Show OPENING THE UINTAH The ordering of Inspector McLaughlin McLaugh-lin to the Ulntah reservation to negotiate nego-tiate with the Indians for the allotment of the lands to the tribesmen and the surrender of tho remainder to the public pub-lic domain probably means the decisive de-cisive step In bringing those lands Into use There has been a disheartening delay In the steps toward this end beginning be-ginning with the nullification by Secretary Sec-retary Hoke Smith of the first law passed on the opening of the Uncom pahgre reservation But the efforts of Senator Kearns at the recent Rpsslnn nf n n Congress were successful in getting provision enacted for the speeding of operations and certainty In the proceedings pro-ceedings Inspector McLaughlin Is coming no doubt with specific instructions instruc-tions for the taking of definite steps that will be on tho direct road to the sure allotment of lands as the Indians can fairly claim and tho surrender of such lands as arc not so taken The people of Utah will be glad to see the final settlement of this torpid question |