| Show I NT Off AND MEN N STUDY LAND CONDITIONS A large party from Washington newspapermen news news- S paper men and Government officials arrived arrived ar ar- ar rived in Salt Lake City last night on a a. tour of inspection through the West They came a lay day earlier than had bad been expected because of the fact that plans were altered and they decided not to visit Wallace ce Ida The party i includes ludes representatives of several large e papers of Washington and anda a number of Federal officers In the party are O. O J. J Blanchard statistician I of the reclamation service Capt James 3 Adams assistant chief of the National National Na Na- forestry James Parks Hornaday Hor of the Indianapolis News D D. H. H He- He rc- rc Ada m of the St. St Louis Republic Angus McSween of the tho Philadelphia North American P. P W W. Ford of the Boston Tra Transcript script Thomas B. B Shipp of Indianapolis Indian Indian- spoils apolis secretary to Senator A. A J. J Beveridge Bev- Bev of Indiana W. W W. W Jermane of the Minneapolis l is Journal George Glorge E. E Miller Mil Mil- ler of the Detroit News The party is stopping at the Wilson The fundamental object of the tour touris is to make a stud study of the Presidents President's S public land policy and the opinion of tl the the e people respecting the Burkett bill biB which was before Congress Congress- last year For Por the purpose of getting as much definite nite information as as possible the party will consult th the views of the tive two cattlemen farmers merchants and professional men They will remain in iii Salt Lake City until they have hav seen seen all those classes In their journey journe they have covered a aea great ea deal of territory They st started from Washington June Jun 27 and went through Chicago to Billings Billings the party went to Cody and amI from there to Yellowstone ne park After five days in the park they went to Anaconda Anaconda Ana Ana- conda and visited a Government reclamation mation project From Butte they went to Missoula and then to Hamilton in inthe inthe inthe the Bitter Root valley Then they went to Helena From Helena they went to Butte and from Butte came to Salt Lake Cit City All II alon along the road they mingled freely freely freewith free free- ly with the people of of- all classes and col collected col- col le ted definite an and anI useful information Numerous points in southern Utah and andin in Colorado will be visited before the party returns to the capit capital l. l |
