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Show OF 6RE1TJJ1P0RTANCE The U. S. Land Office Notified That the Timber Culture and Pre-emption AoU Have Been Repealed. KINERAL LAWS JSOT EFFECTED. Settlers Can Now Only Acquire Government Govern-ment Lands Und3r the Homestead Home-stead and Desert Acts. Late last night the United States Land oflice in Salt Lake City was notified noti-fied by wire from the honorable commissioner com-missioner of the general land ollice in ubstanee that cougress during its last day had amended the land law repealing repeal-ing the timber culture and pre-emption els, and that hereafter no tilings were to be received under those acts. So far as the timber culturo law is concerned it is not much of a surprise, but the repeal of the pre-emption act is rather startling and may have a serious effect on Utah matters. Locally here ( lu Utah it ail ecu the settler about as follows; There has been since the land oflice was opened in Salt Lake about 1000 timber culture entries made. Out of tho 1300 there have been just fourteen linal pi oofs made. So it wiil be seen what entries were made under that act have not been made in tho best of good faith. No one acquainted with the workings of the laud law in Utah will particularly regret the repeal of this net. So far as Utah is concerned it never was of any great benefit. Thcro have been made in the territory under the pre-emption act nearly 12,000 entries. en-tries. Of these about 4000 have proved up and gone to patent and just why congress determined to ropeal that net. is not clear to the people of Utah. However, it has done so and the only way now left to acquire government land is under the homestead and desert act. The people can congratulate themselves in fact that the desert land law is left intact. Under that act and in conformity with the evident good feeling' of congress towards all irrigating irrigat-ing enterprises the people must look for the reclamation of the arid lands. This action of congress does not in any manner affect tho mineral land laws. |