Show THE LAND COURT BILL It Will Create a Boom in the Territories Ter-ritories WORK I THE HOUSE AND SENATE Drawing to a Close The Day is Spent Chiefly In Agreeing to Reports of Conference Confer-ence Committees WASHINGTON March 2Special telegram tele-gram to THE HERALD The people of Utah may well feel an interest in the bill to create a court for the settlement of private land claims in Utah Wyoming Colorado Nevada Arizona and New Mexico and which has gone to the President Presi-dent for his signature Its effect is is believed be-lieved will be to give a boom to all the territories particularly Arizona and New Mexico where the title to the land is of a very uncertain character The court will have jurisdiction over about one hundred million acres of land which is now in dispute The bill provides for the appointment ap-pointment of five judges whose work must cease in five years In that time therefore valid titles will have been given to this vast area of land settlers will no longer hesitate to enter into the territories and i is expected that Arizona Utah and Nexv Mexico will soon enter upon an era of prosperity sim lar to that enjoyed by the more fortunate territories which become states Representative Repre-sentative Caswell of Wisconsin who has engineered his legislation to its successful conclusion is naturally enthusiastic over the outlook and predicts a wonderful development de-velopment for a section of country that has hitherto had little attraction for the home seeking emigrant |