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Show thus far fully acted on the recommendations of the executive, and the question ss to whst the executive Is to do Is under the circumstances full of to me thst It is the duty of congress now, by a statute, to validate .tbe withdrawals which hav bsen mads by the secretary of the Interior and the prealdent and to uae the secretary of the Interior temporar- n pending submit-aioily to wtthdraw larto concreas of i ecommendatlona as meet conditions or difficulty Special Message Is Sent to Congress by Presi- dent Urging Action by Lawmakers. CONTROL OF WATER POWER Recommends Leasing of Valuable, Privileges on Govern ment Domain to Private Interests Under Conditions That Would Prevent Monopoly Question of Fos-te- r in fl Soils'1 Most" Important-Reclama- tion and Irrigation of Arid Lands Also Treated Upon Preservation of Our Forests. Executive - Washington. The president trans- mltted to eorgress a special message, on the subject of the conservation of In the nation's natural resources. substance It was as follows. To the Senate and House of Representative. In my annual message 1 reserved the subject of the conservation of our national. resources for disposition in a special message, as follo-nsIn several depar.ment there la presented the necessity for legislation looking to the further conservation of our national resources, and the subject is one of such Importance as to require a more detailed and extended discussion than can be entered upon In this communication. For that reason I shall take an early opportunity to send a special message to congress on the subject of the Improvement of our waterways, upon the ' of arid, semlreclamation and - Slid and sivamp irrigation lands, upon the preset vation of our forests and the of suitable areas, upon the of the public domain with a view of separating from agricultural settlement mineral, coal and phosphate lands and Bites belonging to the government bordering, onjitreajrns suitable for the utlli- satlon of wrater power In 160 we had a public domain of 1 acres. We have now T31.35t.081 acres, confined largely to the mountain ranges and the arid and seml-arl- d plains. We have. In addition, 368,036,875 acres of land In Alaska. Disbursement of Public Lands. The public lands were, during the earliest administrations, treated as a national asset for the liquidation of the public debt and as a source of reward for our soldiers and sailors. Later on they were donated in largo amounts In aid of the construction of wagon roads and railways, in order to open up regions In the west then almost inaccessible. All the . principal land statutes were enacted more than a quarter of a century ago. The homestead act, the and culture act. the. coal land and the mining acta were among these. timber-- Fraudulent Titles The truth is that title to millions of acres of public lands was fraudulently obtained and- that the rlght td recover a large part of such lands for the government long since ceased by reason of statutes Of limitations There has developed in recent years a deep concern In the public mind respecting the preservation and proper use of our natural resources This has been particularly directed - toward tbs conservation of th9 resources of the public domain. A vast amount of discussion has appeared In the public prints in generalized form on this subject, but there has been little practical suggestion. It has been easy to say that the natural resources in fuel supply. In forests. In water power, and In other public utilities, must be saved from wests monopoly, and other abuses, and the general public is In accord with this proposition, as --they are with most truisms. The problem, however, is how to save and how to utilise, how to conserve and still develop, for no sans person can contend that It is for the com- - that nature's t only for unborn generations Noteworthy Reform. Among the 'most noteworthy reforms Initiated by my distinguished predecessor were the vigorous prosecution of land frauds and the bringing to public attention of the necessity for preserving the remaining public domain from further spoliation, for the maintenance and extension of our forest resources, and for the enactment of laws amending the obsolete statutes so as to retain governmental control over that part of the public domain In which there are valuable deposits of coat, of oil, and of phosphate, and. In addition thereto, to preserve control, under conditions favorable to the the streams In public, of the lands-alon- g oo-good which the fall of water can be made to generate power to be transmitted In the form of electricity many miles to the point of Its use, known as water power" sites. The present statutes, except so far as they dispose of the precious metals and ths purely agricultural lands, sre not adapted to carry out the modern view of the best dlsposltion-o- f public lands to private ownership, under conditions offering on the one hand sufficient Inducement to private capital to take them over for proper development. with restrictive conditions on ths other which shall secure to the public that character of control which will prevent a monopoly or misuse of the lands or their products The power of the secretary of the Interior to wl tori raw from tho operation of existing statutes tracts of land, the disposition of which under, such statutes would be detrimental t the publle Interests. Is not clear or satlifactoryrTbla power has been exercised In the Interest of tbs public, with the hop that congress might affirm the action of the executive by laws adapted to the new condhas not itions. Unfortunately-congre- ss It seems emergencies as they arise. Public Land Along Stream. With respect to the public land which lies along the streams offering opportunity to convert water power another Into transmissible electricity land Important phase of the- public valare question Is presented. There uable water power sites through all the public land states. The opinion la held that the transfer of sovereignty i ths federal governtnen t o t h e territorial governments as they become states. Included the water power in the rivers except so far aa that owned I do not by riparian proprietors think it necessary to go Into discussion of this somewhat mooted question of law. It seems to me sufficient to say that the man who owns and controls the land along the stream from which the power la to be converted and transmitted. owns land which Is Indispensable to the conversion and use of that power. I cannot conceive bow the power In streams flowing through public lands can be made available at all except by using the land Itself aa the site for the construction of the plant by which the power is generated and converted and securing a right. of. way thereover for transmission lines, Under these condition. If the government owns the adjacent land Indeed, if the government ) the riparian owrnr it may control the use of the water power bv Imposing proper conditions on the disposition of the land necessary In the creation and utilization of the water power- - - Value of Water Power. The development In electrical appliances for the conversion of the water power Into electricity to be transmitted long distances has progressed ao far that it la no longer problematical, but It is a certain Inference that In the future the power of the water falling In the streams to a large extent will take the place of natural fuels. In the disposition of the many water domain already granted, power sites have com under absolute one ownInto ownership. And may drift ership, so that all the water power under private ownership shall be a monopol). If, however, the water power sites now owned by the government and there are enough of them shall be disposed of to private persona for the Investment of their capital in such a way aa to prevent their union for purposes of monopoly with other water power sites, and under conditions that shall limit the rffcht of uae to not exceeding thirty years with renewal privileges and some equitable means of fixing terma of rental and with proper means for determining a reasonable graduated rental. It would seem entirely possible to prevent the absorption of these lands hy.a power monopoly,. As long ss ths government retains-contr- ol can and prevent their Improper union with other plants, competition must be maintained and prices. kept reasonable. Soils Must Be Conserved. Ia considering the conservation of the natural resources of the country, the feature that transcends all others. Including woods, waters, minerals, is the soil of the country. It Is Incumbent upon the government to foster by all available means the resources of the country that produce the food of the people. To this end the conservation of the soils tf the country should be cared for with all means at the government's disposal. Their productive powers should have ths attention of our sclentisto-toBO-may conserve the nsw soils, Improve the old soils, drain wet ditch soils, levee river overswamp soils, flow soils, grow trees on thin soils, pasture hillside soils, rotate crops on all soils, discover methods for cropping dry land soils, find grasses and legumes for all soils, feed grains and mill feeds on the farms where they originate, that the soils from which they com may be enriched. A work of ths utmost Importance to Inform and Instruct the public on this chief branch of the conservation of our re- -: sources la being carried on successfully in the department of agriculture; but It ought net to escape publle attention that state action In addition to that of the department. Of agriculture (as for Instance In the drainage of swamp lands) Is essential to the best treatment of the- soils in the manner, above indicated. The act by which. In semi arid parti of the public domain, ths area of the homestead has been enlarged from 160 to 320 acres has resulted most beneficially In the extension of dry farming" and In the demonstration which ha been madef of the possibility, through a variation In the character and mode of culture, of raising substantial crops without the presence of such a supply of water as most-ussfu- L -- has-bee- n- heretofore-thoug- to-- b ht mwk sary for agriculture No one can visit the far west and the lands withcountry of arid and seml-arl- d out being convinced that this Is one of the most Important methods of the con servatlon of our natural resources that ths government has entered upon. It would appear that over 30 projects have been undertaken, and that, a few of theae sre likely to be unsuccessful because of lack of water, or for other rea!h work which has sons, been done has been well done, and many have problems Important engineering been met and solved. Funds Inadequate for Servlet. One of the difficulties which has arisen is that too many projects In view of the available funds have been set on foot. The funds available under the reclamation statute are Inadequate to complete these projects within a reasonable time. And yet the projects hav been begun; settlers have been invited to take up and. In many In stances, have taken up. the public land within the projects, reiving upon their prompt completion. The failure to complete the projects for their benefit Is. In effect, a breach of faith and leave them In a most distressed con dttion I urge that the nation ought to afford the means to lift- - them out of the very desperate condition in which they now are. This condition does not Indicate any excessive waste or an i corruption on the part of the reclamation service. It desire only Indicates an to extend the benefit of reclamation to as ' many acres and as many states aa possible. 1 recommend, therefore., that authority b given to Issue, not exceeding 130.666.660 of bonds from time to time, ss the secretary of the Interior shall find It necessary, the proceeds to be applied to the completion oLth projects already begun and over-sealo- FOUND HIS SPHERE. IN LIFE lng him with small objects to represent different callings. Tbe Chinese always do thst with ;thelr first-borFattier NovstMsthod of Determin- sons. We pot A small be of pills tir stand for medicine, a prayer book for ing Profession That Hit Son Should Follow. the ministry, a pen for literature, a pencil for journalism, a gavel for law, A man whose only child la a boy of a key for science, a purse for banking, ten was telling some of his friends and so on. ."The youngster sat crowing In the how he had found the boya sphere midst of the things for a few minin life. When he was a baby of lx months," utes, and then leaned forward and he explained, we followed the old Chi- grabbed Ihe pencil. That he toyed nese custom of putting him on a rug with and then threw aside. Then he In the center of the floor and surround- - tussled with the prayer book. Even n X and the bone, their proper extenstoa. running ten yesrs or mors to b taken A e proceeds of returns to the up reclamation fund, which returns, a th yun go Qfi will liicrwt papidly la amount. New Law Requisite. small Respecting the comparatively on the publle domain not ttmtred areas Included in national forest because of their Isolation or their apectal valuets for agricultural pr mineral purposes. It virfrom the evil rezultinf by tue of the Imperfection of existing Taw for the disposition of timber lends that the act of June 1, 1873. should be repealed and a law enacted for the disposition , of the timber at public sale, the lands after the removal of the timber to be subject to appropriation under the agricultural or minoral land laws Whet I hav eald la really an epitome of the secretary of the recommendation of the Interior In respect te the future conservation, of Jhe public domain In hie given present annual report. He ha close attention to the problem of disposisuch condition land under tion of thee as to invite the private capital necessary to their development on the on hand, and the maintenance of the restriction MIXTURE. GOOD COUGH by-th- nple Home-Mad- Remedy That Is e Free from Opiates and Harm- ful Drug. -- n effective remedy that trill usu-- y break up a cold in twenty-fou- r urs. is easily made by mixing together in a large bottle two ouncea of of Virgin Oil Glycerine, a of Pine compound, pure and eight ounces of pure Whisky. Thia mixture will cur any cough that ia cur; ble, and ia not expeneive aa it makea eiough to last the average family an entire year. Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure la prepared only In the Isborarfories of the Leach Chemical O , Cincinnati, Or For Infanta Tha Kind You Hava half-ounc- e necessary to prevent monopoly an abuse from absolute ownership on the other. These recommendations are incorporated In bill he haa prepared, and they are at the disposition of the congress I earnestly recommend that all the suggestion uhich he has made with respect, to these lands shall be embodied In statutes and, already especially, that the withdrawal made shall be validated ao far a necesto the as doubt and that authority sary aecretary of the Interior to withdraw lands fee the purpose of submitting recommendations as to future disposition of them where new legislation Is needed shall be made complete and unquestioned. Disposition of Forest Reserves. The forest reserves of the United States, some 190,800,660 acre la extent, are under the control of the department of adequate, te agriculture, with authority them and to extend their growth preserve rfar as that may be practicable The Importance of the maintenance of our forests cannot be exaggerated The possibility of a scientific treatment of forest so that they shall be made to yield large return in timber without really reducing the supply has been demonstrated countries, and we should work toward the standard set by them as far their methods are applicable to our conditions Improvement of River. I come now to the Improvement of the He would be blind, Inland waterways. Indeed, who did not realize that the people of the far west, and es,iecially those of the Mississippi valley, have been aroused to the need there is for the Improvement of our inland waterways. The Mississippi river, with the Missouri on the one hand and the Ohio on the other, would teem to offer a great natural means of Interstate transportation and traffic. How far. it properly improved they would relieve the railroads or supplement them in respect to the bulkier and cheaper commodities Is a matter of conjecture No enterprise ought to def-be undertaken the cost ofwhlch Is not initely ascertained and the benefit and advantage of which are not known and assured by competent engineers and other authority. When, however, a project of a definite character for the Improvement of a waterway has been developed so that the plans have been drawn, the cost and tho traffic definitely estimated, wbteh will be accommodated is reasonably probable I think It is tho duty of congress to undertake the project and make provision therefor In the proper Appropriation bill. - On of the project which answer ths that of Introdescription I have given ducing dame Into the Ohio river from Pittsburg to Cairo, so as to maintain at all seasons of ' the year, by Black water, a depth of nine feet. Upward of eeVn of these dams hav already been constructed and six are under construction, while ths total required is 60. The remaining cost is known to be 863,000,06) It seems to me that In ths development of our inland waterways It would b wise to begin with this particular project and carry It through as rapidly aa may be. I assume from reliable Information that it can b constructed economically In ten years I recommend, therefore, that the public lands. In river and harmake bor bills, provision for continuing contracts to complete this improvement, and 1 shall recommend In the future. If it be necessary, that - bonds b Issued ts carry R through. What ha been said of the Ohlo rivef Is true In a less complete way of tbe Improvement of the upper Mississippi from 8t. Psul to Bt. Louis to a constant depth of six feet, and of the Missouri, from Kansas City to St. Louis to a constant to depth of six feet and from St. Louis Cairo of a depth of eight feet. ' These practical project, have been pronounced by competent board of army engineers, their cost has been estimated and there Is business which will follow the Im1 provement As these Improvements are being made, and the traffic encouraged by them shows' itself of sufficient Importance, the Im- ALCOHOL- -3 PER CEMT Variable Preparation for As Bears tho similating the Food and RegulatStomachs and Bowels of ing it iNTftnsf.cninfi Signature Not Narcotic Brsunurtram AWjw $4 LflywC sHx If. also Wmkrffttm fhvmr -- of-the In-ot- her -- Always Bought Promotes Digetlion, Cheerfulness and Rest .Contains neither Opium .Morphine nor Mineral DISAPPOINTMENT. BITTER Childretu Kind Lady It must be bard to find j liat you have inherited a taste for I beefsteak Pikes mum; Yes, erpecially j Sandy then yer find dat yer haven't inherit- - j td de beefsteak. i , . 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NrALrGalL Lake City, No. at Cairo. five IL An Ideal Present Cheap Rail Rate Necessary. a I am Jn'ortned that the investigation lamp-stakin- -- by the waterways commission In Europe shows that the existence of a waterway by ho means assures traffic unless there Is traffic adapted to water carriage at cheap rates at one end or the other of the stream. It also appears in Europe that the depth of the streams ts rarelv more than-sifeet, and never more than nine. But It Ts certain that enormous quantities of merchandise are transported over the rivers and canals In tWmany and France and England, and Itva also certain that the existence of such method of traffic materially affects the rates which the railroads charge, and It ta the best regulator of those rates that we have, not even excepting the regulation through the Interstate commerce commission For tills reason I hop that this congress will take such steps that It may be called the Inaugu rator of the new system of Inland water-wavFor reasons which It Is not necessary here to state, congress ha seen to an Investigation Into the Inorder (It terior department and the forest service of the agricultural department. The results of that investigation are not needed to determine the value of, and the necessity for. the new legislation which I have recommended In respect to the public lands and In respect to reclamation I earnestly urge that the measures be taken up and disposed of promptly without awaiting the Investigation which has been determined upon. govern--menta- l that failed to satiety him, and the pill box fell into his hands nexL That he kept; the reason, of course, was vl dent" By shaking it aooat he gained a little clicking sound that pleased him. "Now, of course, hell have to study medicine. We may let him dabble at tbe two other professions, journalism and the ministry, but well have to have an M. Dr attached to his name somehow.. So have the fates decreed.' , Drug Clerks Poorly Paid. Drug clerks In Norway get from 3'J to $336 a year. NO STROPPING t He didnt complain if you were little despond ent or irritable at times. Now be does. Hes the tame man. He didnt understand then. 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