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Show GOOD WORK OF COL SOWEKS. Fiom Stockton Sentinel Tiuth published a ver.v neat little lom-pllmentnr) lom-pllmentnr) send-off to Col. P. S. Soweis We ate pleaded to leproduce the ui-tlcle: ui-tlcle: It Is ltiiuored that Col. Peic) S. Snivels, Sniv-els, specinl agent of the Interioi de-pattment de-pattment In Utah, ma) be trnnsfeiied tt nnnthet State, If the plans ot luti tested test-ed parties here ptevall This would lie it regi citable clteunistnrce, because Col. Soweis Is a man of quiet, deteitnlnid character, hioad, lo)al and featless and one who believes tlie people nte co-ot-dlnate. His enfoicement of the laws against tlie gient corporations nnd Individuals In-dividuals alike has been without partiality par-tiality to either. Resides. Col. Soweis has been of material assistance to the people of Utah and of this city espe-clail). espe-clail). When It was propoed to thiow the lands of City cteek open to settU -tuent. im act which would have cost Salt Lake $2.'O,00O for the protection of lt water supply. Col. Sowers' action stopped the game and saved the tax-paeis tax-paeis hcie a latge sum of mone). Ills action In the watershed on the cast side of the city, In the Wasatch range, was ,i splendid thing for uu also Tlie de-paitmetu de-paitmetu gives the specinl ngent con-sldr con-sldr tabic discretion, nnd that discretion discre-tion was exercised during the leient advance In tlie price of coal, for the benefit ben-efit of the poor. Ordlnnrll) men ennnot go Jnto the enti)ons and haul wood, but permission was gi anted by Col. Sowers to the Salvation Aimy nnd others, which enabled many poor families to secure a cheap fuel suppl) by picking up tin dead timber scattered In these place Utah could ill nffniil to lose him, nnd we hope the lumoi will prove to be unfounded. |