Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1910-12-14


ment ~ the first step In the direction
~ reform. special stamps and stamped
envelopes have been provided for use
Instead Of franks In the free transmits
sion % the officisl mail resulting from
The business of the new postal savings
system BY properly recording the is
suance 81 such stampe and envelopes
accurate records can BE- kept OF the
the postal savings mail which II GER
tain to become an important Item OF
eNpsnae and one that should BE- separ-
nteiy determined.
SECOND CLASS NAH. MATTER
IN NY last annual message invited
ths attention OF congress 10 the inad.
sguscy OF the poetai rsfe impose,s up
on second clssn rssii matter insofar as
that Includes magazines. and showed
by figures prepared by expcrts Of the
postoffice department that the govern
fuent would be rendering assistance 10
the magazines. costing many millions
answer was attempted 10 this BY the
rcpre~ ntatves ~ the magazines. and
reply was filed To- this answer by the
postofiice department.. The utter mad
e1uary OF the answer. considered In
the Ugh, Of the reply ~ the postoffice
department ! think must appeal To
any fsir-rninded b-rson. Whether the
s snss.f 90" All that could b. said In
question. ! aRre~ that the question IL
one 81 fact; but insist that II the
fact IL as the experts ~ the posioshce
department show. that we are furnish
ing "a the owners 81 magazines n serv-
Ice worth millions more than they pay
for ". then justice requires that the
rate should be- Increased
II has been said by the postmaster
general that fair adjustment might
be made under which the advertising
part 81 the magazine be- charged for
from the reading matter. This would
relieve many useful magazines that arr
no, circulated at . profit, and would
mails by probibitory rate.
PARCELS POST
WIN respect 10 the parcels post.
respectfully recommend It's adoption on
all rural delivery routes. and that eleven
! ss H. international lImI'-be made
thus With q View To its general extern
sion when the income 81 the postofffce
VIII permit d and the postal Havin-s
Tho same argument Il made as,Inst
me parcels post that was made against
me postal savings bank-that " n In
reducing the government into buri-
nesH which ought 90 b. conducted by
private persons. and IN paternaiisui. The
postomce department has great plant
.nd great organization. reaching into
States. and with this machinery II IA
able Ca do great many things acoro.
rnicaily that " row organization
wirs n.c., esry II ~.nid - ir'I~ ..-l'.i.
ABOLITION or NAVY YkRDs
Tho secretary of IN. navy has given
personal examination 20 every navy
navy yards with reference 20 the nec,-
Stiles ~ our fleet With fleet con.
sldcrably less than half the size OF
nat OF the British navy. we have ship
and there are several OF these ship
yards, eSpensively equipped with mod.
rrn machinery. which after investiga-
non the secretary 81 tho navy. believes
poses ". asks authority 10 abandon
,rtain % thsm and To move their ma
mnery u other places where u can
The secretary points out that IN.
r,o.t important nevsi base In the West
'nhies 10 Guantanamo. In tho south |
. .ns'.,n p.r Of cuba. ". geological
lect the commercial paths 60 the Pan |
una canal. and h~ shows that bv The |
y Pedlture 81 less than hair million
'bni, WIN The nachinery which he
an create a naval station ~ Guantan- |
imo OF suffcient sine and equipment to
,sv., the, me purpose Of an smerseney |
hat 4. ,s ,'' n,vn ~ me
'uthoriiy which h- asks I unit. with
IN" secretary In ,hs rscomf,e ndatSon
.nnt an appropriation be- made 10 con-
',rV'l = suunbl" crypt NJ annapolis FOR |
h~ custody of the remnins OF JON. |
DEP AnTMENr or THE INTERIOR |
NppraiF 10 cour, IN Land Cases.
Tho secretary 81 the interior rrcom. !
l'ends change ~ the law IN respect |
q ~. p.oc"edure In adJudicstlng clairns |
..., ..n.. ~ which appeal. can be
nrnt 70 the court bf appeal 81 the |
district of Columbia Cor n judicial con.
, r,,,r 81 the rights % IN. claimant.
nv lang finds complete analogy IN |
,etents. The Judgments 81 the count
y ,vch cases would be or decisive value
apartment OF the interior In the 80
nintstrstion OF the law would enable
.lnimsnts To bring into court a.. final
|" .svn,ns,sn % ISSUES a. 20 the title
,nyis,s good deal Of the subseausrt
ilxsion that now arises In our wecs.
w, = courts. The bin 70 pending. I be-
'rsely r-pcrted from the Committee m
'uync lands and recommend lie en-
One Of the ais,cul,,e. In the ,p,er.ov
'.-n tbs dsIsyr attendant upon the r,r-
iurrntion by IN. land once ana ~,
'~.rs,ary 81 thu Interior of ciainrs Tor
-" - FtWh toUua tp tN0ItiHVato
am siad ts saw that unsI~r tn- ,.rs',
representations ~ the congress and the
. !, snorss q the secretary ana Ms
itsrosesi OF and the work Of the a..
'artnqnt has been brought more near
W 70 date IN respect 20 the r~nfiins
business than ever before In its he.
CRY scoaomies have been e1srt.a
snrre possible without Legislative a..
tstnnrr, and these are shown In tbe
ss'usro sst'mstes for the expenses ~
Ne h"ie rtment during the current fiscal
var niN during the year tn come
AnHicuf.Tt'pAt. LANDS
ThHre u no need for radical reso,m
the methods 20 dispo@ins OF what sr,
rslly agricultural land. The present
avs nav worked we'll The erlarred
lonrzsead law has encouraged the s,,~.
-ssml farH'inE ~ lands IN the semi. /
RECLAMATION.
The total sum already ae~uruuf.tea
we rund provided by the act for the
:. :. s, =. ~ arid lands IL aboat -