The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02
ROOSEVELT ROT
SAYS HENRY

American government viii take charg'
of the island.
The national board of trade repre-
senting organizations in all parts O
the country has been in session here
The association encourages business
men to interest themselves in pri
maries and in public questions. It en-
dorsed one-cent letter postage.
A convention has been in session in
the interest of federal aid to good
roads.
In an address to the meat-packers,
Senator Reed of Missouri condemned
the Judge Gary plan of federal super
vision of corporations as "Plutocratic
Socialism"
Representative Henry of Texas has
proposed a constitutional amendment
making the last Thursday of April, in
stead of March 4, the date for inaugur-
ating presidents and vice presidents.
The charge that persons connected
with the steel trust are endeavoring
to advance his nomination for the
presidency has been called by Col
NRoosevelt "Tom-foolery."
The recommendation of Postmaster
General Hitchcock that the govern
ment appraise, take over and operate
the telegraph companies has produced
much discussion. The New York
World has suggested ironically that,
for efficiency, it might be better for
the telegraph companies to operate the
postal department.
Charles S. Hernly. president of the
NJ Castle. Ind, Industrial Associa-
tion, has Just given the senate post
Office committee an interesting recital
of industrial development. He said
that New Castle was sleepy country
village with a population of 3,406 in
1900. 1t is now thriving city having
about twenty-five important, diversi-
fled industries and population Of
something more than 10000. Though
houses have been rapidly built last
year an automobile company, employ
ing two thousand hands in their plant,
found it necessary to invest $150,000
to provide homes for their employees
The success of New Castle caused
many other towns to follow its ex-
ample. Mr.. .Hernly's services have
feen asked by commercial clubs in
nearly every state. Under his direc-
tion, Brazil, Evansville and other In
diana cities have succeeded In locating
important industries.
Mr. IIernley said that one of the
first things they did not do was to
send for lot of mail-order catalogs.
Lack of pubic spirit. he said, would
deaden any town. Local merchants
had always been active in such de-
velopment Any system which disables |
them from helping in such movements,
supporting their local newspapers and |
extending credits necessary in grow !
ing towns, will result in decreased |
home markets for farm products, labor, |
etc. Lands near live town are worth |
much more than lands near dead |
town. Any rate which would enable
the government to operate parcels
post otherwise than at great loss
would be so high as to make it imprac-
ticable for transporting farm products.
Merchants and farmers prefer to sell
goods and products through personal
inspection. Where the farmer might
save a few cents upon carriage of
goods brought from some mail order
house. he would lose much more
through deadening of the the town and
sending its resources to large mail
order eenters.
The proposed carriage of parcels by
the government for concerns thou
sand miles distant at the same price
rs that charged for a few miles would
weaken home ties and loyalty TO com.
munity interests, II would build up
large mail order concerns to the de,
probation of local values. Nearness
to good live town adds TO cGntent-
NEXT on the farm. Increase of great
cities and consequent misery of many
are largely due to dull
ness of many small towns. Great
cities furnish gravest dangers Car
riage of first and second-class mail at
a cost regardless of distance might be
justified by their diffusion of intelli-
gence necessary for stability of re-
public.
The present carriage of merchandise
up to four pounds regardless OF dis
tance was only incidental; for sam
Piles, for information purposes. etc.
This has been so abused that it might
be more just to transport even mer-
chandise under this limit at rates pro-
portionate to distance.