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Show FOR RAILWAY TIES. That If the Object of Timber Cutlers In Parson Canjon. Tlie fullowlug has been received by Governor Thomas, ln reply to his inquiries regarding the Umber-cutting Umber-cutting now going on In Fayeon Canyon: Department of the Interior, General Land Office, Wa HiiMiTi.lv, D.C., June i, liOO. J Ion. A. L. Thumai, (lorcrnur. Salt Jjale tVy, Ctafi Territory: Sir I havo the honor to acknowledge ac-knowledge receipt of your telegram dated 3rd instant stating that complaint com-plaint is made to you that a large body of men, holding a permit from the Land Office, are denuding tho canyon back of Payson City of all Umber, large and smallj Uiereby depriving Uio citizens of building material and injuring Uie water supply. sup-ply. The citizens ask that these men be compelled to go elsewhere. I lis possible that the men above referred to aro in Uie employ of the Utah A. Northern Railway corn-pan corn-pan , and I transmit hcrew 1th copy of letters dated respecUvely February Feb-ruary 21, March 31 and April 24, 1S93, from Uils office to Shellabar-ger Shellabar-ger A Wilson, attorneys for the said railway company, relative toUieir application to be permitted to cut Umber from certain lands described bj them, for ue ln the construction construc-tion and extension of Uie Oregon 8hort Line and Utah Northern Railway from Mllford, Utah, to Pioche. Nevada. Under date of April 21, 1S3, Messrs. Shellabarger A. Wlkon withdrew for tho railway company its application (o cut timber froii the townships near tlie Provo river, described in the letter of same date from this office to the said attorneys. attor-neys. May 5th, ultimo. Special Timber Agent Benjamin Kirk, at Salt Lake City, was advised of this action on Uie pait of the railway company, aud was directed to "see to it Uiit Uie railway company and its e n-ployes n-ployes carefully obsene thorestric-Uons thorestric-Uons aud modifications Imposed l I Uie letters rtftrrcJ to." Copy of your telcsrnm will be it once transmitted to Special Agent Kirk with instructions to InvcsUgate and rtport whtUitr or not the railway rail-way company is complying with the rules ami regulations of this office. Very resiicctfully, W. M. bTOM, AcUng Commissioner. Tho letters rcfeired to, aud accompany ac-company ing the foregoing, relate to the railway's efforts to get permission permis-sion to cut ties at various points ad-factnt ad-factnt to the road. |