The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-08

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ana IN f0f
years 3o eduirs
i to tie properly
10 land should he open to home
stead entry le declares. except
THAT which g really Suitable for
homes; and then tie homeaakeri
Should be aided in every proper
way.
The timber and stone act should /
ibe Immediately repealed, and aIsot
the net authorizing thecuttlng OH
timber on mineral lands. They
hold out a constant invitation to 1
abuse and to mere exploitation /
THE public range can not bel
properly administered under the ex-
listing law. 1t should be leased for
grazing purposes under the broad
administrative discretion OF the secsE
Rotary OF the Interior. SO that the
leases can be adapted to actual con-
ditions and the legitimate interests
of the sheep and cattIemen. AT
present the range itself is being de-
stFoyed and both 1heep and cattle
men are coming to the conviction
that their own interests viii be
better subseryed BY leasing law.
t'In fact, the enlarged application
LOT the leasing principle to the public
domain generally viii, in my iuds=I
iment, more effectively promote de-
lvelopment and protect the public in-l
Iterest than the present system.
Certainly coal, oil, gas, asphalt, MI
ltrate and phosphate lands can bel
more appropriately Developed by
lleasehold than by the present system
LOT classification and sale of the fee
which prevails with respect to-
local" 4
In respect to such leasing in
Alaska, the secretary recommends
that passage Of a liberal but care
ful guarded leasing law for the de-
yelopment of its mineral resources.
and especially of its coal lands.
Alaska's greatest resources are her
minerals and in the development of
these the precious metals sstilf!Rold
the Predominant place; Careful
consideration OF the provisions of an
appropriate leasing law for the coal
lands Of Alaska in being continued
Through the direction of the bureau
of mines, with view to suggesting
such changes in or substitute for
bills on this subject which are now
pending in Congress, as may be de-
sirable,'" '.,>S "a
The proper administration and
development Of Alaska can not be
accomplished under existing laws,
the secretary declares, Wherefore, he
urges also the construction by the
government of central trunkalfnet
railroad from tidewatef to the \
tTanana and Yukon; the reservation
Eot a sufficient amount oEahe coal
lands to provide for the future
needs of the navy, this coal to be
mined by the government; more Hb-l
Ieral appropriations for croads and
trails; and the adoption of a form
of territorial government .. a y COM
mission form being suggested, bet7t
Ter adapted to its remote situation
land peculiar local conditions. sae .a1
1.-THE whole subject o off, water
power development and control
should in my Judgment, receive the
Immediate consideration of Con-
gress," says the secretary. land con-
structive legislation should be-
adopted without further delay II
believe the federal government has
adequate constitutional power toI
control water-power development
both in navigable streams. nd upon
the public domain and to exact COM
pensation and to impose proper con-
ditionsi in. either case, 1t is appar-
ent thatnthe federal government can
act more effectively than the states
in many cases. No correct or per-
manent solution Of the water-poweT
question can be reached until the
interests Of the state and Of the ma
ton have been reconciled., The fed
eral government should not part
with any Of its constitutional pow
ers. Their exercise is certain in the