Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
CONCERNING The
PUBLIC DOMAIN
President Taft, in Message to
Congress, Points Out Needs
Of Various Sections.
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Washington. Feb. 2.E-President ia1
sent the following message 70 con
gress today:
To the Senate and House 5of@Reprer
.sentatiyes:
There IS no branch OF the Federal
Jurisdiction which calls moretimper
lively for immediate legislation than
that which concerns the public do
main, and especially the part Of that
domain which 10 In Alaska.
The progress underline reclamation
act has made clear the defects Of its
limitations. which should be remedied:
The rules governing the acquisition
OF homesteads,so of land that fs not arid
osr semts.arid. are not we'll adapted e
;theS7perfecting OF title ITO land made
arabic BY government reclamation
work. Al
I concur with the Secretary Of the
Interior IN his Recommendation that.
after entry 10 made upon land being
reclaimed, actual occupation as 9
homestead Of the same be not re-
CURED until two years after entry,
but that cultivation OF the same shall
be required. and that the present pro
vision under which the land is to be
paid for 81 ten annual 4nstallmendtss
shall be 90 modified rs to alloWsa pat.
ent Issue for the land 81 the end Of
nvef years cultivation and three
years, occupation. with q reservation
off, government Hen for heSamount
Of the unpaid purchase money. This
lenieneyy to- the reclamation home.
ssteader will relieve him from occupa'
ton at atime when the condition OF
tho land makes It most burdensomee
and difficult and at the end Of i've
years Will furnish him with title
supontwhicha he; car borrow money and
continue the Improvement of his hold
ing. + 4 &8. 81!
also concur In the recommends.
tion ofsthe Secretary of the Interior
that all Of our public domain should
be sclassined and that each class
should be dfsposedSo r or administered
In the manner most appropriate to
that particular class.
!s3 " LLeassinu 81 Govsrnmes4 Lands.
The chief change, however. which
ought to4be made, and which II have
already recommended In previous
messages Z and communications to con.
geress. IL that BY which government
coal land and phosphate and other
mineral lands containing nlon-metal-
tNferous minerals. shall be leased by
the government, with restrictions &c
70 size 2 tim resembling those
which now obtain throughout the
Country between tNsgs,sE 2 owners y fee Zee
! and q lessees who work the mines,
and ~ g o. Ike those Which have
been most s~uccessful IN Australia
New Zealand ana Nova Scotia The
Owl made Dy invest!gation sln NHo
ne q ~uccessin ~ Working OF the LEASING
system leaves No douDt e 20 Its Wis
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