Show decision against homesteaders at lund the growth and development of lund on the silt lake route in iron county will not bo deterred b home ste id entry men lining clairo to lands adjoining alie railroad station and railroad right of way under entries ande pome years ago this 13 the gist of a decision handed down lerdie by M M kaighn and E D R thompson receiver and respectively of alie united states land office ordering two tracts of land acres bield by john A root and ernest L carter to be turned over to the townsite carter claimed ba acres abutting upon tho railroad station site while root claimed 40 in alie same section the ba acres the total of carters claim at lund w hile tho 40 acres of root nill off an entry of acres subject to confirmation of the land comics bidner at washington this will provide for the establishment of a business district in proximity to the salt like routes station arrangements for a lintel to bo built there have been delayed otting to the liti gation the contest to ibave these lands set aside from the entries of carter and root in favor of the townsite of lund began nearly three years ago during the period of alie contest efforts were made to bev the right to the lands from the claimants but they refused to sell last december the residents of lund made the contest more vigorous ass citing that the persistent claims of root and carter tendered to retard the growth of lund appeals were sent to the salt lake commercial club and oilier institutions to have all phases of alie controversy tro versy placed before the land office with confirmation by the land commissioner at washington of the decision handed down bv mr kaighn and mr thompson the land held bv carter and root will become part of the townsite of lund her ald republican |