The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-06

live than they could obtain by any
other method, 1t is a law OF the de-
partment that no boy under Is shall
be employed in any Of the survey par
ties operating in the east and the d.
viding line between the east and the
west is the Mississippi river Then
too, In those states which share with
the general government the cost of the
Topographic survey are permitted to
name their own chainmen and rodmen
This year scores Of young fellows from
Harvard, Princeton and other eastern
colleges as well as the high schools of
the District of Columbia, Philadelphia
and New York are out on the Canadian
frontier, in the Rocky Mountains. and
on the Pacific coast, living the rough
est kind Of lives, sleeping in the open,
rolled up In blankets, learning some
thing Of civil engineering while enjoy
Ing a vacation In camp such as they
never dreamed of before, for all of
which they receive a. salary OF about
$40 per month. Inasmuch as each one
of these young men must pay his way
out and back 1t is easy to understand
that his four months employment will
leave very little surplus. In fact, many
of the boys or rather the parents of
the boys find that this sort of va
cation of four months Is as expensive
as month or six weeks would be at
a summer resort at the sea shore or in
the mountains, But the benefit to the
young American is more than counter
balanced by the expense which dad"
must bear, AS Director Smith OF the
survey remarked this morning a good
many of these young fellows go out as
college men and come back as good
American citizens. There is no branch
Of the federal service which does as
much for young America as the geo
logical survey in the matter Of educat-
Ing young men while giving them a
summer vacation.
The navy department is delighted
with the report of the great work ac-
complished by the new submarine
Salmon. The Salmon was built by the
Electric Boat company of New York
and is a development of the original
type known as the Holland Boards of
officers, Of the navy department have
frequently recommended the adoption
of this type to the exclusion Of others
which have been offered, but political
influence brought to bear upon con-
gress has compelled the department to
contract for the construction of other
types. This wonderful run of the Sal
mon during which she made an average
speed of about knots an hour and ran
from Quincy Mass, to Burmuda, shows
that this type of sea fighter has
radius of action far greater than that
Of like vessel owned by any other
nation. In other words the officials
OF the navy department are confident
that the Salmon and sister boats now
In course of construction will give the
American navy the most effective fight
ing vessel on the face Of the seas 1t
has always been thought heretofore
that the sub marine could be depend
ed on only for coast defense service.
The Importance of this test in time of
war can be understood and IL a sub
marine can stand away from the coast
800, 500 or 700 miles the fear of an at
tack from foreign fleet will be mater
tally lessened and 1t Is probable that
the result will be very large increase
In the number of these vessels author
lied In the next session of congress.