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Show SPRY KXP1.AJXS HIS ; POSITION' ON LAND MATTERS I Confusion in the minds of many people with regard to the position of the administration on the national forest grazing and what shajl be done about glazing on the unreserved pub- j lie domain is causing much unjust criticism of the department of the in- ' terior, is the allegation of William j Spry, former governor of Utah, now i commissioner of the general land of- J flee. As quoted in the Denver Daily J Record- Stockman, Commissioner; Spry says: "People seem to forget: that the forest service was transfer-; red to the department of agriculture j twenty years ago, and the general land office disclaims all responsibility for any dissatisfaction that may exist among western stockmen with the present grazing regulations." Mr. Spry favors federal legislation providing for the leasing of grazing 011 the public domain not for only a year or two, but in such manner that the man who cares for and improves ! the land can retain it year after year. He does not believe in turning the domain do-main over to the states, which "would seriously hamper reclamation work." California, he holds, is the only state at present capable of handling this work efficiently. Under government control, 52 per cent of the money derived from leasing mineral lands goes to reclamation. Salt Lake Tribune. |