The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-08

lean capital to undertake the establish
ment of American lines Of steamships
in those directions In which We now
feel 1t most Important that We should
have means of transportation con-
trolled In the interest OF the expansion
OF our trade. A bill of this character
has once passed the house and more
than once passed the senate. and /
hope that at this session bin framed
on the same lines and with the same
purposes may become law.
interior OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mexico and
Arizona.
The successful party In the last cleo.
ton IN its national platform declared
In favor Of the admission as sppar,,t ia
states OF New Mexico and Arizona.
and LkSd334feaa thafgssElatlda ii,
propriass I'D tiilsl cid 1s ia,IonaA. II
urge. however, that care he exercised
In the preparation OF the Legislation az.
fecting each territory to setlire delhi
GRAFTON In the selection. pf Brrssps aa
members of the convention to draft a
constitution for the incomi. state
and ! earnestly. advise that such con.
stituton after adoption by tile conyep-
ton shall be submitted to the people Of
the territory for their approval at an
election IN which the sole issue shall
be the merits OF the proposs,d consti.
tuition. and II the constitution Is de-
feated by popular vote means shall be
provided ia the enabling act for a new
convention and the drafting OF d new
constitution. think 1t vital that. tiIc
issue as to the merits of the cnnstitu-
ton should not be mixed up with the
selection Of state officers anil that no
election OF state officers should he had
until after the. constitution he's been
fully approved aud finally settled upon.
Alaska.
With respect 10 the territory OF Alas
ka. | recommend legislation which
shall provide for the appointment by
the president Of a governor and also
OF an executive touneii the members
Of which shall during their term OF
office reside In the territory and which
shall have legislative powers sufficient
to enable It to give 10 the territory To-
cal laws adapted TO its present growth.
| strongly deprecate legislation looking
to the election OF territorial legis,a.
ture III that vast district Tie lack oi
permanence OF residence Of q large
part of the present population and the
small number Of the people who either
permanently or temporary reside. In
the district as compared with Its ynst
expanse and the variety Of the inter
ests that have to be subseryed make IL
altogether uniting. In my Judgment,
to provide Tor a popular election ora
legislative body. The present system
Is not adequate and does not furnish
the character Of local control that
ought to be there, The only compro-
mise II seems to me which may give
needed local legislation ahd secure a
government Is the one l
propose. 4a ,t, =
Conservation Of Natural Resources
In several departments there Ii IRE.
scented the necessity for legislation
looking to the further conservation OF
our national resources. and the sub.
1ect is one Of such Importance as to
require a more detailed and extended
than can he entered upon
In this communication. For that rea.
son | shall take on early opportunity
to send O special message to congress-
on the subject Of the Improvement OF
our waterways. upon the reclamation
and irrigation of arid. semiarid and
swamp lands, upon the preservation
OF our forests and the reforesting OF
areas, upon the reclassifica.
ton Of the public domain with view
OF separating from agricultural set.
Element mineral, coal and phosphate
lands and sites belonging to the gov.
eminent bordering on streams sulta.
BILE for the utilization OF water power.
Department of Agriculture.
commend to your careful consldefa
ton the report of the secretary of az,
riculture as showing the immense
sphere of usefulness which that de-
partment now fills aud the wonderful
addition to the wealth Of the nation
made by the farmers OF this country
IN the crops Of the current year.
Department Of commsree and Labor.
The Lighthouse Board.
The lighthouse board now discharges
Us duties under the department. Of
and labor. For upward OF
'orty years this board has been con.
'tituted of military and naval officers
lnd two or three men Of science. with
such an absence OF duly constituted
executive head that 1t Is marvellous
what work has been accomplished. liz
he period OF construction the energy
Ind enthusiasm Of all the members
prevented the Inherent defects OF the
system from interfering greatly with
he beneficial work OF the board. but
low that the work Is chiefly conflned
o maintenance aud repair, for which
purpose the country IL divided into
sixteen districts, to which are assigned
In engineer officer Of the army and an
Inspector Of the navy. each with a
lighthouse tender and the needed plant
or his work, 1t has become apparent
~ the frequent friction that arises.
lue to the absence Of any central 10
dependent authority. that there must