The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-09-08

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That Dsvss y unAsr ths esatfei aad VITA
In the grant Of the 0tats. and generally
the rule b that tbs Asst water user b e.
ttSsl to The snjoyNsst- Nov. the Dee-
ever which the water 70 to b conveyed
n se6ss % make the power useful. stves
- ~ 0Wnss IN oAvantaSs and certain
kind q control ever the uss Of the water
povss. aal It 10 proposed that the govern
meat IN dealing With its own lands shoeId
uas this advantage and issss lands for
power sites 70 those Whs would Develop
ths power. aad imposs eenditions on the
IsassholA With reference to the vsassn-
abisnsss q the rates 1t which the poWse.
when TRANSMITTED. 10 TO b furnished "
the public. and forbidding the uniea q
the particular pswse With . cembinatSon
Of othses made for the purpose Of neaeo-
lease save BY consent 81 the govsrameet
Serious lfmcultiss are anticipated -
some In such aa attsnDt on the Dast q
the general government. because OF IN
sovereign sontrel of the ststa over ~
water power In ~ natural cosdittea. aa1
the mere proIristorship Of the 9svss.-
nsnt IN the riparian lands Il y esn-
tended that through NJ mere proprietary
right ip the dts. de central sovsrnsssn'
has no power to attempt to exercise 20
lice Jurisdiction With rsfsssncs to hs1
the water power in . river owned an1
controlled By the state shall - used. aal
that It 10 violation Of the stats's rights
The government may impose any eoNM-
tons that It chooses In its Jesse q IN
own property even though It may havs
the same purpose. and in effect accom-
plish Just what the state would accom-
plish by the exercise OF its sovereignty
There are those {and the director OF IN
geological survey. Mr.. 6mith. who he1
given . great deal Of attention 10 TIN
matter. 10 one Of them) who insist thai
this matter Of transmitting water power
into electricity. which caA b conveyed
all over the country and across stats
lines. 10 4 matter that ought to b ~
tained by the general government, aal
ship of these power sites for Tho very
purpose Of co-ordinating in ono general
plan the power generated from these
government owned aites.
Arguments Against Idea.
On the other hand, 1t IL contsnded thai
It would relieve . complicated situation
II the control of the watsr-powsr sita
In the same sovereignty and ownership
VIZ. the states and then were disposed
Of for development to private lsssess uA.
der tho restrictions needed to preserv>
the interests Of the public from ths sxtor'
tions and abuses Of monopoly. Therefore,
Olll1 n3Vo peSn lntEOuuC00 AZ CVh0SSN
providing that whenever the state au-
thorities deem . water power useful thes
may apply to the government Of tn
United states for . grant to the stata
of the adjacent land for . water-powsl
site, and that this grant from the led
eral government to the state shall con.
tain q condition that the state shall
power site or the water power, but shall
lease It only for . term Of years not e1.
ceeding fifty, with provisions In thu
lease BY which tho rental and The rate
for which the power 10 furnishsd TO TN
public shall be readjusted at periods isel
than the term of tho lease, say. every tsa
years. The argument 10 urged agains(
this disposition of power sites that leglo.
lators and state authorities are more SUB.
feet to corporate influence and contrsl
than would be the central government: b
reply 1t 10 claimed that q rsAdjustmsa(
of the terms of leasehold every ten yeafs
would secure to the public and the stAt1
Just and equitable terms.
do not express an opinion upon thu
as to the two methods Of treating water
power sites. I shall submit the matter Il
congress and urge that one or the other
Of the two plans be adopted.
have referred to the course Of the last
administration and Of the present one IN
making Withdrawals Of government landa
from entry under homestead and other
laws and of congress in removing all
doubt a. to the validity Of these with
drawals as q great step in the direction
Of practical conservation. But It 10 only
one Of two necessary steps to effect what
should be our purpose. 1t has produced
. status quo and prevented waste and ir-
revocable disposition of the lands until
the method for their proper disposition
can be formulated. But It 10 Of tho ut
most importance that such Withdrawals
should not be regarded a. the final step
in the course of conservation. and that
the idea should not be allowed to spread
that conservation 10 the tying up Of the
natural resources Of the government for
indefinite Withholding from use and ths
remission to remote generations to decide