The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-06

NASltlNtTON. Dec. t-Au I'M
tapped wealth estimated at "a mini
mum or ono hundred and fifty bill
lions OF dollars is contained IN the
NOR" than 400. 900. 600 acres OF lama
Stiil held IN the public domain. Sec
Rotary Fan uf the interior depart
ment says in his first annual report.
made public TODAY.
Coal and oil from tho bulk OF this
wealth. the total coal deposits being
estimated at 10000. 600. 900 tom and
the oil deposits at i.S25 zoe. 600 bur
rels with an additional 10000, OO0,-
0OO barrels OF shale oil.
From the development Of these re-
sources h federal government Sec
Rotary Fail ayg would realize by
way % royalties, rentals, otc, a total
Of si2, aST see. 200 divided as followfi
coal in public ON nershir
EItuminous. 10000. OUr 900 tom at
10 cents royalty. 81. 600. 600. 600.
Sub-hituminuus. 5000. 600. 900 tons
az \ cents royalty. s. 800 600. 600.
Ignite. 10000. 900. 900 tom at g
cents royalty. 81. 800. 600. 600.
tNote. Coal upon railroad lands.
private grants, private lands In tn"
public land states but not developed
not estimated abovvl.
ul IN public ownership tcrudrJ.
200. 600, 900 barrels at s.. fl.iOO.-
Sl1a. 900. 600.
shall, oil. 5o. 1000. 600. 900 barrels at
g. 500. uU0. OOU. 600 at @ cents roy
ally 5000. GOO. 600.
Phosphate. $500. 600. 900 tons at
S. $4,000. 600. 600 at . per cent roy
atty. $3.50. 600. 900
Potash. 20. 600 600 tons at SIS.
81. 500. 100000 at . per cent royalty.
$50. 900. 900.
W~atcrpovcr is.OOO. 600 horsepower
ut 30 cents per horsepower per year.
81, 800. 900.
Indian reservation:
Oh 900. 600. 600 barrels at So
81 500. OOO. 600.
Phosphate. 1000. 600 600 tons at 81.
$4,000, 900 600.
Alaska.
coal. 10000. 900 ooO tons an grades
ut O. cents royalty. $1,000. 600. 900.
on $4,000. 900 barrels nj 81. S25.-
600. GOO at 10 per cent royalty. 81
500. 600.
water power. Z. 100000 horsepower
at 10 cents per horsepower per year.
Sg5O.OOO
Surface value Of public lands out
side Of national forests.
Desert and seml-arid lands, TOE
600. 900 acres ut 81. 500. OOO, ooo
Grazing lands. %, 1000, 600 acres at
So. $50 600. 900
Grazing aud forage lands. $1,000
600 acres az 50. $50. 600. uUO.
National forests
Grazing lands. 1000. 600 acres o.
s. S27b.Ou 900.
Timber. $3.50 600 600.
other resources, SIS. GOO 900.
Reclamation Projects.
History l~ uow repeating itself
suv- Secretary FAN and after Z
! period Of unlimited expenditure II
war measures and in preparing 10
var. iu th' creation ut a navy etc.
10 has been found necessary Co cur
tail such expenditure &" the very at
most am justified IN calling dt
tontiou to the fact that "a" depart
mcut of Interior tho home depart
mvnt-i o. fully equipped and pre-
pared 10 DO IFS part Boa M" develop
mont Of those great natural resource
which must he so developed it tn
burden upou his and future gen
erations n "a he borne at ALL
secretary tul devotcs a consider
able part OF his report to rcclama
lion projects and in this connoctio'
he urges that IAN affirmative stronO
policy he announced by the cNocu
| tive"
THE necessary advances can %
made from year To yea without he
coming an excessive burden upou a.
las payers the secretary says. IAN
Us has already been proven by cN
%perioncc m years crop upon on
acre oI reclaimed irrigated groun
viii be Of q ain largely in eNcrs
Of the total amount expended In rem
d"ring such acreage productive I'm
dor the present system. or any pro
posed legislation of curse the eco.
of such project viii be repaid an
meanwhile the added wealth yieldo
will tighten the tax burdens upon "a
the tax payers OF the country"
Referring To pending bills prowd
ing Tor further reclamation nctlvltic.
Mr. Fan say that " they O. onncte
additional opportunity Tor labor vi
be offered the unemployed and at ia