| Show DILL BIlliO TO AVE S-AVE SA VE I lANDSi i S. S Secretary y Garfield Recon Recommends j mends That Appropriations Appropriation I to Wage War Against tin the I ILand Land Grabbers Be Doubled I STATEMENT REVIEWS REVIE JS I IMPORTANT CASE CASES CASES' From rom a Staff Correspondent i Washington D. D C. C Jan 1 18 Secretary tary James R. R Garfiel Garfield of f the Interior Department to ti today to- to lay day sent to congress a recommendation ne dation that 1 the e appropriation o Vi vi tion lon ion for Preventing tb f d ding ing ng public lands and s ln nt of f claims for swamp lands lan b an and swamp land indemnity ty be in ii m- m creased from front to 1 1 H H. H. H Schwartz in charge o ol of offield field service has made a report which the secretary forwards forward to o 0 congress in which he says say that hat there are worth orth of public lands alleged fraudulently to o 0 have been acquired which it is hoped to recover re re- over cover to the government Many thousands of cases have been beer rought brought to the attention of th the I the investigation investigation in throughout government in of the department gents agents The ox- ox ex examination says saya Mr Schwartz Sch artz report of 01 such cases has 1108 been th the field neld dut duty to th the end that th the tho of ot claims and entries may without delay However the thereAt proceed of extensive frauds dc demanding dc- dc t g neat reAt number manding anding Immediate action and consuming months of time of ot In- In try ary attendance and subsequent trials leave us UH today over o 1600 16 In n I court claims suspended on or 00 0 settlement out of th the total 3 cases complaint December 1 1 I 1308 OS of t r all kinds 9 pending of ot tho the necessity for tor prompt ho Tho ho nature cases is lu of ot the larger action tion In the some sonic United States vs va Juniata shown iowa In Coke company compan and United I loal oal and Utah Fuel Coke oke company I States Hates vs lands worth two and a half hail dollars million illion amount appropriated for carry carry- The this work worl from Jul July 1 1 1907 1007 to tc ng ig on seventeen months 1 1 1908 expenditure the with wilh this e was ras as results were obtained 10 lands recovered of patented 33 13 acres coal coni lands estimated alue aluc Including O acres of ot 55 35 value Col- Col recovered amis mis timber limb er trespassers from collected 91 Mak- Mak Fines 1479 the government total recoveries reco to ng 1 5 or f t OS Where bero the th People WinA Win In of the number of caSC A comparison investigated In In the tho field tell and shows that during the tho ported on ending June 30 30 1907 1901 Oscal year total expense examined l at a e rees ases were wore while during tho the 17 months or f r December 1 1 1908 1903 a total of or riding endinG re examined at nt a total w were cases ot of During time the the last o the tho n agents tie the 11 1 months months' caused to be bp released from ment have havo enclosure a n. total of or 4 of ot v vacant lands have secured 04 H ares acres of public for violation convictions laws las have havo found round 9 OS cases of ci land and fraudulent or Illegal grants rants of or rI rights hta and privileges or f r wa w ws w's s 's s ea easements ments act projects examined nine Carey ave havo 59 acres acrea A summary Important nt cases caso In Utah most roost of f r the southern Ida Idao 0 o Includes United md rid and Utah Fuel company compan vs s States Hates Valley Valle C al company compan et al aI recover titi to over 10 OOOO suits of to cal col land at SOO an acre acro 8 S.- S. court cacs cases to recover 22 2000 of 01 heavily timbered t nine nino lands I acres about 30 an acre In orth department about 20 acres coal he tho me held by bv non-mineral non entries s lands ands worth orth about S1 10 per acre of acres of coal lands One ne no case unlawful enclosure of ot of or lands about 8 non-mineral non res to lands valuable for tor coal at alias 60 0 per acre There Thore are are ISS ii selections selection pending for tor ex- ex rim I n a t i Oil S. S Secretary Garfield has hns discussed this hole subject with Senator Smoot who vho ho In Is of the thc opinion that tho the In ln- ln appropriation should be he made made- Tho ho said toda today that the tho work of f r tho the departments department's agents Is thorough mcl rid effective and und will result In Jon Uon on of tho the public publio domain |
