Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25

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The report Of Secretary Of Wai
Wright estimates the cost of the next
years operations at $50, TJo,OOO, or an
increase of So. OC0, 900 over the ex-
penses of the current year, most Of tho
increase being intended for river and
harbor and other public works. About
$~10,0OO,OOO Is to go to the support of
the West Point Military Academy. He
asks for G12 more officers for the army,
which is now 5000 short OF it's author
lied strength. It's present status is
4,1l6 officers and 6S.J12 enlisted men.
OF this number 5000 are serving in
this country and 1000 in the Philip
pines, 5000 in Cuba, LOCO in Alaska,
600 in Porto Rico, 25G in Hawaii and
several hundreds en- route. The num-
Der of assertions fell off 4.6 per cent.
For the development OF air navigation
100000 is asked.
John Barrett, director of the Inter
national Bureau of American Republics.
III illS tllIlud itl'Oil says tLlhL tlt
things necessary to establish Satisfac-
tory trade relations with the South
American republics are first-class mail,
passenger and express steamers running
regularly between the chief ports of the
United States and those OF South Amer
lea on both the east and west coasts.
He points out that q business letter can
be sent to Europe and an answer re-
! ceived before one can be received in
New York. In addition to improved
shipping facilities, he suggests the es-
Establishment of banks controlled by the
United States and native capital, or OF
direct and exclus We agencies of United
States banks.
In his annual report to Congress Sec
rotary of the Treasury Cortelyou shows
thai the largest factor in the $JS,OGO,'
600 deficit at the end Of the fiscal year
was a falling off of ~$42,O00,OOO in GUS
| toms. A deficit OF STA, 100000 for the
current year is estimated and he ad.
vises the tariff r~evisers to proceed with
great caution and the legislators to
have regard for economy if the govern
ment is to avoid still larger deficit in
The following years. To relieve the
sold-moving strain he suggests the pos
sibility of getting the leading nations
to agree to the issuance Of an interna'
ii NJ gold certificate.
The United States Bureau of Soils
has just completed the soil survey OF
North Dakota authorized by the last
Congress. The report is now in pre-
paration, and when completed will be
of great interest to those expecting to
settle in the semi-arid districts Of the
Northwest. The force will make a SIM
liar investigation in x during the
winter, and will move to Montana in
the spring. There were found in North
Dakota no less than twenty-five differ
ent types of soils. The larger part OF
the area consists of the level, treeless
prairies, and here the soil was found
to be very well adapted to dry farming.
1t was announced at Washington thai
Mr.. Roosevelt's hunting trip in South
Africa is not to be a private enterprise,
but that he will lead an expedltlon out
fitted by the Smithsonian Institution.
He will start from New 1ork IN March,
1909. Three representatives OF the in
stitute will accompany the President,
and his son Kermit will so as official
photosrapher. Roosevelt is to pay his
own and his sons expenses on the trip.
Forty-two steam and thirteen sailing
vessels were built in the United States
and officially numbered during tha
month IF November last, according to
a report of the bureau of navigation Of
the Department of Commerce and La
Dor. All OF the steam and seven of he
sail vessels were OF steel construction.
The $780, 100000 Panama bond issue
has been three times overSubScribed,
bids amounting to over S~72,0O0,00O be-
ing rejected. Small bidders were IA
vored to a large extent, the full amount
being distributed among 100 persons or
banks. The National Park Bank Of
New York leads with 100000.
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The War Department has decided to
try the plan of immunizing the soldiers
Of the army from typhoid by vaccina-
ton. After a study of the results Of
this method as used in Europe, a board
Of medical scientists concluded that the
serum was, at least harmless and might
prove effective.
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The Commissioner of the General
Land Office says it will be only a COM
paratively few years before an irriga-
ton project which will cost as high as
$500 an acre will be considered prac-
ticable, the market for the land JUS
flying such an expenditure.
Starting with eighty-three carriers in
1897, the free delivery service of the
Postoffice Department now has 39,143
carriers, and the ratio Of increase is
being kept up from year to year. This
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