Show HOMESTEAD ACT Aci IS ii TO UTAH and Land Can Be Taken Up Here I Residence Being Un Un- necessary SENATOR SMOOT VISITOR louse House Conferees Believe Dry Farming Should Be Tested in Utah Washington D D. C. C Feb 11 The Tho conferees on tho time enlarged homestead bill have agreed upon the tho provisions on that measure and Senator Smoot today made a report to the tho Senate Tho The part of ot the tho bill requiring residence was amended by providing that no noland noland noland land can cami bo be taken under the tho provisions o of tho time bill without Cret desIgnated designated designated by tho the secretary ot of the Interior Section No 6 G. G tho the non residence section sec eec tion was n amended so AO as a to s l only to t Utah h- h ha and a- a ad d- d iI limiting ur g th the th land l to lo bo be taken to acres In dIscussing this agreement Sanator Sana- Sana tom tor Smoot today anid Section 6 with the non clau clause claunc cl Plo pa In hi Utah to enter ao 30 acres acro without without without with with- out residing on it means me ns that nearly all the the- counties and few v eW of ot tho northern counties will bo greatly great greut- ly Iy benefited befouled tor for millions ot of acres can eRn ot of the Ule be ho en entered under tho provisions bill and nad mado maUo dry dr farms of 0 It should rO result lIlt In tho raising o of all the thc small smal grains og on dry lIr farm lands Instead of ot Irrigated lands leaving tho the latter J for Intensified farming or tho the raisins raising ol ot of than small crops cl iii Inn more profitable L i-L 1 ii eThe e. e b be The House thought this should they tho considered confined to Utah as 08 dry lIn farming fanning to bo be In the experimental state better better bottel bet bot- stage and they the knew of ot no ter tel adapted than Utah to demonstrate the feasibility of it it- It I predict that Ina In Ina Ina this bill will be enlarged few teW a years all nil tho the to provide for similar entries in Western states The bill doubles the amount of ot land be bo taken up as a n homestead that may ma conference confer conter- and It will be bo report reported ell tram front ron Mon rondell in the House by Chairman ence enco lands committee ItIs It ItIs ItIs the time public dell clell of ot tho the passage of ot this that thal Is expected settlement of ot ast vast the bill will mean not of ot land In Utah which are tracts to the tho settler A great attractive now in that state states population Increase in of ot the tho results of this one Is s expected as le the time homestead limit fixes The rho bill m described bed at of lands class tho the upon upon definite re- re 30 O acres an and for tor cultivation provides The lands entry must be designated such subject abject to non b by the tho government as non Utah non So far as ble ie and anti provided that thit two Is Is S concerned it In this Billion acres may m be taken up where the land wa va vay nao and that In cases drinking tho the sether set set- SE fit Ut for has ins no water It It Is said live upon her Llor need not of or this class of ot acres hat that thousands taken up Set- Set Settlers bo be at once will land if of f of ot this land will engage enrage hors lors upon all dry farming as In n a what Is known promote the set seU This move o should thousand acres of ot lenient of ot many states said Chair Chair- Chairman and land In In the tue arid these places the tho thoM In nan man M ies not reel feel that acres acre settler noW does hits his family The Tho ire are enough h to support an especial Inducement Induce Induce- is 14 made as ment neat to settlers I |