Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-11-10 | Page 7 | Northern Pacific Enters Land Suit

NORTHERN PACIFIC ENTERS LAND SUIT WASHINGTON, Nov. ft. The Northern Pacific railway today filed a suit in the District of ""olumbia supreme court acainst Secretary Pane of the interior department de-partment to compel the recall of an order cancelling selections by the company of about 3,0f",f0" acres of la nd along its' lines In the state of Washington. The 1 company contends the government lias j made reservations within the area of i lands gra n1ed by congress to the rail- mad and which are needed in the salisfac- i tlnn of its land grants. The right of the president to withdraw for reserve purposes land Included in congressional con-gressional grants to the railroad is disputed.