| Show REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL LAND OFFICE Washington Dee Dec 00 I The report of the nf ot the land R It A for tor the I h fiscal year yr ended cashed June 30 was nas 8 made public today toda It shows Mho that subsequent subsequent quent to March I t snore more no than arras at of public land lands previously held under blanket orders of or suspension were we re restored to 10 entry Nearly 10 acres acre were war released fruits front with withdrawal withdrawal d 1 In the same earns period The most moot rigorous effort sa M says s II the th I its being made mad with the lbs force f at t my mT command to re restrain r strain unlawful end and nd fraudulent practises In the land states and nd to 10 secure evidence to prosecute prout those Iho guilty pitt of nf violation viola lion of the law la The Th field force Is 11 totally Inadequate In num numbers bers bt to reach nil all such offenders hence hn the gross offenders on are a more mo perIls particularly sought for tor forThe forThe The Th report pon as a 1 obsolete and absurd Hurd some of or the th land Ind laws law lawsIn la laIn lawIn In particular the Ih act ad of or Merck March Wa b t I 2 IMS 1553 governing the tb patenting of coal land lands Title having paused passed d the th government possesses no guaranty that as a a public utility the tbs coal ran can he 1 made available to supply the I On tb the contra contrary ry these the lands land have almost uniform uniformly ly Iy Passed MiM II d Into Inlo the th hands of or specs speculator p u lator 11 or large lar combinations controlling lug ing the th output or the th transportation so that the Ih consumer Is III at al the mercy of o both In n the h greater portion of or the west said ad the Ih report rI rt The n Induce Inducements ments mant for tor much of or the th crime cries crl and nd freud fraud committed under the present system can Mn be prevented by separating the th rM to mine min from the Ihl title Ulle to 10 the soil The report shows show how the total cash h re receipts reo pints for tor the year from the th disposal of hUc lands to 10 hM been b lean eti Miscellaneous receipts receipt Including sAles cole or of Indian lands land In were ere a grand total of ot representing an In Increase Increase crease r of oC In iii the total receipts over the preceding year e n or 23 63 per percent r refit cent t The ml Th total area ar or of the th land disposed of or during the Ib year r was w wa 7 at acee lea an en n nIn Increase In over ocer 1905 1 nf or 1 acres 11 There Th ate are now 15 national forests forest formerly railed called forest foret for t reserves reserve v I rn p sted by presidential proclamation mela matlon em embracing ru ni bracing acres arr The total tot In Increase crease creaso 1 In the th area are r of or the th national rot foi rolt eats t since itie the Ih last t annual ann I n port U Is I 1 acres The Tn report concludes with those Ih data dala of nf future opening P of nt Indian In lands to 10 settlement already a I ady provided for l by y Congress Washington about bout acres w b br u a year ye or so 0 reservation Montana about boul a acres will bf bc b ined In JOOR reservation Washington about 1 acres acre 11 time for tOI opening not nt yet rl fixed tilt Hla reservation Montana Mont ala about boul OAB Lucre ma may mar tx tit O nert In owe ou dAlene ren re Idaho ares acre 1 will probably be opened opel In the tI fall of ur 1908 reservation South Mouth Da Dakota I kota about ai aires r will he be tt opened open ci 1 In LambI reservation Idaho m noe acres will IK be h opened In lit 11 1000 |
