The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-10
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II lO1n a5O 0aOst
Copper company, owned by Sena.
tor Guggenheim and Brothers, to-
gether with the General Electric
company, had swallowed thous.
ands OF acres of these important
Montana lands, holding power
sites of untold wealth.
Matter for Investigation.
The relation of the dates OF
strenuous transactions in which
the government and the trusts
agents figure are being urged as
proper matter for an official In
|vestigation. Such an inquiry may
we'll produce a scandal of the
first magnitude, involving United
States senators and other men of
great official and financial promi-
|nenee.
Here in Helena, in fact where
ever power sites and grabs are
talked of in this western country,
1t is agreed that Tom Carter and
Jerry Collins are smart" men.
There are two opinions about
Dick Ballinger: one is that Bal
linger has been fooled.
Carter is a republican United
States senator from Montana.
Collins was the United States
registrar of lands at Helena un-
der Grover Cleveland. Now he is
the power trusts man.
Ballinger was United States
land commissioner under .Roose-
welt, and is now President Taft's
secretary of the interior.
All the countries of Europe and
the islands of the sea have. for
years and some for centuries, con-
served the national land, water
and forests. Ten years ago Can
ada put into effect comprehen-
sive system of laws to protect
timber and water and land. 1t re-
manned for Roosevelt to bring the
American people to their senses in
regard to conservation of timber,
land and water power. OF all the
beneficent activities of the Roose-
welt administration nothing stands
out more conspicuously than
determined effort to
conserve for the people and their
children the enormous undevelop-
ed wealth of the great west.
Was Ballinger Betrayed?
1t remains to be seen whether
deliberately attempted
to destroy Roosevelt's good work
and did reopen Montana lands in
the especial interests Of his
friends, Carter, Collins and others,
or whether he simply did not real
ize the Importance of his acts, or
was betrayed by his friends. 1t re-
mains to be shown why Senator
Tom Carter did what he did. How
ever, this may be stated positive
ly: The lands have been seized
boldly taken from the public-and
midnight work during
his last hours of office has, to this
been undone.
Who is responsible? The final
answer may come from President
Taft.
Clark Gets His Share.
The Amalgamated Copper Co.,
with power sites secured since
Roosevelt left office, is now in alb
solute possession of the Missouri
river from Three Forks, in south
western Montana, to the alkali
plains west of Great. Falls. This
river holds probably the most val
liable water power sites in the ma
ton. These, all in the hands of
the trust, give to 1t complete pow
er to shut out competition for all
lime, and force every home, farm
and factory within an area of
1000 square miles to pay tribute
TO former Senator w. H. Clark,
the Guggenheims and their as
sociates.
How Grab Was Worked.
On June IL last there was filed
at the United States land office at
Bozeman, Montana, an entry on
the 1858 acres of land that
clinched the monopoly. This entry
was made for the United Missouri
River Power Co., New Jersey
capitalized at $10,-
100000. This corporation was
promoted by ex-senator Clark of
and his associate, H. T.
Hauser, 40 Wall ST., New York,
who are the leading spirits in
Copper. Like all
New Jersey corporations, it has
eternal life. 1t was organized as
a merger of the Missouri River
Power Co., and the Helena Power
Transmission Co.
It may be merely be coinci-
ience that this merger company
was incorporated in New Jersey
at the time that the retirement of
indicated possibility of
the breaking down of the Roose-
Welt conservation policy in Mon
tana.
These entries we're made by
jeremiah Collins, land agent for
the power trust, with offices in
Washington and Helena. Much of
the land was entered In the name
of Geo. l.. Ramsey, president of
the United Bank & Trust Co. OF
Helena.