Show all AID FOR FOK hillavi HIll WAIS AVS on our trip cast tho pnat past stil summer limer wo we encountered a very pronounced sentiment against federal alii aid for highways it wits was very difficult to cosi con vi vance nee anyone over ever tra velett in the ihn far west us as to the justice and lined for or federal ald but ut wo we it alt tso found it almost impossible to con yince vanc o that class ot pomplo who had find never been out of 0 might of its dwig chimney tind ana that thai class la Is legion that federal adoral aid wits wan not an injustice upon the richer ti states tates wo aro are frank to admit that we we lelern tern do not like tile the term Fed federal Mal aid ti it sounds altogether too much alko charity charily and we are nut not asking for charity wo we aro are only asking for that which rightfully BELONGS TO US anti and why does it belong us tho the federal government owns for illustration absolutely sr 85 to 90 per cent of tho the entire area of the tha state ot of utah and even a greater per cent of novada nevada now of 0 courve i all that land Is exempt from froin nto county counti school or municipal taxation it ft i is in s told hold tor for tile tho benefit of tho people of tho whole united states state if thy the wier power Is leased or tl it Is found tho the revenue goes into the federal j ury ry it if tho the lanil landi Is s sold aoh t r to leased ased tor for grazing tho the money g gei e to tho the sanit alt itaco and yet the ll aple of utah TO are expected to build an I 1 maintain s ays through th i rant areas of go eminent owned lands it in addition to roads utah must i i rl does main tan its ita schools anti and iti in local govern ment ly by taxing that thai pact 0 of tha sta slaty tj t j not owned by the fo cloi loral nl bovet it i ment wo ask you the bovin of tho the pai lirt I 1 it of tile the country 1 a if I it Is fair and lf just to nak ask utah or av ahr jf r file owned land to will d and maintain these highways dinald ed I 1 evidently congress thought not s u the federal government has been RIV ing aid for the past rew faw years to tile the states so badly in need of it karl 8 carlton |