Arizona republican., 1909-11-11
LAST SPEECH OF THE TOUR
The President Announces Some Points
 of Forthcoming Message.

Richmond. Nov. 1O.-In the final speech of his 13.0O0 mile trip before an immense audience this afternoon President Taft prefaced his address with the statement as to some recom- mendations that his first annual mes sage to congress will contain.
 Tn the first place there Is the con servation Of our resources and the reclamation of arid lands" said the president. We have reached a time Dow when great many Teople in the west are counting on an Immediate supply of water .or the land upon which they have settled. and which Is not forthcoming because the money applied to the reclamation fund does not come in as quickly as was ex- pected. or at least quickly enough to meet the exigency of the occasion. and am strongly in favor of anticipating that fund. which is fund raised sole ly by the sale of public lands. by is suing bonds. payment for which shall he charged to the same source of rev enue"
 He added that the demand for the products of the soil is greater than the supply because of the growing popula- tiOn. and that we must enlarge our acreage, and the plain way seemed by the reclamation of the arid and swamp lands.
 Then we have q great deal of val usble coal land owned by the govern ment." he continued. We have a great many water power sites. the wa ter of which will furnish an immense amount of power for use by electrical appliances. Then there are millions of acres of phosphate to be used in the fertilization of the soil. Under the existing laws those lands are likely to be parted with merely under home stead settlements and all these are of such peculiar value that 1t seems wise that the government should re- serve some control over the water power sites. coal lands and phosphates so that they may not come into the hands of one controlling corporation. but may be retained by the govern ment with power to restrict prices at which coal. or at least at which power is sold, and to prevent the absorption by one company of all the power on the continent.
 Then we have the antitrust law on our hands for enforcement and an arrangement of the departments of government in such a way as to make it more effective if possible.
 Then there is the interstate com merce law. which certainly needs amendment in order to give the inter st ate,commerce tribunal more power to prevent delays now incident to ap- peals to the courts. In my judgment the best way is to create a special court and have court that is charged with practice in regard to the rail- roads so that the matter can be promptly disposed of
 Then I am strongly in favor of pos tai savings banks. I know that in that proposition I come up against a great many conservative bankers and also a great many who doubt the wisdom in extending paternslism in government. Where it happens the government is so situated it can do a thing better and more economically than individuals can do it and supply a want needed by thrift, I am in favor of doing it
 .''i'hen there is anther subject very near tc my heart. We must improve legal procedure so as to make it. both pie. more rapid and less expensive and I mean to recommend to congress the appointment of committee to take