The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-08

vfni cone be1pes the senate for 4 cote
next February. The people Of the
United States regardless Of party or
section should stand solidly behind 1t
and see that their representatives do
likewise. 5
II any proof we're needed that forest
psotec ton is national duty the receut
destruction Of forests In the west by
fire would supply it Even with the
aid of the army added to that of the
forest service the loss has been severe
Without either it would have been
vastly greater.
But the forest service does more
than protect the national forests
against fire. 1t makes them practically
and increasingly useful as we'll. Dur
ing the last year for which l have the
figures the national forests were used
by $1,000 cattlemen with their herds,
5000 sheepmen with their flocks, 5000
timbermen with their crews and 49,
600 miners. More than 5000 persons
used them for other special industries.
Nearly $4,000 settles had the free use
Of wood.
The total resident population Of the
national forests Is about quarter Of
. million, which rs larger than the pop
ulation Of certain states.
More than 100000 acres of agrcul-
tural land have been patented or list
ed for patent within the forests, and
the reports of the forest officers show
that more than 100000 people yeaE'
use the forests for recreation, camping,
hunting, fishing and similar purposes.
All this is done, of course, without in
jury to the timber, which has value
Of at least $1,000, 100000.
Moreover, the national forests pro-
tect the water supply Of a thousand
cities and towns, about 500 irrigation
projects and more than 800 power
projectA not counting the use Of water
for these and other purposes by fndi
v1dual settlers
think that hereafter We may safe
b disregard any statements that the
national forests are withdrawn from
settlement and usa.
A Country Lno lsssA1aau&o.
The investigations Of The country
M commission have led tho farmers
az this country to realize that they
have not been getting their fair share
- M MI tAAt
Some of our farming communities In
the Mississippi valley and In the mid
die west have made marvellous prog
ress, yet even the best Of them, like
communities Of every other kind, are
not beyond Improvement, while much
needs to be done in some other Sec
tons to improve country life.
As yet we know comparatively lit
tie Of the basic facts Of rural civiliza-
ton. The means Tor better farming
we have studied with care, but to
better living on the farm and 30 better
business on the farm the turner's
themselves have given scant attention.
Last spring while visiting the cap
ital Of Hungary, Budapest, was i'm
mensely impressed by the Museum Of
Country Life, containing an exraordi-
nary series of studies In agriculture, In
stock raising, In forestry, In mining.
The exhibits were of tho utmost prac-
tical Importance and were also intense
b interesting and instructive.
! greatly wish we had such a mu-
scum in Washington, and some Of your
farmer congressman ought to get a full
and detailed report of this Budapest
museum to be printed for distribution
in a public document .,
Human Efficiency.
Al people we have not yet learned
to economic. One of the virtues we
Americans most need is thrift. It is a
mere truism to say that luxury and
extravaganza are not good for q ma
t1Dn. So far as they affect character,
the loss they cause may be beyond
computation. But In tho material
sense there is q loss greater than Is
caused by both ektravagance and lux
ury put together. H
I mean the needless. useless and ex-
sessive loss to our people rom prema-
ture death and avoidable diseases.
Wholly apart from the grief, the sui
fering and the vretchemess which
hey cause, the material loss each year
has been calculated at nearly twice
what 1t costs to run the fedeeal gov
eminent. -19, -....-'-. ..s.ss. an
In addition 10 the state and city
health officers and organisations, there
q urgently needed fed1ral bureau Of
health. to act, so nar - the national
government properly may. to relieve
our people from this dreadful burden.
The National oonsssvakioa commis-
sion. 81
One Of the most important meetings
in our recent history was that Of the
governors in the White House in May,
lo06, to consider the conservation
question. BY the advice Of the gov
errors the meeting vas followed by
the appointment Of a national conser-
vation commission The meeting Of
the governors directed the attention Of
the country to conservation as nOthing