The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-21

Here the entrym swore that the claim wa.
dense tnat camera showed onl
Secretary of the Interior should be au-
thorlzcd. in his discretion, to accept the
REIMBURSEMENT to the United States of any
tract OF land within forest reserve GOV
cred by an unprotected bona tde claim
lawfully Initiated or by a patent, and to
grant to the owner in lieu thereof tract
Of unappropriated, vacant, surveyed. non-
Territory and of approximately equal area
and value as determined By an eXamina.
ton. report, and specific description ~
On the ground by officials OF the Govern
ment. When exchange under these condi-
ons earnGt be asas psa
auires that such lands should pass into
terior terror should be authorized to take the nee
essary proceedings as rapidly as the neces-
sary funds are provided,
r,. Iimher, a Ard ,'sas Stone tone fhaSt;bo ,a
peal OF the timber aud stone act In the
previous reports are renewed ana eihpha-
az ths aM NAVE
ened the belief of your Commission tlat on
the whole Its operation Is decidedly harm,
full. This law has been made the vehicle
for iunumerabls frauds, aud the Govern.
ment has lost and 10 still losing yearly vast
sums Of money through the sale OF vaiu-
Indirectly to large corporations, at price
far below their actual value. From the
Of hs afs sa9s 9r iss to seras saas
provisions, aud on last date 1,G'i claims
for 1,los.3su acres were pending; Many
transfers Of land patented under TINS law
are made immediately upon compisiion q
title, often on the same day, to individnals
and companies. In this way mononoiy OF
the timber supplies of the puhiic-an,d
states Is being created ,by systemat!e eol-
lusion. Under the existing rules and prao-
tices Of the courts 1t 10 difficult to prove
I,,stp In
fraud and 1t is therefore practically I'M
possible to secure conviction. Furthermore.
under bona hde compliance with lie actual
equally bad The Law itself is seriously de-
fective.
II has been urged in behalf of this act
bounty Of the Government by obtaining
tracts Of timber which they can afterwards
seems to show, on the contrary, that the
original entryinen rarely realize more than
ordinary wages for the time spent In max
Tha corporations which ultimately secure
title usually absorb by far the greater par
In "a sadi,ion to the direct loss to tins
Government from the sale Of the lands IA
below their real value, timber lands wnlcl
should have been preserved ior the o,, use = 9, o
and the DEVELOPMENT OF the country is re
tarded until : corporations which owl &
the timber see tit to cut IT. The The bona n nc, mo-
Der resources Of which have thus been al
oorbed, may be very seriously hampered b.
his inability to secure timber except fror
. foreign corporation. All Of the timbe
land has often passed beyond his reach
and the development of his farm may b
1etrrded and his expenses greatly Increase
hecauee he can no longer obtain the net
eIary supplies Of fuel. rails, posts, an
luRbef.
a. in the case Of other laws. instance
Of the beneficial operation of this act ma
te cited. but when 1t is considered froI
tie point Of view Of the general interest 9
tt public It becomes obvious that this la'
0h0Old be repealed.
Sale Of Thinker on the Public Land:
Necessity for the enactment Of la
authorizing the sale of timber nonr,
serve public land is becoming more ev
dent, and the recommendatio tions made l
the preceding report Of this Commissio
aare reiterated. For the best of til
nblic lands 1t Is absolutely essential I
- public timber for sale when needle
- = quantities necessiated BY the cor
r e sOwth OF prevailing industries
nSovl16 1hould be made for llmite
pA0A M14 ~ miners and actual sci
6ns1i isSnu1nAs ~r,bo,, vorolon 4,