Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-05-14 | Page 8 | Great Interest Taken

GREAT INTEREST TAKEN California People Confer With Senator Smoot Regarding Provision lonK of Ills 1118 Land Dill Bill Special to The Washington D C May 13 A hear hearing hearing ing lag was given this evening by Senator Smoot at his office at which California people were heard on the provisions of the land bill offered by the senator Some of those heard asked that a provision be Inserted protecting those I who made locations before September 27 1909 at the date of the withdrawal of the California oil lands from entry They expressed themselves as favor favorable favorable favorable able to the plan of granting permits for prospecting for oil according to the provisions of ot the Smoot bill Dr Claude Q Cannon of Salt Lake who Is practising dentistry in Wash Vash Washington WashIngton ington has been appointed one of the dentists to look after alter the teeth of the children in the public schools of the District of o Columbia Washington May 13 A delegation of California oil producers opposed to the administration conservation meas measure measure ure known as the Pickett withdrawal bill appeared today before the House ommittee Committee on public lands The oil oilmen oilmen men assert that If the bill as it the House Rouse becomes a law It will mean I millions in losses to the oil men who began drilling for oil on government land The land was withdrawn from entry before oil had been struck Members of the California delegation told of ot how various amounts of o from I to ta had been spent in drilling on land later withdrawn and to which they would have no rIght One witness wl ness told how his company nad spent in one field in California and struck oil in but one well He said his company would have to dis discontinue discontinue discontinue continue operations If the withdrawal bill hill forced it to cease drilling It was stated that the Standard Oil company was in a similar position with other operators regarding its rights on government land The oil men desired the law changed so the withdrawal will apply only to vacant and ana an unoccupied land