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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-03-05

peHSe cdTTIeu pdIIi Ny PopAAo
the League. 49, ,;+,,
Supt Peters and his plans and hopes Tor
the Corn Club. He and the league, are try
inc to get donation from the Police jury
to be given as prizes to the members OF TINS
corn club. Now, as this club is an excellent
thing. and will do much to encourage agrl,
culture promote industry and bring a good
nnalitv Of seed corn into the parish, we
Should do all we can to keep it going, and II
the Police Jury do not see their way clear
to donating this prize money, can't some Oh
our well to do citizens give it as an induce-
ment to the boys to put forth their pest
efforts? This would be true love OF country
and would show not only spirit OF pnlian-
throphy, but one Of progress and that iarge
minded wish to better our parish, our to"h'
our boys and our selves. =,
The members of the League are hope1ul
and full of plans for the future. AS soon as
finances and the building of the new scnool
house are we'll on their way-the ladies' are
anxious to make an attractive play ground
for the children, to have their surroundings
sanitary as we'll as pleasant, and to install
sanitary drinking fountains, and to entirely
do away with drinking cups, that terrible
breeder of disease This is step III the
right direction, and this alone entities the
League to a vote of thanks from our people.
Since we are making fight against the
spread Of tuberculosis, why don't the town
forbid universal drinking cups? The scribe
saw four men, one after another, drink from
the same dipper and then put it back in the
bucket of water from which it had been
taken by each drinker-t thus further pollut-
ing not olny the aged tin dipper but the whole
| bucket of water Tom Dick and Harry
have access to this same bucket, which
stands uncovered in a public place. Now,
what chances do you think man has fol-
contracting disease from such a germ
spreader as this, and what kind of water do
you imagine he is drinking after it has stood
for an hour or two? tell you it is danger.
GUS, unclean thing, and some one is bound
| to suffer from the prevalence OF such an
offense to cleanliness and sanitation.
The universal drinking cup is doomed to
go sooner or later, why not make it sooner,
and not run any further and unnecessary
risks
A prominent minister Of Chicago, in an
eloquent sermon on the ''Serpents Tongue, y
urged a society for the suppression of SIAN
der. Among other things he voiced the
strong assertion that SANDER is species
of murder and is altogether contemplate.
Each slanderer is member of society fol
the PRONUNCIATION Of immoral contagion.
The slanderer, gossiper and backbiter are
the devils masterpieces and much more
that would make thoughtful reading for a
summers day.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-03-05

saturday, March 5, 1910.
. PoTPoURRl SITUATION

80 = ~ dispatch from WASHINGTON ,,ndo. date
cultnr Dau a Y gives warning by the Agri-
rotate. eparement to the planters of Irish
laroa CO.. - - Inc South against putting in too
Cow oil acreage of this crop. The warning
so,4 ss TOO late to be of service to planters in
~ a'lern Louisiana, as the larger mart of
sle crop IS already planted. Rut the nlar-
s,,a,, : souInern Louisiana have little to fear
Z - win oo.8 per cent Of last years CROP
toaa -. iiallos OF dealers. The first new pota-
80 III tne market always bring profitable
'e' ana we of this section are ant to enter
81 carry market An important considera-
sul also. is the high price of meat and flour,
FL Ha.en VIII tend to a much larger consump-
uon of potatoes. ~
- me nfst part of May the land used for
s.oWing potatoes can be put in corn or some
oe.,er crop, will be in good condition and
:" ~m ileeo little fertilizing for any field CROP
% the warning of the department need
create no uneasiness.
Due Il prices are maintained by high tariff
anu trusts, how does it happen that a crop
VI 90, o3I, 600 bushels of potatoes is allowed
70 pe governed in price by supply and de-
lnand and that the price of most other
commodities is at the present time greater
IMAM last year at this date o. In view of
tne nigh prices of everything, and the re-
peated statement that there will soon not be
.alu enough to support the growing popula-
ZION OF the cities and towns, this warning
from the Agricultural Department against
overproduction of staple food product is
rather startling. Yet we have the opinion
OF Prof. l. N. Carver, Of Harvard Univer-
SHY, that the present high prices will con-
tlnue far into the future, at least for sew
eral decades, and we are of the opinion, if
prices are to be changed by legislation and
investigating committees, that he, is right
Golfers, February 26, says: -Four New
Bedford, Massachusetts, cotton and wooden
manufacturing companies paid an average
dividend of 347 per cent in 1907; and in
l9O8, the panic year, paid an average divi-
dend OF PAP per cent. These are all bene-
flclaries of the Payne tariff. It is safe to
say that the owners Of these stocks do not
suffer any inconvenience from the high cost
OF living; the women and men who work in
the mills tell different story. The tariff is
9 device for making the rich richer and the
poor poorer"
The news columns of the Times Democrat
OF March 1, announces the suspension of
the Textile Mills Corportion and that it has
gone into the hands of receiver, throwing
out of employment 1900 hands and involving
three mills, the Lane, the Maginnis and the
-Wesson, Mississippi giving as reasons:
Lack Of working capital, the stringency of
the times. low prices for the finished prod
uct and the fluctuations Of the cotton mar
ket.
1t is difficult to reconcile the two situa-
tons. with cotton at our door and with
equal protection.
The Washington times., 1910-01-14
Obtained BY Fraud.

This prodiCsl manner Of disposition
resulted in the passing OF large areas
Of valuable land and many OF cur ma
tionaI resources into the hands Of per-
sons who felt little OF TO responsibility
Tor promoting the national welfare
through their development The truth
IS that title to millions Of acres OF pub
lie lands was fraUduientIy obtained, and
that the right to recover q large part
OF such lands for the Government long
since ceased by reason Of statutes Of
limitation
There has developed in recent years
deep concern in the public mind respect
fn- the preservation and proper use Of
our natural resources This has been
particularly directed toward the con
Seryation OF the resources OF the PUBIC
domain The problem IS how 70 save
and how 10 utilize, how 70 conserve
and still develop tor no sane person
can contend that II IS Tor the common
good that Natures blessings are only
FOR unborn generations
Among the most noteworthy REFORMS
Initiated by my distinguished predeces-
sOr were the vigorous prosecution OF
land frauds and the bringing to publc
attention Of the necessity for preserV-
ing the remaining public CONAN from
further spOIfauiOn, for the maintenance
and extension Of our forest resources
and for the ena ctmpnt OF laws amending
ernmenraI control over that part Of the
public domain in which there are valu-
able deposits Of coal. OF oil. and OF
phosphate. and in addition thereto. TO
preserve control. under conditions Ia
vOrable to the public, Of the lands along
the streams in which the fail Of water
can be made TO generate power 10 be
transmitted IN the form OF electricity
many miles TO the point Of its use,
known as 'water-DOwer' sites
The Investigations into violations OF
The Dubfic land laws and the prOseCU-
ton of land frauds have been EiEDCouS-
IL continued under my administration
as has been the Withdrawal Of coal
lands for classification and valuation
and the temporary withholding = DOW
or sites
Since March 4. 1919. temporary with
drawals of power sites have been made
on I02 streams. and these withdra walls
therefore cover % per cent more
streams than were covered By the with
drawaIs made prior to that date
TIE present statutes. except so FAR
as they dispose Of the precious metals
and the purely agricultural lands, are
not zdaDteG 10 carry out the modern
view of the best disposition Of public
lands to private ownership under con-
ditions Offering on the one hand stuff
cient inducement to private capital to
take them over for proper Development,
with restrictive conditions on the other
which shall secure TO the public that
character OF control which viii prevent
a monopoly or misuse of the lands or
their uT0Ci TTFS-
The Washington times., 1910-01-14
Power Of Water.

The development in electrical april
auces for the conversion OF the water
power into electricity 10 be transmitted
long distances has progressed 50 far
that il is no longer prOblematiCal. but
it IS a certain inference that n the fu-
tIre the power Of the water falling in
the streams 10 a large extent viii take
the place Of natural fuels. In the dis
position Of the domain already granted
many water-pOwer sites have come IN
der absolute ownership, and may drift
into one ownership. 50 that all the
water power under private ownership
shall be q monopoly f however. the
water-power sites now owned by the
GOvernment-and there are enough OF
Chem-ShaU be disposed Of TO private
persons for the investment of their
capital n such a way as 10 prevent
their union for purposes OF monopoly
with other water-pOWer sites and IN
der conditions that shall limit the right
OF use to lot exceeding fifty years. with
proper means for determining a rea-
sorabTe graduated rental and some
equitable provision for fixing terms OF
renewal. IL would seem entirely posi-
I-le to prevent the absorption OF these
most useful lands by a power mon
CpOiy. As long as the Government re-
tains control and can prevent their I'M
proper union with other plants COmpe-
LtiOn must be maintained ana prices
kept reasonable
In considering the conservation Of the
natural resources OF the country. the
feature that transcends all others, IN
Guiding woods, waters, minerals. is the
soil Of the country It IS incum bent
upon the Government to foster by all
available means the resources Of the
country that produce the food of the
people. To this end the conservation
OF the soils Of the country should be
cared for with all means at the Gov
ernmenIs disposal
Their productive powers should have
the attention Of our scientists that we
may conserve the new soils, impTo~S
the old soils drain wet soils ditch
swamp soils. Ieyee river overflow soils.
grow trees on thin soils, pasture hill
side soils, rotate crops on all soils, dis
cover methods for cropping dry-land
soils. and grasses and Iegumes for ali
soils. feed grains and mill feeds
on the farms where they originate, that
the soils from which they come may be
enriched
A work OF the utmost importance to
inform and instruct the public on this
cllcT brancl of the conservation Of our
resources IN being carried on success
fully IN the Department Of Agriculture (.
bur II ought not TO escape public atten-
ton that state action in addition TO
that Of the Department of Agriculture
tas for instance in the drainage OF
swamp lanGs, Is essential to the best
treatment Of the soils IN the manner
above Indicated
The Washington times., 1910-01-14
EARNEST APPEAL, MADE
FOR RECLAMATION WORK
President Praises This Service and Points Out Necessity
For Funds to Complete ProjeCts-Suggests
$4,000, 900 Bond Issue.

To the Senate and House Of ReDrescn-
tatjvcs-
In my annual message Z reserved the
subject Of the conservation OF our ma
tiOnaI resources for discussion in a
special message, as follows
In several departments there Is pre-
scented the necessity for legislation look-
ing 10 the further conservation Of our
national resources. and the subject IS
one O. such Importance as 10 require a
more detailed and extended discussion
than can be entered upon IN this COM
municatiou- For that reason / shall
take an early opportunity 20 send q
special message to Congress On the sub
Ject OF the Improvement of our water
ways upon the reclamation and irr1ga-
ton Of arid. seuliarid. and swamp lands.
Hp1n the preservation Of our forests and
the retDreSUDE of suitable areas upon
the TeclsssifiCa ton of the public do
main with a view uf separating from
agricultural settlement mineral coal,
and phosphate lands and sites belonging
20 the Government bordering On streams
suitable for the utilization Of water
power
In 1870 we had a public domain OF
81 .aSl acres, confined largely 10 the
mountain ranges and the arid and semi
ard plains We have. in addition, 49,
SO acres of and IN Alaska
The public lands were. during the
earliest Administrations. treated as a
national asset for the liquidation of the
public debt and as 2 source Of reward
Ior our soldiers and sailors Later on
they were donated in large amounts ia
all OF construction OF wagon roads and
railways. In order 10 open up regions tu
the West then almost iuaCccssl bic All
the principal land statutes were enacted
more than 2 quarter Of a century ago.
The homestead act, the preHmptI0u and
tiuber-culCUTe act, tie coal land and
the mining acts were among these
The rapid disposition OF the pubic
lands under the early statutes, and the
% F1r-r~f IN
due, I think to the belief that these
lands should rapidly pass into private
ownership. gave rise TO the impression
that the public domain was legitimate
prey for the INSCRIPTIONS. and that It
was not contrary tC good morals 70
Circumvent the land laws
The Washington times., 1910-01-14

should work toward the standard set
by them as far as their methods are ap-
plicabIe 70 our conditions
Upwards OF 100000 acres Of forest
IN this country arc in private ownership.
but only three per cent OF 81 IS being
treated scientifically and with a view
90 the maintenance OF the forests
The part played By the forests ia the
equalization OF the supply OF water on
watersheds is matter Of discussion
and dispute. but the general benefit 20
be derived by the public from the exteu-
SION or forest lands on watersheds and
the promotion OF the growth OF trees
IN places that are now deuuded and
ihat once had great fourishiHg forests.
goes without saying
The control 10 be exercised over p-f-
vare owners IN their treatment OF the
forests which they Own is a matter for
state and not national regulation be
cause there is nothing in the Cons1f-
tuition that authorizes the Federal Gov
eminent 10 exercise any control over
forests within a state, unless the for
eSts are owned in a proprietary way BY
the Federal Government
II has been proposed. and q bill for
ire purpose passed the lower house IN
the last Congress. that the National
Government appropriate certain
amount each ylsLr out Of the receipts
from the forestry business OF the Gov
eminent 10 institute refOrestaJiO1 at the
sources OF certain naviSabIe streams to
be selected by the Geological SURVEY
O. Piliry OF thus improving and protect
iIS the streams for Federal purposes
think moderate expenditure for each
year for this purpose for a period OF
FIVE or ten years, would be Of the Ut
most benefit IN the development Of our
-fr
The Washington times., 1910-01-14

natural gas, and phosphate contained
therein This may be best accomplis -
ed by separating the right TO mine from
the title TO the surface. giving the nee
essary use Of so much Of the latter IS
may be required for the extraction Of
the deposits
The surface might he disposed Of as
agricultural land under the general az
rlcuiturai statutes while the coal or
other mineral could be disposed of by
lease on a royalty basis, with provisions
REQUIRING Il certain amount of develop
msnt each year. and IN order to pre-
vent the use and cessiOn of such lands
with others OF similar character 50 as
TO constitute a monopoly forbidden by
law, the lease should contain suitable
provision subjectiug 10 forfeiture the
interest Of persons participating n such
monopoly Such law should apply TO
Alaska as well as to the United States
Il is exceedingly difficult to frame q
statute to retain Government control
over a property to 5e developed Ivy pri-
v78te capital in suC-I manner as TO Sc
cure the governmental purpose and al
Jhe same time not 10 brighten away the
investment Of the necessary capital
Hence. il NAV 5e necessary by laws that
are really only experimental % deter q
mine from their practical operation what
Is the best method Of securing the result
aimed Al.
The Washington times., 1910-01-14

The extent OF the value Of pkcspk=;-
IS hardly realized. and with the NEED
1hs- there viii be for IL as the years
roll On and the necessity for feruizing
the land shall become more acute. this
viii be a product which will probably
attract the greed Of monOpclists-
With respect 20 the public land which
lies along the streams Offering ODDUT-
tunity 20 convert water power into
transuissible electricity, another import
ant phase or the publiC-laud question "a
presented There are valuable water
power sites through all the publiC-land
states The opinion IS held that the
transfer Of sovereignty from the Fed
eraI Government 10 the territorial gov
ed the water power In the rivers except
So far as that owned by riparian p.o-
prierors.
I do not think II necessary 70 go into
discussion OF this somewhat mcOtel
question Of law II seems 10 me ss:f-
fcieuC 10 say that the man who owns
and controls the lanC along the steam
from which the power IL 10 be cor
verted ant. transmitted. owns Ia -sd
which Is indispensable to the conE@--
sion and use Of that power I cannot
conceive how the power in streams
made available at all except by usirg
the land itself as the site for the con
SEructiou OF the plant by which the
power IS generated and converted and
securing a right OF way thereover for
transmission lines
Under these conditions. II the Gov
eminent owns the adjacent land-in-
deed II the Government is the riparian
Cwner-iC may control the use OF ire
water power by imposing proper con
necessary IN the creation and utilization
OF the water power.
The Washington times., 1910-01-14
Powers Questioned.

The power Of the Secretary Of the
Interior TO withdraw from the opera
ton Of existing statutes tracts Of land,
the disposition of which under such
statutes would he detrimental 10 the
public interest. is not clear OF Satisfac-
tory. This power has been exercised In
the interest Of the public. with the hope
that Congress might affirm the action Of
the Executive by laws adapted 10 the
new conditions. Unfortunately. Con
ETess has not thus far fully acted on
the recommendation OF the Executive,
and the question as to what the ExeCu-
tive Is 20 do is. under the circumstances,
fun Of difficulty
II seems to ne that Il Is the duty Of
Congress now. by a statute. 10 validate
the Withdrawals which have been made
by the Secretary Of the Interior and the
President. and 10 authorize the SeCre-
draw lands pending submission 10 Con-
EresS Of recommendation as to leEisia-
ton 20 meet conditions or emergencies
as they arise
One Of the most pressing needs in the
maTTcT II public land reform Is that
lands should be classified according to
their principal value or use. This
ought TO be done by that department
whose force IS best adapted 20 that
work il should be done BY the Interior
Department through the Geological Sur
contention which has existed in the "a 81
has arisen from the lack OF an Official
and deterTninative classification of the
public lands and their contents
1t IS now proposed to dispose OF az
r5eUlturai lands as StICh and at the
same time tn reserve for ether DISPOSE
tion the treasure Of coal. OIL, asphaltUnI,
The Washington times., 1910-01-14

bonds within the time specified. 7 hope
that while the statute shall provide
that these bonds are 10 be paid out or
the reclamation fund. Il viii be drawn
in such a way. as 10 secure interest at
the lowest rate. and that the credit of
the United states VIII be pledged for
their redemption
/ urge consideration Of the recon-
mendati9ns Of The Secretary OF the IN
terror in his annual report for amend
ments Of the reclamation act, proposing
other relief for settlers on these
projects
Respecting the comparatively small
timbered areas on the public domain
not included in national forests because
- their isolation or their special EaIIe
for agricultural or mineral purposes,
10 is apparent from the evils resulting
by virtue OF the impeTfecti0ns OF eX-
listing laws for the disposition OF tim
Der lands that the acts OF June 3. l-Is,
should be repealed and a law enacted
Tor the disposition of the timber at
public sale. the lands after the removal
priation under the agricultural or
mineral land laws
What have said is really an epItome
% the TecOmm endatIOus Of the Secre-
tary OF the Interior in respect 10 the
future conservation Of the public do
main In his present annual report He
has given close attention TO the problem
OF disposition OF these iands under such
conditions as TO invite the private cap
itsI necessary TO rEeir development on
the one hand, and the maintenance %
the restrictions necessary TO prevent
monopoly and abuse from absolute
ownership on ire other. These recon-
meudations are Incorporated in bills he
has prepared. and they are at the dis
position OF the Congress
7 earnestly recommend that all the
suggestions which he has made with
respect 10 these lands shall be embodied
IN statutes. and. especially. that the
-vlthd-a walls already made shan be
validated so far as necessary. and that
the authority or the Secretary OF the In
terror 10 withdraw lands for the purpose
OF submitting recoUuendaitnos as 20
future disposition Of them where new
legislation is needed shall be made COM
pTefe and unoueSrio1ed-
The Washington times., 1910-01-14

moisture comes from the clouds Goa
gress recognized the importance 81 tnls
method OF artificial distribution OF
water on the arid lands by the passage
Of the reclamation act The proceeds or
the public lands creates the fund 70
build the works needed to store ana
furnish the necessary water. ana II was
left to the Secretary Of the Interior 10
determine what projects should be Sc
lected among those suggested ana 10
direct the Reclamation Service. with the
funds at hand and through the en-
gineers In its employ, 20 construct me
works
No one can visit the far West and
the country Of arid and semi-artd lands
without being convinced that this Is one
OF the most important metnods OF Lhe
conservation Of our natural resources
that the Government has entered upon.
Il would appear that over thirty projects
have been undertaken, and that rev
Of these are likely 20 be Unsuccessful
because Of lack Of water or for other
reasons. but generally the work which
has been done has been well done. ana
many important engineering problems
have been met and solved
one OF the difficulties which has arisen
IS that too many projects In view or
the available funds have been set on
foot The funds available under the re-
ClamsLion statute are inadequate 70
complete these projects within a reason
able time. And yet the projects have
been begun; settlers have been Invited
10 take ID and. ~ many instances
have taken Up. the public land within
the projects. relying upon their prof. pt
completion The failure 10 complete q
projects for their benefit IS, in effect, a
brearu OF faith and leaves them in
N st distressed condition
I urge that the nation ought 10 afford
the means TO lift them ort Of the very
desperate condition in which they now
are This condition does not indicate
any excessive waste OF any corruption
on the part or IHC Reclamation Serv-
ice II only Indicates an oveTZealouS de-
sire 10 extend the benefit OF reclama-
ton 10 as many acres and as many
States as possible I recommend. there
fore, that authority be given 20 issue,
nor exceeding 100000 OF bonds from
t.r1e 20 time. as the Secretary Of the
interior shah find g necessary the
= rOceeds 10 be applied % the compile
Ion o. Ie projects already begun and
their 2 ~4-er extension and the bonds
running 1H years or more to he taken
I'D BY he proceeds of returns 20 the
rS~lansEtion fund. which returns. as
TIE years go on, wiz increase rapidly
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