| Show SALINE LANDS LAIS SUIT TO BE HEARD TODAY II I I Case of Montello Montello Salt ComI Com Corn I pany Now Before the Supreme Court MEANS MILLIONS TO UTAH Involves Vast Salt Beds On West Shore of Great Salt Lake Lakel The Thc famous saline lands suit which It won by the state will mean millions to the University of ot Utah and other state schools will como come before the tho Supreme court ourt today tolla on tho the appeal from tho the decision de do- of ot George G. G Armstrong of tt the Third district court wherein the state was victorious In iii Its light to oust the thC Montello Salt company from the vast ast salt beds on the west sid aide of or Great Salt Lake In county The Tho Montello i suit stiLt tins hast been lIeen before the tho courts for moro than a 3 year and Attorney Attorney At At- torney General M iL L A. A Breedon has boon victorious thus fur far ur It is fa certain that the tho case will be le carried to the tho Supreme court of oC the United States no mattor matter what whal ruling Is IB handed down b by tho Utah Supreme bench Tho The suit entails lands worth nearly a n. million minion dollars and Is considered too loo Juicy a a. prize to tobe tobo tobo bo be dropped lightly b b. b either st state to or company corn pa ny The saline lands now claimed b by the lie Salt company compan cover approximately matel 30 acres In Tooele county Tho The salt beds beds have havo a depth varying from rom 3 1 to 15 Hi foot feet Several years yearn ago UJO this thin land was entered upon b by moro more than persons und under r tho the placer r claims act When the whole area or nearly all of or the tho salt land within th the I territory was settled nettled upon the original owners turned their claims over to the th I Salt company which was not formed fanned until after the claims were taken UI up chiefly b by O Ogden len persons IN I HeI 10 fur for Market Soon after tho or organization of tho the company compan and the d deeding over of ot tho the separate tracts by the nut fIrst owners the lie company compan made It I known that It Il wa WoM about to purchase machinery for digging dig ging out the stilt and marketing It All the tho company had to do was 01 tho 10 natural salt Into cars and ship It away so pure were we're the Lie vast beds of ot salt sail At this lila time Attorney General Breedon Bree- Bree Ion don applied for or an Injunction restrainIng restraining restraining restrain restrain- ing the lie company compan from working tho thio claims on Oh tho ho ground that lint the tho saUna saline lan lands s of ot tho state belonged to tho the state under the Enabling act of congress cons under under un un- un der which Utah was admitted as 8 a state The Tho Injunction was granted Inthe in inthe inthe the suit begun by tho the state against tho the corporation The chief con contention ten lion of or the Montello Salt company was that hint at tho the time tho the state was a admitted to the Union all an saline lands were given over to the state for tor school purposes Tho Tooele salt beds bells were ere then hen unknown to the tho government or others This land was not Intended to lo bo be Included In the theother theother theother other saline lands most of which wore were specified the corpora corporation lion declares Tho attorney torne general took the stand that all land tho state was wasI I Intended by congress In v the tho Enabling act will AVI Ill 11 Cu Go t to Supreme Court The decision of or the Supreme court will wUl be watched with Interest owing o to the extent and value of the tho lands In question It IH is certain that no matter what the decision of or tho the Utah Supreme court may be bo the lie case caso will bo be carried to the Supreme Court of or the tho United States for fot thai settlement If H state tho wins tho ho case all an these lands will be turned over to lo Utah and the lie proceeds from the sale laIc of or working of ot tho the land will bo be turned over o to the state schools |
