Show UNITED ACTION L I URGED ON O LAND GRANT MEASURE Secretary Asks Western States to Support Support Sup Sup- port the Sm Smoot ot Bill While agreeing that the Phipps land bill bill pertaining to the school lands ands lands of of th the several land grant ant st states tes would give gye some relief the measure which has been prepared r and Introduced in congress bj by S Sm- Sm cit cit- ll- ll ator Reed Smoot and nd Don B. B Colton contains provisIons that are better This This' is Is' the tenor of ot a letter r forwarded forwarded for for- r- r warded to the state land commissioner commis of Colorado by John T. T Old Olt- royd e executive secretary of the state slate land board board Friday He urged Commissioner Moore of Colorado to support the Smoot measure Secretary expressed confidence confidence con con- nce that by uy united effort of the western v st states tes legislation broader InUs IllUs In Ill Us its scope than the Phipps bill cork con templates templatEs can can be obtained He c cu ct t. t ed the fact that W. W Hal Ral Farr ns as' a ney general of Utah h who is now In In Washington is urgIng urging ing lag the p the passage of the Smoot me meas mens s ure LIMITATION FIXED FIXES The Smoot bill fixes a year six statute of ot limitation and ald denies the government the right to question the states title on account of alleged mineral character ot or the land If action ac- ac llon tion is not ta taken ken against the sta state te within six y years ars of the date of the grant Secretary also transmit transmitted ted to the several w western stern states a aletter aletter aletter letter asking for support u port of 01 the Smoot mEa measure re and sugg suggesting sting a meeting of representatives ot of land boards to be held hed at mt t the earlI earliest st possible possible possible pos pos- sible moment The Thie letter follows In order to tc obtain an early and favorable action on this bill It willbe willbe will willbe be pec s ary that we have the congressional con con- gressional of each o of our w western stern land grant states solidly hack of it TITLES CLOUDED I am sure tha that t ou realize the seriousness of the situation There Theres s a cloud against the title to lo every tract of school land which the state las as sold or may may sell Such a II cloud cannot be eliminated under the pres present en ent policy of bt the Interior Inte department department depart ment in determining whether or not lands are mineral in character except ex cx- through congressional relief relict I I shall appreciate It very much if you will write me at once offering offer offer- ing suggestions as to legislation which will cover the situation In your st state ei and also aIo Ing your feelings with reference e to toa a of f the Various arlous western states in the very near future what future what time will be most convenient for you and what state t most convenient We shall shaH be pleased to have this meeting Held neld In Salt Lake City If It It meets with the approval o of the majority of people people peo peo- pie interested t |