The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-12-09

to the magazines, costing many NIL.
lions In excess OF the compensation
paid. An answer was attempted to
this by the representatives OF the
magazines. and . reply was filed to
this answer by the postofiice depart.
ment The utter inadequacy OF the
answer, considered In the light Of the
reply Of the postoflice department,
think must must appeal to any fair.
minded persoh Whether the answer
was all that could be said In behalf Of
the magazines ID another question.
agree that the question is one Of fact;
but insist that n the fact IL as the
experts Of the postofiice department
show. that We are furnishing to the
owners Of magazines 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 increasing the usefulness OF the de-
partment in establishing q parcels
post and in reducing the cost Of FIRST.
class postage to one cent. II has been
said by the postmaster general that q
fair adjustment might be made under
which the advertising part Of the
magazine should be charged for at
different and higher rate from that of
the reading matter. This would re-
lieve many useful magazines that are
not circulated at . profit. and would
not shut them out from the use Of the
mails by a prohibitory rate.
with respect to the parcels post. I
respectfully recommend its adoption
on all rural delivery routes. and that
IL 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 navy which he recommends for
adoption. and continues:
The estimates of the navy depart.
ment are 100000 less than the ap.
preparations for the same purpose last
year. and included In this Is the build.
Ing program Of tho same amount as
that submitted for your consideration
last year. II Is merely carrying out
the plan Of building two battleships q
year. with few needed auxiliary YES.
sells. earnestly hope that this pro-
gram will be adopted.
THE secretary Of the navy has
given personal examination to every
navy yard. and has studied the uses
Of the navy yards with reference to
the necessities OF our feet With q
feet considerably less than half the
size Of that OF the British navy, We
have shipyards moro than double the
and there are several of these
shipyards expensively equipped with
modern machinery. which. after inves-
tigation the secretary Of the navy be-
lieves to be entirely useless for naval
purposes. He asks authority to aban-
don certain Of them and to move their
to other places, where It
can be made of USE"
Tho complete success Of our coun.
try In arctic exploration should not re-
main unnoticed. The unparalleled
achievement of Peary In reaching the
north pole. April 8. 1909. approved by
critical examination of the most ex-
pert scientists. has added to the dis
OF our navy. to which he be-
longs, and reflects credit upon his
recommend fitting recogni.
ton by congress OF the great achieve
ment of Robert Edwin Peary."
Conservation.
"The subject of the conservation Of
the public domain has commanded the
Of the people within the last
two or three years.
There In no need for radical re-
form In the methods of disposing OF
what are really agricultural lands. Tho
present laws have worked well. The
enlarged homestead law has encour.
aged the successful farming Of lands
In the aemi-arid regions.
''Nothing can be moro important In
the matter Of conservation than the
treatment Of our forest lands. II was
probably the ruthless destruction OF
forests In the older states that first
called attention to the necessity for o
halt In the waste of our resources.
In the present forest reserves there
are lands which are not properly for
est and which ought to be subject to
homestead entry. This has caused
some local irritation. We are care
lully eliminating such lands from for
est reserves or where their elimina-
ion Is not practical listing them for
entry under the forest homestead act.
Congress ought to trust the execu-
i've to use the power Of reservation
only with respect to land most valu.
able for forest purposes. During the
present administration, 61.250. 900
leres Of land largely non-timbersd.
have been excluded from forest re-
,erves. and 100000 acres Of land
valued for forest purposes
aave been included In forest reserves.
making . reduction In forest reserves
IL non-umbered land amounting to
!. 750. 900 acres"
Coal Lands.