The ownership would then remain in the United States, which should not, however, attempt to work them, but permit them to be worked by private individuals under a royalty system, the Government keeping such control as to permit it to see that no excessive price was charged consumers.
Roosevelt proposes a system where coal lands remain under government ownership but are worked by private individuals, ensuring fair pricing.
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