Show bills to regulate western development Develop mew dills bills designed to regulate development of tho the chouice of tile the fedrial land in tile the west in accordance accod dance with the views were introduced in both houses of congress Con Coti giess recently tho the measures which were introduced trod by senator meyers of montana Alon tana and tive ferris of oklahoma cli aliman of the congressional public lands landi committee comIl littee flamed following ionn julg lengthy conferences conference between tile the two chairmen and secretary little lane and aie designed to make available fol foi immediate development treas in illes os lit in coal oil phosphate and potash deposits tile the bills provide pi mido for the leasing of public lands andel igich lesti abt lotions to guard against monopoly and to insie full development royalties thus derived would go in the alist place into the icela matlon fund to be used fol foi development for irrigation in abild and semiarid semi arid i legions egions upon the return of the money to the federal treasury 50 per cent of it would bo be over to the state in which the leased eased land is located for school and development uses |