Show THE DRY adv ulu toufi lart BILL the acre homestead without residence Is now possible will do much toward development of state the enlarged homestead and dra dr farm bill has ot at last been asea b both brar branches nelles of congress and on saturday Satu iday last was vas taken to the prebi dent for ills his signature by senator smoot this bill especially tho the dence section of it is of special in dorest to the people of utah that section of it provides that whenever tho the secretary of the interior shall find that amy tracts of land in the state of utah subject to entry un der this act do not have upon them such P a sufficient supply of water suitable for domestic purposes as ae would make continuous residence up on the land possible he may in his discretion do tracts of lands not to exceed the aggregate two mil millions licis ot of and thereafter they shall be subject to eltiy under this act without the necessity of residence resl dence it la Is prodded ded in such anent the entry on tryman nian en cil amy such auch entry in good faith cultivate not less than one eighth of the acreage ot of the entry dwing the second year one fourth durina tile the third year and one halt half during the fourth c nd fifth years after tho the date of entry and that after entry cau u ii final proof the ent iyman sh il with in such distance of said eald ld I 1 as will jnoble him successfully to farm the same as required by this thia section smoot presented to the senate a memo ilal from tile the utah legislature asking Oong refes to ampro prilla ariato million acres of public land to bo be sold and the proceeds to build a capitol tor for the state and to the public roads of utah tile the memorial was referred to tile the committee on public laines but there is little likelihood of any action ot of this kind being taken at this tino tile the sentiment of congress is making any appropriations of PLU I 1 lc lands for any purpose the co a mattee on oil public lands lias has before it a dozen bills for similar md has taken action on none ol of them |