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Show CV 'nvV'VS,v i , 9 ZEN E$y Published Every Saturday GOODWIN8 WEEKLY PUBLISHING CO., INC. A. W. 8ingle copies, 10 cents. Payments should be made by Check, Money Order or Registered Letter, payable to The Citizen. Address all communications to The Citizen. ' Entered as second-clas- s matter, June 21, 1919, at the postoffice at 8alt Lake Act under March 3, 1879. of the Utah, City, Phone Wasatch 8409 Ness Bldg. Salt Lake City, Utah BUSINESS MANAGER RAYBOULD, SUBSCRIPTION PRICE! Eluding postage In the United 8tates Canada and Mexico, $2.50 per year, or six months Subscriptions to all foreign countries, within the Postal '$4.50 per year. NO OIL 311-12-- 13 IN UTAH TEAPOT two years ago that The Citizen put up a fight against oposed land grabbers who have their eye on 60,000 acres of grazing land in the Strawberry valley, which it is said today is are oC 1 about $83 per acre, but these good hearted landgrabbers to pay Uncle Sam $1.25 per acre. The Washington Times says Kg looks like another Teapot. It appears that Senator Smoot ;epresentative E. O. Leatherwood are. in favor of passing title of freezes over, the ducks leave for the south where they are shot at and killed. About two years ago there were reports in circulation it was about the time Representative Colton pressed his bill that the entire valley would be fenced off and "the public kept out. However, a large club house was to be built on the shores of the lake and people were to be charged for the privilege of entering this proposed private nd to the landgrabbers. game and fish preserve. It was reported that market fishermen had hese were Indian lands and as such were under the supervision offered $10,000 for the exclusive fishing privilege. It was to be made f government. No Indian could sell his land unless the federal a place where one could go and shoot chicken and fish. Were these w; nment sanctioned the deal. When the government wants to same interests at the bottom of restricting the shooting in the Strawthe Indians, they move. They move from place to place, and berry valley, with a future private shooting grounds in view? It ; move finds them more closely confined to territory and upon was proposed to charge campers a nominal fee and the Pikes Peak alueless land. highway was to furnish the tourist trade. In fact to the casual obrhy were the Indians sent out of the Strawberry and how comes server the irrigation interest was only a blind to get control of the t they were only to be allowed $1.25 per acre for land that is. entire valley for the purpose of exploiting the public. Why any in the neighborhood of $100 per acre? There is something small company should be given a choice part of the state for absoar about the deal, which is creating another Teapot. The lutely nothing is beyond the comprehension of the ordinary taxpayer tch stockmen have been held up for grazing fees, and the charges and citizen of this state. ling made that the water project is being supported out of the The Citizen invites a discussion of this matter in its columns. Do g fees. A majority of the people interested in the Strawberry the people wish to pass their right and title to this land to a few K iroject live in Utah county. landgrabbers for $1.25 per acre land that is worth for commercial epresentative Colton of Utah has strenuously fought the anpurposes $100 per acre? And for a public park, the value of the land on of this land by interests, and he presented a bill in congress cannot be estimated. ce the Strawberry grazing district in the Wasatch forest But by all means give the public the real facts in the case as to it properly belongs. But he has not had amy support, how the present claimed titles and transfers have been made, and vestigation might bring him unlimited support, why they were made without consulting the people of Utah. he people of Utah Straw-will the of hope that the splendid valley never pass to private interests. Representative Leather-alread- y NAILED TO THE CROSS. claims that title has passed to the settlers of the pro-u- t if such is the case, the people of this state were not conaboot the time the chamber of commerce and just Every year and like the poor Indians, the people were helpless, commrcial club is about to give out its advertising to the world, the is Strawberry valley was not' government land, then why showing, our great industrial opportunities, our fine climatic advant all the business connected therewith is done at Washington scenic beauties, towering and rugged mountains, precipitous ?h our senators ? If it was Indian lands, and was taken away tages, and outdoor wonders galore, unsurpassed in any part of the the Indians canyons, not by the government, how is it that the land was some self appointed authority, would be philanthropist, would world, n open for benefits settlement, and allow the people to reap the be dictator and dreamer spouts forth his unwelcome venom and s beautiful members the a of instead valley Teapot clique, the whole thing to the cross. ich expect to become millionaires if the deal can be shoved spikes h Now comes forth one Dr. C. N. Jensen, state superintendent of congress. the constitution of the state of his has lccn the paradise valley for the Utah people ever since public instruction and openly defies and the attorney general by proclaiming that religious meetsteams were done Utah the is go where people away with; It be held in our public schools. This is what the law says : ng hum may summer a ings for and is the .ng place fishing. It was and State constitution, section 4, article 1: No public money shall rho wac for or applied to any religious worship, exercise or be appropriated it that took the of people away the hunting privileges Straw instruction or for the support of any ecclesiastical establishment. v restric-tliTry valley? Why was that place selected for The law appears of little value where religion is concerned. the fall of the lake, on ducks of millions arc there year of the con- V one Probably Dr. Jensen can see something in that article dues shoot them. They are protected and when the lake is about i . . . . . . re-wh- r ere |