The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-10
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investigation. Such an inquiry
may well produce a scandal Of
the first magnitude. involving
United States senators and
other men OF great official and
financial prominence.
Here in Helena, In fact
wherever power sites and grabs
are talked OF in this western
country, it is agreed that Tom
Carter and Jerry Collins are
smart men,
Thcro are two opinions about
plek hAllinrof' one Ia that nallin.
Ecr has been fooled.
Carter Ia a Republican United
states senator from Montana
cnlllna was tho United States
registrar OF lands al Helena under
Grover Cleveland. Now he Ia the
power tfuAta man
halllngcr was unltod States land
commissioner under Roosevelt and
Is now President raft'a secretary
OF the interior
All the countries NJ Europe aud
the Islands Of tho sea have Tor
years. aud some for centuries, con.
served the national land. water and
forests Ten years ago Canada put
Into effect comprehensive system
OF laws to protect timber and water
aud land II remained for Roose.
welt TO bring the American people
TO their asnaaa 10 regard 10 con.
sorsatlon OF timber, land and water
power. OF all tho beneficsnt &C.
tivlties Of the Roosevelt admins.
lration nothing stands out more
couspicuoualy than kooaeyelt's Dc.
tcFmined effort to conserve for the
people and their children the
enormous uhdcyeloped wealth Of the
groat west
Looks like Jeb.
Il remains 10 be seen whether
halllnrer deliberately attempted 70
destroy Roosevelt'a good work and
dld reopen Montana lands in the
especial interest ui hih friends, Car
ter, Collins and others. or whether
he simply did not realize the I'm.
portanee Of his acts. Of was be.
trayed by his friends. n remains
70 be shown why Senator Tom Car
ter did whA, h. fid However. this
may b stated positively; The
lands have been seized boldly
taken from the public and Rooae
yelt's midnight work during his last
hours Of offlca has. to this measure,
been und0ne.
WHO IS REspoNsiBlEf
The FINAL ANSWER MAY
CONE FROM PRESIDENT
TAFT.
The Amalgamaled Copper com
rany. with power sites secured
sincs Roosevelt ieft office. lie nov To
absolute possession Of tho Missouri
river from Three Forks, In south.
western Montana. to tho Aikali
plains west Of Great Falls This
river holds probably the most val.
liable water power sites In tho na
lion. These, all IN the hands Of
the trust. Eive 10 4 complete power
10 shut out competition for all time.
and force every home. farm and
factory within an area Of 1000
square miles 10 pay tribute 10 for.
NOR Senator W II Clark. the GnE
genhsims and their associates.
clnehed Monopoly.
On June II last thers vas filed
a, the United States land office a,
Bozsman. Mont. an entry on the
1855 acres Of land that cinched
The monopoly. This entry wAs
made for the United Missouri River
Power COMPANY. a Nov Jersey cor.
poration capitalized Al 1880 900
This corporation was promoted By
ex-senator Clark o. Montana. and
his associate, II. T. Hauser. 10 Wall
a., New York. who are tho leading
aplrita In Amaignmaied Copper
Like all New Jersey corporations. Il
has eternal life. II was organized
a. a merger OF the Missouri River
Power company and tho Helena
Power Transmission company.
II may merely be a coincidence
that this merEef company vas 10.
corp0rated in New Jersey al tho
time that the retirement Of Gar.
flcld Indicated a possibility OF the
breaking down Of the Roosevelt
conservation policy 10 Montana.
These entries were made BY
Jeremiah Collins. land aKen, for The
power trust, with offices Ia Wash.
ington and Helena, Much Of the
land was entered In tho name Of
Geo l. Ramsey. president Of the
United Bank A Trust company OF
Helena.
! inquired at tho United Bank
ne TO whether Ramsey would sell
any Of these lands
a Handy Name.
"0h. those lands do not belong
to Mr.. Ramsey replied Samuel
Nckenna. treasurer Of tho bank.
Mr.. Collins simply uses his name
for convenience. You will find