Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-01-29


statement or facts ana princip pies leave
Ing the execnti ITO reco mmend the
specific steps to which these facts ana
principles inevitably lead. ding
call your ttenti lion to some off the
larger TEXTURES Of the situat ion dis
closed By the report and I'd the action
thereby clearly demanded Tor the gem
eraI good.
era.
3s$3 The report says
VI Within recent months It has been RED.
ognized and demanded by the people,
through many thousand Delegates from
all states assem- bied In convention In Sdif
ferent sections sof the country hat the
promptly and EFFECTIVELY as d means of
maintaining ma lbnai prosperity
Ii The first requisite for waterway 81 Inns
provement Is the control OF the waters III,
such manner as to reduce foods and reg
ulata the regimen OF the #naVigab bic riv-
ers. The second requisite is# development
of terminals and connections In suchsnnan-
sner as to regulate commerce
Accordingly 4 urge that the broad
plan for the develop lent tof our water
ways, recommended by the inland wa
sterways commission, be put In effect
Without delay. 1t provides for a COM
prehensive system Of waterway Inn
provement extending to all the uses Of
the waters and benefits to be derived
from their control, Inc luding naviga-
ton. the develop tent of power, the ex-
tension Of Irrigation, the drainage Of
swamp and overflow lands, the pre-
vention Of soil wash. and the puriflca-
ton Of streams for water supply II
proposes to carry out the work BY Coz
originating agencies In the federal de-
;partments through the medium or an
administrative commission OF board,
acting in co-opera ton with the states
and other organizat ions and Individual
citizens. $t s5 is IN II
u The work Of waterway development
should be undertaken without delay.
Meritorious projects In: known con-
formity with the general outlines Of
any comprehensive plan should pro
coed at once. The cost of the whole
work should be met BY. direct appro-
priation IL possible, but ifs necessary
by the issue OF bonds III small denomi-
nations 81 i .y$, $50 a 81 .f
1t is especially important that the
development Of water power should be
guarded with the utmost care both by
the national government and BY the
states In order to protect the people
against the upgrowth Of monopoly and
to- insure to- them a fair share In the
benefits which VIII follow the develop
ment Of this great asset, which belongs
to the people; and should be controlled
by them. IT., s5.:ss3; .S5;;ss $5.$ .5,
E z ;,sS t., r Forests. g..
: Il urge that provision be made for
both protection and more rapid devel-
opment OF the national forests. Other
wise, either the increasing use Of these
forests by the people must be checked
or their protection against fire must
be dangerously weakened II we com
pare the actual fire damage on similar
areas on private and national forest
lands during the past year. the govern
ment fire patrol saved commercial tim.
1 Der worth as much 5as the total costsof
caring for all national forests at the
present rate for about ten years. s$E::5
e. i especially commend to the congress
the facts presented BY the commission
as to the relation between forests and