The Washington times., 1906-10-10
Coal Lands Withdrawn

--SHe Iil,trfS OF Lle situation are Uu-
deTstood 20 be slated for attention later
~ connection with the Interstate Com
mission S series of Investigations under
-he Illlman-GllespIe resolution, IareeIv
rs "a result, it i= supposed, of these reyr-
."uonS, the President has issued an or
der withdrawing coal lands of The public
domain from entry. But it is pointed
out that much more drastic measures
lhan this are necessary. TO set aside
.le patents fradulenJIy obtained. for
Millions and millions of acres Of mineral
ands, is one of the duties recurring at
-eAuon- To make some fuudaueDrsI
-eutsanlZaU or The land laws So
thal the iaId-gTaDI railroads may have
-'tgtf EI+Is on the whole public land sit
.4loA broken. Is another. Those who
nave looked into conditions along the
mon racine say that until this is done
mere WI Dee small chance of really
'el~gLlEs the situation as it involves
---e west luel supply. Some iliustra-
tous OF the things which are done. un-
utr present laws. Will SHOW The need
ot changing the statutes.
Every alternate section for twenty
miles on either side of the Union Pacific
belongs 10 That system S land grant.
MS ID as I The black squared on a
CHcckeT1odrd belong 20 the road and
tHe ied 10 lae GoVcTnment, subject To
S-ANr mere are almost no country
roads through this region. and the rail-
road company, being extremely uu-
friendly 20 private development Of min
eral resources. easily finds ways 90 pre-
vent anybody else getting access 10
The lands it does not own To get ro
Ihefu IL is necessary TO TrrsDaSs on the
railroad laudsi ana that sort of thing is
promptly visited with the heavy dis
pleasure OF the corporation. I'm one
case, pTfL.- owner came into DOS
session OF TWO manifestations which
CuTncTtG on each other. The two seq
lions which met al this corner belonged
10 Una railroad company. The private
owner tried To run a tunnel across the
corners, To connect his two tracts. and
ne was promptly warned of his Tres
pass or Few feet upon the railroad
lands ana compelled 10 desist He could
up the effort So far as concerned estab-
IshlnS any communication between
them, his two tracts. although thfv
touched, might as wei have been 400
Ilii-y7 Il-i- :. l,aIt- iAaI sort OF Interference
Win development OF private holdings Is
experienced everywhere. ID cr0us oilt
~ tAr making OF rates also.
me greatest ingenuity has been de
voted 20 Jle development of devices for
lnoHopoiZing the Heuedts OF the public
domain for the railroad and its subsi-
oary companies
MOnOpoliziRg Coal Lands.
The Union Pacific owns the 5000 000
capital of the Union Pacific Coal Com
pany. 20 which in recent years the coal
business OF the road has been largely
turned over. A director OF the Union
Pacihc holds the stock of the Superior
Coal Company. which also has big hold
ings The railroad and the two coal
companies. it'is charged work togetb-
er in most complete system for get
ting and holding the coal lands. and con-
trolling their development Nobody is
willing 20 estimate the millions Of
acres ot which the Government has
Deen deIrauded by various methods.
4 deal OF criticism has been aimed,
ln lnis connection, against the Depart
meuJ Of the interior for its failure 10
protect the puyiic domain. The depart
mtul has various agents through the
public land country. hut they accom-
p.lsa ltIue, and the success OF Com
missioner ProuIy uH his recent invas-
tletllon was "a revelation To some of
tAeIl. IheN are largely ameuabie TO
local political IuuuaAles for their au-
lIueutS, auu these local political in
uueuccs are declared to trace fairly un
H 20 l&.e & iltHdfs ihrn- 2i the railroad. ID.
-. titIN, president of the Union Pacific
Coal Company is brother of Senator
q d. Clark senator from Wyoming
since 1895 and elected 10 serve tim lgl.
CommfSs .oueT Richards, OF the General
land eHlcr, is former governor OF
Wyoming.
Cyrus Beard e. iuJc- uI the supreme
court OF Wyoming. OD the stand JeSu-
fled to using 5000 of money provided
for him bE Jhe railroad company. in
entering lands which he afterWard re-
lnQUizhed 20 he railroad interests, set
ting S-00 FOR his trouble. Others didn't
get Su much, ha-tcuders and gamblers
got aS low us S3 and So ioT the use OF
their NAMES in entering property which
they afterward turned over 20 these
goal companies. iE these methods the
law s provision that company or ass
q ilu9n may nor secure more than
Eour quarter-seCti0us hes been nulIi-