The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-12-09

to the magazines. costing many mil
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 postoffice depart
ment The utter inadequacy OF the
answer, considered in the light OF the
reply OF the postofice department,
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.
agree that the question is one OF fact:
but l insist that II the fact IL 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 II.
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 incre asing the usefulness OF the de
partment in establishing a parcels
class postage TO one cent. II has been
said by the postmaster general that
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
4 81 1atn Cd Of
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 nay which he recommends for
adoption. and continues:
The estimates OF the navy depart
ment are 100000 less than the ap
propriations 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. II is merely carrying out
the plan OF building two battleships 3
year. with a few needed auxiliary yes
sells. earnestly Lope that this pro
gram will be adopted.
The secretary OF the navy ha,
given personal examination to ever,
navy yard. and has studied the usei
OF the navy yards with reference L
the necessities Of our feet. With |
feet considerably less than half thu
, sire OF that OF the British navy, VI
have shipyards more than double tn
. number, and there are several OF thes
shipyards extensively equipped Wit
modern machinery. which, after inves
tigation the secretary OF the navy be
lieves 10 be entirely useless for navs
purposes He asks authority TO abar
don certain OF them and TO move thei
: machinery to other places, where
can be made OF use"
The complete success OF our cour
=. try In arctic exploration should not r.
main unnoticed. The unparallele
achievement Of Peary in reaching tn
north pole, April 6. 1909. approved b
critical examination of the most e.
pert scientists, has added 10 the di'
tinction of our navy. TO which he b.
longs. and reflects credit upon hi
country. | recommend fitting recogn
,, ton by congress Of the great achiev'
ment Of Robert Edwin Peary."
Conservation.
The subject of the conservation {
the public domain has commanded IN
Z attention of the people within the las
e two or three years.
. There is no need for radical r
8 form in the methods OF disposing {
: what are really agricultural lands. tn
present laws have worked well. I'll
I enlarged homestead law has encou
$ aged the successful farming of LAND
z in the semi-srid regions.
i Nothing can be more important
r the matter OF conservation than Il
l. treatment of our forest lands. IL WI
/ probably the ruthless destruction
lOIGSlS III Tue oNoNNo
called attention TO the necessity for
J. halt in the waste OF our resources.
/ In the present forest reserves the
s are lands which are not properly &c
r est and which ought to be subject
homestead entry. This has caus'
l. some local irritation. We are car
Il fully eliminating such lands from fC
est reserves or where their elimin
lion is not practical listing them T
q entry under the forest homestead az
# Congress ought 10 trust the exec
. tive to use the power of reservati'
h only with respect TO land most val
l. able for forest purposes. During q
e present administration. 6225o.O
Z acres OF land largely non-timbers
q have been excluded from forest !
d serves. and 100000 acres OF la
A. principally valued for forest purpos
IS have been included In forest reserve
d making a reduction In forest reserv
D. of non-umbered land amounting
a 2.75O.000 acres"
u Coal Lands.
> The next subject. and one most
portant for your consideration, Is
disposition OF the coal lands In
United States and Alaska. At the
n.