Show OIL NAVY before the american mining con gross gress franklin D roosevelt assistant secretary of tho the navy defended tho the governments attitude in the with drawing of oil lands tor for naval haval supply sup ply purposes purely on the ground of utility As most or of tho the present agitation in this question comes from wyoming as it la Is tho the coming stats state in oil pro ducton mr roosevelt s ar ari i were undoubtedly directly referring to tills this sta while there is much to be said in favor of tho the navys side of tho the question aa pointed out by mr roosevelt it is well to observe says tho the mohave dally miner that most of the i present criticism Is directed against the methods employed by the government rather than th the a policy it should be borno borne in mind that tho government does not prospect tor for oil it stands calde and lets private capital capt discover these resources whereupon it steps steab lit in and withdraws all land surrounding such development which usually drains that territory developed by private interests ali results ot of this policy aro are far reaching in tho the first place it re tards the development ot of oil production in a state which gives promise of being a leader in this line especially is this so 60 in ill view ot of the high gasoline content ot of wyoming Wyon ling oil when makes it more valuable in this motor age than other oil produced in the country discouragement tor for private capital investing in wyoming is likely to result from roni tho the methods it has been pointed out that it if the government is to pursue this policy it would bo be well tor for the state slate to make some claim for reimbursement tor for stunting its natural healthy and normal growth east san diego news similar methods in government proceed dure ure are injuring the california oil industry to tho the detriment ot of the tha whole state and are entirely uncalled for and who knows when the same saino condition will apply to utah in her rich copper mines the government withdrawing rl che ch copper opper deposits tor for tho the manufacture manuta cluro of shells guns and other war materials |