Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-08
VAST ACREAGE.
WITHDRAWN
IN WEST
DEVELOPMENT OF MINES
EFFECTUALLY BLOCKED
Latest Order Signed by Taft
Takes Over Thirty-Five Mil
lion Acres From Land Avail
able for Settlement.
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Beverly. Mass. July T.--Continu-
ing its policy OF practical conserva-
ton, President Taft late tonight
signed orders to withdraw 35.0TG.fG4
acres OF coal lands from the public
domain in the states OF North and
South Dakota. Washington, Colorado.
Utah and the territory OF Arizona.
or the total Withdrawals 2O.G9s, i6g
acres are new while 14.274,6as acres
are covered In combinations and rat
ifications under the new law, approv-
ea June 25, OF Withdrawals made dur
ing the last four years by both Pres
idents Roosevelt and Taft
North ana South Dakota are the
two states affected by the new with
drawals From the public domain In
North Dakota the president has with
drawn from settlement SlT,S9s.fs2
acres of land believed To contain
workable coal. In South Dakota. the
amount Withdrawn Is 2,S70, eSs acres.
Previous withdrawals confirmed by
the president tonight are divided
among the several states ns follows:
Washington. 3,ao7,sS7 acres; Ari-
zona. l61,2S0 acres Utah, b.Si4,2S7
acres. and Colorado, s,l9l,l6i acres.
The withdrawal orders. prepared
by the geological survey and approx
cd hy the secretary of the Interior,
reached Beverly from Washington
late tonight They were sent tonight
60 the Taft cottage on Burgess Point,
where they were signed by the pres
idcnt This WAS announced rs ono
of the few important matters that VIII
he called 10 Mr.. Tafts attention dur
ing his ten days OF real vacation.
All the Withdrawals ana ronfirma-
tions were made under the mw pass
"a Is the hst session af congress
which definitely authorized the pres
ident 10 withdraw various lends from
entry pending their classification and
special disposition by congress
The president urged this law as the
first step ln his plan for practical
conservation. lie hopes 10 secure adj
ditlonal legislation az the coming ses-
sion OF congress dealing with the
terms under which water power sites.
coal. petroleum ana phosphate lands
may be disposed Of
In Colorado the various orders OF
withdrawal confirmed tonight date
from July 26, 1906 TO June n. 1910;
in Utah from July 26. 1906, to May
.. 1910, In Arizona from November 30.
/ 9Op, TO December 2S, 1909; and IN
from July go, 1905, To
April I, 1903. In Withdrawing the
vnst amount of new lands in North
and South Dakota, the president aud
Ballinger have acted prin-
clpallv on representative by Arthur
G. Jaffn n practical miner employed
by the geological survey
Director George Otis Smith. of the
survey In his recommends
ton for Withdrawals IN North and
South Dakota says.
"a consideration Of the Information
available here as well as OF the re-
port of Mr.. Jaffa, leads us to the con-
cmsjon that there are large areas I'm
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 settlement, loca-
zion. sale or entry and reserved for
examination and classification with
respect to coal values"
President Taft earlier this week
signed orders Withdrawing upprod-
100000 acres of water power
sites. phosphate and petroleum lands
in the United States and all Of the
known coal fields in Alaska.