The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-12-23

lions in excess OF the compensation
paid. An answer was attempted to
this by the representatives of the
magazines, and a reply was filed to
this answer by the postofiice depart
ment Tho utter inadequacy OF the
answer, considered in the light of the
reply OF the postoffice department, l
think must must appeal to any fair
minded person. Whether the answer
was all that could be said in behalf of
the magazines is another question. l
agree that the question is one of fact;
but insist that II the fact is as the
experts OF the postoffice department
show, that we are furnishing to the
owners OF magazines a service worth
millions more than they pay for 1t,
then justice requires that the rate
should be increased. The increase In
the receipts of the department result
ing from this change may be devoted
to increasing the usefulness OF the de-
partment in establishing a parcels
post and in reducing the cost of first
class postage to one cent. 1t has been
said by the postmaster general that q
fair adjustment might be made under
which the advertising part of the
magazine should be charged for at a
different and higher rate from that of
the reading matter This would re-
lieve many useful magazines that are
not circulated at a profit, and would
not shut them out from the use of the
malls by prohibitory rate.
with respect to the parcels post, |
respectfully recommend its adoption
on all rural delivery routes, and that
II pounds-the international limit-be
made the limit of carriage In such
post
Abolish Navy Yards.
The president calls attention to GER
tain reforms urged by the secretary of
the navy which he recommends for
adoption. and continues:
THE estimates of the navy depart
ment are s5,OOO,OOO less than the ap-
preparations for the same purpose last
year, and Included in this is the build
ing program of the same amount as
that submitted for your consideration
last year. 1t is merely carrying out
the plan Of building two battle hips n
year. with q few needed auxiliary YES
sells. l earnestly hope that this pro
gram win be adopted
The secretary OF the navy has
! given personal examination to every
navy yard, and has studied the uses
OF the navy yards with reference to
The necessities Of our feet with O
feet considerably less than half the
size Of that OF the British navy, we
have shipyards more than double the
number. and there are several OF these
shipyards expensively equipped with
modern machinery, which, after inyes
legation the secretary of the navy be
lieyes to be entirely useless for naval
purposes. He asks authority 10 aban
don certain Of them and to move their
machinery to other places, where il
can be made Of use"
The complete success of our coun
try in arctic exploration should not re
main unnoticed. The unparalleled
achievement Of Peary in reaching the
north pole, April 6. 1902 approved by
| critical examination of the most ex
pert scientists, has added TO the dis
tinction of our navy, to which he be
longs, and reflects credit upon hi:
country. | recommend fitting recogni
tion by congress of the great achieve
ment of Robert Edwin Peary."
Conservation.
THE subject of the conservation Of
the public domain has commanded the
attention of the people within the las
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 semi-arid regions.
Nothing can be more important II
the matter of conservation than tn
treatment of our forest lands. 1t wa
probably the ruthless destruction o
forests In the older states that frs
called attention to the necessity for
halt in the waste of our resources.
I'm the present forest reserves Their,
are lands which are not properly for
est, and which ought to be subject t
homestead entry. This has caused
some local irritation. We are care
fully eliminating such lands from for
est reserves or whore their eLmina
ton is not practical listing them 70
entry under the forest homestead act
Congress ought to trust the execu
tive to use the power of reservation
only with respect to land most valu
able for forest purposes. During the
present administration, 62,250, 00(
acres Of land largely non-timbered
have been excluded from forest re
serves, and 100000 acres of LAND
principally valued for forest purposes
have been included In forest reserves
making a reduction In forest reserve.
| of non-timbered land amounting t
2,750. 900 acres"
Coal Lands.
The next subject, and one most i'm
| nortapt for vour cOnsid eratfon io III.