The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-11-26
Official Paper vi Lincoln County
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Especial to the Record)

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov, 90
The results of the election could not
be called surprising in view of the
apparently settled conviction every
where that there would be demo
cratic house, but the extent of the
landslide surprised even the demo
Gratis. Whether their claims that Col.
Roosevelt has lost his influence in
view of the result will be borne out
by events Is an open question. There
Is good deal of talk about the eff
feet of the change on legislation. but
1t may not be amiss to remind people
generally that the coming session OF
congress will be the same in charac-
ter as the one which ended last sum
mer. None of the newly elected mem
bers will take their seats until
year from next December SO that
President Taft will still have 4
chance to put through some of his
legislative policies before the 4th OF
March next. The certainty that he
will try to Go so makes it highly
probable that the coming short ses-
sion will be one OF the livliest the
country has seen for years. What
the democratic majority may be able
to do when it gets hold of the reins
remains to be seen.
POSTAL ECONOMIES
There is no little danger that in
seeking to enforce more rigic econ
omy In government service loss OF
efficiency will result. For this rea.
son, it is likely that the special board
appointed by the president to cut
down expenses will find it necessary
to view with the closest attention
all the plans submitted for promoting
economy. One proposal which has al
ready encountered criticism Is the
plan suggested by the postoffice de.
partment to save money on the regis
try division. amounting to some
thousands Of dollars annually, by not
returning to the sender receipt for
a registered letter or package unless
an explicit request Is made for 1t.
One of the principal things which
makes the registry service effectual
and desirable is the return of receipts
to the sender showing that the
person to whom the article was ad
dressed received it. Many persons
will not think about the new rule
and there will be flood ofcomplaintn
following the putting into effect Of
such rule, which will be likely to
convince the department that the rule
was unwise. Another result will be
the decrease of'registry business. The
latter, probably, Is not looked for
or desired, but it will follow Econo-
my Is good thing, but it has al
ways been held heretofore that the
postoffices department especially, ef-
ficiency should come ahead of econ
omy. Otherwise, means might long
ago have been found to cut expenses,
and the rural rees<delivery service
would never have been inaugurats
BRANDING OF COFFEE
While the pure food board of the
department of agriculture has not yet
rendered it's decision regarding Bra.
lillian coffees 1t has practically come
to the conclusion that not only Bra
lillian but other coffees should be
tabled in accordance with the place
of origin rather than the ports from
which they are shipped.
In making reference to this i'm.
portant inquiry In my last letter il
has been alleged that l was conveyin
wrong impression regarding the at
titude which the government of Bra
I'll has taken on this question, al
though this was unintentional The
fact Island it has the support OF
such an eminent authority as DR.. Viii
ey himself--that the Brazilian cot
fees have been used by many PEG
pie with satisfaction under the i'm
preston that they were the highest
priced grades from Arabia and the
deception practised by the dealers
for their own profit is thoroughly con
demned, not only by the government
of the United States as represented
by the pure food board. but by the
government of Brazil and the var
ious states in that country where eof
fee is largely grown.