Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-30
S. P. OIL LANDS
MATTER TAKEN UP
Resolution at Mining Congress
Urges Government Move
to Recover Property
CONSERVATION REPORT MADE
Both State and National Control
of Resources IndorSed
with Notifications
CONSERVATION REPORT MADE
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.allk of Los Angeles wishing them. But
he financial obligations, which mean
he largest sum of money pledged by
1 city, will decide the point where the
permanent headquarters will be locat-
I'd in the future. II Los Angeles can
secure this addition, 1t will, 1t IS said
be the greatest thing that could ever
happen to the mining southwest. No
official action has been taken, however
OPPOSE LEASING SYSTEM
All the resolutions comprised in the
report were adopted. The text of the
report on resolutions follows:
your subcommittee on conserva-
ton, having had under consideration
the various resolutions referred to it.
do respectfully make the following re-
port.
I'VE recommend the adoption of the
resolutions:
"As a substitute for No. 10:
Resolved, That, in common with
citizens of the United States en-
gagged in other industries, we ap-
prove the theory and practice of
true conservation, which means
utilization and developing with the
least possible waste the natural re-
sources of our country:
We recognize, as men engaged in
one of the most important indus
tries of our country, the value or
true conservation and its intimate
relation to the mining interests,
and recommend the enactment OF
such legislation, both state and
national, as will bring ABOUT
beneficial development of the
mines, the public lands, the public
water rights, and the timber con-
tained within our great western
country, for the best interests OF
the present and future generations
without unnecessary waste.
We condemn, however, as un-
wise, as opposed to the best inter
ests of the American people, and as
wholly unnecessary to the success
of any plan of true conservation,
legislation or proposed legislation
which tends to make the miners
and other citizens of the public
land states who invest their time,
labor and capital in the develop
nent of the natural resources con-
tanned within such states, lessees
of or tribute payers to the national
government.
We believe that every legitimate
means should be adopted In the
control of public lands to eradicate
or lessen the evils of monopoly but
fail to find in any of the remedies
suggested by the advocates of the
leasing system how this can be
accomplished by changing the
present laws so as to take from
the citizen a clear title and substi-
tute therefor lease.
WATER POWER RIGHTS
GAS a substitute for resolution No. 12
"Whereas, The laws relating to
forest reserves provide that moth
ing therein contained shall prohibit
anv person from entering upon
such forest reservations for all
proper and lawful purposes, in
cluding that of prospecting, locat-
ing, and developing the mineral re-
sources thereof; and
Whereas, Reports have been
made from time to time to this
congress that in the administration
of the rules and regulations Of the
forest service in many instances
mining and prospecting has been
discouraged within the forest re-
serves, and miners and prospectors
have been hampered and intertered
with in the exercise Of their lawful
vocations; and
Whereas, Assurances have been
made to this congress by repre-
sentatives of the forest service that
in their administration of the
laws relating to the public landS
under their jurisdiction they will
in no manner discriminate against,
but will aid and assist them In
the development of the mineral
resources within the forest re-
serves; therefore,
Resolved, That in reaff1r1ning
the right Of every prospector VINO
is a citizen of the United States, or
who has declared his intention of
becoming such, to enter upon and
prospect every part Of the public
domain, we suggest and recon-
mend a spirit of greater harmony
and cooperation between the pros
pector and miner upon one side
and the officials OF the government
on the other.
We further recommend that
the laws relating to the public
domain, and particularly that part
of the public domain lying within
the forest reservations, be admin
istered without burdensome and
dicscouraging departmental rules
and regulations and in such
manner as to foster and encourage
the mining industry.
We condemn the actions Of any
class Of citizens who go upon the
forest reserves, or other pubic
lands, for the purpose of locating
fictitious mining claims in order
10 obtain the timber contained
thereon. but we ask congress to
protect the miner and prSspector
in the development of the mineral
resources by the enactment and
enforcement of such laws as will
rive them the right to use such
timber and other products of the
soil from the public domain as may
be necessary in the proper develop
men of their mines.
STATE CONTROL OF WATER
"As a substitute for resolution No. 80
Resolved, That, recognizing that
the right to appropriate to a bene-
fetal use waters upon the public
lands is fully recognized by con-
gress and the courts to be wholly
governed by the laws of the state
wherein such waters are located;
ana
That the development Of mines
and the mining industry in many
sections of our country is largely
dependent upon the use of water
power, and that there are large
amounts of undeVeloped water
power now running to waste on the
public domain which in the inter-
est of true conservation should be
utilized and put to a beneficial use;
and
Recognizing further that the ma
tional government is the owner of
large quantities OF lands bordering
upon and adjacent to streams, the
waters of which belong to and are
under the control OF the states
and that by reason of such diver