| Show FEDERAL HOLD HOLDON HOLDON ON DOMAIN IS COSTLY CHARGE HARGE GoT Gov 0 o. A. A of New Nev Mexico Says Utah Loses Heavily i WOULD PUT LAND LANDIN IN STATE CHARGE Governors Arriving for the Conference on n Important Public Issues f P V I I J. J B the public domain in In the the- tat is ls under tinder control of ot the federal government Utah is s annually losing more than This t bum m would accrue cr o c to the states state's treasury If the acres of public land in Ut Utah h honere were ic under state management M Making kinS' kinS these assertions as an argument ment mentIn In fn favor or of his plan Gov O. O A La of oC le New Mexico will today nd address an assembly of or western state executives at the Hotel Utah FollowIng Following Following Follow Follow- ing a a. comparison o of Ce federal with state control of or the public domain Governor L. will ur uro o that the tho governors o of tho the stat states s In the arid western nn dl dis- dis iric ge Bl UI U i iw AU j t UD to cede to the states the public land within tho the respect respective o boundaries of or each western commonwealth In Uta Utah accord according inS inS' to statistics presented pre by Go Governor GO there is isa isa a a. total of more than acres of Df public lond in addition to forest re re- re serves erVes This land Jand represents at present present pres pres- ent he hc points out no source of oC revenue Is la realized from front to o Utah No r money land for the development of oC Utah improvements The revenue re reverts to tu the tho government If Jr this land were l leased as Is b being done ono In fn New Now Mexico for grazing at 5 cents an acre cre the revenue going gomp to the state would amount to a a. year ur Public Works ork it I I have li the thc ad ad Uit of or ask asking In that the tho public domain Inthe in inthe inthe the west be ceded to the states said the governor and there Is doubt that the plan is feasible e Last year In New Mexico we managed man our public rands nd at a cost of oC only 4 per cent of oC the he Income derived from their lease The revenue rc which went to the state io to This money educational institutions institutions was w wlater later spent on roads road and public work of or other kinds Governor Go pointed out yesterday yes that the federal government mana management ment o of th the public dom domain ln I since ince 13 years ago has Ivas been conducted conduct d dat at ut a great expense to the government averaging approximately a year aa as far as known The governor said that the achievement achieve achieve- ment nent of his plan while diametrically opposed to the plan fostered by the in- in conference recently recent held here herc would accomplish cv everything that the stockmen want want- and accomplish these ends cads quicker and more thoroughly hl Federal ed rr l Control d The stockmen at at their sessions at atthe atthe the tho Hotel Utah Urged that Congress take over all the public domain In tn tho the west and parcel out grazing I land nd Under under under un un- der department of agriculture super super- vision Islon Governor believes eJ that the public domain could be ho better managed managed man man- aged I by state te officials officials local local men men men- than b by the government go that those In Interested Interested interested In- In In grazing lands could present present pre pro sent their claims and demands easier casler to state officials than to national of officers of- of rB and atH that the l knowledge of oC those tate state men supervising the state lands would be direct knowledge o as opposed to tJ second hand knowledge e on the part of DC V Washington ashington officials The conference this at afternoon will I precede e by two days day the opening of oC f n r r nn r t 1 HA km olf f ntH n annual session i n not t o of which vh w t-w will ii- ii b be b begun iun it tt 1 S 8 p. p. p m. m August 18 The governors go Conference o will last four days and md the business sessions will be held heM in the House of oC Representatives Representatives' chamber at atthe atthe the State Capitol Delegates ate to the conference have ha be beJ begun begun be- be gun J arriving arriving- In Salt Lake most of or whom are rc registering at the Hotel Utah Three executives arrived yester yester- r- r day The They ar are Governor Go of or New Mexico Gov GO Thmas R. R Campbell of ot Arizona and Gov Coy Robert Hobert D. D Carey of or Wyoming The visitors were the guests ue last nl night ht of Gov GO Simon Dam Barn berger er who staged a short motor trip In In their honor Many Inn I x d Today 1 i l' l The delegates expected to arrive to toda today today to- to da day are nrc D. D W W. Davis of or Idaho J. J A. A A. A of or Minnesota Samuel V. V Stewart of Montana J. J B. B A A. A Robertson of ot Oklahoma and Louis I F. F Hart acting governor go o of Washington The main feature of the first nut few sessions of the d delegates 1 gates will be a discussion dis dl- c of the high cost of living Those ThoMe ex executives who have sl signified their Intention of or attending the pre- pre conference m meeting called by Got Gov 0 O A. A to discuss t the e public donan do- do n nan problem are arc Gov Thomas R R. Campbell Arizona Gov GO D. D W W. Davis Idaho Gov ov J. J A. A A. A Burnquist Min Un Gov GO Samuel R R. le Ne- Ne br bratka ka Gov Gos' J. J B. B A. A Robertson Oklahoma Okla OkIa- homa Gov Robert JRobert D. D cue Carey Wyoming Wyo Wyo- 0 ming Governor Go Bamber Bamberger er Clark E K Savidge commissioner of public lands of Washington E. E F E. E Young Youn sol soldier ler settlement commissioner of or New Mexico Mexico Mex Mex- ico and Col Cot J. J G. G soldier settlement ment en engineer of Nevada |
