Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-08-10
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the islands of the sea have fol-
years and some for centuries, con
served the national land, water and
forests Ten years ago Canada put
into effect q comprehensive system
OF laws TO protect timber and water
and land. IL remained for Roosevelt
to bring the American people to their
senses In regard to conservation OF
timber land and water power. OF
all the benefcent activities of the
Roosevelt administration nothing
stands out more conspicuously than
Roosevelt's determinated effort TO
conserve for the people and their
children the enormous undeveloped
wealth OF the great west
Il remains to be seen whether Bal
linger deliberately attempted to des-
troy Roosevelt's good work and did
reopen Montana lands In the espe-
cial interests OF his friends, Carter,
Collins and others, or whether he
simply did not realize the Import
ance OF his acts, or was betrayed by
his friends. IL remains to be shown
why Senator Tom Carter did what
he did. However. this may be
stated positively:
The lands have been seized-bold-
ly taken from the public-and
Roosevelts midnight work during
his last hours of Office has, to this
measure, been undone.
Who 10 responsible7 The final
answer may come from President
Taft.
The Amalgamated Copper com
pany with power sites secured since
Roosevelt left ofice is now in abso-
lutte possession OF the Missouri river
from Three Forks In southern Mon
tana TO the alkali plains west OF
Great Falls. This river holds prob
ably the most valuable water power
sites In the nation. These, all In the
hands OF the trust. give 10 II COM
plete power to shut out competi-
tion for all time, and force every
home, farm and factory within an
area OF 1000 square miles to pay
tribute TO formed Senator w A.
Clark, the Guggenheims and their
associates
On June / last there was filed at
the United States land Office at Boze-
man, Mont, an entry on the 15,S6S
acres OF land that cinched the mo-
nopoly. This entry was made for
the United Missouri River Power
company, n New Jersey corporation
capitalized at S10,25O.O00. This
corporation was promoted by eX-
Senator w A. Clark of Montana and
his associates, H. T. Hanser, 40 Wall
street. New York. who are the lead
Ing spirits In Amalgamated Copper.
Like all New Jersey corporations,
q has eternal life. 10 was organized
as merger OF the Missouri River
Power company and the Helena Pow
er Transmission company.
IL may b, merely n coincidence |
nat this merger company was In
In New Jersey at the |
time that the retirement OF Garfield |
indicated n possibility OF the break
ing down OF the Roosevelt eorserva- |
tlon policy I'm Montana
These entries were made by Jere- !
miah Collins land agent OF the pow
en- trust. with Offices I'm Washington
and Helena Much OF the land was
entered I'm the name OF George l.,
Ramsey. president OF the United
Bank and Trust company OF Helena.
inquired az the United Bank
as TO whether Ramsey would sell
any of these lands
oh these lands do not belong
TO Mr. Ramsey" replied Samuel Me-
K'nna, treasurer of the bank 'Mr,
C'llins simply uses his name for
You will find many
entries in Mr. Ramsey's name, but
ne ha no interest In them"
Besides using the names OF Ram-
sey Collins also masked his opera
tions hch nd two corporations of his
own, known a tho Riverside Land
and Livestock company and the Col
Fms Land company. Op rating
through these various agencies Col
Inns was able 20 hny up such power
site as had already fallen into pri-
Nate hands, and 10 seize those re-
naming In government ownership.
The other branch OF the power
trust In Montana Is the group cen
terlng In the General Electric COM
pauy The General Electric controls
all the power sites In Montana on
the Jcn 'rson Gallatin and Madison
~ivcr' BY agreement the General
Electric took this and left the head
waters of the Missouri for the Anal
crowd, Together they form
the power trust
but after all there is perhaps only
one thing that Helena wonders at.
That Is, why IL was that, though
Pres dent Taft warned Ballinger on
April 80, some OF the Montana lands
were not withdrawn until as late as
June 26 and Collins got what the
trust needed on June III