Show EXPECTING J Of COMMISSION Utah Residents Look to Federal Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral Officials to Settle Land Difficulties RICH HOLDINGS INVOLVED Word Woid Expected Soon of Move to Arrive at Solution Fair to All Dispatches from Washington H concy con con- vey cy the thc information that tho tIme Cc federal cral crall l' l authorities will shortly appoint n a com com- r mission lon If to Investigate the time controversies between time tile government so anti and Utah Ulah re regarding regarding re- re garding the disposition of public lands TIme Tho In estl Investigation will be he taken talen with witha a viet IC to ti amicable le settlement of th time the I con controversies lIo a anti and n It IL Is believed that tha t lint end cud will be le attained The Thc of or the time In Investigation alion of ur th time will In hi u nit nil probability b binn be In the of fC similar similar simi simi- inn do a it precedent case cas-c lar me controversies contlo in other parts palts o othe or of the thc country cO The decision Is expected to tu determine the tIme attitude c of the fe federal eral government SO toward the tilt Individual states with reference t to public lan lands hands s. s The scope cope of ur the tIme Investigation is broad and It involves ol hundreds of or thousand of or dollars ollars Title to toast vast ast tracts of or valuable valuable able land lanel will be bc tot set N nt ot rest Men ant an and corporations n now w under the tIme shadow o of oC suspicion s owing owing- to their patt purt in talc talc- lug Ins UI up these lands s are ale expected to be given I cn an opportunity oll to promote the theIr projects in full tull harmony with well do tiC- lined law Attorney General Genen stated Sat Sat- that he he had rec received no official notification of or time the action on the part par of the time authorities at ut Washington to to Inaugurate time the commission lie Ho said ald however lIu that h he had hn had some sonic Intimation Inti Inti- matlon mation that such action would bo lie tak tal en elm Until ho lie receives e official orders omit from headquarters he lie Is not In iii a n position to make a statement regardIng regardIng regardIng regard- regard Ing the matter matler Of or LOt al Local There I Is but bul little doubt that hiatt local loca federal officials will forum form the commission com coin mission lon to conduct the time In estl Investigation atlon an and to tu make report to the authorities t itt Washington ton Attorney General Genera Booth an and Captain Hair special agent ug-ent of or the land hand hoard board In Salt SaIL Lal Lake c will wll doubtless be two mcm members ers of the com com- mission Both Buth are acquainted with wIlh the existing con conditions an and with tho time history history history his his- tory of the lan land ca cases cs since the time controversies controversies con con- fIrst arose The duty of the thc commission as outlined outlined out- out lined Ined in tho lie dispatches from Washington Wash Wash- ington will bo be o to Investigate the time cases now pending before the time federal court courtIn courtn In n this state slate Involving In public lands and Report of or their theil fin findings will bo be flied filed with the tIme federal authorities at Wash Wash- ash ash- ton ington who will doubtless provide for forthe he the Immediate 8 settlement of the time ca cases es esIn lii In n question In iii o addition the commission commis- commis ion sion will whit bo Instrumental in p providing pro pro- o viding against the or rUl future contro controversies lt An n mm Ins Inspection will 11 dou doubtless be made tle of or all public lands hands In tho the Ht state tC and regula- regula Ions lons prescribed for their disposition On State School Lands Utah has become Involved In in a curl curl- jus OlIS and anti Interesting tangle with the tIme federal government with reference i to he the public lands within Its borders When hen statehood was granted Utah the government go gave g to It four sections I of oC every c township as us school lan lands hands s for foi foru u use e In him sustaining the public ImbUe schools Relying on these gifts Sifts the thc state has hasold old much of oC the land Included Include in these hese sections The Time tracts were sold as as agricultural amis at the thie rate rute of or 1 l. l 25 5 an acre acie Since their theil disposition In man many maimy cases cases- he time sections have hu been found foun to contain con- con Lain aln coal cual To buy U coal Jan lands s un under el elthe he time law Jaw pro l providing for the disposition of or a agricultural lands hands is contrary to statute and the time federal government Jo has ms recently Instituted suits against omo of oC the tIme men inca nn and amid corporations who vho have ha bought ht the land from the tIme state tale Prominent In imm the time public eye eC amon these Ee suits uit arc are tho the action against tho the Utah Ulah Fuel com company pan and anti the In Indictments of a n. num number Ct of or Utah Ulah residents for or conspiracy against the time government in the time selection of lands Expect to Quiet It is confidently predicted that the commissions commission's Investigation a outcome of ur time the thou lion will be that tho time suits will III be he quieted quiet quiet- ed cd and the tIme In indictments rc ol revoked c Holders Hold hold- ers s of huh land who can prove that thc they did mild not know of oC the tIle presence of coal when the they ma made e application for the thelan lan lands s will In Iii all pro probability a be e permitted per per- to tu retaIn them Land and that was known to lo contain coal when whelm it was applied for fOl as agricultural land will It I Is thought be bo surrendered to the time government go The rho action o of the time commission is a matter of or some fomo conjecture at present but the tIme settlement of or the time controversy will ill bo IJU a u matter mattel of great satisfaction to lo many Utah residents as public lands landt will again bo be o thrown 11 open for purchase un under cr selection designated h by the Ce federal eral government o Applications Applications for or land hand from the tIme state have ha been l held up in Washington pen pending a settlement |