The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-09
(From Golfers Weekly of Noverber 1877
BY i. II. CLAWS.

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division div In September 1909 was summary removed from
secretary OF the interior by authorization the president
of president to Mr. Balnger I believe that my
removal was unfair believe the presidents letter gevousy
me which never had the opportunity The
nation Withheld by IVY me po am Conscious @ 0t know s S % any @ un f %
injustice Nevertheless should
ment of the matter it still possible the
the land office may in the future fraudulent claim
lne hope at my statement will help to arouse public
sverted is what aetuates This statement will simply give
S facts .n and leave to the of who read whether or not
the land office has been Jealous in the public service
The coal lands of Alaska
to over They are the future coal supply of the
ate individuals means great weaa monopoly of them would be
On November 12 1906, all
coal lands in Alaska from public entry but previous time
(neary the whole the attempts pre-
vent by limiting the amount of each
claim and providing that each claimant
T m own b % h ana ior his own use This law has been inter
ang in coal lands before entether by
these 500 claims to Alaska
cunninsham sroup-the majority are fraudulent
that the land office ordered the Cunningham claims
were under uspcion that while office Commissioners
shortly esgning from office he became
attorney for the Cunningham and Alaska
decision which fraudulent Alaska
claims every point was obtained
Attorney been for Mr.
wckers'am's decision
gone to patent assert that in the spring
flee urged to early trial of these
When appealed to secretary Bainger for b m
ered his department agriculture
evened was superseded in the charge of the
postponement granted Immediately
missed from the service for characterization
president has seen fit to raise broader sues than those
contained Inc in my report rep In view Of this fact shall in this
did
not Immediately concern the Cunningham
The first official communication to office which
suggested that fraudu
June 1907 Special by Mr.
Fred Denns first assistant of the land
instructed by Mr. Ballnger make the preliminary
"by August O. 1907
Love made favorable the
My first connection with fall of
that some or all of the coal claims not bona de My
an on the ground that Mr. sans Pdn %ms
had told some of the claimants to make
WHAT THEY HAD TO MEET but that this
December 1907 1 called to washington and
explained to Mr. Ballnger then land commissioner,
also stated that the these
did not Mr.
Bainger he many of the claimants but
that was authorized to ahead and investigate all
in charge of the Investigation of all of the Alaska
candidate for United
oo n s At
discussed by Bainger. days
ward Mr. bennett,
Of the whole field
approved for the
telegram, signed R A Balnger in
directing him to forward the which
in issuing Cunningham Again on
January H. 1908 telegram sent signed with Balngers
to Love- asking him whether
telegaphed the pats The
velope of this telegram in the land office
Carr o. K Carr" Carr then
i
49, 1908 Cunningham, agent the claimants
N he
"The commissioner Nir Bainger) has furnished
between the various
Up everything approved each de-
partment chief through
failure to receive pas according Ballingers
IL the Cunningham claims had then patent
of according ex
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