The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07
Statement Features Annual
Report Of Secretary Of the
Interior Fall-Develop-
ment Will Relieve Tax Bur-
den

WashiuEton. Dec. CAN untapped
wealth estimated at a minimum of one
hupdred and frty billions Of dollars is
contained in the more than 400. 600 600
acres OF land still held In the public
domain, Secretary Fall OF the Interior
Dcpartmtnt SAYS IN his first annual re-
port made public today.
Coal and oil form the bulk Of this
wealth. tho tcnl coal deposits being
cstimntod at 40. 900. 900. 600 tons and
tho OIL deposits ut 1925. 10000 barrels
with an additional so. 600, 000, 600 barrels
OF shale oil.
From tho development Of these re-
sources 1he federal government. Score
tary Fall Gays. would realizs by way
Of royalties. rentals, etc. a total or
SIC, 3S7 500, 900 divided as follows:
Coal In public ownership:
BitumInoua, 10. 900. 0O0. 900 tons at 10
cents royalty. s! 900. 600. 900.
Sub-hituminous. 9O.D Don. 900. 900 tons at
S cents royalty. $2,4OO. 900, 900.
IAgnttc. 80. 900. 900. 900 tons nj 5 cents
royalty. $4,000. 900. 600.
(Note.-Coal upon railroad lands, prt-
vate grants. private lands In tho public
land states but not developed not esti-
mated above.)
oil In public ownership (orude),
700. 600, OOn barrels at 81. $1,000. 00o. 900,
at 1874 cents royalty, / 75.Oo0.000.
Shale oil. $4,000, 600, 900 barrels Mt 81.
500. 600. dd0. 060; ut nys cents roynlty.
ST.. 00n. 000. 900.
Phosphate. $500, 900. 900 tons at o.
$4,000, 900, 900; at two per cent royalty,
$3.50. 0O0,00n.
Potash. 20, noe. 900 tons at SIC, $1,000
900. 900; al two per cont royalty
sac. 600. 900.
w~atcr2ower, 5000. 900 horsepower at
ten cents per horsepower per year,
$500 600.
Indian reservations:
OF. 600. 900. 900 barrels at 50, $780,
600. 900.
Phosphate. l,oOu,OOOYooo tons at 49,
$4,000. 900, 900.
Alaska:
Coal. 10000. 600. 600 tons. all grades.
ct Ave cents royalty. $1,000. 600. 900.
Oh. $4,000. 600 barrels mt 81. $25.o00.-
900: at ton per cent royalty, s2.600.o 600.
Waterpower. 2.5O0,OUO horsepower at
ton cents per horsepower per year,
$3.50. coo.
Surface value OF public lands outside
OF national forests:
Desert and semi-arid lands, 100. 000. 600
acres At 81, 500, 0O0. 900.
Grazing lands. 5000. 900 acres at 81.
Sl50.000. 600.
Grazing and forage lands, $1,000. 900
acres Al 81. $50, 900, 200.
National forests:
Grazing lands. 10000. 900 acres at -.
S275.oNo. 900.
Timber. $3.50. 900. 900.
Other resources. Sl45. 000. 1000.
Relief from Tax Burden
"H!Sto-y - now repeating itself"
Says Secretary Fall. land after a period
Of unlimited expenditure in war mea
sures and In preparing FOR war. IN the
creation OF a navy. ste. Il has been
found necessary TO curtail such e~1pendi-
lures 10 the very utmost. I am justi-
Ned IN calling attention to the fact that
the DEPARTMENT Of intcrior-the home
department-is fully equipped and pre-
pared TO do its part in the development
OF those great natural resources which
must lie 80 developed if the tax burden
upon this and future generations Is TO
be horne at all"
Secretary Fall devotcs a considenb bic
part Of his report 70 reclamation pro-
je"ts and In this connection ne urges
that "an affirmative strong policy be
announced by the executive"
The necessary advances can be made