The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-12-16
SECRETARY FALL
TURNS IN REPORT
UNTAPPED WEALTH WORTH Bill.
LIONS OF DOLLARS IN UNITED
STATES SAYS SECRETARY
First Annual Report of Interior De-
. partment Details Immense Re-
sources of 100000, 900 Acres
of Public Lands

OF PUBLIC Lands
An untapped wealth, estimated at q
Minimum of S150.000OO0, 900, is con
tanned in the more than 100000, OOC
acres of land still held in the public
domain, Secretary Fall of the interior
department says in his first annual re-
port, made public Tuesday.
Coal and oil form the bulk of this
wealth, the total coal deposits being
estimated at 100000 tons and the
oil deposits at 1925, 100000 barrels,
with an additional $4,000 O00,0 bar
rels of shale OIL
From the development of these re-
sources the federal government, Sec
rotary Fall believes, would realize, by
way Of royalties, rentals, erc., total
of $12,sS7 10000, divided as follows
Coal in public ownership:
100000 600 tons, at 10
cents rayoi,y, $1,000, 100000
simultaneously o0,oO0,000 tons, al
cents royalty. 81, 100000.
Lignite-50,0 00,0oo,O0O tons, Mt 3
cents ROYALTY, $1,000, 100000.
(Note-Coal upon railroad lands,
private grants, private lands in the
publand land states, but not developed
not estimated above).
Oh In public ownership (crude)
IOO,OO0000 barrels, at 50, s1,400,O0O,-
NO; at 12h cents royalty, S175,O00,-
90.
Shale oil-50, OO0, 100000 barrels. at
81. $100,000,O00,000; at 5 cents royalty,
$5,000.OO0, 900.
Phosphate, SOC, OO0, 900 tons, at 81,
Sl4,OOO,O00, 900; at per cent royulty,
S2SO,OO0.0Oo.
Potash-2O, 100000 tons tons. at SIS.
$500, OO0, 000, 900; at per cent royalty
s3OOOO,00o.
Waterpower-13,O0 100000 horsepower
at 10 cents per horsepower per year,
81, 100000.
Indain reservations-On 100000
barrels, at SO 81 800, 600, 600; phosphate,
l,00O,0o0,000 tons, at 81 $1,000, ceo.-
OlN.
Alaska-Coal, 10000 100000 tons, all
grades, at . cents royalty, 81, 900, 0o0,-
900; oil, 25,o0o,O00 barrels at 81. s25..
100000; at 10 per cent roya.y, 81, 800.
600; waterpower, 100000 horsepower.
at 10 cent per horsepower per year,
$4,000.
Surface value of public lands out
side Of national forests:
Desert and semiarid lands-1OO. 900.
100 acres, at 81, 100000. 900.
Cravings lands-75, 100000 acres. at
50, s150,0oa, 600
Grazing and forage lands. $1,000. 900
acres. at "a, sG0.eo0,OO0.
National forests-Grazing lands. no.
100000 acres, at 81 $275, 100000; tim /
Der, sJS0,0O0,O 600; other resources s145.-
10000.
History is now repeating ITSELF"
says Secretary Fall, "and after a pc |
Rod Of unlimited expenditure In war
and in preparing for war.
In the creation Of navy, etc. IT has
been found necessary to curtall such
expenditures to the very uu1omst. /
IN justified in calling attention TO the
TACT that the department OF the
Interior (the home Department. is full
y equipped and prepared to do It's
part in the development OF those great
natural resources which must he 80 de-
'elopcd If the tax burden upon this
ind future generations is to be borne
1t ALL"
Secretary Fall devotes a consider
lble part of his report TO reclamation
projects, and in this connection he
lrges that ian affirmative, strong pol
~ be announced by the executive"
"The necessary advances can he
liade from year TO year, without be-
nm excessive burden upon the
,axpasers," the Secretary says. 'and
IS has alerady been proven by expert
nee one years crop upon one acre of
eclaimed irrigated ground will he of
value largely in excess of the total
mount expended In rendering such
ere productive. Under the present
ystem, or any proposed legislation, Of
curse, the cost of such project win
e repaid and meanwhile the added
realth yielded will tighten tie tax
urdens upon all the taxpayers Of the
ountry."
Referring to pending bills providing
Or further reclamation activities, Mr..
all says That If they ale enacted adj
itional opportunity FOR labor viii lie
fered the unemployed, and at tie I
ime time homes made for those who ,
esire them. :
Ether Fumes Over come Girls
lIii1.n n Y-I,,,.ont, fi,.o c.lrIn .-.o-a