Show I 1 ON 0 LIND actual occupation of land to be opened under section 6 of the enlarged homestead act la Is necessary to secure a title Is the decision of the general land office at washington 9 lately received by the two la land rid offices in utah cultivation of tho the soil alone does not constitute bottle settle ment nt of the land and the intending entrant makes improvements at his own risk unless he occupies the lind in question this decision reversing reve a ruling 0 of f the salt lake city land office la Is an important one settling a question which has been a much mooted O 0 one no since the provisions of the smoot act as the enlarged bome home stad ul law Is known went into effect the decision was made in la the case of jennie against pred fred L nance who both filed on a half section near IN todena it was in a township which bad had been withdrawn Ith drawn and again thrown open to entry on the date tho conflicting filings ware are made nance ance tiled filed affidavit that he lie had already cultivated several acres of the laud land and was then engaged in plowing additional acreage the salt lake city land office ruled that this work entitled him to prior consideration in the entry but the general office deilkes that only onil by ca tab lishing a squatter right by ac dually residing on the land could he be entitled to tru th 4 consideration the land in question will nev ne v be gold sold to the highest bider of tae two contestants n tants after the usual time tint tor for appeal elapses |