Show CARFIELD ON A nON 7 Former Secretary MaRes Males a Statement Before Public Lands Committee BALKS TALKS CHIEFLY ON WATER POWER Believes State and Nation Should Co operate for Its Development WASHINGTON F Feb b. b 16 All All of the bills providing for the of natural resources will willo 0 o 0 considered by a sub committee of e senate committee on public lands landsa a a be composed of Senators Smoot airman irman Clark of Wyoming Dixon and 1111 Hughes Hearings l be he given hearin hearing was given riven today by the committee on public lands to for- for Secretary of the Interior James R. R jel held eld He lie discussed chiefly the thc bill ting tin to wa water tr power sites through h easing essing of the thc public lands a adjacent jacent lie e e water plants s 's a arnIe rule he hp approved Secretary Balers Baler's Bal Bal- ers er's rs r's proposition but suggested esterl a aber aber aher ber her of changes han es which convinced committee that consi considerable erable atten- atten must be given iven to the que questions in in- yea ved Jr r. r Garfield believes ps the water Jer 1 a should be bl developed ed by hy oper co 11 of Oi tb the federal and state govern govern- ts s. s He indorsed the fu aur suggestion estion o ong of ng the public lands lauds to tor pr r sites sik's to concerns which will un lIn- un- un ite ik lp lo 10 o TOly r under condi condi- s that thit wi will wd prevent monopoly He Ito sted l d 2 i per pr ent nt of t the bp rentals should be lie paid bv by the n naI najil na- na jil I 1 government rl to the states in ini jn Ii i the power is rhy not 75 5 per cent asked Sen Son Smoot mont Garfield said he had named o j i ait is as s that was WH tl the amount the receiver vP fron froll proceeds of forest ke C rr i Jf 1 Smoot called attention n- n nto to th the that it wa was costly costly- t to administer U rp reserves w jit it l t t o J lands for power develop develop- in it t. t t.- t. Mr Garfield arfield then said he 11 bt the states e should receive 75 cent of lb the th rentals re |