The copper era., 1911-06-09
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Current News Of the Week and Events
Of importance In which Arizona
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(SpeClal TO Cno copper Era
The Democratic Members of the
Ways and Means Committee of the
House have been having struggle
with the bill to revise the WOO
schedule. The Democrats have beer
confronted with the problem of de-
creased revenue growing out of q
reduced tariff. To put raw wool on
the tree list would cut OF at once
s21 ,OO0, 600 in revenue, while the
entire wool schedule brings revenue
of more than $40, 900, COO BY cutting
the duty on raw wool to five or six
cents a pound, and making provision
for sliding reduction annually of
one ceut, some Democrats dexter
ously figure out that the importations
would increase sufficiently when
added to increased itnportations in
manufactured wool due t6s fifty per
cent reduction of that tariff, to cause
no disturbance in the Government
exchequer.
Mr.. Mondell has pending in the
House bill providing for agricultural
occupancy on coal lands under the
homestead laws. The bill also con
tains provision that, "the lands
under the desert-land law NAV be
sold in the discretion of the Secretary
If the Interior, and that selections
nay be made by the states under
grants made by Congress through
the provisions of the Carey Act"
Che Mondell bill provides that no
desert entry shall contain more than
100 acres. 1t also provides that the
patents issued by the Cover nment
"shall contain reservation to the
United States of all the coal 10 the
lands so patented, together with the
right to prospect for, mine and
remove same. GAN coal deposits are
subject to disposal by the United
States in accordance with existing
laws, settler who secures his home
stead or patent shall not restrain
being provided, of course, that only
so much surface as may be reason
ably required for mining operations.
shall be utilized for mining purposes
The mining operator must reimburse
the land holder for the actual value
of such portions of his land as may
be utilized. r
Now that Mr.. Carnegie has been
given so many banquets and gold
medal for his work in promoting
universal peace throughout the
world. it has been suggessed that the
great donors already bestowed should
be considered as sufficient without
drawing upon Arizona to give of it,
natural riches and resources in the
shape of a number of thousands of
acres of land for national park, to
bear the name of the steel king.
There seems to be sort of mania at
the present time to honor Mr..
Carnegie, and the mere suggestion
of naming a national park after him
met with considerable approval from
people who pay little attention to
the matter of the park itself, but are
eager to seize the opport unity pres
ented to shed more glory about the
halo of the famous little Scotchman
Some time ago the work of Dele
gate Cameron in reference to the
bill for the acceptance of the gift of
he Nathan Straus Pasteurlzed Milk
La boratory, was noted in this cor
During a lull in the
Senate, the measure was passed, and
as soon as it is accepted by the
House, the great work of the New
York of the New York philanthropist
who is credited with saving the liYes
of tens of thousands of children, will
have the stamp of Government ap
proval, which will no doubt result in
the work becoming nationwide in the
course of time.
According to a preliminary an
made for the press by
the Census bureau, Gila County has
decreased in population as shown by
the last census in ten years, from
I6, $50 to 6,343. Graham County has
increased from 23,547 to 23999; Navajo
County from Il49l to l47O3. Pima
County has decreased from 22,81S to
Is, ,686.