Show U. U P. P WILL GET BRYCE CANYON LAND 00 10 FEET FROM KIM IH IS RETAINED RETAIN RETAIN- ED AS PUBLIC PROPERTY 10 O ACRES TO BE DE SOLD SOU AND BALANCE BALANCE BAL DAL ANCE AXCE OF QUART QUARTER I i SECTION LEASED 00 De Deseret eret News Reserving the rim of Bryce canIon canyon can can- yon Ion as a public park the state will sell a 40 acre tract there to th the e Union Pacific railroad on which t to o build its hotel and will wUl lease th the e ee balance of the quarter section to the tt e railroad This decision dedsion was announced today today to to- to day by John T. T state land commissioner The application of the railroad now before the land office of of- fice Lice was denied and a I c counter proposal pro proposal offered which was submitted to the railroad for Its Us action The stand of the state was agreed to today following conferences held between between be be- tween land officials and Gov Chas R. R Mabey M bey and is the outcome of the special journey made to the rim of Bryce canyon by the governor and party last week The proposal which is now denied was that the state sell to the railroad rail rail- I road read the he SO southeast section of the I southeast corner of section 36 33 embracing em em- embracing bracing 40 acres acu J of land to fo a con con- of per her IJ r acre The railroad also asked for a a. a lease leae to ewer ver aver the of ot the Se sett section ion tiun atto at to cents per lC ier p pr per r ye yew t tr I r 25 years yearn with n. n o tl In of a b renewal lat lat- the lon The counter t i uI la launched by t t ILp ic Gro I and Deputy Orson D. D offers to to sell the hl acre tr tract tr t ir a 1 tr of feet in width on on the the s south and east elst sides aides of the che plot for a consideration con conn of 15 23 Z per acre are Under this thia liter tile the state would retain own on ownership to the canyon rim on the owned s 13 u It for far a JI distance of i f feet from frolO the rim The and Ilind office of ce also aho offered to to lease the rail rail- cad ead the rem remainder of the quarter re 11 on on embracing shout about ICO acres nr JI 1 per ace per year The lease would also cover the canyon edge but the state will require re require require re- re quire consent to a provision under which the public shall have ha free access at any and all times to any part of the entire section so long as they shall comply with reasonable police regulations At Bryce canyon the party me met t Rand Randall ll L. L Jones of Cedar City George H. H Smith counsel for th the e Union Pacific Wilford Day of Parowan Parowan Paro Paro- wan U. U T. T Jones Jonell Geo A. A Wood an and d U. U A. A Thorley of Cedar City and anti a score of others Gov Charles R R. R Mabey Mr and his deputy deput O. O D. D Elison and S. S G. G Lan Lancaster aster o othe of f the Union Pacific went over the state owned section of land and particularly particularly laxly the 40 acre tract which th the e railroad desires to buy for its hotel Note l site The tract of ot l land and nd is located locate in a section of the high table land which affords a view of the entire e canyon and includes the present ho ho- tel |