The Detroit times., 1911-07-11
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SAID RYAN TO BALLINGER
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tcentinued from Pags one.)
Washington the land once at Juneau
had surveying party In the field IN
the midst OF the ice-locked wilderness
OF Alaska 400 miles away and the JOB
was finished by Dec. 1.
The record purports to show that
IA days later. on Dec. IA. 1910. these
maps were fled by r.. 8. Ryan In the
interior department at Washington.
1 Delegate Wickersham OF Alaska
says: 1T IL rot possible TO make that
trip IN IL days from Alaska TO Wash
ington. Maps Ia Alaska on Dec. !
could not be In Washington m Dec.
IA. That record IL manufactured"
Congress met on Dec. 4, 1910, and
during the session Ryan was lobbying
for certain amendments to existing
anti-monopoly laws that would cinch
the hold on Controller Bay. Delegate
Wickersham fought these maneuvers,
but In the rush Of adjournment one
bill by Congressman Walter I. smith
Of Iowa (since given life Job AZ fed
eral judge) was slipped through on
March 3 and signed by the president
on March 4. and another was tackled
on an appropriation bill as rider and
rushed through In the closing hours
OF congress on March 4.
On March 8. Ballinger resigned from
! the cabinet.
The Cunningham claims were worth
less without railroad, a railroad was
useless without a terminal on Control
Ter Bay, the only deep water there
abouts, and Controller Bay had been
nailed down."
LaFolIetts Demands information.
Senator LaFoliette heard OF the
secret order OF Oct. rs, 1910. and other
things. and on April 90, 1911. called
upon Ballinger's successor, Walter l..
Fisher. for all Information about CG4s.
troller Bay. The secretary replied .
week later, but his reply did not In
clude the letters have since seen In
the files OF the interior department.
the ones am writing about.
Fishers report did say that soldiers
homestead claims "were filed In the
land ONCE at juneau simultaneously
by an agent of r. 8. Ryan"
These claims were filed In the
names OF j. j. Ryan, Arnold 3. Scheu-
err and Frank II. Davis.
Ryan is u brother OF r. 8. Ryan and
Scheuer and Davis are members OF
the Wall-st. arm Of brokers, Probst-
Wetxlar q Co. They filed on the mud.
fats Of Controller Bay In the wilder
ness, and under the law these New
York brokers are TO make homes for
| themselves and cultivate the tide COW
cred mud of that desolate shore.
Fishers reply to LaFollette did not
| satisfy the progressive senators. They
knew observation-disclosures being held
back and they prepared to dig deeper.
They were hot on the trail.
In May Daniel Guggenheim and his
brother. United States Senator Gug-
genheim, visited Secretary Fisher, so
did r. s. Ryan, and on June rs. with
considerable public notice. Fisher an
nonnced that he had cancelled the
Cunningham claims.
Senator Poindexter came back the
very next day with an official demand,
| In the form Of senate resolution. cali
ing for all information In the tiles OF
four government departments conf
corning Controller Bay.
There the matter rests now.
II II Fishers next move and LaFol-
lette and Poindexter are loaded for
bear.
WASHINGTON. July 11.-When
Land Commissioner bennett at yes
terday's hearing took the stand he
was unable TO say whether or not the
Controller Bay water front was the
natural and only" outlet for the vast
coal deposits of Alaska.
Under the claim made by the rail-
road represented by Richard 8. Ryan,
bennett said. for right OF way from
the coal fields to Controller Bay
which would probably be held valid,
the road will secnre an 60-rod tract
OF water for terminal purposes"
bennett said that when the order
opening to entry q part Of the Chu-
zach forest reserve reached his ONCE
on October 10, 1919, 1t contained q
provision under which entry men
could not file on the land for so days
after the order was issued. In some
way bennett did not know how this
provision was lost or eliminated from
the order before II was finally pro
mulgated. He admitted that the omis-
sion gave great advantage to the Ryan
party who were on the ground.
The committee then adjourned until
Wednesday.
Secretary OF the Interior Fisher de-
MED that Miss Abbott had called his
attention to the Dick to Dick letter.