Show ph CONGRESS DUs AND THE BIG WEST teab the weak west will come into its share of consideration by congress at the present session is evidenced by a study of the number and character of the bills introduced up to the present time is the opinion of the forest service ervice ji of the district office at 0 ogden den on the opening day of CODI congress tess bills were introduced in the house not including 39 house joint resolutions and a number of memorials A study of the nature U thise bills reveals the fact that up to an early date in january 21 bills for grants of lands to states were introduced ro 00 amendments to ex sting had land laws are aimed at as well as 6 bills havira to do with the practices cices tices in the land and the organization thero thereof 0 two bill looking to federal control of graz grazing 1 ing on the public domain have been intro deuced ind nd referred to committees in addition to 10 bills providing for grazing homesteads of areas much iu excess of any allowed for entry under the he ai existing laws several bills hills intended to limit und others to extend the aut authority bority of the federal government over public lands in the west are ire noted in the list several bills will albo provide for appropriations for surveys in the various skates states as well as a number of bills to provide for certain individual cases forty three bills looking to federal assistance under the designation construction improvement and Munte nance of public have also been introduced not including several providing for specia special I 1 funds to assist in road construction quite t number of land exchange it between the federal government and certain states as well ell as mth with individuals hive been introduced in the opinion of forest of officers acers a 1 study of the contemplated legislation reveals a reconcilement on the part of the people of the west to certain of federal control an evidence of this is the tile fact of bills providing for additions to the national forests as well as others looking to the transfer of certain areas of land from the jurisdiction of some other department or bureau of the government to the forest service in utah for instance therel there pre re adjacent to the uintah and ashley forests areaba 01 grazing and timber land reserved for the benefit of the indians these areas are only partially utilized by the indians and it is the desire of settlers residing in the uintah basin that these areas be placed under tinder the administration 1 of the forest service A portion of the landa are of a character chai chat acter to warrant their inclusion in the forests larger portion thereof however being ballatt I 1 ony for grazing and the arest take tle tl s portion tion that Inc inclusion lasion of these areas ft SK the lor esprit li hi not warranted warrant td by law and if they arc are to be administered by the forest ores service it should be by special enactment giving the forest service jurisdiction to ti them without actually including them in fit the national forests mail between thompsons Thomp sons and blo ab has been carried by wagon while the roads have been in such fierce condition due to snow and mud auto traffic is almost impossible be tween those points green river dispi |