Show TS POWER COMPANY'S SCHEME Extensive Land Patents ii in Washington Held Field Up by Government Washington ton Deo Dec 28 D By tho the Joint action today of ot tho the war Interior and agricultural departments extensive land patents ot of tho the International Power Manufacturing company compan of ot tho the of oC Washington were held up tip because of ot tho the belief bellat of ot Secretary Fisher as expressed In a statement that tho the company company com coin pany was trying to free tree Itself from all aJI control by tho the government by se securing securing se- se curing patents to lands under tho guise gulso of ot mining claims or by railroad scrip filings In combination with a special dam license The company compan was planning to build built a series of ot power plants which It was estimated would produce horsepower horsepower horsepower horse horse- power having a n value of ot from flom to a a. a year Tho powersite power site sito Is In tho the so-called so Z canyon of ot ortho ho tho Pend river rIer situated partly in tho the su National forest and partly In a power site reserve resene sot aside b by President Taft TaCt Secretary c z Fishers Fisher's st statement t c charges r o r L i I nun LUUL ou U U ILl i have havo been located along tho the river In Inthe Inthe the national forest and within tho the power ito sito and that no at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt seems to have havo been made to press the mining claims for tho tim C company 0 m pany apparently re a ti y rely relying I ii g solely upon tho the special act licensing tho the dam Plans filed with tho war department show that the tho company compan would use tho the public lands In the national forest for and public lands in the power powersite powersite site reserve no for tho the same purpose and for tor conduits and power houses The mining claims had been acquired by tho Pond Pend Development De company compan which also secured scrip land from flom the Northern Pacific railway later I selling both to tho the International Power e Manufacturing company Secretary FIsher toda today called upon Commissioner Bennett Dennett of tOo general land for or a n. report on the tho validity of tho the mining mining- claims and railroad scrip selection which were to bo be located atthe at tho the point In tho the river where tho power plant was to go o. o Secretary Fisher refers reters to the caso case as asan asan an nn example of the methods used to defeat federal ownership |