Show Wyoming Group Urges Solution of Land Dispute Petitioners Declare 97 91 Per Cent Centi of Owners Want Grand Teton Park Extended V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON March 16 AP AP The The standing long controversy overextension over overextension overextension extension of the Grand Teton park In the Wyoming Jackson Hole country has come to the fore again through a petition received by of officials of- of here asking immediate settlement The petition signed by John F. F Woodman and 11 others living in the therea area area rea was addressed to President I Roosevelt Roosevelt Attorney General Cummings Cum Cum- the Wyoming congressional I delegation Representative Taylor of of I Colorado and members of the senate Investigating committee which held hearings on the question in Jackson Wyo last summer The Snake River Land company backed by John D. D Rockefeller Jr p has as purchased d large tracts of land inthe in inie inthe pL L the ie J Jackson cs n Hole country The pe pee stated that three years a ago o owe ve we we h had d an an opportunity to sell seIl our cm holdings for a a liberal cash price to tc the he Snake River RiveT L Land nd company a corporation formed for the purpose ot of f buying up p certain sections of Jack Jackon on son Hole with the thc avowed intention of f deeding them lem to the United States for tor or enlargement of ot Grand Teton national na na- na ional park Senat Senate Committee Named Question ve raised as to th he the activities of f the Snake River Land comp iny the United States land of of- fk ice flee and the thle natio national l park service in conn connection with acquiring lands fo for park and at the instigation ot of f Senator Carey R. R Wyo and others a senate investigating committee commit commit- tee w was s appointed d Senator Nye of of North Dakota was narn named amed d chairman Other members were Sen Senators tors Norbeck of ot South Dakota Da Da- Da- Da kota ota kota Adams of t Colorado Ashurst of Arizona and Care Carey They held hear rigs lags in in Jackson last summer anc and planned lanned to resume hearings in Wash ington during the present session of congress The petitioners charged that areal at a lIat great real reat expense and I loss s of ot time timeto to our overburdened taxpayers this committee ommittee could find no scandal but bu ascertained rather that approximately approximate- approximate ly y 97 per cent of the people of this alley vaHey were in accord with the proposed pro posed plan for r park extension and hat that the Snake River Land company and nd md its local representatives had been more none than fair in their dealing In Inthe he the words of Senator Norbeck i it seemed to be an investigation to see seewhy seewhy why John D. D Rockefeller Jr couldn't couldn ive the United States two million dollars dollars' worth of land Charges Unfairness Senator Carey said that John F F. Woodman who was responsible fo forthe for forthe the he the petition in an effort to sell his I land and in Jackson Hole and through this his desire has made statements which arc are unfair and not in line with wit the he fac facts The senator said he had two conferences con here with representatives o ohe ot of the he Rockefeller interests the Wyoming Wyoming Wyo Wyo- ming delegation and also aho with of the forestry and na na ha Ional park service C. C Roy Van L Vleck of Jackson and others in an I effort to work out a compromise No uNo definite compromise has been beer I agreed upon he said He added that tha L he had no personal knowledge o ot any matters referred to in the petion pet peti petition peti tion ion from Jackson Hole with respect to o the conduct of the senate hearing last ast summer There has been a longstanding controversy said Senator ney of ot Wyoming over park extension exten sion and in my opinion it is well o on its ts way to settlement The petitions received here said sale we want you to know that local an and state stale sentiment is preponderantly i in favor of Mr Rockefellers Rockefeller's beneficent plan for the protection of our wonderful won wont scenic beauty and wild life mc We want to sell our ranches We ar are arc praying for immediate action W Weel We Wc feel eel that posterity the United States State States W Wyoming oming Jac Jackson on Hole and Mormon Row flow will be greatly benefited by a larger Grand T Teton ton national par park along the lines offered by Jo Torn John n D D. Rockefeller Jr l and nd his associates |