Show Bureau of Land Management Plays Important Part in Lives of A new booklet published by the bureau bureau bureau bu bu- reau of land management a division of the U. U S. S Department of the Interior should be of interest to most because of the important role this bureau bureau bureau bu bu- reau plays in the lives of so many citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens in the west The bureau is responsible for forthe the administration of about acres of public land in the continental United States plus another in Alaska It has responsibility for the disposal of mineral resources including oil on acres of public domain and an additional acres of acquired lands In Utah there are arc acres of land under the exclusive jurisdiction of the bureau a greater amount of land than in any state except Nevada In addition there are acres of federal land in Utah for which the bureau has mineral resources responsibility Utah plays an important part in bureau bureau bureau bu bu- reau administrative affairs as might be expected in view of the many millions mullions of acres of public land in this state which come under bureau management The Utah-Colorado Utah regional administrative office is in Salt Lake City In this city also is a land and survey office Scattered Scattered Scattered Scat Scat- around the state at St. St George Brigham City Salt Lake Lale City Fillmore Cedar City Nephi Richfield Monticello Price Vernal and Kanab are district range management offices Use of public domain land in Utah for grazing is perhaps most important to us Many thousands of head of sheep cheep and cattle find winter or summer forage on lands under B L M 1 control The bureau bureau bureau bu bu- bu- bu reau en endeavors the booklet explains to insure stability of the livestock industry by careful granting of leases licenses or permits and by carrying on a program program program pro pro- gram of range improvement and soil and moisture conservation One of the most significant points in connection with public land management by this bureau is the present policy of solving land problems as near to their point of origin as possible The booklet says the basic objective of the bureau is to 10 furnish efficient and economical the spot service in the handling of public land problems hitherto sent to Washington for consideration For example example example ex ex- ample under this system final action now is taken in field offices easily accessible accessible accessible ac ac- ac- ac to the users of the public lands on oil and gas leases small tract leases and sales isolated tract sales homesteads homesteads homesteads home home- and land desert-land entries rights- rights way of-way and numerous other types of cases This shift of land management administrative administrative administrative ad ad- emphasis from Washington to the affected areas is a step which meets with the full approval of the west It helps to bring control of a vast part of the west close to the people who live in the area and who depend on it in so many cases for their livelihood |