The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-12-11

! altogether profitable to open them, or
| altogether reasonable TO ask private
capital to open them at a venture
1t is not Il Qucs on Of the government
! monOpOli2ing the field II should take
action to make 1t certain that trans
| pOrtatiCn at reasonable rates will be
promptly provided. even where the
carriage is not at first profitable; and
! then, when the carriage has become
sufficiently profitable to attract and
engage private capital, and engage 1t
In abundance. the government ought
| to withdraw. ! very earnestly hope
| that the congress will 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 1t impossible to complete
bill for passage at this session. Hut
! 1t 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 he negligent OF a
very manifest duty were I not TO call
The attention Of the senate to the fact
that the proposed convention for safe.
~ ut 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.
ignatcd was called by the United
States; tho representatives. Of the
United states played very inGucn.
tial part indeed in framing the provi.
sions OF the proposed convention; and
those provisions are In themselves
for the most part admirable. II would
hardly be consistent with the part
we have played in the whole matter
to let It drop and go by the beard
as II forgotten and neglected. II was
ratified in May last by the German
government and I'm August by the
parliament Of Great Britain. 1t marks
a most hopeful and decided advance
in international civilization. We
should show our earnest good faith
in a great matter by adding our own
acceptance OF It.
charting 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 very small thing. 1t affects
only siIglc item OF appropriation.
But many human lives and many
great enterprises hang upon il.
II is the matter Of making adequate
provision for the survey and charting
OF our coasts.
II Is Immediately pressing and oxi.
gent In connection with the immense
coast line Of Alaska coast line
greater than that OF the United States
themselves. though it 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. IL those
coasts and their many hidden dangers
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