Show OR us ITS IMS SALT 1 clarf CITY VM IND GRINI JUNCTION JUVI TION TO till IT secretor Sec see I 1 niter hag W t allot land 1 tu to bitle itle itald T hiis I 1 in lit slated baid 0 I 1 4 by order of litt erlo sedentary Ill eert noite mill ilc ite fiill WA washington NOTON D C august 9 secretary fisher fisar lias has a plan to allot a government coal lands to cities which in turn may operate then them under certain regulations to supply municipal needs as well as those of citizens As the first step in thy the plan secretary flaher fisher nan han recommended that congress pas pass a bill granting elx six hundred and furty acres 0 of coal lands to the city of grand junction colo and meanwhile the inter or department haa has withdrawn from entry the land the city desires cities in colorado wyoming utah montana idaho and other public land states west of the missouri ivr r would be moat most vitally affected by secretary fisher a plan the general bill be he offers would authorize the secretary of the interior to patent six hundred and forty acres of government coal land for baci city and one hundred and sixty for each town under conditions providing for prompt and continuous development of the coal the prevention of any assignment or transfer of the land the safeguarding of the health and safety of laborers raining mining or handling the coal the prevention of undue waste of mineral resources and other restrictions strict ions the secretary believes that any ant huea patent should be safeguarded by tha prevision that the title shall revert to the government it any city or to town n to which coal land shall be patented hall shall at any aimel time fall all to perform any condition of the I 1 patent I 1 secretary flaher fisher maintains that the aim of the federal ach y v ft iiii respect to government conned a ned coal lands la is to insure for the public an abundant supply at prices which will yield a fair return and no more upon the capital invested in la mining and handling the coal ite ile thinks this impassible when hen a feo foe emple simple patent ie to granted to private person tf or corporation corporations for the of the coal deposit deposits th i leasing system secretary fisher thinks Is the method for the private exploitation of government owned coal landa lands can protect the public ry by retaining tle the titio title n its own hands and properly con the lease it will ua b be possible to protect the public torn vom extortion such a policy fishe holds entirely consistent with the principles of conservation although secretary flaher be leves eyes that a ion time lease for a nominal consideration would be better tar for soine purposes than an am outright grant it would a i ot of greater flexibility in dealing with each city according to local circum ta ticen he said it Is possible to embly tn tit a patent to a city the moat most essential condit conditions lons necessary to effect the purpose of the federal conservation polky polly poll y it la Is desirable he bas sas to retain in n the hands of the federal government a certain amount of elon ston to make sure tl U the city III develop the coal wl wi it waste and with ath d 4 a e regard to lie ue health and safety af f the rueni 1 rs also that all transaction of the city be given pub publicity licit to prevent any opportunity for corruption abuses and to keep the government fully informed as to how legislation 0 of thia character la to working la in actual practice upon the request ot 0 tive tailor 0 t colorado ae fisher ni i a directed that the coal lands de 1 ara by grand junction be hed held withdrawn from entry the of the secretary to make withdrawals by executive order la a the absence of authority previously conferred by statute hae lima been a subject of controversy esp dally in colorado but Sec fisher has no doubt ot of his authority in this matter |