New Britain herald., 1922-12-06
DEVELOPING OF VA TJLRAL RESOURCES
 AS AN AID TO RETURNED PROSPERITY

years. the director reported, it may | be necessary further to augment the mum Der, of employees. The patent Of. nce is a supporting institution, MT. Fall pointed out. adding that last year the receipts Of the office were Sl72,0o0 greater than expenses
 Natural Parks.
 The plsygrounds of the nation. its National Parks and monuments. were visited by n record breaking number of persons. More than 1,216,06o citi- zens of every state and territory in tho union, it's possessions and many foreign countries viewed the wonders of nature preserved in these parks.
 Provisions for storage Of oil drawn from government oil wells in tho West, to allow-for keeping greater quantities of crude oil, was recon. mended in the report, in order that the government, which is forced to sell it's oil royalties monthly, may take advantage of better markets by holding back it's stocks. Provision for more storage tanks such as pri- vate companies have. in the fields, is absolutely necessary, it was said. Under this system. MT. Fall stated, the governments oils tend to beat down the price in periods of depres- son. to tho injury of the consumer. To the extent That the government is obliged to take part in business, it should throw it's influence toward stabilization rather than toward de- moralization Of the industry, he said.
 Govt Oil Royalties
 Pointing out the government takes it's royalties from oil land leases in the form of crude oil, MT. Fall said returns from this source during the year amounted to s7,S0o,o0o, while in the fiscal year $22,5oo,00 was re- ceived by the Indian tribes from royalties on oil produced from Indian owned lands.
 Reports of the Governors of Alaska and Hawaii. summarized in the h. terior report, review the progress of the two territories during the year.
 Governor Bone, of Alaska, noted that steady increase in exports and imports foreshadowed returning pros- perity and said that with encourage ment a strong tide of immigration might have set in. He added that however, until mining was inaugural ed on a large scale and industries started the population coul not be cx- pected to increase greatly. The gov ernor submitted long list of recom- mendations urging that jurisdiction over the whole of Alaska excepting | the fisheries be vested in the interior department; that branch lines and I spurs be built to the Alaska railroad; | that all law-enforcing agencies be | under the department of | justice; that control of the fisheries be .aken over by the bureau of fisheries i of the department of commerce, and he formulation of 8 colonization plan.
 Governor Harrington, of Hawaii, that during the twelve months ended last June the Pacific erritory passed through one of the most critical and financial periods in ts history and that while general | business conditions had improved the l agricultural labor situation still was serious. One of the foremost of his was passage by con- yress of the Hawaii emergency labor | or some similar legislation | 0 provide workers and at the same ime bring the racial population of the erritory more nearly into balance.
 Production of helium, the non-in- amable gas substitute for hydrogen n lighter-than-a craft, is under the of the interior department nd under legislation notable progress as been made by the bureau of mines II l perfecting methods of separating II elium from natural gas, in which it ccurs The most serious situation facing Il le department is the. low scale of diaries, the secretary asserted. One f the bureaus of the department was rganizcd in 1912 and another in 1882 nd since those dates the salary ,hedule for employees has not been svised. Because employees can earn
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