The daily Alaskan., 1913-05-26

you have heard ata
 Tho result of these restricted policies has affected every Western industry 70
 There are many arguments in tay- OF of state leasing sysJcm. but no arEamen. which justiiios the Fed eaa Government I1 taking a profit from .aa natural resources Of a State
 The mowed purpose Of an these restrictions ls to prevent Che grind me power of monopoly from c0u- trolling Che sources of primary pow er
 Wr Walter b. Fisher Che dIstin- emsaed eNseere.ary Of the Interior .a-G you .Hatlu thls country you will lnl che overwhelming proportion coal land operated under @ leasing system
 Many western men have suspected Cha. Mr. Fishers public land policies when n office. were based upon inc formation of equal accuracy
 The most reliable statistics ava,Ia- ble show chat m 1909, A20A2&& acres ware operated by owners and .I.ssa&gl acres by !es5es
 The same estimates show thc pro- lucaou oE coal in the United states us 0oUowH
 By Owners .... .... &2a27h29S By Owners N Lcsseos. .42,s&9l67 ur LasH.as ........., S2,96l,SA9
 Tho abstract Of the 18th Census To. che ym.aI States at page 552 gives na acreage of producing coal enterprises In 1909 as follows
 By Owners .......... 5,s2-,l4N . By Laa.a8 .......... 2,2fg,ato
 The facts do not seem to bear out Mr. Fishers statement. Ha' .....s ..
 AaEa coal bearing areas just .rI.s u estimate of G6S0,0oo acres. .WrnE you. no coal has been pro- auerE. GHc government ls insist ling as an excuse for not granting patents to eIalmeuts that no one has yet opened a coal miueas contempla ..E by the coal land law.
 The 10th census reports S,IS27t9 ..res or coal lands in the states. . There are u tho States today approx .m..eIg Ia.u00poseu-d coal mines nr1NrH.aIy 5"00 mines are uow .ra.Gg .o produce coal and $500 coa. mnas .n actual operation Tbres U.ua oE these mines aemnloy less Hn twenty men eaad .r ss-
 Has monopoly rasulJsds No ro che contrary coI-iB being produced m che mtad statss cbeaRer than u amy osaor country iu ahe world, SD active Is the competition chat the .u..nm.0us coal mining industry tE ap nraaeaas closer and closer to bank rptcg. The tvgEage price.aS @hlcE2 bIgumnoos coal was sold'at. che mines during che years 1g0at0 lglQ inclusive aaa sll9 per ton3-a price believed ag eDrs t0 be aprE0N.- matay 15. oeut per ton les3 than . Che cost of production. Does this ro1l. uEe munopoIy2 D6e5th@ cone HEou .iualF che abrogaHon oegW1 tre aaca.se of theErights ot Anag7 . Ilm citizens. the Waralysis of Che commerce ol a great territory iuor der to urevea. morop0.y2 a.
 T- lt were to prevent l3g very mHrhes 0g mol0pog the tacls would furnish ample atsame4t
 hu sides 6l-this contreEsr5y. con ..a. tHa injustice. of PreEHlt Alas HHa cou6H6H# a7
 An Nassan8 wa agree upon che one propagation wa.ch ] Hosts earR= asTv advocate. yiz-Tlgs gsle5togaaon of those conditions under whlch the .weat ha- prospergI Upon no other proposition can H @Alaskans be brough. to agreement The law of .rg0s rel.gue 70 Aaaaa's coal lands provides more safg-gQape5 .aaga.nsl m1umoIE .hsu a6y other law of iJa Hud enacted
 4 do no, believe in the principle ol Government construction of.roil- ways. but railways cannot be com
 uucsed in virgin undcloDcd coun-
 ry eEcep. that a p6Tt of the inc creased value oi.coadguous territory created bT the railway shall be made a recomrense for the necessary loses Gn operation during the first years 9s It's operation.
 After an. tbo years of waiting am ready to approve any plan which wrU help Alaska.
 believe che government ows 10 Alaska the construction of railways provided for by Che bills under com
 alteration for tb seven years of fa-