The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-15

| paysnsss Indicates thst ia incidence q *
tax has net been heavy. II Offers. more.
| ov3r. N obportunftx Ter knrviodes b. the
| 0ovsrhment Of tbs rsHeral condition and
/ business nf All corrorafions snd that mean
BY far the most iinportent part Of the busl-
| vision va made for the pubilcation sf r.
| turns. This provisfon Wa sub1eo IL
amended ~ CONGRESS- and the matter left
directed the lneue Of the needed fxrulatiouu
| AID havs made Il porsibls for the public
generally to know from "a examination Of
he record the returns Of al corporations,
Ins Hcen 2. vn,en e iistse OF az puthc
so. r'ss,'r o. ,s, fcs AS 20 me
partitions whose stock & NOT 70 offered for
GALS are directed 10 BE- open to the ,nspsc.
ton ard sxsmiaation OF creditors and stock
holoers Of the corporation whose record 10
'Srf ~ 49,,
- t.1s'oent fsrt@"H tue creAtion OF
~ 1ssin Commission. created IN the
n"pv Vn-t wy queruon OF tne rats OF
vu'y IMPOSED rhhti become more Of
pun'nsss question ana less OF . political
4e".'ion' 20 pc AhceI'A'heo ny experts
lW tonk uathnk ana accurate hnoWl-
eake re indicates tnaf The board VIII
no' ~ epse 70 report ~ this session. put
ne hopes :? DO ads 20 present results
~ sns o ~, OK lns new Sonsress He
80 ~ ~ -"''eaeS VI '"' pan Oh "nicn
ne ssys.
= fHcnitatss the removal Q, notsvorthy
Hnce Of business prosperity, which 10 aven
more important 70 ne happiness aud the
eerssf' o. IN; , psopls than me s,,~inA'ion
Whether or not the protective policy is
TO be continued and tho degree Of protsction
20 % accorded 10 our BON, Industries. are
through their chosen Fopi ssrntntiyes. but
rhsssyer policy y sdopsec, 4 e clear that
the necessary lf9islation shouts 20 based
on an Impartial. thorough 40 continuous
study % ths facts
The message favors The passage OF the
provision Tor c0rnmisrion 10 determine
q cnu,nroter r.,<.- ..<,li,v ~ tha organ nv.
,,on ~ ~ p@~.i. ~ s,,-sa
MI ~ ~. Esee.~, amy ,"o oiser.@eu
militia ana the volunteer forces. More
competent ofnccra Of the rank OF Cap
tain ars needed to teach the new Army.
that II may be prepared In time OF
emergency Another bill, the ndopticn
OF which IL urged, 10 tho one providing
for 90 more Army Engineers "The short
ness OF supply OF ouch officers" the mes
sage says, delays important river and
harbor work and important fertilization
work. earnestly recommend the pas
sage OF this bill which passed the House
AZ the last session and In now pending
IN tho Senate"
or fortlncatlons. the message says:
have directed that the estimates for ap-
preparation for the Improvement OF coast
aslonses IN ne United states should be r.
Sa'1,.,., 40 w'n az, rh"s ,noss TOT 'ns
corrsssor a. ~ rs,,,m i.,sna. ~
AT Pearl Iarbor in he nawaiisn Isiands.
should be expedited a. much A. possible.
The proposition TO make Olonrapo and
5uhlg bay the naval base OF the Pacific was
4 supply station. While the fortifiessions in
tho Philippines are 10 be largely confined
TO .correeidor Island and the adjacent isi-
snds which command entrances TO Manila
Bay, and which are being rendered imprax-
uanle from land and sea attack.
Tho Pacific naval base has been trans
ferred TO Pearl Harsor. In the Hawaiian ISL
endA This nscessltates the heavy fortifi-
cation OF the harbor and the establishment
Tof an important military station near Homo
~ tho War Department for these purposes
DO approved by Congressional appropriation.
Nompleuon or the Panama Canal With
In the time set. January 1, 1915 and With
In tho estimated cost. s3.6 ooo ooo A.. A.
surad. The slldes renor,ed IN ~. T,,,a-
hr. r,,t 80 A.. 49, ~ Wy Nu'o
laneoua ro>s in exnns,,s. - * "uo" .,
e"Sou' toeh N exposure 10 the ctr and
VIII REQUIRE additional allowance o. 80
u1.vo yards OF material to be removed
This offers no serious obstacle. but would
have been so grave In fha case ~ !
sea level canal 49, 20 h.sa .s,as y.
n.sl.,c. a, ~ 49," NV
pres,ra,,, 49, ', ,e"n peop'e, me
rfesioeut Ieitorates MS opinion that the
canal should be fortified.
on the subJect OF tolls 10 be charged,
he quotes the opinion OF an expert that
IA ri hi. a
ness away from The cansi ~ ~, sss
higher rate would do So. He adds:
IN aeterminink WHAT the tolls should be
ve esstalnr ought not TO Insist tina; for
1von many years to come they should
amount 70 enough 70 pay The intsrest on
ne Investment OF tioo'Ooo.ooo which tho
United states has made In the construction
o. thc canal We ought not do this at
nrs'' useAess INC Dement'S TO be derived by
'ne United states Tor this expenditure are
not 70 be measured solely BY return upon
we Investment AZ Y were, the the CON
stIueuon mlsht ven have been ieft 20 pri-
return upon ne money Invested could not
es expected immsdiateiy. or In the near
,,,,,p,,' INV nooSuse snsre were peculiar po-
ren,,,,-t,on 's'sea from me
ne nonee VA nsrsn,,, nv 70 ~o'Hnes
~ ~tsss,, ~ I'm VIC "otk.
.trsnsss' tn cana, s psasn' 70 our navn
trsds facilities OF the United sssss. Il,
portation In all freight between the eastern
and western seaeosrd and Il Will greatly
, ,,er .nas ,.aae sy reason OF tho redue-
= .o,i, rsns, "a .e 70 nav
The routes or The world, ,rsS. ss'su 'nss
through the Panama Canal ". must rec
In the suex Canal rh.n loo ,hsrs ~.
other means " crossing the isthmn.-hx
tho Tshauntspec railroad snd by other r.li
roads and freight routes In central hmsr-
lea 10 the Atlantic side
In all thess cases the question vhe,har
the Panama Canal 4. TO be us.s ana A.
tonnage Increased would be determins d later
b. the charge for It's use. Ny own imprss-
sion 10 that the tolls ought not to exceed
~ per net ton ON January !. 1911. the
~ ~ M sur @hn he 70 % francs
csn.i msssursmsnt shics 's' ~ sue.
lion ~f Danube measurement. A dollsr :
ton will secure. under the ngures above. a
zross Income from the rsnsms canal Of
nearly t,uooooo. The cost OF maintenance
1n1 ops'-uon ~ ssumxted TO exceed as