The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-14

the very deSDsTaTc COR Hilton IN which
they now are. This condition docs not
indicate any excessive waste or any
corruption on the part Of the reclama-
ton service.
1t only indicates an overzeai Gus de-
sire to extend the benefit OF recIama-
ton to. as many acres and as many
states as possible. I recommend.
therefore, that authority be given to
issue not exceeding $30,000,cOO Of
bonds from time to time, as the Sec
rotary of the interior shall find it nee
essary. the proceeds to be applied to
the completion of the projects already
begun and their proper extension and
the bonds running ten years or more,
to be taken Up by the proceeds Of re-
turns to the reclamation fund, which
returns as the years go on will in
crease rapidly in amount.
There is no doubt at all that IL these
bonds were to be allowed TO run ten
years the proceeds from the public
lands. together with the rentals for
water furnished through the completed
enterprises would quickly create a
sinking fund large enough to retire
the bonds within the time specified.
hope that, while the statute shall pro-
vide that these bonds are to be p-1d
out Of the reclamation fund, it will Ne
drawn in such way as to secure in
terest at the lowest rate and that the
credit OF the United States will be
pledged for their redemption.
urge consideration of the recon-
mendaions Of the secretary of the in
terror IN his annual report for amend
ments OF the reclamation act, propos-
ing other relief for settlers on these
projects. Respecting the comparative
ly small timbered area OF the public
domain not included in national for
ests because Of their isolation or their
special value for agricultural or min
eral purposes, it is apparent from the
evils resulting by virtue of the imper
fections Of existing laws for the dis
position Of timber lands, that the act
Of June 3. 1873, should be repealed and
a law enacted for the disposition of the
timber at public sale, the lands after
the removal of the timber to be sub
ject to appropriation under the agri-
cultural or mineral land laws.
Must Maintain Forests.
The forest reserves Of the United
States, some 190,OOO,O0O acres in ex-
tent, are under the control of the de-
partment of agriculture, with authority
adequate to preserve them and to ex.
tend their growth 50 far as that may
be practicable. The importance OF tho
maintenance Of our forests cannot be
exaggerated. The possibility of . SCI
entific treatment Of forests so that
they shall be made to yield q large re-
turn in timber without really reducing
the supply has been demonstrated in
other countries. and we should work
toward the standard set by them az far
as their methods are applicable to our
conditions.
1t has been proposed, and . bill for
the purpose passed the lower house in
the last congress, that the national
government appropriate q certain
amount each year out of the receipts
from the forestry business Of the gov
eminent to institute demonstration at
the sources of certain navigable
streams to be selected by the geologi-
cal survey. with view to determining
the practicability Of thus improving
and protecting the streams for federal
purposes. / think moderate expendi-
ture for each year for this purpose for
a period Of five or ten years would be
OF the utmost benefit in the develop
ment Of our forestry system.
Improving Inland Waterways.
come now to the improvement of
the inland waterways. He would be
blind indeed who did not realize that
the people OF the entire west, and es-
pecially those of the Mississippi val
ley, have been aroused to the need
there is for the improvement of our
inland waterways. The Mississippi
river. with the Missouri on the one
hand and the Ohio on the other, would
seem to offer great natural means Of
interstate transportation and traffic
How far. II properly improved. they
would relieve the railroads or supple
ment them in respect to the bulk1er
and cheaper commodities IL . matter
Of conjecture. No enterprise ought to
Oc uuOCElAhSn tuo CVSI Oh WHICH uOI
definitely ascertained and the benefit
and advantage of which are not known
and assured by competent engineers
and other authority. When, however,
a project Of a definite character for
the improvement Of a waterway has
been developed SO that plans have
been drawn, the cost definitely estimat-
ed and the traffic which will be accom-
modated Is reasonably probable,
think it is the duty OF. congress to IN
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