The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-29
At TER THE
OIL LANDS
Pinchot Offers Suggest
ion to the Mining
Congress

Los Angeles. Sept 29.-The sched-
ulc OF the American Mining congress
was thrown out of gear today by the
resolutions committee, That body.
after a session that lasted all yester-
day and most OF last night. was un-
able UP TO noon 10 report on the nu-
merous resolutions relating TO the
conservation policy of Clifford Pin
Chot The morning session, therefore,
was devoted to the programs set for
later dato. The principal feature OF
the meeting was the introduction of
a resolution by Thomas E. GIbbon of
Los Angeles, appealing to President
Taft to take immediate action looking
TO the recovery by the government OF
the oil lands In California. now held
by the Southern Pacific railway com
pany.
Mr., Plnchot, in his address before
the congress Monday night won his
greatest measure OF applause by sug-
gesting such action against the rail-
road
Mr.. Glbbon expressed ardent sup
port OF the "Pinchot theories" and the
resolution seeks to carry out the sug-
Sestion of the former forester
The oil lands now held bv the
Southern Pacific are valued at more
than S50.000.000, it is asserted. and
Mr., Gibbon quotes the patent granted
by the government to the railroad,
which cXcepts all mineral lands but
coal and iron. as ground for the pro.
posed federal proceedings for for
feiture.
Tho oo,nn,ittoo an ,Io,i.o ,o,.
submitted report, protesting against
the long-distance interference by
Washington In the affairs of Alaska.
1t advocates home rule and the
opening of the Alaskan coal fields.
Thorough investigation. the re-
port added, will reveal that there has
been good faith as we'll as bad, bona
llde entries as we'll as corruption. Tho
good faith and honest entries should
be rewarded"
a surprising discovery. the report
continued. was that the interests
most frequently charged with fraud.
were the most insistent supporters of
the proposed leasing system to which
the committee voiced opposition 1t
declared that the leasing system in
the coal fields would amount TO con-
fscation OF the monopoly of the coal
fields by the big interests.
The report insists upon the imme-
diate opening OF the coal fields to sup
ply fuel TO the Pacific coast and the
American navy.
Los Angeles, Sept 29.-Thc resolu-
tlons committee OF the American Min
ing congress demonstrated today that
II had accepted the advice of Clifford
Pinchot 10 get into the van OF the
conservation movement. although 1t
differed widely with him In some
matters. and Its declaration OF con
servatlon principles, as embodied In
Its adopted resolutions. recognized
states rights and demanded free-for-
all entry upon the public domain.
George Dorsey Of Utah. chairman of
the resolutions committee, in present
ing the report, declared that. il adopt
ed 1t would mean real conservation
OF natural resources and not make
them mere sealed and bottled pre-
serves. The report declares for state
control oil resources, particularly wa
ter. and for conservation in the sense
OF preventing waste. 1t advocates
throwing open all the mineral lands
OF the country to miners, prospectors
and oil men, and denounces any legis-
lation. present or proposed, that en-
tails Withdrawals