The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-27
secure investment or speedy con.
No Fear Of Monopoly.

No Fear OF MONOPOLY.
Inc president goes on 10 exnlai IL
that there are iron-bound Limitation,
covering the method for securing mn.
Tor government lands and for this rea.
son he feels no fear OF any intsres,
obtaining a monopoly. Briefly the
restrictions are.
First Not more thar 100 acres
scrip ~ ""'S ny
Send 70 location Of scrip along
any haNlEahi- river or other waf.r-
ca" ne made within eighty rods ~
any lands along such waters and u.
entry can he lloWed exteudir. more
thal j." rods along the shore ~
'hy hn'igahlc water. anu along such
Sh"re e. space - a. least eighty rods
must De reserved from entry be-
tween all such .!aims
InIrdi Nothing in the act contain
81 is 10 be construed To- authorize
entries 90 bc made or title To be ar-
CURED TO the shor. of arv navigaIt.
waters within tire district.
The whole contention that The OK
ecutive order and the opening IN s.f
tlement Of the shore Of Controller IA,
grants a monopoly TO the railway com
pahF. ne resumes. rests on a claim
'htt II has given an opportunity "a
persons using scrip u appropriate IN.
control or the only available and prac
tlcahle parts Of the channel by IN,
location Of the scrip opposite 10 tbes.
parts II now the location Of the scriu
opposite 20 the harbor gives no RICH.
10 reach the harbor exccpt as con
gress may expressly give IL. cletrl,
the Controller Railway and Navigation
company has not the slightest oppor
UNITY Tor exclusive appropriation OF
The harbor facilities unless congress.
snail hy future act deliberately and
voluntarily confer IL.
Answers Criticism.
Having explained in detail hi.
reasons Tor opening up the land An
question. the president takes occasior
10 answer several incidental cri0.
cisms The order has been criticised
because j. vas not I'm the form 81 !
proclamation. instead of an order a.
writes This was determine bv W.
Iraves. tho forester. no cvplains and
he quotes q letter Of Mr.. Graves IN tbe
eHect that when n comparatively small
area ~ eliminated from a national for
oar the executive order is very com
'N iNi'fiN Ut "A proclamation
As 70 the charge made on tho Zoo,
~ tho senate hat the order ca.
Secret. tho PRECEDENT aavr. "Thia wa.
utterly unfrunfed fn euprorf ,l
This. no saws thlf ton gasa trfore o..
order = made the drfaIs Of p,an.
application md tho prgbab ufv N i.
being granted were EIvcn wide public
Nv Ilo cifea IN This respect that fhe
Associatgd Press carried an account o..
The matter october gsfh. 1910 M t4kon
from "a %typcwriuen statement is.ued
br The Interior department
The order has also boon criticized
no saws. on Tho ground that ~ did mo-,
contain provision delaying ifa fatIre
effect FOR thirty DAYS after iis publ
cation as orders restoring land 10 ac'
Element b. tomcqtcafcrs f~rcqucntfy
DO ln This respect the president saws
AN examination ~ tho record fur.
nishcq an explanation a. This feature
~ Tho order aF made When in Oc
iohcr no two departments had arrao.l
wien my acquicscnnco that Tho order
should be an elimination ~ only goo
acres. ~ was deemed vsf4e
~ spread on mo face ~ Tho order 20
epcc. fc declaration fhaf ~ was made
20 AFFORD terminals Tor the Controller