Show I 1 school land mineral rights boon fo for r utah f says cong colton congressman don B colton who will give an address to the graduates of the aint h high school at the commencement exercises thin friday evening speaking oc of results attained during the se slon of con grees concluded on march 4 stated that he considers the enactment of the lav law giving to the state tales states s the rul funeral xu contained cont alnert in school sections of paramount Imp importance orance to the peo pie when vas was admitted as a state lour in each township given to the tate state for the beneba of the schools later A when hen mineral was discovered on some of the school sections the federal govern nl insisted that int mineral lands f did act n pas pass into possession of the state aad the united states supreme court upheld the content contention loi t ot of the government the effect ot of this de ciston wag was that all lands sont aln ing coal oil shale oil salt lime and even gravel sands stride were about to be taken from the sate a ate til in fact many uch such tract tracts actu actually illy vere ere taken A committee bill introduced into the national house oc of by mr colton passed in both branches bran chea of congress cons ress nud aud bov no a law clites to utah all minerals in school sections unless righta rights to ahee min 1 brals had been acquired before the I 1 law became effective neither the state at 0 utah nor the federal government can deprive citizens of atves ves led ted right mr nir colton aas as in charge charge of the legislation in hie the house be ing ns the ranking member of the committee on public lands in bis his opinion on no legislation of n equal import ance to the west has been enacted by contress ioni in abo past quarter cen tury I 1 the gilsonite bill introduced by amr jar colton was passed in the house aut ut failed of passage in the senate due duo to the legislative filibuster in ini th tho closing days ot of the me n the I 1 bill provides for or the leasing of gil boulte land lands with a email royally royalty 4 to be paid the revenue derived from this royalty going to school road and reclamation funds mr air colton states that the prospects of enacting llie the gilson gilsonite tte bill in the feirt session of con congresses cong greses resea are excellent the bill provides lor for the only possible manner of opening the gilsonite lands I 1 regulation of at grazing on the pub lie lic domain remains as an issue of greatest importance to utah and all other western states in the next session of congress a determined eti efi fort will be made to enact legisla tion to safe safeguard cuard and preserve the rapidly dwindling grazing are areas on the public domain mr air colton Is emphatic in staling stating that the people of the uintah basin must themselves in the class of legislation to be enacted for the regulation ot at the public grating grazing areas within the on fineg of the basin as otherwise the provisions of the legislation will lie be written by resident residents of eastern elates states who know nothing of the grat graz ing problems confronting tin the people i of the west regulations must be provided and enforced it public grazi ing Is to be preserved preserve il tor for the peo pie the real owners of the public domain only the big grazers at the pre ent are arf interesting Inte retting teem selred 1 in the problem and the legia will ill be b framed along the lines desired by bea them unless abe peo rie vie in awaken to the fact i that rights belonging to them ard a 1 endangered this I 1 to a problem of 0 vital interest to the farm bureau and Jive livestock stock men the senators senit tors ana anci i representatives 0 of utah are la in warn aph I 1 angton ready to at alt a t for the benefit f 11 the people ot of the state but they must know what the people want in order to secure these benefits mr MF colton g in beell te curing ring good roads tire a matter of record consistently and emphatically has he acted in behalf at 0 securing federal legh legislation lation to aid slates states in obtaining funds to build and maintain good roads he ile la Is insistent that the people support hie his effort efforts and end those of oti ira in sec ee curing dring federal aid tor for road roads ag as it Is not certain that the federal government will continuo forever to give aid to tb the good roads movement |