Show I RAILROADS FIGHTING FiGHTING HARD Make Vigorous Protest Against Sen Son Senator Senator ator Land Resolution n Special to The Th Herald Washington Jan 2 Representatives tives UTes of the Santa Fe Northern Pa Pacific cl anti and an other western railroads railroad were given a hearing today by the senate public land committee on the resolution tion introduced by Senator Heyburn of Idaho directing the Ute secretary of Ute tint interior to stay Ray all aU proceedings upon applications ap to eater enter or at patent even ve numbered Dum red sections of land Jand in lieu lien J of or sections surrendered within the limits of any forest foret reserve or its assigns a Incidentally eo bill providing that lands lande v liy the be government I leu nett of surrendered oi reserve re lands laD shan shall not be valuable chiefly for tor Umber Uber was waa cia dl representatives of the railroads strongly opposing both measures I They contended that the evident in intention Intention intention of the government was to se so Bere cUre re control of all lands within the forest reserves and to do this tf they y had bad held out ou to the railroads and others othera the opportunity to acquire a lands of equal area outside of at the reserve The j I railroads have turned over oer their lands lande to the government g and ami the idt tiT can cannot c cannot n not in Inequity equity repudiate its Us contract to exchange equal areas al ot t other othen oth tend lands for tor the It was wu contended that the measure competing the tha th cf timbered tim la lands 6 and taking in lit exchange fe landi not as a valuable for timber w rc manifestly be bc unjust TIle The hearing bearing wilt will be eoa and tad Senator H Heyburn yb rn who today toLay spoke briefly on his resolution in the senate enat will address the time public lands commit committee tee in Ip its support |