Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-12-08

DECEMBER 8. 1910
TO the magazines, costing many mil
mons IN excess of the compensation
paid. An answer was attempted to
this by the representatives of the
magazines, and reply was fled to
this answer by the postoface depart
ment The utter inadequacy Of the
answer, considered in the light Of the
reply Of the postofice department, I
think must must appeal to any fair
minded person. Whether the answer
was all that could be said in behalf Of
the magazines 10 another question.
agree that the question 10 ono Of fact:
but insist that II the fact 10 a the
experts Of the postomce department
show, that We are furnishing 70 the
owners oe magazines q service worth
millions moro than they pay for It,
then Justice requires that the rate
should b increased. Tho increase In
tho receipts Of the department result,
Ing from this change may b levotoa
- incTeasing tho usefulness Of the T.
~Daztmsat In establishing . parcels
post aA4 IN reducing the cost q arst,
class postage 70 one cent. II Aas Dooo
eeal By the postmaster gsneral that 4
fair adjustmsnt might b made u1AsP
which Tho Advertising part q ~
magazine should b charged for a& 4
different and higher rate from that q
The reading matter. This would ~
bovo many useful maGa1inos that No
4e< circulated ak q Dront, anA veull
net shut them out from tho No of ~
mails By Z prohibitery rate.
with respect 70 The parcels DooA
respectfully recommend III aAopuoo
On all rural delivery routes, and th.t
II pounds-the international lizntt-4o
made he limit Of carriage IN such
posi-"
Abolish Navy Yarae.
The president calls attention - ees>
tain reforms urged BY the secretary q
tho navy which he recommends for
adoption. and continues:
Tho estimates Of the navy lepa.t,
mont are 100000 less than the ap-
propraattons for tho same purpose last
year, and included In this 10 the build
ing program Of tho Same amount -
that submitted for your confederation
last year. It 10 merely carrying out
the plan Of building two battleships q
year, with few needed auxiliary ves.
ssls. I earnestly hope that this pro.
gram will be adopted.
Tho secretary Of tho navy has
given personal examination to ovory
navy yard, and has studied the uses
Of tho navy yards with reference to
the necessities Of our feet. With q
oeet considerably less than half tho
slze Of that Of the British navy. We
have shipyards more than double the
number. and there are several Of these
shipyards extensively equipped with
modern machinery, which, after inves.
t1gation the secretary of tho navy b.
heves to be entirely useless for naval
purposes. He asks authority to abanr
don certain Of them and to move their
machinery to other places. where it
can be made of use."
The complete success of our coun.
try In arctic exploration should not re.
main unnotlced. The unparalleled
achievement of Peary in reaching tho
north pole, April 8, 1909, approved by
critical examination of the most ex-
pert scientists, has added to the dis.
ttnctlon OF our navy, to which he be-
longs, and reflects credit upon his
country. | recommend fitting recogni.
ton by congress of the great achieve
ment Of Robert Edwin Peary."
Conservation.
The subject of the conservation Of
the pubic domain has commanded the
Of the people within the last
two or three years.
There is no need for radical re.
form in the methods Of disposing OF
what are really agricultural lands. The
present laws have worked we'll The
enlarged homestead law has encour.
aged the successful farming of lands
In the senli-arid regions.
Nothing can be more important in
the matter OF conservation than the
treatment Of our forest lands. 1t was
probably the ruthless destruction of
forests In the older states that first
called attention to the necessity for
halt in the waste of our resources.
in the present forest reserves there
are lands which are not properly for
est. and which ought to be subject to
entry. This has caused
ZONE local irritation We are care.
July eliminating such lands from for
,st reserves or where their elimina-
ion Is not practical listing them for
entry under the forest homestead act.
Congress ought to trust the execu-
i've to use the power of reservation
'nly with respect to land most valu-
bile for forest purposes. During the
present administration. 62,250, 900
'eres Of land largely non-timbered,
ave been excluded from forest re.
erves, and 100000 acres of land
principally valued for forest purposes
ave been included in forest reserves,