The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-07

the coal tn any on. district or market
! do not think that coal measures under
I.SDN acres nj surface would he. ton Iary..
ala amount to lease tO any on,, lease.
The Secretary IL the Interior th,nk.
Their" ar" difficulties IN th. way of I..,.in !,
pubic cn.Il lands. which oblrCtions he
has set forth IN his report, N" fore. nf
which | freely Conr.-,ia | entirely an
pr"0',i hl- stating at length IN hi- T.unr,
IN" nbI."'InnS in order that the Will.
Nrbl-'' may h1 presented To Congress.
hn' after "a rill consideration | favor 4,
leasing system and recommend IL
THIRD. that the law should provide ,b,.
sam" separation ia respect To Govern m.nt
PhoSphat" lands ~ surface and mineral
rights thai now obtains IN coal land. and
that power Ia lease. such lan,is ut,nn terms
ana limitations similar to thp-r above,
''Tninn"nd'-i Tor coal leases with an
hdi"u condition enabling IN" Gov-rnm.ut
~ r"gulat" and II n,.,-i 10. =. rrnhtlI,
ih'' "Nport 10 foreign countries II ,h.
product
Fourth. that III" law should allow ,
if"~p"ct"r Tor oil or gas To- have the night
'" prospect for two years over "a certain
tract 81 Government land th. r,yhi tn
v" evidenced hy "A hCHnS.. for which he.
shah paw small sum, and tina, upon
discovery l"hs" may lee granted upon
'"rins SECURING minimum rental and
IIIiT tnSaltl"s '" III" Government
and also the conduct Of the oil or gas, VOL
IA accord with tho best method 81 hus-
banding the supply Of oil in tho district
IN" period Of the lease, should not h" ~
long as those Of coal. but they should
contain similar provisions A. To assign
in"ht 10 prevent monopollstic cutnnlna-
tluns
ruth. that water power si'.s h.
directly leased by tn. Federal Govern
n'nt after advertisement and biiiIng for
not eNc""dlng fifty years upon u proper
rental and with a condition hI,ng rates
charged tai ths public for units Of e.,'c-
Urn" power. both rental and rates to b"
rsadJu-ted euuijahlv every ten wears hv
Arbitration or otherwise. with suitable
PROVISIONS against assignment TO prevent
monopolstIc combinations or thu, IN"
law shall provide that upon apple alton
made Ivy IN" authorities NJ the stat"
wherS the water power site j. situated
u may he patented To III" stat" On con
dition that the State shall dispose II It
Under terms like tho~. Just dr-CTIr.i
and shall enforce those terms. or upon
FAILURE Ia comply with tn" condition
th' water power site and all IN" plant
anu Improvement on tn" lit" shall b.'
forfeited and revert To the nitcd NtAte-
IN" President being given the power To
d"clar" IN" forfeiture and II 81 rect legal
proceedings for it, en- iorC.m-nt. Either
III the-', methods would. | thlnk. accom-
plsh tn" proper public purpo-. IN re-p'.rt
Ia water power sites. but on" or th' oth"r
should b. promptly adopted
TINS session general conservation legI-la-
ton II the character Indica'.ib" Adopted
NJ IT. last session this OngT.-S tpph most
useful and proper step- ia the CarI-" "t
c"ns"r vatiun by allowing the Executive.
through Withdrawals. To ~U.I-.nd the.
action OF tn" existing laws III respect to
much ot the public domain. haS" not
Thought THAI the danger Of distressing ~
coal lands in the United States under III.
present laws IN !arg" Quantities wa" ="
great "A, To call tor their Withdrawal
because under the present provisions 1t
l. I-a~"rahlv certain that tine Govern
m.'nt will r"C' i've tn" real Va!!'' uf tn" land
RlIt IN RESPECT - oil lands. ~ ph"-Iha'"
lands and ~ ga Lands ~ IN" United state.
and ~ respect to coal lands ~ Ala "a.
| have exercised III" full j"w,- II Nh
drawal with the hope that the a"iI"- r.
Iongross would follow promptly and pre-
vent that tying'up II IN" resources ii the
country IN th'. Western and les ''''."d
ru.tIo,. and N Aa-kA. which mra'.,
- yra'i,n End r"'roIrr.ri ion
h,' question # conservation J. NOT 10
rartt AN on,.. AID sincerely h"re thLr
"y"n Ia the short tim" Of the prc-"nt
a.ssipn cons liberation may b" given ."
thn-. questions which have now been
mu'h discussed. and that action may be-
taken upon thorn.
GOVERNMENT OF alaska.
r." pr--,I.-l would nave d conrEI--
sion form uf government f'r Alt-S'
.t'h"r tina i territorial 'u". believing
~" lltf"- 70 r- iWlrtrtlrL ~ -rrh -
,p,r-.Iy pprgitt"i r"S.rn II" - not
r"ttv. b." -Iv-. t. r",r'u:u-ui GOV
.-rm.at ald III The construction pi Alas
kan RAILROADS IT., i..lI"v.., the capital
air.. Nv invested III -uch enterprises Will
induce. the Investment IT IN are ami thai
A IIw allowing IT," leasing Ut Government
coal lands afr public competition vii
lad u a surprising development an that
country.
4 hIr.lu Fpr the. cpntrr D.. - nlIr NATIONAL
marks j. another recommendation. In'.
r.C.nt activities 81 IN" Department ~
Agriculture. ar, reviewed 10y Nlr TAFT who
again urges that he haE" IN" power Ia
r,esary.. forest tracts III six Western State,
,rhcr. such withdrawal - now forbidden.
VI rr- ad"lult" protection against forest
fires J. asked Tor.
HINT Oh FREE Lr'NsEE
attention i called 10y Mr. TAFT I" a re-
,,,rr II the Ipnfni--!Jn'r ~ corpora
mons N tn. lumn.r industry "t tn"
country showing that IN "a territory com
,,,,.iny ~ Der cent Of the private owned
iimb.- ona-hali - owned by go md
vIdual- and Is per cent by three corpora
,inn. This and other conditions. he say.
might I.ld to "A combination for the main
t.nnnce ~ prices which would Great. th"
n.C.-slty u removing all obstacles To the
lrnuortation ~ FREE. lumber
IN. hill now befOr. Congress prOvid-
,n1 that tn. eight hour law b. mad. to
,rrlv nall work done. for I'll" Government
10 President would hav" enlarged -"
49, 10 INCLUDE not only building. and w"rn
n, pubhc ground but ships. Arinur and
I,rg. guns when manufactured IN prlvht.
IDS or factories IA. would also hay"
;hs nnw.r given To- the EN"cutlv" To- per
,nI, .,tTa compensation Tor TIA" tim"
,rnrkad each day III excess ~ m" "Igh'
hnurs in certain emergency "1s"' H."
,,.n,u,ncud. In view Of the interest ~
xnrk,nen'- compensation that the Inter
,,,,nnnl Congress OH Industrial ln-ur
&C.. he. invited t. meet ia Washington
sp,n. 81 the criticism regarding TN"
,,,,,.,rnru.ut q IN. city ~ Washington
Nr Isfr finds. 10 be- justified IL" recon
NH. more concentration 81 authority
,,,r,,,,,larly in regard to tn" car" ~ ia
,nra. and suggests their extension on
3D.. Virginia side Il tn" Pot"fnnc " m"
int. yyTiI gIv" back -pfn" 81 m" land re-
,.'.,,.,,,.L H. her III 1886 He AIR" recon-
Ind. i,npr pvarnent" in the school system
,rd ~ sanitary conditions
A. ,rnIirv into ECONOMY ana efficiency
- sn,th.- matter urged hv IN" President,
L., IN. pss-ag- with som" amendments
=, ,h. nm now u.fOr" Congress providing