Seventeen million acres of forest lands have been added to the forest reserves of the United States by proclamations issued by President Roosevelt, made public a few days ago.
Active and extensive work of preparation is being done by the Committee of Arangements for the National Peace Congress to be held in New York in April, which will be the greatest national demonstration in behalf of international arbitration and peace which this country has ever seen.
In a letter to the Consumers League, at a recent meeting in New York, President Roosevelt, in commenting on the question of child labor, says: "You are doing a work that should appeal peculiarly to every good citizen, for those you befriend are greatly in need of friends and are not powerful enough to stand up for themselves.
Governor Woodruff, in a special message to the Connecticut Legislature, recommends that the powers of the Railroad Commissioners over be increased so that they can have supervision over the telephone business of that State.
The Interstate Commerce Commission, which has just transmitted to Congress its first report on its investigation on discriminations and monopolies, concludes with these recommendations for legislative action:
The car pool voluntarily organized by Western roads, says the New York Commercial, and with which the Erie, Pennsylvania System and New York Central lines have since allied themselves, has been christened the American Railway Clearing House, in place of the original title, Car Efficiency Bureau.
Special Agent Clark, in a letter from Japan dealing with the rapid development of that country, points out that the Japanese Government is striving to encourage the establishment of all necessary manufactures in order that the nation may be practically independent.
The Commission which for six months has been studying postal conditions, giving hearings in New York and Washington, will ask Congress for authority to conduct a far broader investigation and in the mean time will positively reject the recommendation of Third Assistant Postmaster General Madden that the rate on second-class matter be raised to four cents a pound.
According to the testimony of the Standard Oil Company's own witnesses, just given in the suit brought by Missouri against the trust for violations of the anti-monopoly laws of the State, Attorney General Herbert S.
