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Show A SALTY SUUJKCT. THE SALINE LAND CASE CONTINUED ON EXAMINATION. . Aotlon of the tiovernment Fecetloaily ConimeDt.d On hjr an Olil lend Ollloer-Selt KiiookIi to Tke Freeh-mu Freeh-mu Out of tellow Ycathe. In the matter of the saline case involving in-volving the salt claim of Jeremy it Co., and which is now being heard before the I'nited States Laud ofllce in this city, Mr. Jctlow, representing I'ancake the contestant, failing in securing a dismissal dis-missal of the case has w ithdrawn therefrom. there-from. The hearing, however, will progress pro-gress to a liuish, and while fairly conducted con-ducted under a rigid cross-examination may be regarded practically as an ex-parto ex-parto case. "Unless tho government is going into the beef and pork packing business," remarks an old land ollicer, "it would bo dillioult to surmise why it is so jeaious of its saline lands, for it is safe to say that tho United Slates has enough salt iu sight to pickle the whole world and repeat. 'The-salt industry in and around the Great Salt lake region is not insignificant insignifi-cant when compared with other salt producing localities in tho United States. And private enterprise iu developing de-veloping and producing tho product for commercial use should rather bo encouraged en-couraged than retarded. However, it is one of the articles of commerce that the government has reserved for pickling pick-ling purposes and will no doubt continue con-tinue as such uutil the law reserving it is repealed and abrogated." The result of the enterprise atSaltair has demonstrated the magnitude to which the industry upou the margins of the great reservoir of salt may be carried and the utilization of it becomes a question of more thau idle concern to the inhabitahts of Salt Lake and the territory. In the economical handling of ore3 the successful operation opera-tion of packing establishments and a doen other idustries it figures as an important factor so that the ultimate outcome will effect a variety of interests. inter-ests. The authorities whoso discretionary discretion-ary rights have been limited to a very short range by tho law, are conducting a very thorough and exhaustive examination exami-nation and their report and recommendations recommen-dations will doubtless exert more or less influence upon the future attitude of the government. |