The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-01
THE Acc oMPLlsHMENTs Of sEV
" En- IsTRENUouS YEARS. r. n

he Acc oMPLlsHMENTs OF SEW
EN5 STRENUOUS YEARS !. n i. FL 4
on the Seye 3of his retirement from
ONCE President. Roosevelt looks with
supreme abstraction over the accom-
rllsaments ] q his seven years Of ad.
nlnistration.
The President gives no post Of hon.
tforl$ 10 any one achievement, but he
alias authorized a presentation Of those
RhIchShes considers the most import
ant sin5S the following form and Ian.
guage: Z
Y'nne navy OF the United States has
steenb more than doubled: It has now
done what no other similar fleet Of
alike size has ever done. viz. circum'
nsvigated the globe. and It Is also
ala;f ar$more5 efficient battle trim than
when It started out a year ago.
1!tatH ". ~ !, 49,, =, /, -
gite 1 sulen la Ut y '. ~
has been ito the credit Of this coun-
wa 5I 2ss' y years:
The peace gof Portsmouth was a
psr 'ln. s aei,leSell'eu'. As ""s 49,
lae pr plAyeas y t',e o'".ea .'0''e'
W es :ssi 'ipu1 eol.e, e"ss
me s ssel nl'=a y l"e
sly sTnlks WIS = i''A.'ef y '.'' 'e1'
moment W a Y American a.eop'e ''o''
ne s s5tap not on'y u 'nu''S'rta'
eslI AZ fS s l tetv'' ''"u r'pe
" ~ iote 'e% 4 ese'. - :. ''.e w.,
est a t. fu :,
u ITS ssf,lee ''as W. 49, Co.,
s1zsa B ~ piases u''.e.,'llo I'''' Wv,
SA elesy ~ ~ .te e @
eF EsaEsi 2 nal'iper ~ .e's' '"."A' ~
Eese7i wig w " - 'n'"7' "
ss tne aDlras 9ai'a ueisse' 70 W." 10 ''''
trees. II
tneS matter o. leelsa.'on ''e t''
tlonal irrigation act, WINCH ~ result.
ing u stle tdeHelopmeht OF 'he se''''
srid ;. states otf me great pA'lns 'n',
ockless ls an \ achievement seeo'''
only importance 70 uhe ereat'on u
the homes teadi act tt sell
ia es ad minlstratlon OF Inc e'Sil soS'
ernmen1tt IN the PhllaNhne ls SAM mas
been PIT w upon g SATISFACTORY p's,s
ee sll Eot American me interference !"
4 GlbaE the Island Sis now IN a thriving
and lf &2r,; sRerolis condition md . Oh
the road lSs 70 stable and orderly fnle'
ssgend eIlee: The treaty with santo Do
ningos has put the affairs OF the Island
on q better basis t,adl they nave ever
sbeen Soetore, The Position Of the Uni
ted states IN u regard TO the Latin
American y republics is Infinitely bet
ter fha q + has ever been before; US
tst also 8t ElE'; case with Japan:
l,lw has been passfd improving
stle administration Mini Of the army and
s0f# the National Guard The law es'
f talb}Eshlng the Department OF Com
1 fssr q and Labor, with the Bureau OF
GorpoF7a y tons ms enabled this country to
take tie first really efficient step to-
ward Il exercising proper national ST.
Z non and control over the great
sc f'.et x rate MI,
on nstllarS service OF the United
STATE slls1. sshas been completely reorgan-
lied " az: Law has been enacted giving
sXltaiitX 70 the Interstate commerce
* loll and for the FIRST time pro-
Sylalng come kind Of Efficient control
wy Ethe.nat government over the
ereaatt railroads law ms been passed
prtoY!tling Tor federal meat inspection
and and stnspection OF sae packing houses,
aiso y pure FOOD law BOTH OF them OF
ttles utmost importance from the SAN
t Elaf:s stalh y point a.
sll the matters o. social and indus
Trial REFORM. q Jaw has D: en- enacted