New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-27
NAP OF CONTROLLER BAY AND SURVEY LINES.

MAP OF CONTROLLER !
This map shows the locations of the three
SURVEYS. Nos. S42. Si and SIC. located No
vember l. November 10 and November II.
1910. and shows tho distances of deep water
measured at right angles TO the general
trend Of the shore Of three eightyrod strips
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the order Of elimination by reason of
the restrictions of the act Of Congress
would not permit the owners of either
railroad 10 shut out any other capital
lists" Moreover he states. the rates
10 be charged would be always subject
TO Congressional control. andif govern
ment ownership seemed the wise policy
under the peculiar circumstances ample
land for right Of way harbor frontage
and terminals must always remain
available under the law for government
use. or if it is preferred TO take over to
the government a railway built by pri-
waite enterprise condemnation is easy.
Il am as strongly convinced as any one
Of the necessity for the conservation oil
our national resources" says the Pres
ident. land as much opposed as any
one to their monopolization by large
corporations, but my convictions on TINS
point did not deter me from taking the
step which ! hoped might lead TO en-
couraging the construction of railway
from Controller Bay TO the Bering coal
fields. | thought the pairing down or
the amount of public land to be acquired
for terminals by the railway company
proposing to build the railroad was a
Door policy and one not calculated 10
secure investment or speedy construc-
ton
The President continues:
When. on the recommendation Of For
ester Pinchot, the Chugach National Forest
was created by proclamation OF fres1uenI
Roosevelt in July 1897, there we're excepted
from the forest the several areas con
tained within boundaries formed by cncies
described with a radius or nhle can
from the centres OF zen sinai small t Tvsx On
.Orca Ray. and Valdez, on Valdez Arm.
little later september Is. 1917 there was
eliminated from the reservation apron
matelv 3d. p0 acres of the Waterfront OH
Valdez Arm the tract thus eliminated ne
ing mile wide. abuttng on the shore ana
following the contour Of the arm, or FAY
Tor a distance OF 1llNIe tldi TIM -
pn.h Orca Raw and Valdez Arm are ex-
celient harbors and have deep water near
the shore
While IL does not appear that the crea-
zion ~ railway terminals and harbor facir
ties was one Of the reasons for the exClu-
sion from the national forest or the Janus
around the town Of Eyak. or for the elml-
nation OF 5000 acres at Valdez Arm, II cer-
tainly was not regarded as necessary 10 III
clude or to retain the lands Wlthln me Nd.
fional forest for fear they would be entered
oil IN April "a. 1901, MI.
Pallinger. then Commissioner or the Cen
ersl Land Office had called the attenuon
Of Secretary Garfield 10 the tact tha AZ, a
number Of transportation companies were
seeking TO obtain rights OF way through
the lands included in the new area pro
posed TO be reserved. DouotleSs tne .. Ilsn.s
of the public we're thought to be suflcleht-
" safeSuarded against monopoly OF harbor
facilities under the limitations OF the
statute hereafter mentioned. when were
the same then as now.
As a matter Of fact the Copper River
Railway COMPANY, owned by the Morgan
Cugcenheim syndicate has established It's
terminal al what was then known Eyak,
where I'm connection with the railroad
there has since developed the vel known
terminal town Of CorGova Whenever the
Bering coal fields are opened this com
PAM can readily reach them by a branch
line. the construction Of which has already
been considered and is entirely practcable.
Indeed. it's promoters have insisted 10 the
Secretary Of the Interior that this is the
proper method n developing these Goa
ested in building a direct line to Controller
Bav. where il would he necessary for them
20 duplicate terminal facilities they already
have at Cordova. on better harbor, and
where coal is not the only commodity seek
ing ;ransport2 ton II this position Is cor
rect. and il seems 10 have sound economic
ressoEs h mind il. the only effect Of pre-
venting railroad construction al tontroiler
Bay would be 10 leave the field entirely 70
the Copper River Railroad.
The President goes on 20 explain that
there are iron bound limitations cover
ing the method for securing title for gov
eminent lands and for this reason he
feels no fear Of any interest obtaining
@ monopoly. Briefly the restrictions are:
First-Not more than 100 acres can be
entered in a single body by scrip.
Second-No location of scrip along any
nsvigable river or other waters can be
made within 81 rods Of any lands ALREADY
located along such waters. No entry can
be allowed extending more than 100 rods
along tho shore OF any naVisable water:
and along such shore "A space Of at least
s. rods must be reserved from entry ne
tween ali such claims. Moreover. the
statute expresslv provides that a road
way 50 feet I'm width parallel TO the shore
line as near as may he practcdDle snail
he reserved for the use Of the public as
Third-Nothing in the act contained is
~ be construed TO authorize entries 10
no maze OF llllt u u a. 4'li'N 80. ~
shore OF any nayigable waters within
the district.
The President then says.
The whole contention that the executive
order and the opening 70 settlement of the
shore of Controller Bay grants monop-
oily 10 the railway company rests on
claim that IL has given an opportunity to
persons using scrip 10 appropriate the con
troll Of the only available and practicable
rarts OF the channel by the location OF
The scrip opposite 20 those parts. IT now
The location of the scrip opposite 70 tho
barbor gives no right 70 reach the haibor
eycnpt as Congress may expressly give II.
clearly tho Controller Railroad and NaNi-
cation Company has not the slightest or
portunity for exclusive appropriation 81
The harbCr facilities unless Congress snail
bv future act deliberately and voluntarily
confer II.
Having explained I'm detail his reasons
for opening up the land in question, the
President takes occasion 10 answer sew
eral incidental criticisms. The order
has been criticised because il was not in
the form Of a proclamation, instead Of
an order" he writes. This was deter
mined by Mr.. Graves. the Forester. he
explains. and he quotes a letter Of Mr..
Graves 10 the erect that when a com
paratively small area IS eliminated from
q national forest the Executive order is
very commonly used instead Of proc