Show Utah Land an Surveys I ITHE pHE HE information received from Washington that two surveying T THE A crews would be transferred from Nevada to Utah during the present week and that eight more crews would be added as soon as weather conditions permit is an item of news of the greatest importance importance importance im im- to this state owing to the con constantly 4 increasing demand for lands agricultural for purposes and the tle in inability of many people to acquire government holdings because extensive areas remain un- un n- n surveyed The gr great at demand for government land in Utah is indicated b by t the e statement that applications for surveys survey total acres now held back from settlement until they can can be surveyed While it is is t the e expectation that about acres will be surveyed sur ey d this year it can readily be seen that that at many applicants forland for forland land are t destined to be disappointed ted this his year and possibly for i several years to come Utah is allowed oril only survey funds each year Considering Considering Con- Con the the immense amo amount nt of government land s i still 1 i it would seem that this state has been sadly neglected in iff respect to work ork necessary before the lands lands can be taken up by settlers 4 Of Of more than acres of government t lands i. i in 1 Utah there had been surveyed up up to July 1 of Jast last year only acres or less than thap half half- of th the total total area Of course I Ini ni much ch of this land is mountainous and arid a portion of it wholly arid but out of the total of about 17 a acres es remaining un sur- sur V v a great percentage is is desirable for agricultural an and l horticultural tur tural l purposes An n evidence that the gov government is is behind in iii its surveying work workmore rJ in Utah is shown by by the the fact th that t while Nevada contains contain more than 55 of d government lands a as compared with approximately acres acre in in Utah nearly half of the Nevada lands have been surveyed 1 It is certainly hoped that congress will see see fit to increase the appropriation for surveying work in Utah else ls it will vill r require quire about si six y years ears ars at the present resent rate of operations to meet t the applications ns lor for surveys that are in in hand even now n. n t L |