The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-08
President Loses No Time i'm the
Carrying Out Of COnser-
yatiOn Policy.
TWENTY MILLION ACRES
OF NEW WITHDRAWALS
North and South Dakota the
States Most Affected by
Latest Step Taken.

BEVERLY, Mass. July 7-Coutdnuing
his policy of practical conservation. Presl-
dent Taft late tonight signed orders to
withdraw s5.o731e4 acres Of coal lands
from the pubic domain in the states Of
North and South Dakota, Washington.
Utah. Colorado and the territory OF Ari-
IONA
or the total withdrawals 90. 0.6eS, 4s9 acres
are now, while 14,374,695 acres nre COW
cred in combinations and ratifications un-
der the new law, approved June 2b, OF
Withdrawals mnde during the last four
years by both President Roosevelt and
Taft.
North md South Dakota are the two
states affected by the new Withdrawals.
From the public domain In North Da-
kota, the president has withdrawn from
settlement II, ,82a162 acres OF land be-
lleved to contain workable coal: In South
Dakota the amount withdrawn Is 49,
2S7,270 acres.
Previous Withdrawals confirmed by the
president tonight arc divided among the
states as follows:
Washington, 2.2o7,sS7 acres: Arizona.
1e1,2S0 acres: Utah, 5,s14,2 ,2S7 acres. and
Colorado. 6.1s1,l61 acres,
The withdrawal orders, prepared by
the geological survey and approved by
the secretary of the interior. reached
Beverly from Washington late tonight.
They were sent tonight to the Taft cot
signed by tho president. This was an
nounced as one Of the few inpor rtant mat
ters that wall be called to Mr.. Taft's at
tention during his ten days Of real vaca~
tion.
All the Withdrawals and confirmations
were made under the law passed at the
last session Of congress which definitely
authorized tho president to withdraw va
rlous lands from entry pending their
classification and special disposition by
congress.
The president urged this law as the
first step In his plan for practical con.
serYation. He hopes to secure additional
legislation at the coming session OF con-
gross dealing with the terms under which
water power sites. coal. petroleum and
phosphate lands may be disposed OF.
drawal confirmed tonight date from July
90. 1906. to june 21, 1910; in Utah from
July 26. 1905. to May 9, 1910, in Arizona
from November 2s.' 1906 to December 2s.
1903. and in washington from July &c.
1906 to April 7. 1909. In withdrawing the
vast amount Of new lands in North and
South Dakota, the president and Secre-
u report by Arthur C. Jaffa. q practical
miner employed by the geological survey.
Director George Otis Smith OF the geo.
logical survey In his recommendation for
Withdrawals In North and South Dakota
says
"A consideration Of the information
available here us we'll as OF the report
OF Mr.. Jaffa leads US to the conclusion
that there are large areas in these states
which are underlaid by Ignite considered
workable under the present regulations
and which should be withdrawn from
entry"
All the orders state that the lands are
withdrawn from selection. location, sale or
entry and reserved for examination and
classification with respect to coal values.
President Taft earlier this week signed
orders withdrawing approximately $780,
600 acres OF water power sites, phos-
phate and petroleum lands In the United
States and all Of the known com fields
In Alaska