The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-12-10

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with ~ that this doss NOT complete
the toll a cur duty. How are We to
carry Cur goods to ths snDty markets
Of which ! have spoken II We have
not The certain and constant means
Of transpoetstioa UPON which all proat-
able and useful commerce depends!
And how are ws to GET the ships II
we watt for the trade to develop with
out then?
Ths routes ef trade must be actually
opensd-by many ships and regular
satlings and moderate chafges-befoee
streams Of nsrchandiss viii how free.
ly and preAtably through them.
Must opsa oatss q Trade.
Hence the pending shipping bill.
discussed at the last session. but -
yet passed " neither house. In may
Judgment such legislation 10 impera.
lively needed and can not wisely be
postponed. The government must
open these gates Of trade. and open
them wide: open them before 1t 10
altogether profitable to open them. or
altogether reasonable to ask private
capital TO open them At . venture.
II ID not question Of the government
monop0iizing the field. It should take
actiea to make It certain that trans
portation at reasonable rates will b
promptly provided. even whore the
carriage 10 not At first profitable: and
then. when the carriage has become
sufficiently profitable to attract and
engage private capital. and engage II
In abundance. the government ought
to withdraw. I very earnestly hope
that the congress will be Of this opin-
ion. and that both houses will adopt
this sxeeediasly important bill.
The great subject Of rural credits
seill rsnains toAbs dealt with. and
It u . matter Of deep regret that the
dimculties Of the subject have seemed
to render It Impossible to complete
. bill for passage at this session. But
1t can not b perfected yet, and there
fore there are no other constructive
measures the necessity for which
will ut this dms call your attention
to; but I would be negligent Of .
very manifest duty were l not to call
the attentioh Of the senate to the fact
that the proposed convention for safe
ty At sea awaits its confirmation and
that the limit fixed In the convention
itself for its acceptance Ia the last
day Of the present month.
chartins Of Our cessts.
There II another matter Of which
must make special mention, II l am
to discharge my conscience. lest it
should escape your attention. II may
seem = very small thing. 1t affects
only single item Of appropriation.
But many human lives and many
great enterprises hang upon 1t.
1t il the matter Of making adequate
provision for the survey and chartinx
Of our coasts.
It Is Immediately pressing and ext.
gent In connection with the immense
coast line Of Alaska. This is matter
which, Is have said. seems small,
but 10 In reality very great. Its i'm
portance has only to be looked into
to be appreciated.
Economy 10 Urged.
Before close. may say a few
words upon two topics, much dis
cussed out Of doors, upon which II Is
highly important that our judgments
should be clear. definite and steadfast.
One Of these is economy In govern
ment expenditures. The duty o: econ.
omy il not debatable. 1t Is manifest
and important. In the appropriations
we pass We are spending the money
OF the great people whose servants
We are-not our own. We are trus-
tees and responsible stewards in the
spending. The only thing debatable
and upon which we should be careful
to make our thought and purpose
clear is the kind Of economy demand
ed Of US. assert with the greatest
confidence that the people Of the
United States are not Jealous of tb>