Compulsory investigation in labor disputes urged by national leader
A national leader argues for machinery to compel investigation of major industrial controversies. He highlights the 1907 telegraph strike as proof of the need, cites the 1808 act creating a mediation board, and warns that future progress relies on honest laws, public opinion, and strong labor and capital regulation. He stresses employment of women and children, education for industrial trades, and preserving farming alongside urban growth.
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Boards of Trade
Chambers of Commerce
Interstate Emmerce Commission
Commissoner of Labor
Board of Mediation
Rember
Congress
District of Columbia
Territories
Pulic
Wien
Department of Agriculture
Post Office Department
United States
Government aims to boost farming through cooperation and waterways
The speaker urges joint action by the Department of Agriculture, state governments, and farmer associations to raise farm life and output. Emphasis on grain inspection, inland waterways development from the Mississippi to the Great Lakes, irrigation expansion, and reform of public land laws to aid homemakers and curb land theft and overgrazing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Congress
Mississippi
Columbia
Pacific
Atlantic
Gulf
Great Lakes
Inland Waterways Commission
Interior Department
Department of Justice
Department of the Interior
Forest Preservation Urged To Prevent Timber Famine
The author warns that as mineral resources decline a coming timber famine will strike households nationwide. He argues forests must be managed for sustainable harvests, preserving Appalachian and White Mountain lands as national assets and curb wasteful lumbering by public opinion and big companies.
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White Mountains
Alleghanies
Rockies
Sierras
United States
Appalachian
White Mountain
Ocean
Repeal Wood Pulp Duty and Mineral Lands Policy
The proposal calls for eliminating all tariffs on forestry products grown domestically with notice to industry. It also urges no export tax on Canadian pulp wood if possible. It argues for federal ownership or strict leasing of coal oil and gas fields to prevent price gouging and ensure public utility, while criticizing current overly strict mining limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Indian Territory
Congress
Panama Canal progress and leadership changes in 1907
The article details the reshuffle of Panama Canal leadership as of April 1 with Goethals as chairman and chief engineer, notes record clay and rock excavation through August to October, and highlights rainfall impacts and rising output. It also covers foundations for locks, bids for contracting, government-led work efficiency, and a push for a 120 foot wide lock design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
John F. Stevens
George W. Goethals
Corps of Engineers
United States Army
D. D. Gaillard
William L. Sibert
H. H. Rousseau
United States Navy
Blackburn
W. C. Gorgas
Jackson Smith
Culebra
Canal
United States
Gatun
Secretary of War
Alfred Noble
Frederic P. Stearns
John R. Freeman
Pacific
Isthmus
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Hild
Inland Waterways
Great Plains
Gulf States
Beriots
Wilerwayrs
Develohe
Connell
Public Lands
Reclamation Service
Middle West
Mountains
Pacific Slope
Public Lands Commission
Gange
Mineral Lands
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