| Show misrepresentation OP U IA H A short abort time ago secretary of statts state hammond received a letter from a wealthy resident of glasgow scotland who la Is largely interested in the sugar industry at greenock Gree nook and who desired to know something of the beet baet sugar opportunities in utah 7 tab with a view of investing a large amunt ot of money thereto therein the wealthy doo ohman mr stewart presented a long list of inquiries qu iries iee intended to elicit thu tho desired information it appears that a similar at letter was waa seat to officials in other states fates and territories one being received by hon HOD lotion lorion miller secretary of now new mexico new mexico has a large lare sugar factory just juat started in the pecos valle valley jL fit at which place the chemist of the utah ugar sugar factory spent some time last cean giving the people information concern log beet raising raining and aad sugar production mr miller referred mr Ste steward letter to A C campbell of eddy N ma M general attorney of the be pecos ima oun dun and improvement company aud and the pecos valley argus argue says bay mr campbell campbells Camp belKa s response ree ponee is a complete and very reply here Is one of its ita statements in utah lands are owned by Mor mormon mons and held in small and are not for sale at any price except to a mormon that a person to la the territory of now new mexico with sufficient and assumed to be admitted to the bar should be so BO grossly ignorant of the law or so wilfully wil tully per verse in morals morale as to utter such a bass base falsehood seems incredible but the she proof to is conclusive and there can be no excuse tor for thle this alleged lawyer male mak ing ln such auch an utterance he knows when he knows known anything of the he land jana ismela lawa in the united skates that the condition be describes is an utter im possibility under those law that there here to la in utah as well as lis la new mexico a vast area ot of the public domain not nog yet passed to private ownen bp that it la Is as aa open to non mor anon on as to mormon and if he be knows know that which any person of ordinary intelligence may learn be also aleo known know that non mormon as well as cormons mormons have hare taken up land in utah under the national lawsond laws law sand and still bold the same bame that there are hundreds bund rede of non cormons mormons who have purchased lands from mormons aud others that there are tons tens of thousands of acres improved and unimproved in this state that are for sale today to anyone who will pay the purchase puro nase price in which trane transaction action the fact of the buyer being a mormon or not never will be thought or of that there is a vast area of state lands open to any vur Du chaser who will pay for them and that mr campbells bell a assertion upon this Is IB a most moet contemptible falsehood the people of this state desire the luccese of new mexico are pleased with the prosperity attending the factory there share and trust the future has bas still greater advancement in ia store and they believe the he people of now new mexico generally have an equally kindly feeling toward utah it this latter be the actual sentiment in now new mexico secretary miller will not stultify himsel and fADd his bis people by allowing lawyer campbells campbell a statement to go when mr stewart notes it in comparison with the reply forwarded by secretary of state hammond of utah be cannot fall to observe its inaccuracy and thus have a doubt cost upon all the other statements in the letter latter which make new mexico appear a desirable place for the investment of capital |
