The boundaries of the national forest reserves unavoidably include certain valuable timber lands not owned by the govern...
The money value of the national forests now reserved for the use and benefit of the people exceeds considerably the sum ...
Temporary accommodation, even if only such as soldiers use when camped in the field, should have been provided.
Everywhere are to be seen the drainage ditches which in removing the water have removed the breeding places of the mosqu...
Actual--not constructive--living at home on the land for three years should be required before commutation.
Many of the existing laws affecting rights of way and privileges on public lands and reservations are illogical and unfa...
There is but one way by which the fraudulent acquisition of these lands can be definitely stopped.
The present coal law limiting the individual entry to 160 acres puts a premium on fraud.
I also saw and had long talks with two deputations--one of machinists and one representing the railway men of the dirt t...
The first great problem to be solved, upon the solution of which the success of the rest of the work depended, was the p...
I am gravely concerned at the extremely unsatisfactory condition of the public land laws and at the prevalence of fraud ...
The Isthmus had been a by-word for deadly unhealthfulness.
The situation on the open government range is strikingly different.
Many of the buildings they put up were excellent and are still in use.
I found the conditions perfect.
All the patients that I saw, with one or two exceptions, were laborers or other employees on the canal works and railway...
This country has never made a better investment than the $40,000,000 which it paid to the French Company for work and be...
In conclusion let me express my admiration for the work done by the Congress.
