The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-07-13
CAPITAL NEWS
OF THE WEEK
GAMBLE CLIMBS ON BANDWAGON
IN OPPOSITION TO Reel
PROCITY BILL
POSTAL SAVINGS OFFICES NAMED
~Brookings and Several Other Towns
Are Designed as Depositaries for
the Peoples Funds
Washington, ID. c.. July 10.

'""A'SNo'y ~ ~ buAy w..
Special TO the Register.
During his remarks concerning the
Canadian reciprocity matter, Senator
Gamble devoted himself somewhat to
the principles of the protective tariff
policy and warned the Senate that
there should be no attack for reduc-
tons on that principle. The follow
ing is an extract from his speech:
Since the inauguration of the pro
tective policy by the Republican Par
ty We have accumulated and added
10 our material wealth upwards of
$4,000, 000, 600, which is practically
o%ne-fourth of the wealth of c|iviliza-
ton, Under the same policy and the
range of prices therefore from the
wealth of the soil our agricultural
production is the greatest in value
each year of any people in the world.
There has been built up under the
same system our manufacturing es-
adjustments that produce each year
practically one-third of the manufac-
tured product of the world. AS a re-
suit our export trade exceeds that of
any Of the governments Of civilization.
We therefore should take care that
the matter now in hand should not in.
wade the protective principles of the
nc ~ ~ onI inntAril a.. e
any class of our people or overthrow
through this process the bulwark of
protection that has made possible our
marvellous development and accom-
pishments."
The Census Bureau has determined
that there were 51,63S,590 sheep and
lambs in the United States in 1919.
These are all of the kind that live on
farms and ranges and are independent
Of the breed that hang around Wall
Street and other stock exchanges. be-
cause the count was made of the
sheep and lambs with wool on their
backs instead of the kind where the
wool has been pulled over their eyes.
Of the animals counted there was in
South Dakota a sheep population of
502, sos in 1910.
Senator Gronna OF North Dakota,
drew the attention Of the Capitol to
himself during his speech this week
concerning Canadian reciprocity. The
Senator opposed the measure on the
ground that it was unfair to the
farmers of the country. The princi-
pal feature of his remarks concerned
the successful efforts Of President
Taft to put over" Canadian recipro-
city, and Washington is wondering
how long it will be before the Sena-
tors who have met failure upon this
measure, will stop their scolding.
At the beginning Of the present year
n post Office in each state was des-
ignated as a postal savings bank. The
plan has proven so successful in the
experimental stages that $50 new
offices are to become postal savings
repositories on July 18th. The Off
ces designated for the State OF South
Dakota are Brookings, Canton, Dallas,
Deadwood, Huron, Lead, Lemon,
Redfield and Yankton.
About a year ago the Merchants
Association of New York started a
movement against the express COM
panies which was Joined by similar
commercial organizations throughout
the country. While others were agi-
tating the need Of a parcel post
through the Post Office Department,
these commercial organizations have
persistently fought shy OF that issue
and instead have ~contended for the
regulation Of the great express com
panies that control so great a portion
Of the transportation OF the country.
No state in the Union failed to re-
spond to the movement and a num-
Der Of the South Dakota commercial
organizations and Of other states west
of the Mississippi joined in a petition
to the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion to investigate and fix rates. The
Commission has finally by It's own
motion declared in favor Of a sweep
ing investigation Of all the express
companies in the United States. That
the express companies view this
movement upon the part Of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission with
considerable alarm Is evident by the