Show jjfeCTING UTAH LAND 1 Ir I Forty Thousand Acres Are Wanted Want-ed By Nebraskans DR WELLS IS NOW HERE HE IS THE INVESTIGATING COM I 3IITTEE RjSOEXTTiY APPOINTED CTls Territory May Receive nt Least iil Tvrn Hundred Xew Families as hc Result of the Doctors Inspections Inspec-tions New Casltier For the Utah Commercial and Savings Dunk James E Jennings Has Been Selected Se-lected Wool Growers of the Tcr rifory Ilave Their Ideas Up < ate For the art Nebo Irrigation Company to Be Shinned South Acting as investigating committee of one for one of the strongest associations asso-ciations of home seekers in the United States Doctor A P Wells of Mc Cnok Nebraska is in the city and making his headquarters at the Walker Wal-ker whose proprietor G E Johnson Is an old friend The doctor came here on Friday afternoon and it is bs intention to remain for a week or ton das He is here for the purpose of inspecting the unsettled lands of this territory which are capable of SovtffiS good general crops with the ar irrigation and before he leaves ire territory he will personally visit 6 eral tracts which have been called to his attention and carefully weigh their advantages over the lands of other states and territories which Jiave been shown t him for the doctor doc-tor has been out on his tour for some weeks past No tract of less than I 4000 acrci will be acceptable or equal t the requirements of the homeseek eis whom he represents if it has no itlter rights either developed or un I eloJJed The organization which Dr Wells rpresents was formed by the people of the western part of the state of Nebraska who are desirous of 8e kin k-in homos where their crops are not entirely ar the mercy of a changeable climate but are icasonafoly assured by iriigatiiil Utah is the favorite with the members of the assocation but the advantages of Idaho Colorado Col-orado and California are to be investigated inves-tigated thoroughly before any choice Is mode unless the doctor should become be-come attached to this territory before he leaves for either tie west or the east Everything will depend upon his report and should t bo favorable tle colony which will not be made up of oss than 200 families will make Inie first moezrent on the territory BJPJKK made up of moderately wellto do people he association i is not desirous desir-ous of purchasing cny highpriced watir system but on the other hand Aould much prefer t > do the development develop-ment work itself and thereby reap all the advantages As before stated at least 40000 ares wu1 be necessary in order to attract the prospective locators loca-tors Several splendid tracts have ben suggested to the doctor but he has made no selection to date It is possible that within the next few days lIt may make some favorable move rnent for it iS almost oertln that hem T he-m rport in favor of the land of the comkj tate of Utah sl r P f of the members < Ii as EociJwm which the doctor repiis nts are nth in a financial way from 540000 to 100000 and many of the I others are well provided with this worlds goods while all of the others are welltodo Their desire for a change is the drEct result of repeated a sses of crops the bureen becoming too heavy to bear after the experience experi-ence of last summer They have heard of the charms of this territory and the achievements of the irrigates irriga-tes of this section and the result has been an overwhelming desire to make their homes withIn the borders of the coming slat If a suitable tract of I land is found the emainder of the doctui s task will be very easy for the members cf the association will accept his report without a question Spealdpg of the condition or the farm pOSn the drouth stricken section of thfC nrddle west Dr Wells yesterday Stated that their holdings were practically prac-tically worthless and there are few Teople in the district who care to risk another such season as the last |