The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-12-06


good. This means INA, rne subject can
NOT Win wisdom be dealt with in the
year preceding Presioehtal eiectlon,
because as matter OF fact experience
mas cohciuslNely SHOWN mat at such a
time II IS lnposslnle TO get men to treat
II from the STANDPOINT OF 'he puolc good:
IN my lnosmen, the wise time to deal
such election"
Income Tnv and Inheritance Tax.
when our tax laws are revised the
question of an income tax and an inher-
itance tax should receive the careful at
tention Of our legislators. In my judy
ment both of these taxes should be part
Of our system OF federal taxation
trial DtSuutes
"c,+,i,-os a,s I,.r,o,+s ,fth ,,.
+o5ont los AND s,,fferinr ,iGlr az.
tehaant l0SS IN! NJ s s commune to
~ ~ io' e,'e ~ eJnlhs Dec.
/ - ~ +, .,,e 80 ~ @ ,iiNes was
greater man m, .nost ia AN any hr&Vlous ten
S,i,,l 90 N1a,,,G -rbase s ~ the
preceoluS lNe Ne&is, AsSe leures in
~ r,,,f,,,.,, G., AL ,'.i+;, ttoN l',lflS
az disti,,,,anees in the intens, lin lass
~ a9nnioTar The emnloye ANA M 5,Nu o'
cru pu s.,tio,, +r1t tSe ,n, 'seNfSs rec
t nistter VIC Of
cnlslnui fnr ,,,,,Iso,,,, W lha
,s+,ial eo,,tro,,ar ''1dNloh OF
~ eoi+,5e ava oF s,Ie OF
me lnone Of the con
GT b 10 70 We o,sn4 tbe federal as
WhoIG 70 We an, 'i'e ieN'p'ei government
IN 1tkIl!g a.,lp ,.: >s
Na''" ara',, ,m rn9'oa "' .,rn,n
me gram nfoq que l lRd i,f,N, of the
the United states, deserves special con-
sideration at the hands OF eonlsress Our
grades AIDES To secure Satisfactory results
in our home markets and to facilitate
our +rsoa .brosa thosa sr,a.s s,o,,,
ae aIr,+,, the highest aegree OF uni
iornty and certainty. The present d.
verse ,, Inethods OF inspection and grading
5 1hroughout the country under different
laws and boards result in confusion and
lack of uniformity, destroying that con,
fidence which is necessary for healthful
methods have continued for years and
they are growing in volume and in
tensity, not only in this country but
abroad. L therefore suggest to the con
gress the ACCESSIBILITY of national sys-
tenn of inspection and grading of grain
entering into Interstate and foreign com,
merce as a remedy for the present evils"
Inland Waterways.
1.-The conservation of our natural re-
sources and their proper use constitute
almost every other nrob,em of ON, ma
tional life. We must + maimtain go a",
civilization the adennate material hash,
without which 1ast ni,I;l;1atinn cannot
visit We must SHOW fnresiau1 we ,.l,ist
5ok ahead. AS s'i nation We not only en- en-
oerity but if this nrosneritv is used Alright
IS oer naon OF be
EASILY foratn,a '"is hat,o,a - So ~ th
look ,bead W. out tneIe mus ne in
Of the fact that to irast p1 to destrnX orr
the land instaas a. snii II sn az tn IN
crease its nsefunass ui VII, 4. rs $50 in ~ nm
df 6a 1arn in the DAYS Of our children
right to hand down to them amnIified and
developed For the last few years.
through several agencies. the government
has been endeaXoring to get our people to
look ahead and to substitute planned
and orderly development of our resources
IN place of a haphazard striving for i'm
shomd h profit Our great river systems
highways: the Mississippi. with it's trib-
utarles standing first in Importance. and
tn ae, Solumbla second. although there are
MANY others of Importance on the Pa
c TIC me Atlantic and the gulf slopes.
ne na!tlonal government should under
N -, inns work, and L hope a beginninc
greatest Of II, an ae n presene e eoh t an
,inn shonid vi ail our rivers: the Mlssls-
From the Great t espec a. a.oensioilc
the Mississ silva LAKE LAKES 10 me NOUN OF
waterway. With t deere w sn9aro De a deep
waterW W. vhr w,,,S ana the west. sueh
axtension ~ o muuiu p,aG cue; mean te ahe
heart of our country. It it would be- e OF in.
calculable benefit to our people ~ If II be- 5,s
gun at once it can be carried throngh in
ime anpreciably to relieve the congestion
of our great freight CARRYING lines of
r;tllTOadS. The work should be sys-
tematically and continuously carried for
ward in accordance with some well-con-
celTed plan.
conn navs appointed an inland waterways
conililsslon to study and outline COM
p a,1 zen ~! scheme of DEVELOPMENT along
~; ~ NE. .ne mes indicated. Later shall lay
'eS report befGre the congress-
tfon Work.
lffrlgatlon should be far m ore ex-
on1s. y, developed than at present not
o on IN me states OF the great plains and
. a.. nocky mountains but in many others
Is. Ior instance, in large portions of the
,ouLh Atlantlc and Gulf States, where
snouid 60 hand in hand with the rec
t tdh,l'f aaeIa OF swamp land. The work of
a aiu ascianlation service in developing the
nf eur o oppot.nh f OF the western half
W our country Tor irrigation Ia more in-
por.ant IMAM almost any other movement.
T.; me constant purpose of the government
IN u, connection with the reclamation serv
n ICE ma , been to use the water resources
vi VI. tlle puollc lands for the ultimate great
ese gooa OF the greatest number: in other
Morus. 70 put upon the land permanent
tihs, n, TO use and develop it for
eiieHiselves ana for their children and
cniluren chlldren.
rore"try.
dent saws. VI forestry tne presl-
1--WE are nrone +o sne,L oe ~. ,o,o,,
thjs co,,,tr,, -,