The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-09-23

written name for himself IN history, |
but he has also brought honor to the
state of Montana.
1--WE indorse and commend the fidel- |
ity and admirable devotion to duty OF
the senators and congressman OF Mon
tana in securing the passage OF the So
OOO, 600 reclamation act. The benencial
results to be secured by the enactment
of this law, introduced by Senator Car
ter and ably supported in It's enact
ment by Senator Dixon and Congress-
man Pray, will be OF untold and 1ar-
reaching benefit to the great NortL
west and reclamation of our lands,
and particularly 10 Montana, to which
it is especially applicable.
ut is with great pleasure that we
can point not onfy TO these specific
acts OF our representatives in congress
| but likewise to the fact that in all
matters before the national congress
they were able and Jealous in guard
ing the peoples interests.
"We indorse and commend the capa-
BILE and efficient administration OF the
republican state officials in the dis
charge of the duties of their several
offices.
'Inasmuch as sections Is and 36.
which are located in the national for
ests, are practically useless to the state
of Montana and will SO continue, we
favor tile cession Of those sections to
the United States so soon as the ma
tional government shall cede to the
state OF Montana an equivalent mum.
Der of sections of timber land. to be
selected in body, as nearly as prac.
ticable, by the state board of land
commissioners.
"We believe the natural resources Of
the state OF right belong to the people
who have settled in and developed the
state, and the net revenues therefrom
of right belong to the people OF thu
, state.
: "We are heartily in favor of protect
ing the national forests and OF max
: ing all necessary provision to guart
q against the destruction thereof by tir'
q and to this end we favor liberal appro
priations by the national government
for the building of roads, trails and tir
Il guards. Believing that all land In tn
forests suitable tor cultivation ant
home building should be made suitabl
for the use of bona fde settlers, W
favor such amendment OF the fores
homestead act as will insure to tn
home builders and bona tide settler
the legal right to enter upon, occup
and cultivate their land in harmon
| with the general rules necessary TO
the protection of the forests contigu
Gus to their homes.
"We commend the zeal and energ
with which the forest supervisors, for
est rangers and the citizens battle'
with the recent CONGREGATIONS in tn
forests of this state, and deeply deplor
the fact that their task was rendere
more difficult because proper trails
roads and fire breaks had not beel
constructed.
"We commend the action of tn
president in calling out the regula
army ar fire lighters during the re
cent season of great danger from for
est fires.
"We favor the passage by the leg
islative assembly of Montana of tn
following measures:
| "a just and equitable apportion
| ment law.
| ga law prohibiting the sale of pris
on-make goods unless stamped wit
the words prison made.
II "A law extending the eight-hou
i law to apply to all persons working il
and about mines, mills and smelter
and underground workings.
II "a law providing Tor penalty 70
the violation OF the county printin
law.
| San efficient employers liability ACT
+ "We favor such an amendment t
the present feiloW-Servant law so tina