, 1922-12-07

tinuea at the rate OF the past THREE
years. the DIRECTOR reported 70 nay
be necessary further 70 augment TIE
number OF employees. The patent os-
flee 10 a seifaupporting i~nstftueaon.
Mr. FAN pointed out. adding tina art
year the receipts OF the office were
t1T2.0o0 greater han expenses.
The Fairgrounds Of the nation ns
rational parks and monumsnts. were
visited By a record breaking number
OF persons. Mere han 1,s1e.oo0 ef@-
zens OF every state and territory n
the union. It's possessions and Enrr,
foreign countries viewed the vcn6s1
OF nature preserved in these parKs.
Provision for storage Of OIL drzvz
from government oil wells In the S~est.
to allow for keeping greater quaint
ties OF crude oil. was recommended n
the report. IN order tina tho Esvsra-
meut. which Is forced to sell ihs Oh
royalties monthly. may take .dvaa-
tHge OF better markets by holding
back Its stocks. Provision for nors
storage tanks. such as private eoua-
paaies have. in the fields. IL absolute
] necessary, 81 was said. Under this
system, Mr.. Fall stated. the Eovern-
ment's oils tend TO beat down the
price in periods of depression. 70 the
injury OF the consumer. To the ez-
tent that the government f. obliged
TO take part IN business. Il should
through Its influence toward STABILIZE
alton rather than toward demoritza-
ton OF the industry. he said
Pointing out the government takes
Its royalties from oil land ieases IA
the form OF crude oil. Mr.. Fan said
returns from this source during III.
year amounted to $500. 900, while IN
tho fiscal year $40. 800. 900 was re-
ceived by the Indian tribes from roy
nlties on oil produced from Indian
owned lands.
Reports OF the governors OF AinHfrn
and Hawaii. summarized IN the int
rior report. review the OF
the two territories during the year.
Governor Bone OF Alaska noted thaf
n steady Increase IN exports and I'M
ports f~oreshedowed returning prosper.
lily and said that with encouragemen.
a strong tide of immigration might
have set In. He added that however,
until mining was inauguratsd On =
large scS.s n industries started tas
population could not be expected 70
increase greatly. The governor sub.
united a long list OF recommendations
urging that Jurisdiction over the
whole OF Alaska excepting the fish
cries be vested In the interior .fs-
partment; that branch lines and sprrv
be built to the Alaska railroad. thst
all law.enforcing agencies be consul.
dated under the department Of s-,s.
tcei that control Of tho fisheries -
taken over by the bureau of fishe-f.s
OF h department OF aaa
the formulation OF a colonization MAN.
Governor Harrington Of Hawaii re-
ported that during the twelve months
ended last June the Pacific territorv
passed through n OF the most criti-
cal financial periods In is history ana
that while general business conditions
had improved the agricultural labor
situation stii was serious. Ono Of
the foremost OF his recommendations
was passage by congress of the Ha-
wall emergency labor resolution or
some similar legislation to provide
workers and at the same time bring
the racial population OF the tsrrfterS
more nearly INTO balance.
OF hellum. the ncr.sa-
gas substitute for hydro
gen in iighter-than- air craft. Is under
the Jurisdiction OF the interior depart.
ment and undo legislation notable
progres has been made by the b.
reau OF mines in perfeeting methods
OF separating helium from natural
gas. in which 70 occurs.
The most serious situation facing
the department Is the low scale OF
salaries. the secretary asserted. One
OF the bureaus of the department was
organized in 1912 and another In 1889
and since those dates tho SALARY
schedule for employees has not bean
revised. Because employees can earn
more in other departments and in eut.
side industries, the loss and turnorer
has become demoralizing. SPEEDY
legislation TO increase salaries II usrar
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