Show I I I I kITY'S CITY'S HOLDINGS I MAY GO fiO GOO TO NATION Government Said to Be Favorable Favorable Favor Favor- able to Acquiring Canyon Tracts UNCLE SAM BETTER GUARD Department of Agriculture Asked to lo Take Land in Parleys Parley's for F Forests To ro turn over o the tIme government u nt of or time the United States for COl administration ito lan lands hands s pin purchased chased by Salt Lake tom for or the thic protection of oC Its water supply I Is the thic- plan now under consideration by of- of ls of or both the city and und the got go It Is the direct result of ot t the le petition sent sOul by the lie city council to the time secretary of or a agriculture on men allon of ur City Cily Engineer L L. C C. l I-ci- I else el- el se sey asking that the time government co cooperate cooperate co- co operate In iii some sommie manner with the city In the lie of or th the watersheds from which the city derives Its Us water Sil supply I PlY The lie matter was the subject of ur a conference con LOH- ference Friday between City Engineer r Councilman T. T It n Black and amid J IS L. L C Miller chief of oC time the section of or orel tom foiest el eat cst planting TIme The agree agreed that some acute method could probably b bo be worked out whereby one ono power ally ably the go eminent O should have ha control control con con- of all the lie lun land humid In Parle Parleys Parley's s eanon canyon can ean- you yon on at an any rate rUlo and amid possibly of or all the lan land in iii City Creek an and Emigration canyons canons as well now HOW owned by th time the government so It Tl was deemed that as asono ono omit forest the land could be hi more economically a administered all and amid the government o would se see Its wa way clear to work toward tho time reforestation of or the tho entire area orca vJ What t do GU V eminent J Ci m It Il Is not the tue 10 policy Ii C of oC the forest service said Mr Il Miller after allol the meeting with the lie city officials at which they explained the object they wished to obtain to replant on lall laud land owned by In individuals hl or corporations corporations' unless th the he funds for that purpose are arc contributed con con- d b by tIme the owner o of or tIme the land be beIt beIt beIt It Individual ual company compan or municipal municIpal- ity However some somo working agreement agree as ment mont might ht be made In this ca case e. e That will IJ be n a matter maller to be considered when the lie representative c of time the deportment of or agriculture visits this section to look 1001 lookup up UI the thc matter brought before the department de tb- by the memorial front from lom the lie city council What hat ou ought ht to be done domie h by the tho ell city Is to turn all the elt city lan lands s over to the tue forest service and to include It In inthe the tho Salt Lake forest so that thal the they can be lie properly administered b by the local officer or supervisor Many Maily an rea reasons ons have been suggested for rOl just such uch action and the time matter has been un under er consideration for sonic some time Into It is feared feare that the time strongest opposition would come como from from- from tue tho of ot office fice of Pt ot the tIme land hand an and amid wat r i sl n i o t II 0 el f hu post u I tendered rendered h by b such action practically a sinecure an and it is doubtful if it the tho land and amid nd water would be c retained as a separate At an any ammy rate mate lie chan change o would involve the loss JOBS to elt city politicians of a little patronage In lii that the thc now appointed to lJ guard the elt city lands would hid fine themselves out of or a 11 job Guards c have Trouble On the thc other hand it is 15 pointed out that lint the time policing of oC the time city lands lunds In Iii Inthe inthe the tIme tin ce canyons Is found Coun to be troublesome at present both for the lie city and to a less extent for the forest sen sel ice The fur city and antl the government go own alternate sections and nd the lie or 01 guard is sometimes s not absolutely sumo suro whether trespass Is being beIng- ma made 0 on the time property owned IJ by government or at city respectively A man ma may pasture pas pas- ture turo a flock lock on city land lund when the forest forest for for- est eat lan l'an ranger cl comes along an and amid on omi government gov gov- land lund when the time city guard g Is nC neat near I Tho Tue result is disconcerting However Howo time thc people as a rule lule have liate more fbi profound respect for the lie em em- of or Uncle Sam Sani than lie tho they have for COl those of or the city The rime patrols patrol have found this out an and the they have havu even cit gone gomme to so o far Car as to ask the lie forest olet supervisor ol not hot to post notices on the tIme boundary of oC government lands ad adJoining adjoining ad- ad joining lun lands s W ich the city is EC seeking seek seek- I ing lag to protect from t trespass When a a. man Is never quite certain that he lie heIs lieis Is not trespassing on the time national f forest for or r- r est cit he lie is apt to bo be more careful Hut But aside l e Ii omit all this till there thero Is time the additional Incentive c In tim icy's canyon ealon ut tit least that the time government go experts could probably carry carryon on the time timework work ork of more effectively tha than ha the anti and n ii cl city further probably abl ably select elect tho tIme sites whet where most good would bo bl done done- dOle for 01 ci the lie city water supply sup sup- pi ply to be lie 1 fIrst reforested 1 ors Fn lo ova Turning Os O CI ci Just what the outcome will wi be will ill wi of itt COUI couise e not be he decided until the Ito dc- dc has sent snut a r 0 r i-r from Washington or or has advised uS Su Supervisor Supervisor Su- Su per ifor E E. II I Ice Clam ClarIc of the time Salt Lake and antl Wasatch forests to confer with wih the time ci city officials as to sonic some definite rind concerted action acton Tho Tue city clr In Instead instead In- In Etea stead of asking tho than governments government's agent here hore to take the mutter malel up wont direct to the time secretary of oC agriculture and amid anc It I i Is po possible dela delay was caused rather tItan than rem removed thereby CI City Engineer Els Kohe said last night that he lie would woul recommend in favor ra or of turn tinning tinning- ilS the time city lands over O CI to tho Ito government got gov 0 o eminent particularly those in Iii Pat heys hey's canon if Ir time the mat matter r can be so Sl arranged ar at l- l ranged that It will wi be certain that th the lie government will wi afford the tho cl city all al h protection to Us Its Is water supply that hint Is required will wi a adopt opt the time sst J of or conserving con cun- serving Ih the lIme Hood flood waters that Is now I practiced b by the time city un and amid will wi undertake under take to reforest the lie city's watershed The Tie city and und the government Io now own more immure than two thirds s of the time landIn land landIn In Parleys Parley's f canyon and und tho the city elty will we we- we expect soon ha have ve tIO possession Cs IOn of ofal all ail al that land humid that lint Is needed to protect absolutely Its Its' Is water supply upI rh There rl are nrc a few pieces remaining yet rut that havo been taken up b by private oWner own oWn- er ems erf but the lie spent already has hus ma gained pO possession for Cor the municipality of all al the tho more valuable land lane an and amid tIme the rest will wi we expect he be corn com COU- COU cly ea easy y May JI Start Star Nets Forest It I 1 la is not deemed probable by local I forest officials that the time government s o will wi be willing to pay pa moio e than a nominal sum sum lum for the land concerned should hould It I be decided that lint to soil sell oll to a the time government would be bc the tIme best plan But Out title lithe Ite doubt I la is entertained that the thc I government so would start Its Is l lon ion operations on the thc watersheds supplying supplying sup sup- plying the city with wih water first The Thc greatest good to the time greatest roat t number I is time tho motto moto of ot the govern govern- enl o meat nent accor according to Its is Alternative plantS plans have brett been suggested suggest jugs ed ee an and ma may be followed one of or which Is s to start stait a nursery for or reforestation much nuch lal r than that near ner Brighton on oil sonic some of or B the tillable land now owned IJ by tho lie city in Parleys Parley's s canyon canon |