anaheim-gazette 1906-06-21

WASHINGTON LETTER [BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] Washington, D. C., June 11. It is more than likely that a general shake-up will soon take place in the department of agriculture as a result of the packing house exposures. The fact that the terrible conditions of filth and disease have been allowed to continue and grow for years right under the noses of the government inspectors is, in the eyes of the president, pretty good proof that the officials of the agricultural department, especially those in the bureau of animal industry at Chicago, are either woefully incompetent or negligent. In either event the president believes they are no longer fit to hold their positions. When the charges against the packers first came to the attention of the president, he requested the department to investigate, and the men appointed to do the work returned a report that everything was in the pink of condition in Packingtown. All was clean, sweet, sanitary and ideal, and there was absolutely no cause for a complaint of any kind to be made. The disclosures of Messrs. Neill and Reynolds were so greatly to the contrary, that the president felt that both the secretary of agriculture and himself had been imposed upon. Hence the prospect for a thorough shaking up in the bureau of animal industry. It has not been so long ago thoroughly overhauling too but according to the claim superintendent of public health the house is once again in need of attention. The draw on the various reception rooms been worn and made dingy public receptions through past season and new ones are. The ceilings of several rooms re-gilding and a coat or t-shirt. It will require $500 for the Blue room in order and put the East room in shape tin roof is to cost $3000 sum is to be expended in re-The walk on the east terrace year the appropriation for House was $53,000. This sum has been increased It is not always as easy toantage of Uncle Sam as simple may think. Secretary a party of officials made Jamestown, Virginia, to se for the monument to be on the government in commemoration of the first landing of the America. This is to be at the Jamestown exposition making a careful survey, location was found, but price was asked, the disc made that real estate had a most wonderful boom in it and if Uncle Sam w land he would have to open purse to get it. He has done so just yet, for the and committee came away choosing a location, and w no cause for a complaint of any kind to be made. The disclosures of Messrs. Neill and Reynolds were so greatly to the contrary, that the president felt that both the secretary of agriculture and himself had been imposed upon. Hence the prospect for a thorough shaking up in the bureau of animal industry. If the protests against the anti-pass provision in the railroad bill do not succeed in having this feature eliminated, it will not be the fault of the railroad employees throughout the country. To them is due the unusual sight presented in the senate one day last week when most every desk in the chamber was piled high with telegrams, some six thousand in number, all containing words of protest against the clause in the bill, which, if it was permitted to become a law, would cut off the privilege of railroad employees riding free. Senator Tillman commented upon the senate chamber being effectively painted "yellow" and he brought out the fact that the telegrams bore evidence of the possession of a good many telegraph franks in the country. In addition to the telegrams, there was a statement presented on behalf of the engineers, firemen and conductors and trainmen, saying that the messages on the desks of the different senators, represented 230,000 railway employees. It can well be imagined that the senators and their secretaries had a pretty busy day of it in reading all of the messages. Some time was saved by having the telegraph companies deliver the messages without placing them in envelopes. While President Roosevelt was passing Mount Vernon, the tomb of Washington, in the Mayflower recently, he noticed the ship's company take position, the marines line up the ship's bell toll, the national making a careful survey, location was found, but price was asked, the disclosure made that real estate had a most wonderful boom in city and if Uncle Sam would have to open purse to get it. He has done so just yet, for the committee came away choosing a location, and with Jamestown's boom days tearing at the spirit of the nation wanes a trifle in the inhabitants. GRAZING ON PUBLIC Permit System Now Improves Pastural Now that the government policy is in successful operation the national forest resource question has arisen whether or some similar policy may applied to the open public. The policy of the forest not to hold the reserves but to secure their fullest permanent use. To this effected proper restriction mitted. Happily, these have thus far met with great proval. From the first, the imposition of regulations toditions has been recognizing occasioning needless stockmen have been more emergencies demanding tion have been promptly. When a new reserve has claimed all stock grazing allowed to remain during year; if afterwards, this found to be too great sources of the range, it reduced. Stockmen arefecting a satisfactory dis While President Roosevelt was passing Mount Vernon, the tomb of Washington, in the Mayflower recently, he noticed the ship's company take position, the marines line up, the ship's bell toll, the national colors dip, and a bugle sound taps. He learned upon inquiry that while every naval vessel did these things while passing Mount Vernon, there was no requirement in the regulations to that effect. At his instance, the secretary of war issued an order amending the regulations so as to make this patriotic tribute mandatory. The pilots of the Potomac river boats have kept this custom alive for a hundred years, and it was one of the features of the trip to Mount Vernon that most of all impressed the distinguished guests of the nation, Prince Henry, Prince Louis, and the officers of the French fleet recently at Annapolis. In order to remodel the White House and improve the grounds and maintain both throughout the year, an appropriation has been made of $113,000. With the exception of the year 1903, when the mansion was reconstructed, this is the largest amount ever requested for the president's home in all its history. It emergencies demanding emergency have been promptly handled. When a new reserve has claimed all stock grazing allowed to remain during year; if, afterwards, this found to be too great sources of the range, it reduced. Stockmen are affecting a satisfactory distribution their stock upon the rainy securing from it the moor and permanent use. Some owners living in the vicinity reserves are given such power to allotment of grazing as will protect their interests occupants of the range and owning improved lands also preferred. The right owners based upon the rule of the past are recognizing ductions in the number of are required only when they protect the range or graze of bona fide settlers. Necessary range divisions owners of different kinds made, and controversies sheepmen and cattlemen ended. When necessary struction of drift or division is also allowed, provided fenced is not greater than of the stock owner. Outside the forest ever, is an area of published at 400,000,000 acres no present value except purposes. On this land... been so long ago that a large overhauling took place, leading to the claims of the resident of public buildings, he is once again in urgent attention. The draperies in numerous reception rooms have been made dingy by the receptions throughout the town and new ones are needed. Kings of several rooms need rug and a coat or two of oil it will require $5000 to put room in order and $9200 to East room in shape. A new fee to cost $3000 and a big bill be expended in re-building on the east terrace. Last appropriation for the White was $53,000. This year that fee has been increased by $60,000. not always as easy to take ad-venience of Uncle Sam as some people think. Secretary Taft and officials made a trip to town, Virginia, to select a site monument to be erected by government in commemoration of first landing of the English in. This is to be unveiled atamestown exposition. After a careful survey, a suitable plot was found, but when the ask was asked, the discovery was that real estate had taken on wonderful boom in that vicinity. If Uncle Sam wanted any would have to open wide his get it. He has decided not just yet, for the secretary committee came away without a location, and will wait for wholly unrestrained by law. Commercial interests, great and small, have competed for its use, and the result has been abuse of the range. Millions of acres have been recklessly overgrazed and practically ruined. In his last annual message the president says: "It is probable that the present grazing value of the open public range is scarcely more than half what it once was or what it might easily be again under careful regulation." Some stockmen have, to the exclusion of others, possessed themselves of the strategic positions—that is, the lands controlling the streams, springs and other watering places, and by this means have secured temporary control of the adjoining grazing lands. Charges of fraudulent entry have led to litigation. Great areas have been illegally fenced. Again, stock owners, notably sheep and cattle men, have defended their conflicting claims by force of arms, causing serious loss of property and even of life. Obviously such conditions should be corrected by law. The remedy would seem to be to apply to the open public range the regulations already governing the forest reserves. This conclusion is strengthened not only by the success attending the forest-reserve policy, but also by the effect of fencing the public grazing lands. Though illegal, this fencing has in most cases greatly improved the conditions of the area closed. Care, however, should be taken to avoid the application of sweeping and ironclad regulations to an area so vast and to conditions so different. The investigations of A careful survey, a suitable was found, but when the asked, the discovery was that real estate had taken on wonderful boom in that vicin- if Uncle Sam wanted any would have to open wide his get it. He has decided not just yet, for the secretary committee came away without a location, and will wait for Dawn's boom days to pass over spirit of the national exhibitions a trifle in the breasts of inhabitants. ING ON PUBLIC LANDS. It System Now in Force improves Pasturage. that the government grazing is in successful operation on national forest reserves, the has arisen whether the same similar policy might not be to the open public range. Policy of the forest service is hold the reserves out of use, secure their fullest and most recent use. To this end, grazing proper restrictions is per-Happily, these restrictions us far met with general ap- in the first, the importance of the regulations to local con- has been recognized. Rules ning needless hardship to often have been modified, andancies demanding instant ac- ve been promptly met. In a new reserve has been pro- all stock grazing upon it is to remain during the first afterwards, this number is to be too great for the re- of the range, it is gradually d. Stockmen are aided in ef- a satisfactory distribution of stock upon the range and in ened not only by the success attending the forest-reserve policy, but also by the effect of fencing the public grazing lands. Though illegal, this fencing has in most cases greatly improved the conditions of the area inclosed. Care, however, should be taken to avoid the application of sweeping and ironclad regulations to an area so vast and to conditions so different. The investigations of the public lands commission show that immediate application of any inflexible rule to all grazing lands alike, regardless of local conditions, or grazing values, would be disastrous, and that improvement must be sought through the gradual introduction into each locality of such form of control as is specifically suited to it. In his message, already referred to, the president says: “The best used of the public grazing land requires the careful examination and classification of these lands in order to give each settler land enough to support his family and no more. While this work is being done, and until the lands are settled, the government should take control of the open range, under reasonable regulations suited to local needs, following the general policy already in successful operation on the forest reserves.” Should the policy thus suggested be established by law great good would undoubtedly result. The forest service has devised systems of tree planting for the river banks, the sand covered and deeply eroded lands. The object of the first is to prevent washing of the banks, to protect the whole area from the full force of the floods and in time of overflow to check the tendency to cut new channels. The last two systems are for ultimately reclaiming the destroyed lands and making them productive. 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