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edge Of the methods OF its practical work
ing out. And he is ready to suggest
definite policies for the administration 10
follow
Secretary Fisher, there have been diii-
metrical differences OF opinion because
human nature is in some cases so
Numerically different. The theorist
Is the father of conservation. The
theoriSt sees the big thing He is
the salt of the earth-the evansel of
progress But quite naturally his the
cries run away with him. lie forgets
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the service and the rates at which that
power is sold. The state and its delegated
agencies know best what are the local
conditions, and where the state and local
authorities ti.ilant in The. public in
terest they will more intcllisently and ef-
fcctiVely regulate both rates and service
But the federal government should exact
compensation for its grants not To pro-
duce revenues as substitute for taxa
ton, but as an effective means Of pro-
teeting public interests If the state agen-
cies should happen to be lulled to sleep
las not infrcduently occurs.
For if this compensation is at first
small and is To be readjusted at periodic
Intervals the federal government can
raise tie compensation ii inordinate
profits are being made ard Can leave it
as 1t Is If the state or local authorities
are securing good service ut fair rates
II also enables the people to get some
share of the profits from water powers
the product of which IS not sold directly
to the public as electric current. but is
used i'll private manufacture. Most such
water powers are protected or improved
by public expenditure upon the streams
the watershed of the streams from
which they are derived, and these are
less than the benefits directly conferred
upon The. owners or iesSees Of the power
sites. The just and wise policy appears
To To be to charge fair compensatory
but to expeud this compensation upon the
stream sand its water shed from which
the Is ueilNtu 1t goes
without saying that the rights of the
grantee must be fairly protected and the
terms of the grant be made sufficiently
liberal to interest capital and insure de-
Velopment.
I'm this way the conflict between state
and federal government, between local and
national interest. would be harnlonizer
ard reconciled and the federal govern
ment he enabled 10 perform its appro-
pirate function, especially where inter-
state streams as well as streams within
the federal domain are concerned.
.in the administration OF the affairs
d lie exclamation service / Woafd pro-
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future will be disposed of as coal lands
oil lands as oil lands. Water power sites
are not to be filed on as homesteads nor
forest lands as desert claims. The law is
to be interpreted as it appears on the
statute book, and if the statute is wrong
the recourse is in legislation. Withdraw
ais Will continue when the necessity
arises. Reservations To entry will he
made wherever they are justified.
This discussion naturally brings forth
the question of just what legislation is
needed. particularly with reference to
the use and disposition Of these great
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on the coal business Of the nation that
might prove of great value in time of need.
1t can insert provisions in leases which
il might have difficulty in enforcing by
mandatory law.
The same principle should apply to the
other mineral lands of the nation. Like
wise should it apply to all water power
sites over which the government can ex-
erciSe control j believe that the federal
government should be the authority
which grants the right to construct dams
at such sites, but l also believe that the
states should have the right to regulate:
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dIct OF individuals. but the carry ing out
of any enterprise which will promote the
welfare of the community a whole
more effectively if carried on by the or
ganized community than IL left TO the
voluntary action OF individual members
OF the community.
Il do not believe that the government
alone should pre-empt these fields or
exclusively control their Development, and
am for this reason opposed to the
policy to have the government alone own
and mine Alaskan coal. The leasing sys
TEN avoids the controversies and dlf1-
culties of both extremes Of public ana
private ownership. ! believe that the lcas,-
ing system should be the methcd OF the
disposal OF the mass of Alaskan coal
lands. but that government-oWned rail-
roads might serve the purpose of OPEN
ing up the fields, and that government
mined coal might set the example Tor
private enterprise
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characterized the industry during the past
few years the available supplies of Ger
tain of our more important resources. like
the coal and iron, will be early in the
next century 80 nearly approaching cX-
nation.
The great fundamental facts brought
to the front as result of this work so
far stand out clearly, viz. that these min
eral resources have required untold ages
for their accumulation; that no human
being has contributed toward this ac-
emulation or has increased the intrinsic
value of these resources, and hence their
present owners. whether acquiring them
by discovery OF purchase. lave 10 right
TO waste or destroy that which is neces-
AIRY to the welfare of the nation which
they did not create, and which they can
not replace.
The national conservation commission
III its report in 1905 made the statement
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should be part or the conservation pol
icy Of jhe nation IL point the way
such is th.. outline of the ddfnini>tra-
uon's conservation policy. so Is mark.
down ti.t. cours. that j. - pe pursued:
IN the work that has been the tkorn-iE-
t..e-fieSh of national affair. So is tn,
conservation flag nailed more d-iiniteiE-
and positively 10 e mast than IL ia.
ever been sIiked before. So does tho
Secretary sidetrack the possibility o. -
break with his crstu hic fellows In tho
conservation cause. So does he serve
notice. upon tine special interests who
would take unto themselves more tiat
that ~ which they are entitled. So no
brings conservation ont OF u form tia
is neDuous and void ami reduces i. - :.
concrete. and definite Program. So H..
shows how the agitation OF the past flv.
years may be given an opportunity IL
bear the fruit OF accomplishment
Copyright, 1915. ~ W. \. pu rua
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TRANSPORTING
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all else lie sees red when his the
Dries are opposed. He attributes all
manner of Villainy to the man who OPP
poses him. Frequently he is right: but
not always. Sometimes his facts are
wrong. sometimes lis deductions. TOO
often ne impGtes wrong motives where
there is only honest difference of opin-
ion. Nevertheless, he is right so
fundame ntally ana 50 often that his
cannot be questioned. We
love him for his natural enemieS-the
men OF greed and selhshnesS.
This theorist is quite naturally OPP
posed b. a certain other class of man-
the Practical man Of affairs. This prac-
ticai man gives infinite care To detail and
is above all efficient So absorbed is he
in the minor WORKINGS OF his own mach ne
or business or community that he fails TO
see the big thing. He could no more see u
vision than could the theorist comprehend
the me. han.sm of a dynamo. Shakespeare
is a closed book to some men and cal
culus is incomprehensible to others.
Now. the federal government has been
right IN every withdrawal that
il has made in the west. The withdraw a Is
hay; not all been right. Some have been
shown TO contain none OF the coal or oil
or water power that We're supposed To JUS
tify withdrawal Yet the government was
justified in taking them off the market
until il knew. Many OF these Withdrawals
are still held beyond the rea h OF the
public. In places settlement and develop
ment are being somewhat retarded. 1ndi-
Vicuai communities are being done in
Justices. There is however, but one re-
course additional money must be provid-
ed 10 hasten classitications and legislation
l.-uSt pe enacted to dispose of these lanes
IL whatever manner will best benefit the
rub!tc. The critics in the west will serl e
their own interest better III demandins
these things Of their congressman than by
frettng against governmental restraints
Goa! lends o. the government IN the
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Ii. Congress which
meets tomorrow Is
10 be asked to take
definite action upon
legislation I h q t
m a K e < intelligent
conservation posi-
BILE. The Secretary
of the Interior is
the official conser-
y ationist of the ma
ton. w alter Low
RE Fisher, Secre-
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the government owns fields that vie in
IalIe with those Of ieCund Pennsyly Iva mia.
lie viewed tic rush of torrents through
:iitlly u western canyon and Inquired the
t1essreIicai WdterpoWer that they contain
81. lie took note cf the manner IL which
federal law and federal administers los.
We're operating in these remote regions,
and mas returned with the theory oi t!ie
GGnSerN ationist strengthened by Il knew
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pose some rather radical changes. The
theory of the reclamat ton act is that the
government builds the irrigation works
and that the settler rcpays the cost which
is AGAIN expended upon new projects. to
be repaid and again expended indefinite
ly. The act requires that the settler shall
live upon his land and he is given ten
years In which to pay off the indebted
ness occas1oned by getting water for irri-
cation to him. The water charge is di-
Vided into ten inStalmcnts, and title can
not be secured until all are paid.
Ten years is q long and discoura ging
period. The settler is required to live on
the land in most cases before he can pos
Slbly make it Self-SustaininE. He cannot
cell or mortgage it until the end of the
period. If he is a successful farmer he
will in all probability live on his home
stead for ten years. But the prospect
when reviewed by the man contemplating,
settlement is discouraslng. Exigances
might arse that would make him change
his plans. Five or six Years OF endeavor
might thus be lost This prospect is
Reclamation farms despite the attractive
possibilities that offered
would propose making it vastly cas-
Ter for Il settler to secure one OF these
farms. L would not. Tor instance re
QIlire the settler to move on his farm for
two years after he had lied. / would
however, require him to farm q certain
proportion of ii the first Year and added
f'' '.'ii' 'a'SH Srdl tlittthltei would
require only three years residence upon
the farm after the first two years: but [
would require continuous cultivation and
real Residence So at the end of at least
i've years OF this character / would issue
title, subject tn an effective lien for tn.
unpaid inS1a i.nl@ntS. and ] would allow
t-le settler Ia mortgage his land. sell it o..
90 WhatE"le l." chose There would b.,
certain payments 10 the government still
due. would encourage the banks TO
carry those payments instead of the gov
eminent. The government would thus get
Its money back just 50 much quicker ana
could tatr NJ other projects ali tt.
sooner.
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The Secretary states that manN COM
plants are heard in the west about farm
lands that are being Withdrawn as parts
of national forests. Such tracts are in
the very nature OF things, in the wids
and far removed from civilization There
is no demand for such lands ON the part
OF settlers Those irrigated lands under
the reclamation projects are vastly more
desirable and il is difficult to get settlers
for them. OF course there may be iso-
lated examples where the policy does
harm, bat these complaints are usually
made not b. people " no want them cor
rected, bur by people who want to dis
credit q whole policy by citing remote in
stances of It's not working Well
Where there Is land tied up in the west.
lie holds II Is because of one OF two
things. Either 1t is unc'asSified and there
Is delay because of an inadequate appro-
priation upon which to complete the work
or 1t mas been classified and the money is
not forthcoming for its purchase. The
first cause for complaint can be readily
cured II Congress but furnishes the
means. The second can be remedied by
a provision for leasing the lands In ques-
ZION Ihls latter Is in reality the big
thing needed in connection with the ad-
mfnlstration of the public domain The
Secretary believes it is the solution that
VIII ultimately be reached. He main
of Congress.
Alaskan coal is of great value" con-
tinued Secretary Fisher but its extent
ana character have been much eNagger-
ated lhere are treat quantities of lig-
mite and low-grade bituminous coal in
several parts of the terr;tory but there
are only two known fields of high-grale
coal III Alaska The better known of
these IS the Boring river field, which is
near controller bay and i'll which the
cunningham claims are located II is the.
field about which the Alaskan contro
Lersy has been fiercest and most bitter.
The Matanuska field is larger and NAV
prove 10 De the more important. Both OF
these fields contain antilracite and biyI,
grade bituminous coal. The question is
how they shall be opened so as To nrn
mote development and protect the public
interest.
The Matanuska coal fell lies north ~
Prince William sound. and from IN "a
2n miles from Seward or Resurrection
bay \ railroad to develop this fed and
open ap The great interior valleys has
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resources which are still owned by the
government. In coal alone it is esti-
mated that there is west of the Tooth me-
ridian G2ouH,J0,GU tons of anthracite
and bituminous coal. so 800. 900 tons o.,
Suhbituminot!S and 10000. 90 i.nn tons OF
li2nite. This is wealth that the govern
ment should not devote to the enrichment
of the few. but TO the benefit of the com
munity. To benefit the community it
must be developed. To secure develop
ment there must be the opportunity for
adequate profit 70 constitute an in
centiNe for dcVclopment-juSt that and
not more.
The leasing system seems, 10 me to be
the logical solution At present are
selling coal lands at prices based upon
the estimated tonnage. Australia, New
Zealand and Canada have worked out the
leasing system and are operating success
fully under it. 1t relieves The coal OPP
orator of the necessity of IA large invest
ment in the purchase of coal lands and it
insures development. The operator need
have only capital to work his mine, but
ne must work it. 1t is the plan now
being followed by railroads with their
coal lands. Many private owners and
estates lease their lands on a royalty
basis. The iainal owner his heirs
or assi@nees may not care to operate
themselves ana find il easier and more
profitable TO lease. The operator is en-
abled TO carry larger business with
a given capital when he is not forced to
the necessity of purchasing land outright
The diff erence between public and pri-
vate leasing is that's the nublc always
carries the burden of the private owners
profit.
:: :.
he government would not he faced
with the need OF getting the greatest pes
sible royalty Oh its lands nor the ope,-
ator to paying all the traffic will stand.
In this way the government would al
ways have control Of the leasing PROPOSE
ton and its lafas would be III dema nd
SO would the government have a check
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-02-24
BIDS WANTED.

Sealed hids will be received by the
purchasing committee of the mayor
and council until Monday, March 6,
1911, at O'Clock p. m. for furnish
Ing the summer uniforms for the po-
lice department as follows:
10 sack coats. single row of but
tons and buttons on sleeves; sack
coats. double row buttons and but
tons on sleeves; IL pairs pants; coats
and pants to BE Of summer weight
regulation blue; 10 tan colored sum.
mer weight campaign hats; black
summer weight campaign hats and
gilt cords for same. Mark all bids
Bids for furnishing police uniforms, .
and file at the city hall.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
G. T. CA1NAN,
Chairman Police Committee.
M. E. M'KINNON,
Chairman Purchasing committee
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-02-24
TERRELL MAY NOT
De IN THE RACE
FROM ENTERING SENATORIAL
CONTEST.

Atlanta, Feb. 23.-Uuited States
Senator Joseph NJ Terrell remains Sc
riously i'll at a private hospital in
Washington. and it is understood on
reliable information here that his
condition is SO unsatisfactory that his
friends have practically given up hope
of his icing in the race for United
States senator to succeed himself
this summer.
Truth to tell, Senator Terrell is
suffering from paralysis, and though
there cave been periods of APPARENT
Improvement since he was stricken
some weeks ago, the improvement has
never been permanent or satisfactory
and his relatives and friends in Geor-
g1a are most uneasy about him.
OF course, be it plainly understood,
nobody has authorized the statement
that Senator Terrell will not ne in the
race. He will be in it if he can. But
his friends who are closest in touch
with his physical condition now feel
that it will be impossible.
Ii the announcement does come
SHORTLY in formal shape, it will prob
ably "let down the hars' for a half
dozen or more candidates in addition
to those who are already in the race
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-02-24

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-17

allied that bobcrank. It was a put
up job. He is her 1oyerF
"Oh, no, no. mol 1t can't BEL
But I say 1t isl The demure little
cat has made a fool of me! see it
ALL see it all! BY thunder
"Sir, Don't you swear in my pres
encet' warned the widow.
Yes, she's q cat, and believe you
are either q scheming woman or
or,
you fat, bald headed bulgarian.
how dare you'll"
1t was three miles back to a farm
house where the widow could hire a
conveyance to take her home.
That night at 10 o'clock. when the
demure Estelle brought her new
made husband back and introduced
him, the widow almost Rugged him
as she exclaimed:
I'm glad of 1t! That key washer
of a brewer called me a dodo and my
darling IA cati"-(Copyrighted 1911
by Associated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-17
NEW NATIONALIST AND LODGE.

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt does not
appear to profit much by experience.
He is evidently continuing his efforts,
which proved so disastrous to his own
political fortunes during the recent
campaign, to ride two sturdy steeds in
opposite directions. No prophet is need
ed to tell where he will land. There is
only one place where such a daring and
reckless rider lands. That's the mud
puddle which the horses he tries to ride
in this fashion shy at and jump over.
Not so many days ago there appeared
in The Outlook the first of a series of
articles from the colonei's pen on the
meaning of the New Nationalism." 1t
is defined by him as a movement for
the purpose of eliminating special
privilege and securin- genuinely popu-
lar rule, the genuine rule of democrat
cy." In doing this it seeks to put
human rights above property rights -
in other words, to put the man above
the dollar.
This is doctrine that is bound to
be popular, although there is nothing
especially new about it. But il
does appear to have been lost sight of
in this nation during the past decade Or
so. And naturally there has been much
favorable comment in the newspapers
on the vigorous way in which the col
onei is handling this subject, the new
life he is giving it, in his articles in
The Outlook
But scarcely had this first article
appeared, and before the favorable COM
ment that had been written upon it had
had time to reach the public, than there
fr0r
Boston to the effect that Colonel Roose-
Welt had jumped again into the Mas
sachusetts United States senatorial
controversy with a telegram to the
speaker of the Massachusetts, house of
representatives in which he strongly
championed the cause of Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge who is seek
ing a reelection. incidentally,
the colonel elevated Congressman But
Ter Ames to a place of prominence in
the Ananias club. But that doesn't mat
ter much. This club has been becom-
ing run down a bit of late and a little
new blood in it was necessary.
The important point is that Colonel
Roosevelt should use his editorial pen
one day to champion the cause of New
Nationalism'' which seeks particularly
to eliminate special privilege" and
the next day pick up his political pen
and renew his championship of the
cause of Henry Cabot Lodge. During
his entire career of nearly IS years in
the United States senate Mr.. Lodge has
ever been classed as among that sena-
torial coterie which has been devoted
to the cause of special privilege. His
ideas are a perfect antithesis of the
propaganda Of New Natfonalism.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-17
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the CHICAGO News,

From the Chicago News.1
A word of boost is better than ten.lines
of obituary. 80 LINES
III II you you get the worst of it try to make
there are others.
anyway; the railroad engineer gets a
most women can be happy because thew
Being unselfish is a virtue some neonla
try to dispense with. PSoP'e
Faint heart ne'er won fair la5v-if II
should prefer a brunette - II
Biiis are braye-at least they do MT RIM
when you foot them w o. oi
1on couldn't get the truth out of Some
men with stomach pump.
.. some men worry for fear people win not
ina out how smart they are
II difficult for some women RI dec,de
between aiimony and life insurance.
The man who wants the earth can ex-
pect 10 have lot of mud thrown al him
You may drive some men AWAY From,
drink but they will trot back of their own
man never realizes what a resnari,ah,a
memory he has until he tries to foreet
~, fair exchange is no robbery, but. lust
ttne same. each party to the transanffon
Is looking for the best of It,