The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-09-08

a. ths proper dsvssapmrut % Aiaska t1at
msss coal lands Should ~ openef. nnd
that ~ Pacine si9pe nhosid H. given ths
bensnt % tha comparatively ehsap cgaa
- ans quality which can b. fgrniebe1 az
> r~eaaoHabis pFies ffom theas feifa f1t
ths puzzle. through M E-DFsrnmEat
euEht certainly b. rsfafn e uise ryufr1i
and fEtsrsat n thsss coal dcp1rtr and
think h map d - safely % ~gnFrr WIN
AuihofiEo the grantinR % isQaea az g.
ready ~ssEEsstsd fm F-overnmrnf cual
lands in ihe unltf states. with p-osf.
Fi0ns ~forhlddinE fhe fransfe % the
leases except with the ~connert ~ ne
government thus prsVonung uler arg1-
nu0n BY = combination or m1DopgiV and
upon Limitations az 20 the arse % 81 BE-
ciudsd IN any onr lease % ore Individual.
and 81 a certain moderate rental win
royalties upon TIE coal mined proper
TONED 20 the market value % she coal
either AZ Eeattis or AZ San Frlnrs-1. u
course such leases sboAi contain Cordl-
tons requiring the erection n proper
plants. thu proper development BY MOD
ern mining methods q the ur1pe~ueF
leased. and the use o. every known and
practical means and device fJr saving the
lie % the minerE
OH and Gas Lands.
In the last a-dmlntsuat9a there were
Withdrau-u from agricultural entry 1sg-
90 acres Of suppessd on Land iI Caif1r-
mia. about q million and a half acres ll
L~ouiEfanz. Of which only 6ru ceres
were known % ~ vacant u1apprurra-
ted hnd, T5c0 acres ln Oregon ard Ef.-
90 acres Ga Wyoming. making q total ~
hearty he0.Fs acres. In EeEfeuhaT. 1879
Z directed that all p45I1 Oh lands.
whether then Withdrawn or not. Fh1ai1
be Withheld from disposition pending c0r-
cressionAl acton. for che reason that the
e1isung placer mining law. ElthD-Eh
made applicable % deposits ~ this char
acter. h. not ggltabis % such lands. and
Tor the further reason that 81 seemed de-
sirable 20 reserve certain flei-1I deposits
Tor the use o. the American navy Ac-
c0TdinEiy the form % al existing with
drawalH Was changes, ant new with
drawals a-EgreEatiug 2Inoe acres were
made ln Arizona. California Colorado.
New Mexico. Utah and WyomilE Feid
e-ramIuaUors during the year shgued
that o. the original withdrawal LITo-
% acres were not valuable FOR oh. and
they were restored for agricultural entry.
Meantime. other Withdrawals of public
OIL landn % these states We-e made. 30
thai July 4. 1910 the outstanding with
drawals then amounted 90 Ak 90 acres
The needed on and gas law IS essential
iy a leasing law. In their natural urrlr-
rsncs. OH and gas cannot be measured iu
terms % acres Ike coal. and Do follows
that exclusive tfue 20 these products can
normally b secured only after they reach
the surface oil should BE- disposed % az
. commodity IN terms o. barrels OF
~trsnEportablr product rather than "a
acrss o. real estate. This %. % course.
tue reason for the practically universal
adoption % the leasing system wherever
OF Land e n private ownership The
government thus would 70. be entering
- an experiment but simply putting
into effect a plan Guccsssfuliy operated in
private contracts Why should not the
government As a landowner deal directly
with the oil producer rather than tlr1lrh
ths Intervention q a middieman 90 whom
the government gives title 70 the lands
The prtuCipa. underlying feature %
such legislation should be the exercise ~
bensdciAl control rather than the eniel-
Jon % revenue A. not only the largest;
owner o. oil lands. but a. a prospective
large consumer q of BY reason ~ fnc
Increasing uEe Of fuel oh by the navy.
the federal government IL directly cone
ccrued both 10 encouraging rational de-
yel1pmeut and ~ the same time iuH--irE
The Longest Pussfhle ufs 20 t.e Oh sap
ply.
one % the dImculres r-essrtel. esTs
r.alIy in the California 1eIts IS J1at taa
southern FAlllr railroad owns every
other section % lAnd lr -hF 0l a.t
and in those rei1c the Oh seems o. ua .1
O. C1wuu. rrsF-E1.r 20 series % rTs.r-
y0ira. communicating hruEEl tla Hl
sands. so that The excessive trl.r1-g ~
Ola 80 ore well. or OK the railroad '.-r-
tory generally. would exhaust raa HI .r
the government land Hence % .u-
ports1t chat n the government Ls t5 have
Us share 90 she ul N should begin fls
opening 40 wells on iLs nvl property.
10 has been suggested and p believe me
suggestion 90 Doe @ sound ONE that rF--
mitu be issued O. a Fr1sp-r'Hr t1r cog
Swing him the uga; o. prospect for two
years over q certain tract 90 COVER -H-'
land Tor the discovery OF oil tae ~rft Go
De evidenced by a leerse fsr which Ee
uays O small sum when the rl BIS dis
covered then he acquires tide 60 q orr-
tain tract. much On Che same way as De
wnalt acquire u'ie under "a uirirr law
90 course ~ the system 90 leasing rs
adopted. then be would ne given the
b-rent % a ietse upon terms IKE that
above suggested WHIST has beer said iu
respect 90 OH applies also o. government
gas lands
Phosphate Lands.
Phosphorus IL ore q tho three trse-.
tials Co. plant growth fhg other elements
being nitroryu and potash 90 theeg
three. phosphorus is h1 al otss ths
Ecar-sgt element, tn Ha;uUe n fs easily
extracted in useful form f-rn ths rhar-
Thaty royk and Tire ru'tet States cHr-
iaiur tsy greatest known deposits ~ Tho
rllk jn thc world Thry sra f5Iat ir
wYemlng Utah and FLORIDA. sr wrU as
ln south Carolina. Georgia and Tcrn-s
soc Tho government phosphate lands Ert
confined c. MNunIur Itah and Ftsr
rror Co NsryN G. Ial ihtrc v-rr as
acres withdrawn from arr-HIturs' grt~y
ir ttv ground that iHe Land caysrri phas-
rhat, rock Since tNst uwF 2EaoH aeHas
~ the lan1 tbHF withdrawn nae r.ar1
NOT fn CarfHIn phosphate bon rr.HTlHo
quantities whsle lTN'H arre7 uas chassis
art prHHtEIy as phosphate LAMBS Earrg
.h.r Standardization rrssr has brHu uHre-