The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-02-09
E[RN|NG THE
PUBLIC DOMAIN
L., Taft, in Message to
E,ess, Points Out Needs
l, Various Sections.
!. TOO LONG NEGLECTED.

h TOO LONG NEGLECTED
.,..d Of Legislation That
Develop the Resources Of the
and Afford Protection to
|r.-wouId Have Government over ns,a
~ Own a Trunk Line Rail-
waterway improvements.
,oetOn, Feb. president TAFT
: following message TO con-
pday: -. p.rr..
%tatives: r.a.r.,
49,, which calls more impera-
~ as1 immediate legislation than
si.h concerns the public do
nd especially the part Of that
which is in Alaska.
,,ooress under the reclamation
made clear the defects OF Its
ms which should be remedied.
IIss governing the acquisition
Is.teads, Of land that IL not arid
|t..rid. are not we'll adapted to
tecting Of title to land made
by government reclamation
an, with the Secretary Of the
in his recommendation that,
rtry is made upon land being
"a actual occupation as a
lad of the same be not re-
until two years after entry.
\ cultivation Of the same shall
lined. and that the present pro-
under which the land Is to be
n IN ten annual installments
so modified as to allow a pat
he for the land at the end Of
I,ars' cultivation and three
occupation, with a reservation
bvernment lien for the amount
unpaid purchase money. This
y to the reclamation home
will relieve him from occupa-
a time when the condition Of
Id makes 1t most burdensome
acult, and at the end Of Ave
will furnish him with a title
Ihich he can borrow money and
be the improvement Of his hold
10 concur In the ~ommen
the Secretary Of the Interior
Of our public domain should
bsslfed and that each class
be disposed of or administered
manner most appropriate to
hrtlcular class.
lsins Of Government Lands.
chief change. however. which
10 be made, and which / have
recommended in previous
yes and communications to con-
d that by which government
pnd and phosphate and other
lands containing non-metal-
} minerals, shall be leased by
)vernment, with restrictions as
and time, resembling those
now obtain throughout the
J between the owners in fee
3 lessees who work the mines,
leases like those which have
most successful in Australia,
Zealand, and Nova Scotia. The
made by Investigations into
Pccessful working Of the leasing
leaves no doubt as to its wis
Pnd practical utility. Require
IS to the working Of the mine
the term may be SO framed
prevent any holding Of large
properties merely for specula-
Fhile the royalties may be made
nifty low, not unduly to in.
The cost of the coal mined, and
same time sufficient to furnish
enable income for the use Of
eOllc In the community where
'afns goes on. In Alaska, there
'eason why a substantial income
not thus be raised for such
WORKS as may be deemed
Pary or useful.
Build Trunk Line Railroad.
not in favor of government
|salp where the same certainty
luelency of service can be had
Psa'e enterprise, but I think the
1ons presented In Alaska are o.
character as to warrant the
ament, for the purpose of en-
slas the development Of tina
ava remarkable territory, Il
AUG own a trunk line railroad
can lease on terms which
varied and changed to NEE
iuSing prosperity and develop
OF the territory.
ave already recommended t,
sss the establishment Of a form
au'sslon government for Alas
'ue territory is too extended. it,
ARE TOO varied. and its distanc,
Lexington too remote to en-
vuasress to keep up with 1t
%les In the matter of legisla
a local character.
governor of Alaska in his n
n.s out certain laws tina
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