The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, December 13, 1907, Image 2
f V Mccook E F OSBORN MUSICAL GOODS - OUSt PRESIDENT NEBRASKA J W WENTZ OSBORN WENTZ Draymen Prompt Service Courteous Treatment Reasonable Prices GIVE US A TRIAL WJNEY j I in Y1 in a Stock Certificate of the McCook Building Loan Association mi mSA j CHESTER ALAN ARTHUR The twenty first president of tlie United States was born at Fairfield Vt in 1S30 lie began the practice of law in New York in 1833 becoming con spicuous in his profession President Grant appointed him collector of the port of New York in 1S71 and reappointed him four years later President Hayes removed him In 1SS0 partly as a concession to the supporters Grant he was nominated for the vice presidency on the Republican ticket with Garfield Upon the death of the latter by assassination Arthur became presi dent Sept 19 1SS1 He died in New York city Nov IS 1SSG continued fkom last week Abolition of Tariff on AH Forest Pro ducts Recommended There should be no tariff on any for est product grown in this country and in especial there should be no tariff on wood pulp due notice of change being of course given to those engaged in the business so as to enable them to adjust themselves to the new conditions The repeal of the duty on wood pulp should If possible be accompanied by an agree ment with Canada that there shall be no export duty on Canadian pulp wood H P SUTTON JKWKL KFL Mineral Lands In the eastern United States the mineral fuels have already passed into the hands of large private owners and those of the west are rapidly follow ing It is obvious that these fuels should be conserved and not wasted and it would be well to protect the peo ple against unjust and extortionate prices so far as that can still be done What has been accomplished in the great oil fields of the Indian Territory by the action of the administration of fers a striking example of the good re sults of such a policy In my judg ment the government should have the right to keep the fee of the coal oil and gas fields in its own possession and to lease the rights to develop them under proper regulations or else if the congress will not adopt this method the coal deposits should be sold under limitations to conserve them as pub lic utilities the right to mine coal be ing separated from the title to the soil The rogulations should permit coal lands to be worked in sufficient quan tity by the several corporations The present limitations have been absurd excessive and serve no useful purpose and often render it necessary that there should be either fraud or else abandonment of the work of getting out the coal FRIEND TO FRIEND The personal recommendations of peo ple who have been cured of coughs and colds by Chamberlains Cough Remedy have done more than all else to make it a staple article of trade and commerce ovei a large part of the civilized world o No better or safer investment is open to you An investment of 100 per month for 120 months will earn So nearly 9 percent compounded annually Dont delay but see the secretary today Subscriptions r e ceived at any time for the new stock just opened o tt Work on the Panam canal is pro ceeding in a highly satisfactory man ner In March last John F Stevens chairman of the commission and chief engineer resigned and the commis sion was reorganized and constituted as follows Lieutenant Colonel George W Goethals corps of engineers Unit ed States army chairman and chief en gineer Major D D Gaillard corps of engineers United States army Major William L Sibert corps of engineers United States army Civil Engineer II n Itousseau United States navy J C S Blackburn Colonel W C Gorgas United States army and Jackson Smith commissioners This change of authority and direction went into ef fect on April 1 without causing a per ceptible check to the progress of the work In March the total excavation In the Culobra cut where effort was chlelly concentrated was S13270 cubic yards In April this was increased to S79527 cubic yards There was a con siderable decrease in the output for May and June owing partly to the ad vent of the rainy season and partly to temporary trouble with the steam shov el men over the question of wages This trouble was settled satisfactorily to all parties and in July the total ex cavation advanced materially and in August the grand total from all points in the canal prism by steam rhovels and dredges exceeded all previous United States records 1274 401 cubic yards In Septe ir this record was eclipsed and tal of 1017412 cubic yards ed Of this amount 14S1J07 cubic were from the canal prism and 30103 cubic yards were from accessory works These results were achieved in the rainy season with a rainfall in August of 11S9 inches and in September of 1103 inches Finally in October the record was again eclipsed the total ex cavation being 1SGS729 cubic yards a truly extraordinary record especially in view of the heavy rainfall which was 171 inches In fact experience during the last two rainy seasons dem onstrates that the rains are a less seri ous obstacle to progress than has hith erto been supposed Work on the locks and dams at Ga tun which began actively in March last has advanced so far that it is thought that masonry work on the locks can be begun within fifteen months In order to remove all doubt as to the satisfactory character of the foundations for the locks of the canal the secretary of war requested three eminent civil engineers of special ex perience in sucli construction Alfred Noble Frederic P Stearns and John U Freeman to visit the isthmus and make thorough personal investigations of the sites These gentlemen went to the isthmus in April and by means of test pits which had been dug for the purpose they inspected the proposed foundations and also examined the borings that had been made In their report to the secretary of war under date of May 2 1907 they said We found that all of the locks of the di mensions now proposed will rest upon rock of such character that it will fur nish a safe and stable foundation Subsequent new borings conducted by the present commission have fully con firmed this verdict They show that the locks will rest on rock for their entire length The cross section of the dam and method of construction will be such as to insure against any slip or sloughing off Similar examinations of the foundations of the locks and dams on the Pacific side are in prog ress I believe that the locks should be made of a width of 120 feet Last winter bids were requested and received for doing the work of canal construction by contract None of them was found to be satisfactory and all were rejected It is the unanimous opinion of the present commission that the work can be done better more cheaply and more quickly by the gov ernment than by private contractors Fully SO per cent of the entire plant needed for construction has been pur chased or contracted for Machine shops have been erected and equipped for making all needed repairs to the plant many thousands of employees have been secured an effective organ ization has been perfected a recruiting system is in operation which is capa ble of furnishing more labor than can be used advantageously employees are well sheltered and well fed salaries paid are satisfactory and the work is not only going forward smoothly but it is producing results far in advance of the most sanguine anticipations Under these favorable conditions a change in the method of prosecuting the work would be unwise and unjus tifiable for it would inevitably disor ganize existing conditions check prog ress and increase the cost and lengthen the time of completing the canal The chief c linoer and all his pro fessional as 1 are firmly con vinced that to oiThty tive ft level lock canal v h they are c u Grueling is the best t could 1 e deciied Some of them had doubts 01 this point when they went to the istis As plans have developed under their di rection thr dorhts have leei dis pelled Whie they may reside upon changes in etail as on tK tai ad vances the are in hearty accord in approving the osi p n They be lieve that it prov s canal nt only adequate to all demands that will be made upon it but superior in every way to a sea levol canal I concur in this belief Postal Affairs I commend to the favorable consid eration of the congress a postal sav ings bank system as recommended by the postmaster general The primary object is to encourage among our peo ple economy and thrift and by the use of postal savings banks to give them an opportunity to husband their re sources particularly those who have not the facilities at hand for deposit ing their money in savings banks Viewed however from the experience u flt wumiitawtv9UTfnwmwyinmjmtvmiiMWMimtm9 of the past few weeks it is evident that the advantages of such an institu tion are still more far reaching Tim Id depositors have withdrawn their savings for the time being from na tional banks trust companies and sav ings banks individuals have hoarded their cash and the worklngmen their earnings all of which money has been withheld and kept In hiding or in the safe deposit box to the detriment of prosperity Through the agency of the postal savings banks such money would be restored to the channels of trade to the mutual benefit of capital and la bor PARCELS POSTS Extension of This Service Advisable Especially in Rural Delivery I further commend to the congress the consideration of the postmaster generals recommendation for an ex tension of the parcel post especially on the rural routes ThcrV are now oS213 rural routes serving nearly 15 000000 people who do not have the advantages of the inhabitants of cities in obtaining their supplies These rec ommendations have been drawn up to benefit the farmer and the country storekeeper Otherwise I should not favor them for I believe that it is good policy for our government to do everything possible to aid the small town and the country district It is desirable that the country merchant should not be crushed out The fourth class postmasters con vention has passed a very strong reso lution in favor of placing the fourth class postmasters under the civil serv ice law The administration has al ready put into effect the policy of re fusing to remove any fourth class post- I masters save for reasons connected Avith the good of the service and it is endeavoring so far as possible to re move them from the domain of parti san politics It would be a most de sirable thing to put the fourth class postmasters in the classified service It is possible that this might be done without congressional action but as the matter is debatable I earnestly recommend that the congress enact a law providing that they be included under the civil service law mid put in the classified service Oklahoma Oklahoma has become a state stand ing on a full equality with her elder I sisters and her future is assured by her great natural resources The duty of the national government to guard the personal and property rights of the Indians within her borders remains of course unchanged Alaska I reiterate my recommendations of last year as regards Alaska Some form of local self government should be provided as simple and inexpensive as possible It is impossible for the congress to devote the necessary time to all the little details of necessary Alaskan legislation Road building and railway building should be encouraged The governor of Alaska should be giv en an ample appropriation wherewith to organize a force to preserve the public peace Whisky selling to the natives should be made a felony The coal land laws should be changed so as to meet the peculiar needs of the territory This should be attended to at once for the present laws permit in dividuals to locate large areas of the public domain for speculative pur poses and cause an immense amount of trouble fraud and litigation There should be another judicial division es tablished As early as possible light houses and buoys should be establish ed as aids to navigation especially in and about Prince William sound and the survey of the coast completed There is need of liberal appropriations for lighting and buoying the southern coast and improving the aids to navi gation in southeastern Alaska One of the great industries of Alaska as of Puget sound and the Columbia is salmon fishing Gradually by reason of lack of proper laws this industry is being ruined It should now be tak en in charge and effectively protected by the United States government The courage and enterprise of the citizens of the far northwest in their projected Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposi tion to be held in 1909 should receive liberal encouragement This exposi tion is not sentimental in its concep tion but seeks to exploit the natural resources of Alaska and to promote the i commerce trade and industry of the Pacific states with their neighboring states and with our insular possessions and the neighboring countries of the Pacific The exposition asks no loan from the congress but seeks appropria tions for national exhilits and exhibits of the western dependencies of the I general government The state of Washington and the err of Fcattlo have Fhown the character western enterprise Li I irge for the conduct i f iio e c Mii in which other slates are ieidig generous as sistance Hsvci The rirriutc fttre ff tho ping W t the t vrin of the t has grctv r ilio oeitof passengers lclween Hawaii vzid the i mainla d UIors the ccg cr i pre pared by n vii v eonirgeit to secure proper facilities i the way of shipping Letveen IIii aid the liuuiuiwj 11 1 vi ll 1 IK iiiiJi laws should 1 o so fur ved as to I prevent Hawaii ruffering it is now suffering I again call yo r attention to the capital importance from every standpoint of making Pearl harbor available for the largest deep water vessels and of suitably fortifying the Island The secretary of war has gone to the Philippines On his return I shall sub mit to you his report on the Islands wwnww w wxm i 1 1 in Porto Rico Mining A bureau of mines should be created j be given the interior department to be thirteenth census The establishment of the permanent census bureau af fords the opportunity for a better cen sus than we have ever had but in or der to realize the full advantage of the permanent organization ample time must be given for preparation The Public Health There is a constantly growing inter- ULJ l nnfnwii in gain recommend that the rights of obeyed onir by the honest and disobey- unship be conferred upon the cd by the unscrupulous so as to net only as a penalty upon nonesi iih h Moreover no such law would hamper an unscrupulous man of unlimited 1 fr Wn under the control and direction of the I- - i 1 -- I ofllce There is a very radical secretary of the interior the bureau to i ihave power to collect statistics and 1 1 ukiku investigations 111 an iiiiuifra our taining to mining and particularly to the accidents and dangers of the In dustry If this cannot now be done at least additional appropriations should ure which would I believe work i substantial improvement In our sys tem of conducting a campaign al though I am well aware that It will take some time for people so to famil iarize themselves with such a proposal as to be willing to consider Its adop tion The need for collecting largo UOtU HH OIUUJ 1 11111W1IB VW11W fllwlt MTtlllfl Wllltvll if OIl lions for the prevention of fraudulent - e gress provided an improinumuii iimniug schemes for carrying on the- v 1 the proper and legitimate expense wuiK Il liiiiiipiiij uiu milling uiMiniin for of each of the great national parties an r methods of for studying minimizing appropriation ample enough to meet the accidents and dangers in the in- l 7 1 the necessity for thorough dnstry in short to ad in all proper J V t 1 tlon and machinery which requires a I ways the development of the mining 1 hen the I large expenditure of money industry l i 1 if KUpilUIUOll hllUMIU IJU llliiwi hi 11 I he Hermitage y recevinf tanpiKn funds from I strongly recommend to the con- j than thJ treasury shollhl atceIt IIlore to provide funds for keeping gress up u fixc1 amolIIlt from iny individual The Hermitage the home of Andrew the ami SIllSCrILr or lonoI necessary Jackson these funds to be used for rceirts and exnonditures through the existing Hermitage couid Without diiliculty be provided ciation for the preservation of a his- A NaI Gallery of Art- toric building which should ever be I dear to Americans I There should be a national gallery 1 r n e nvl iMlulioil in 10 ri nihil CitV Vicksburg Natonal Park Qf hIs coimtry Ths s miMrtsiIlt not I further recommend that a naval I lllerey to tlie artistie but to the ma monument be established in the Vicks 1 terIa AVcirire of ti country anil the burg National park This national tho are to e tOIIKnituiatel on park gives a unique opportunity for faet tmt the moveiueilt to establish commemorating the deeds of those gal- sueh a KIIey Is taking definite form hint men who fought on water no less muler Uje gMailce f the Smithsonian than of those who fought on land in lnstitution So far from there being the great civil Avar Tho Thirteenth Census Legislation should be enacted at the a tariff on works of art brought into the country their importation should be encouraged in every way There present session of tlie congress for the have been no sufiicient collections of objects of art by the government and what collections have been acquired are scattered and are generally placed in unsuitable and imperfectly lighted galleries BIOLOGICAL SURVEY est in tliis country in the question of I Its Great Work In Behalf of Our Agri the public health At last the public mind is awake to the fact that many diseases notably tuberculosis are na tional scourges The work of the state and city boards of health should be supplemented by a constantly cultural Interests The biological survey is quietly working for the good of our agricul tural interests and is an excellent ex ample of a government bureau which ing interest on the part of the national conducts original scientific research government The congress has already provided a bureau of public health and has provided for a hygienic laboratory the findings of which are of much practical utility For more than twen ty years it lias studied the food habits I There are other valuable hnvs relating of birds and mammals that are inju 1 to the public health connected with the various departments This whole branch of the government should bo strengthened and aided in every way Governmental Commissions I call attention to two government rious or benefioial to agriculture hor ticulture and forestry has distributed illustrated bulletins on the subject and has labored to secure legislative pro tection for the beneficial species The cotton boll weevil whif h lias recently nrornrnni1 llirw r ntfmi nt nf TcViis commissions which I have appointed and fe steadJI extomU ils is and which have already done excellent sad tQ cauS an annua Iogs of JlIjout woik xiie ihsl ut inusu nis iu uu Avitii the organization of the scientific work of the government which has growi in consequence 3000000 The biological survey has ascertained and given wide publicity to the fact that at least forty three n up wholly without plan and is mls of bins luis dcstrut so unwisely distributed t -- -e nvi rr m r liv vniitni lrio ttrMic 4Ii tlve insect It lias discovered that 1u V qf ty seven species of birds feed upon 1I1U111 UL 1LE UULXl 1 JU2L 1UI 111U JHJll of proper co ordination This commis sions chief object is to introduce a scale insects dreaded enemies of the fruit grower It has shown that wood- rirfl r m i clnsi In- 7octinvtn tin planned and orderly development and arvae Qf wood bori ilisect s Jinj sr operation in the place of the ill assort od and often ineffective grouping and methods of work which have prevail ed This cannot be done without leg islation nor would it be feasible to essential to tree life that it is doubtful if our forests could exist without them It has shown that cuckoos and orioles are tlie natural enemies of tlie leaf oitin ivitfrriillfirc flnctrnv mil deal in detail with so complex an ad- sha1r and fruit trees tliat our ministrative problem by specific pro visions of law I recommend that the president be given authority to concen trate related lines of work and reduce duplication by executive order through transfer and consolidation of lines of work and sparrows consume annually hun dreds of tons of seeds of noxious weeds that hawks and owls as a class excepting the few that kill poultry and game birds are markedly benefi cial spending their lives in catching I ffrocclinnnnrc irttrf oinl tlmr Tinctc The second committee that on do- 7i at that prey upon the products of u uuucuiu handry It has conducted field expert vestigate and eport upon the changes - - - needed to place the conduct of the ex ecutive force of the government on the most economical and effective ba sis in the light of the best modern business practice The committee has made very satisfactory progress An tiquated practices and bureaucratic ways have been abolished and a gen eral renovation of departmental meth ods has been inaugurated All that can be done by executive order has ments for the purpose of devising and perfecting simple methods for holding in check the hordes of destructive 1 dents rats mice rabbits gophers prairie dogs and ground squirrels I which annually destroy crops worth many millions of dollars and it has published practical directions for the destruction of wolves and coyotes on the stock ranges of the west resulting during the past year in an estimated saving of cattle and sheep valued at iuuuv uuuii or win oe uccompusueu 1 7 n n - - - ui mu I upward of a million dollars iuc tutu tucti 111 lue ucui iiiiuiu xilli work of the main committee and its several assistant committees has pro duced a wholesome awakening on the part of the great body of officers and It has inaugurated a system of in spection at the principal ports of en try on both Atlantic and Pacific coasts by means of which the introduction of lmvirmc mmnmols oI Tiwlc n tTT1 J2ITe teu thus keeping out the mongoose work In nearly and every department office there has been a careful self In spection for the purpose of remedying and certain birds which are as much to be dreaded as the previously intro duced English sparrow and the house any defects before they could be made rats and mJ Z 77 - CTU1C 71- XT I In the intercst of Panie Protection it tif Ttn 1- StUdyas -operated with local officials in of which they were en- state n the gaged and this study has resulted m to ote uniform islatIon n tbe WL eaicl their re- several states has rendered important Ispective ines of work There are rec J service in enforcing the feeiaI aw mmendations of special zmportance regnlatIns interstate traffic in game from the committee on the subject of an1 has shown ho protection personne and he classHicatxon of be made to a 8 f to the state a revenue amounting in rnn wr 1 T Le5 the case of Illinois to 312S000 m a 11 u lll HIICHIILFII LIJ SUUIlilL LO -T tiniiii iiiir the congress in the near future a spe cial message on those subjects CAMPAIGN EXPENSES y UIU5 OI1UII1U D Iuousnu I Under our fonn of government vot flng is not merely a right but a duty and moreover a fundamental and nec essary duty if a man is to be a good citizen It is well to provide that cor porations shall not contribute to presi dential or national campaigns and fur- the more to provide for the publication lof both contributions and expenditures There is however always danger In laws of this kind which from their very nature are difficult of enforce ment the danger being lest they be 1 - lhe biological survey has explored the faunas and floras of America with reference to the distribution of ani mals and plants It has defined and mapped the natural life areas areas in which by reason of prevailing Corporations Should Not Contribute and matic conditions certain kinds of 1 rri ciij i ri tiri i i mais i i and plants occur and has point ed out the adaptability of these areas to the cultivation of particular crops The results of these investigations are not only of high educational value but are worth each year to the progressive farmers of the country many times the cost of maintaining the survey which It may be added is exceedingly small I recommend to congress that this bu reau whoe usefulness is seriously handicapped by lack of funds be granted an appropriation in some de gree commensurate with the impor tance of th work it Is doing U