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Reconstructing the increasingly contested interpretations of the meaning of public land administration, this book traces the history of the political dynamics between ranchers and federal land agencies.
Excerpt from Interim and Final Reports of the Committee on Crown and Government Lands, 1922: Presented to Parliament by Command of His Majesty We take the War Department, as the largest holder of land for defensive purposes, as an example. As will be seen from the summary of War Department holdings appended to our Report (appendix the total area of lands held permanently by the Department is acres, consisting principally of sites of barracks and camps, fortifications, training areas and ri e ranges. It is obvious that many of these properties cannot be utilised in such a. Way as to produce revenue, and in these circumstances the control and management are to a great extent concerned with que...
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