Show U S Spends 30 MillIons Annually to Aid Indians Ute Tribe Gets ts Between een 25 and 30 million dollars dol- dol dollars dol dollars lars a year vear ear is la spent by the United States government for the education education tion cien health maintenance and so- so social so social cial welfare of the Indians on its ZOO reservations according to fig fig- fig Ul ui es given by C E Faris Farls of Wash Wash- Washington Washington ington DC D c field representative for the United States Bureau of I Indian Affairs who was a visitor in Salt Lake Saturday Coming Corning direct from a visit to the Crow Reservation in Montana Mr Faris Farls left with C C 0 Wright Indian Agent at Fort Duchesne for that place where he will at- at attend attend at attend tend the Indian Fair Now a resi- resi resident resident resi resident dent of Washington Mr Faris Paris is isa isa isa a native of Indiana but has spent most of his hio 30 years of Indian ser ser- serice set ser service ice vice In Utah Wyoming New Mexico and Arizona Twenty years ears ago he was connected with the Reservation In Utah I Of the money spent by the fed federal federal federal eral government for the upkeep of olIts Its Indian Inhabitants numbering about the Uintah Reser Reser- Reservation Reservation with a It population of about 1 1250 receives approximately a year Mr Wright said Most of the money he said Is spent for education medical facilities and general maintenance Bitter adapted to stock raising than oth- oth other other oth other er kinds of land v work ork tha that t industry Indus indus- industry Industry try Is the chief occupation of the Indians Mr Wright explained Agricultural pursuits are carried on mainly In the raising of hay hayand hayand hayand and other feed to augment their ing activity Mi Nit Wright reported that his reservation has shown a small growth groth In population during the past few years and that the economic economic econ- econ condition of the is good good Education hygienic training and modem sanitation facilities he said are the chief contributing factors to the general welfare elfare of the Inhabitants of his settlement Social problems on the reservation Mr Wright said are not great law la Infractions being fewer than among the white population of the vicin vicin- vicinity vicinity ity Most offences he said are brought about through the use me of whisky brought on to the reserva reserva- reservation tion by white men The Indian igent estimated that there are now about Indian Inhabitants inthe in inthe Inthe the state of Utah Mr Wright is the son of Amos I R Wright an early friend of the I Indian and an adviser and Inter inter- interI interpreter Interpreter I preter for Brigham Young luring the settlement days in Utah The Theelder Theelder Theelder I elder Wright was as a close friend of Chief Washakie of the Shoshones a prominent pi eminent Indian figure of the I period period period-Deseret Deseret Ne News Nes s |