The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-04-09
TAFT INSISTS ON
AIDING FARMERS

his administration President Taft
called attention to the deficit then ex-
isting in the revenues and the conse-
quent necessity for rigid economy inI
expenditures. However, the PRESIDENT
singled out the department of agri-
culture as an exception. He said, toI
quote his exact words I'm the del
partment of Agriculture the use oil
scientific experiments on large scale,
and the spread Of information derived
from them for the improvement Of
general agriculture must 60 on" This
view the president has steadily main
tanned, and In various messages to
congress he has urged appropriations
FOR the work Of the department.
In his comprehensive message on
snservation President Taft said:
The feature that transcends all 9TH
srs. including woods. waters, minerals.
IS the soil Of the country" and that
Ill means at the governments dis
posal should be used to conserve the
soils. adding, = work of the utmost
Importance to inform and instruct the
public on this chief branch Of the
conservation Of our resources is being
carried on successfully in the depart
nent of agriculture"
Reports made recently to Secretary
Wilson of the department of agricul
ture by the heads Of his bureaus jus
tify this solicftude on the part of the
PRESIDENT for the department. In calll
ng for these reports the secretary
sked that they be brief and thatE
hey mention notable achievements Of
he last five years only. inasmuch asI
that period is really the period Of
fruition in the department the period
iuring which. owing to the broadS
foundations previously laid by the
training and grouping Of many corps
Of scientific mon. by securing far.
eaching legislation. by gathering to
sether massyA Of statistics and other
Information. By providing scientific and
ther equipment, It has been possible
produce most marvellous results for 1
he common good Of the people Of the |
United States.
Taft for Conservation.
In his conservation message. Presi
lent Taft emphasized the Importance
4 the maintenance Of the forests, and
lrged their scientific treatment, $50 .
that they shall b made to yield al
arge return In timber without really
reducing the supply" and In other
messages he pointed out the necessity /
Of reforestation. In accordance with
these views, much available work has
been done In protecting the nationalD
orests and by researches In the labor.
atory of the department at Madison.
Wis; and In the past flve years the
work of reforesting burned-over areas
has proceeded 1t the rate of $4,000 to
10000 acres q year. The department
takes justiflabls pride in its forest
work, considering the administration
of 100,000.000 acres of land protected
md managed for the public benefit .
7reat achievement.
Since January 1, 1897. when the food
and drugs act went into effect. more
has been done to provide a good. clean
'ood supply than In all the preceding
ife of the nation. A wonderful change
has also been effected in the charac-
sr of the drugs on sale. The depart
nent has trained force Of inspectors
and chemists doing excellent work in
I'll parts of the country In behalf of
nure foods and pure drugs. This
alutary law. however, needs amend
ment. as the Supreme court held in
May, 1911, that its provisions. to
quote President Taft's words in his
vigorous message to congress a month
later: do not cover the knowingly
false labelling Of nostrums as to cura-
tive effect" The president added:
AN evil which menaces the general
health of the people strikes at the life
of the nation. In my opinion the sale
of dangerously adulterated drugs
constitutes such an evil and war
rants me in calling the matter to the
attention Of the congress-"