Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-05-06 | Page 16 | State to Fight for Oil Lands

T A TE T TO FIGHT r dr FR FOR OL OiL LANDS LANDSI s m Attorney General Directs g Land Board to Plan Defense I 1 s M General H. H If H. Cluff has been beens I s 4 ted ted by the state land board to take taketo to defend the title to state lands the area of oC withdrawn lands and he hem the applications of oC twelve m apts ap- ap Bents ts t. made for Cor permits to prospect for Cor d three r applications p o for coal t the coni con con- i- i to t bo bit made before the register r and dc re- re es 3 ce Sr Lake of the United States land office in a. a letter written by the attorney atory sento gen sen- 1 to Senator Reed Red Smoot the situation re dmit ts c oil 01 land claims Is I. p pointed out as ast t 5 w r the boom bom for tor oil 01 lamn In Utah t i- i f ot of parties have flied filed M.- M. the tha tOe register r and le r receiver ra of f the I I I. I lOanS lend office for tor permits permit to prospect for Cor t 0 gas on I. I lands granted to the state I t common n schools and the receiver c 1 register Iter have In ea each h co case e. e notified the f E C to appear and show cause why wild Paid Its 1041 It should not be b allowed The state I. I protested such ouch applications and the U. U hove have b been n set Nt for Cor hearing the first Sr IC n to be on May 1 17 11 1021 1921 Most Moa of oC L lends lands are ere within the temporary with with- alt Is I. made b by the president ent under tho thoe r. r he e land in question la Ie l not known to toi i for Cor minerals and has nev never t 1 SO 1 known maintaining the states state's right to the Bran ted to it for lor the common schools 0 to know what the rights right of oC the tt e i In the premises and how bow th the rights fr e state tae were vue affected by the with with- wal and ana b by the th subsequent nt passage of oC w page r leasing lessing bill bil If I the th withdrawal wiped k the te right of oC the state slat to the sections iv W named name and other e sections tona similarly ted and end the tho leasing bill did te bi not rethe re- re 11 C. C the withdrawal and amI the states state's right 0 be e sections did not attach upon the atlon Stion aton of the withdrawal then the tho 4 would not be warranted It seems to to in 1 Incurring the large expense Incident e C I trials Ial of the ca cases stor ator will wi you kindly lay the matter 0 the tb commissioner of oC the general mate land r end and have him render to u u or dito dl- dl to me his opinion or instructions on question raised