The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-12-17

capital to open them at q venture.
II Il not a question OF the government
monopolizing the neld II should take
action TO make II certain that trans
poFtation al reasonable rates viii be
promptly provided. even where the
carriage Is not az flrst profitable; and
then, when the carriage has become
sufficiently profitable to attract and
engage private capital. and engage Il
b abundance. the government ought
no withdraw. very earnestly hope
that the congress win be OF this opin-
ion. and that both houses will adopt
this exceedingly important bill
The great subject OF rural credits
still remains to be dealt with. and
1t is matter OF deep regret that the
difficulties OF the subject have seemed
to render Il impossible 70 complete
bin for passage at this session. But
Il can not be perfected yet. and there
fore there are no other constructive
measures the necessity for which ]
viii at this time call your attention
to; but ] would be negligent OF
very manifest duty were ! not 10 call
the attention OF the senate TO the fact
that the proposed convention for safe
~ at sea awaits Its confirmation and
that the limit fixed in the convention
itself for its acceptance Is the last
day OF the present month. The con-
ference In which this convention or
iginated was called by the United
States; the representatives OF the
United States played a very infiuen.
tial part indeed In framing the provi.
sions OF the proposed convention; and
those provisions ara in themselves
for the most part admirable. II would
hardly be consistent with the part
We have played in the whole matter
TO let II drop and go by the board
as II forgotten and neglected. II was
ratified in May last by the German
government and in August by the
parliament OF Great Britain. II marks
a most hopeful and decided advance
In international civilization. We
should show our earnest good faith
in great matter by adding our own
acceptance OF it,
chartlnu Of Our Coasts.
There Is another matter Of which
! must make special mention, II ! am
to discharge my conscience, lest II
should escape your attention. II may
seem a very small thing. II affects
only a single item OF appropriation.
But many human lives and many
great enterprises hang upon H.
II is the matter OF making adequate
provision for the survey and ehaTtlng
Of our coasts.
II is Immediately pressing and ext
gent In connection with the immense
coast line OF Alaska. A coast line
greater than that OF the United States
themselves, though II is also very
important indeed with regard to the
older coasts OF the continent. We
cannot use our great Alaskan domain
ships will not ply thither. II those
coasts and their many hidden dangers
are not thoroughly surveyed and
charted.
The work is incomplete at almost
/ NNCA1 HblINr DtiHn anu 1--WE nav
been lost In threading what were sup
posed TO be well.known main chan
nels. We have not provided adequate
vessels or adequate machinery for the
survey and charting. We have used
old vessels that we're not big enough
or strong enough and which we're &C
nearly unseaworthy that our inspec
tors would not have allowed private
owners TO send them 10 sea. This II
a matter which, as have said. scent
small. but is in reality very great. III
Importance has only to be looked intS
to be appreciated.
Economy IL Urged.
Before close. may ! say a few
words upon two topics, much dis
cussed out OF doors. upon which II 4
highly important that our Judgment
should be clear, definite and steadfast
One OF these is economy in govern
ment expenditures. The duty of econ
omy Is not debatable. II is manifes
and imperative. In the appropriation
we pass we are spending the none!
Of the great people whose servant
we are--not our own We are trus
tees and responsible stewards In tn
spending. The only thing debatabl'
and upon which we should be careful
to make our thought and purpos'
clear is the kind Of economy demand
ed OF us ! assert with the creates
confidence that the people OF tn
United States are not Jealous Of tn
amount their government costs
they are sure that they get what the.
need and desire for the outlay. tina
the money Is being spent for object
OF which they approve. and that II !
being applied with good bushes
sense and management
Governments grow, piecemeal. bot
in their tasks and in the means b,
which those tasks are TO be pei
formed. and very few governments ar
organized. I venture TO say. as wis
and experienced business men woul
organize them n they had q cleai
sheet Of paper to write upon. Certain
" the government OF the Unite
States Is not think that Il 10 ger
orally agreed that there should b
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