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Show FISHER answers mondell Beaanta Crltlcltm of Departm.nfa Policy In Valuation of Coal Landa and Saya Price Ara Fair. Chlr.iKn Mnlnlninlim thai the pnl ifV of Ihe I'nlll'd Htlllea cnverntnetit with relation to the valiiallon of the publle enal landa la lint open to the irltliiatna ai:uln'.t II nnd that II la ilealumd to prevent monopoliznilon and lo rni'i'illai;,. develnpinellt. Will ler I.. Kmher, aei relary of the Interior, Inter-ior, on Hun, lay made public hla roily ro-ily to tho prnl ril n aculiiHt Hint pol- V. ri"... vw 'i Congreaaman F. W. Mondell. Icy aiilnnlileil In 111 in la.it June by lli'preu'lilallve Kiank W. MolideU of Wymnlni;. Iteprcaentatlvo Mundelt (harm-, I thai piirea llvrd by the unvei iimeiii ! were pruhlblHve. that they paralyzed i tho coal In. lu-try lu the wci, rmiill-;ed rmiill-;ed In Inri.-aainie the coal of coal lu 'the conauiii.-r front .,u centa to 1 a !ton, and rreale.l a monopoly. Mr. Mondell ul", i h.iI.I thai prices fur cmil I nula In nil the woiklni; llelda run from ll-Mi In .,"i mi acre, that! j million, of a, rea are rated nt vuliie. alinvo II mi an ncre. Hint prlcca In ) tho iM'tter Hi lda lire In execs, ol j thoao charucl in cuuiiiicrclul pracllce 1 In Ihe niiiin HeldH or for better i;rauo 1 coala in eiiHlern tlclda. I All thcMe allei:aiioiia Secretary j Klaher, niter llinri,ii,-li atiidy, aiibmlt. ua "niipaieiuly bau'd on nihsippre- I henaton iih to Hie bn.-ua on which val-, untion la inade. aa tn the prlcea I placed nn coal landa nnd aa In the ; effect which the claaalllcai luna have' hud on Ihe nab. of public lands. "The prlcea now lived." Secretary rTahcr colilllincd. "aie denli;neil n.n to create inouopoly In Hie hand, ol ' preaelit owne,-a ol co.il liunls. but lo prevent tin, nop. iy by making It un-.1 prniltablr to puriiiase larue iire.ia lor iudellllllo hiiblinit without develop- ' IlK'tll. M |