The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-06

discussion Of this method of promo tions based on actual experience com mend to the attention of congress.
 The Census Bureau.
 The taking of the census hes pro- ceeded with promptness and efficiency. The secretary believes, and concur, that 1t will be more thorough and ac- curate than any census which has heretofore been taken, but it is not per- feet. The motive that prompts men with false civic pride to induce the padding of census returns fin order to increase the population of a particular city has been strong enough to lead to fraud n respect to few cities In this country, and I have directed the attorney general to proceed with all the vigOr possible against those who ape responsible for these frauds.
 They have been discovered and they will not interfere with the accuracy Of the census, but it is of the highest Importance that official inquiry of this sort should not be embarrassed by fraudulent conspiracies in some private CT local interest.
 Bureau of Lighthouses.
 The reorganization of the lighthouse board has effected very considerable saving in the administration, and the estimates for that service for the pres ent year are $42S, ,0O0 less than for the preceding year. In addition three tend CTS for which appropriations were made are not being built because they f ot nt f<,. xl. ice. The secretary Is now asking for a large sum for the addition of lights and other aids to the commerce of the seas. including a number in Alaska. The trade along that coast is becoming so important that respectfully urge the necessity for following his recom- mendation.
 Bureau of Corporations.
 The commissioner of corporations has just completed tlIe first part of report on the lumber industry in the United States. This part does not treat of the question of 8 trust or com bination in the manufacture of lumber, a subject to be dealt with later. The commissioner does find, however, condition in the ownership of the standing timber of the United States other than the government timber that calls for serious attention.
 The direct investigation made by tue commissioner covered an area which contains 80 per cent of the privately owned timber of the country. His re- port shows that one-half of the timber in this area is owned by 200 individ- uals and corporations. that 14 per cent is owned by three corporations and that there Is very extensive interown- ership of stock as we'll as other cir cumstances, all pointing to friendly re- lations among those who own ma jority of this timber, relationship which might lead to combination for the maintenance of price that would be very detrimental 10 the public in- terest and would create the necessity of removing all tariff obstacles to the free importations of lumber from other countries.
 Bureau of Fisheries.
 I am glad to note in the secretary's report the satisfactory progress which is being made in respect to the preser- vation of the seals of the Pribilof islands. Very active steps are being taken by the department of state TO secure an arrangement which shall pro- tect the PribiIof herd from the losses due to pelagic sealing. Meantime the government has secured seal lpelts of the bachelor seals the killing of which does not interfere with the mainte- nance of the BerdJ, from the sale of which next month i: is expected to realize about S4J0.000. q sum largely in excess of the rental paid by the lessee of the government under the previous contract.
 Coast and Geodctc Survey.
 The coast and geodetic survey has been engaged in surveying the coasts of the Philippine archipelago. This is a heavy work because of the extended character of the coast line in those is lands, but ] am glad to note that about half of the needed grirvey haS been completed. So large q part of the coast line of the archipelago has been unsurveyed as to make naviga- ton in the neighborhood of number 1 of the islands. and especially on the ! east side. particularly dangerous.
 Bureau of Labor.
 The commissioner of labor has been | engaged in composing the diff ferences between employers and tm- ployees engaged in interstate trsns- porta ton under the Erdman act joint iy with the chairman of the inter- state commerce commission. i cannot speak ;n too nigh terms of the success of these two officers in concilia tion and settlement of controversies which but for their interposition would have re- suited disastrously to all interests.
 I invite attention to the very serious injury caused to all those who are en- ga aged in the manufacture of phcs- phorus matches. The diseases incl. ! dent to this are frightful, and as i matches can be made from other ma terials entirely innocuous l believe | that the injurious manufacture could ! be discouraged and ought to be dis 1 by the imposition of heavy federal tax. l recommend the adop- ton of this method of stamping out very serious abuse.
 Eight Hour Law.
 Since 1868 it Las been the declared 1 purpose of this government to favor