Deseret Evening News | 1910-04-09 | Page 1 | Value of Coal Fields of Alaska

VALUE OF GOAL COAL COALFIELDS FIELDS OF ALASKA More Testimony Regarding It Is Submitted to Pinchot Investigating Committee SHOULD BE OPENED TO PUBLIC Such Sud Is Opinion of or Alfred IH ls l Mineral of It r this ti Ceo C o logical Survey Sur Surte t Washington Wa April Apr l 9 More testimony concerning the value and ant extent of the coal 0 In the field fields of ot Alaska and a fur tut further further ther lUon of ot Andrew Christensen regarding the 24 2 J letter tt rl which are alleged 1 to haye bijon ceded by Clavis Ills sal from the i l h com oln when It met this morning Alfred H I 1 mineral expert rt of the geological ecological survey aurey was WIlS on the stand eland i adjournment Waft wew taken ilay afternoon Mr Brooks strongly favors the tile opening of ot the Alaskan Aln kan coat coal coalfields COlt I fields and IlD 1 declares Is gressing as na a result of o the t e govern governments ments monts policy of withholding the coal oal lands land i r i Before going Into public MINIon the committee opened the tto box from Seattle and an l Andrew C t j sen een explained l where he found tit the II 34 missIng letters letter Mr continued his hi testimony lie He related 1 that the tile flailed State ton eon tont trolled t roll 1 1 from 60 tIO O to 70 10 per cent of ot the th worlds visible supply of or colt coal and that lilt at the pre rate of ot consumption It would require 1918 years r e s to the supply In the United States State These ThIe figures were WS the th thlIn witness lIn said Mid on oa a basis bull of or orthe the Increased UM use u of coal cual ai In the th future at the same allme rate of ot UK In Increase reuse I if f t the thelast tt thelast last hut two or three years ya Mr saul said It limed had been estimated 1 that the supply In the Hinte would be II ex fOX exhausted hausted In from to lid years Some Bome Somewhere where here between the this estimate of and year he declared the truth was to be found If the tile supply will last years we Va dont lont need to bother bolher about con eon conservation for tor or 01 ye r rI l re cv remarked marked Representative Madison but hut If It will only lat last years etI we are ar arup up against It Mr fl Brooks said he thought there thele had been too much m h alarm a all as to the ox ex hn notion of the coal supply Other factors of or power powel are coming Into lion gen general eral use and tillS this In time will decre deera 1 the u use uee e of ot coal Improved methods method of If f consumption also am arc resulting In the Ilia decreased u use of coal As Au a general proposition the said he ha favored the leasing of ot coal eoal lands but bUl he thought tho the Alaskan fields were ere too far tor faraway away for tor the th lens IM lensIng IMIng Ing log system tn to t be b employed t tl to advant advantage age a He lie thought such a price should be put pUl on the lands In Alaska how however however ever na as to prevent speculative holding of ot the property and require it Its Ita being worked tt