| Show UTAH SCHOOL LANDS WILL BE AVAilABLE Acres in This State State Sella Seua- Seua tor tOI William H. H King Take Action Action Action Ac Ac- tion Under I a Recent n t De- De t Hundreds of o thousands of acres of I school lands within tho national forest for lor- C est cat t area circa of Utah title to which has been en in question lx between tween the state and the government for years will willbe willbe be made available to the state for disposal for lor the benefit of ot school funds as a result of ot a decision by tho the supreme court of the Unit United d States There are acres of or such land in Utah and Senator William II H. lOng Icing has requested the general land offie to expedite action upon uvon the Ut l that tho the state may come ino full possession of the lands and derive all the benefits arising from such possession The decision by the supreme court of oC the United State was vas in the case of oC the state staw of California plaintiff in error against the tho Deseret Water Pater Oil Irrigation Co reversing a prior decision decision de de- cisi n of ot the supreme court of Cali Cali- fornia This decision has formed the I Ithe basis of QC action b by the department of the interior which will clear titles to these lands which in various arious states have be been n the subject of different court rulings and decisions the state court decisions it has b been n held that the title to school lands In the forest area was vested ested wholly in the tIle states while the land department held that these lands land could only be he used as bases for lieu selections The land department contention is upheld 1 by the supreme court thus settling the validity of the title to state slate lands selected in lieu of school sections In to the forests The land department Is now checking checking check check- ing ing- ingup up the school land indemnity lists with the view to having them listed clear at once and that patents nifty may be granted to individuals wh I have purchased the lands from the tho states Great areas of these lands have bave been en contracted for in various of the western states s but the contracts contracts contracts con con- tracts could d no not be carried out because because because be be- cause of the uncertainty of at the states' states rights Th areaS f S involved are as follo 9 Utah acres Idaho acres Montana acres Oregon Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon acres Washington Vash I acres Wyoming YO ing acres n i |
