Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-21

: IL is common knowledge through
out Alaska and the West generally
that the Morgan interests are allied
the same financial forces are allied
with the Guggenheim mining inter
ests and that the same FINANCIAL
forces are allied with the Hin
, railroad interests When Balm
ger was nominated and elected
! Mayor of Seattle. he was put forward
/ by the Hill political managers. os-
tensibly to put down certain local
evils, but really TO put the Hill forces
in control of local politics Ballinger
supported Levi Ankeny. the railroad
candidate who VIGOROUSLY bought his
seat in the United States Senate. An
important detail Ct Ballinger's record
to remember is his grant. as secre-
tary Ct the interior. of the railroad
right OF way along the Des Chutes
river in Oregon. Ballinger himself
was an incorporation Of the original
Des Chutes railroad, and was its vice
president and counsel. He is said
to have disposed Of his interest IN
this road to his partner at the time
of his recent appointment as secre-
tary Of the interior. In the confess
ion of S. A. ID. sPuter, king OF the
Oregon Land Fraud Ring. convicted
nv Heney. Puter charged that during
Ballingers short term as commission
err of the general land Office. North
ern Pacific land patents by the whole
sale were issued He also stated
that the general land Office, under the
Ballinger and bennett administration.
shut it's eyes to glazing land frauds
in Oregon.
As far back as August =, 1907
Special Agent Horace T. jones re-
ported to Richard A. Ballinger. COM
missioner Of the general land Office
From the talk of different attor-
neys and individuals interested mi
the Alaska coal nnds, | feel that ~
disposal Of the lands all tends to-
ward one direction, and that Is: the
Guggenheim companies. The papers
here in Portland, Oregon, are full OF
the news that the Guggenheims are
constructing railroads near katalla,
Alaska, for the purpose of taking out
the oil. minerals, etc, and there Is an
advertisement in the said papers for
. the employment of two thousand men
10 90 to Katalla. Alaska, and work
for the Guggenheims.' Katalla Isl
the location of the Cunningham
claims. Under date of December,
1907. Cunninghamis books show the
receipt of 81 1853 so, with this notation:
THE above sum was received from
, Daniel Guggenheim (head OF the
Guggenheim syndicate), in full for ex-
penses incurred on account of the ex-
animation of ccal lands on his &C
count
We have in former articles re-
ferred to the fact that Commissioner
Ballinger appeared before the house
committee on public lands and urged
the passage of the Gale bill. which
if nassed would have made the Gun
ningham claims legal. With Balm
ger there appeared one Donald Nc
Kenzie. Found among the papers IN
the possession of former Special Agent
n x Love. en- whose favorable re-
3ort Balinger sought to nave the
Cunningham claims patented, was incl
following statement in an unsigned
letter dated Juneau, Alaska, March
10. 1908, and addressed to Hon. oscar
Foote of Seattle: Il have Just re-
ceived a CODY of Mr.. Gales coal Dill
II seems all that Katalla interests
could possibly wish. In fact, MINK
il was drafted by Judge Mckenzie.
who with associates. have acquired
large holdings there. II seems to open
the whole proposition for corporate
holding. The papers say that ex-
Commissioner Ballinger urged before
the committe the same bill; whether
this dis true) or not. | dent know.
Mckenzie, like his namesake ana
prototype in the plcer story, is
weII-known Washington lobbyist ano
and old-time political supporter OF
Senator Piles Ct Washington. Balm
gers friend. is one Of the bene-
hciaries Ct a town-site Of two thous-
and acres on Cordova Bay. Alaska
the terminus OF the Guggenheif rail-
road. This town site was granted
through the efforts Of Senator Piles
Of Washington. by the Sixtieih con