It would be Of in
calculable benefit to our people. II be-
lime anpreciably to relieve the congestion
OF our great freight carrying lines OF
railroads.: The work should be sys-
tematically and continuously carried for
ward in accordance with some weIl-con-
ceiyed plan. 7
Il hove appointed an inland waterways
prehensive scheme Of development along
Al the lines indicated. Later I shall Law
tss report before the congress-"
Panama Canal.
Work on the Panama canal is pro-
ceeding in highly satisfactory manner"
Postal AFFAIR.".
II commend to the favorable consldera-
system. as recommended by the post
master general. The primary object is to
encourage among our people economy and
thrift and by the use OF postal savings
OaNk to give them ODDOrtun{tv fo h11a.
band their resources, particularly those
who have not. the facilities at hand for
Viewed, however. from the experiences Of
the past few weeks. 1t is evident that tho
advantages Of such an institution are still
more foregoing. Timid depositors have
ing from national banks. trust, companies,
and savings banks; individuals, have
hear Their cash and the
been withheld and kept in hiding or in
the safe deposit box to the detriment of
prosperity. Through the, agency Of the
be restored to the channels Of trade, to
the mutual benefit of capital and labor.
further commend to the congress the
recommendation for. an extension Of the
parcel post. especially on the rural
routes"
Presidential Campaign Expenses.
Under our form Of. government voting
ID not merely right but duty, and.
moreover. fundamental and necessary
duty II q man is to be good citizen. It
is well to provide that corporations shall
not contribute to presidential or national
for the publication Of both contributions
and expenditures. There is, however, al
ways danger in laws Of this kind, which
from their very nature are difficult of
enforcement; the danger being lest they
be obeyed only by the honest, and dis
obeyed by the INSCRIPTIONS, so an to act
only as penalty upon honest men. The
need for collecting large campaign funds
would vanish IL congress provided an ap-
preparation for the proper and legitimate
expenses Of. each Of the great national
Eparties,a anenappropriaIion- aInFiS e:.e..gt,
to meet the necessity for thorough or
ganization and machinery, which requires
large expenditure of money. Then the
stipulation should be made that no party
receiving campaign funds from the treas
ury should accept more than. a fixed
amount from any individual subscriber or
donor; and the necessary publicity for
receipts and expenditures could without
difficulty be provided
The Army.
OF the army the president saws:
Its standard of efficiency and instruc-
ton is higher now than ever in the past
But It is too small. There are not enough
officers; and it Is impossible to secure
enough enlisted men. We should main
tain in peace fairly complete skeleton
of a large army. "A great and long con-
tinued war would have to be fought nv