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Show & IMMEDIATE ACTION ASSURED. v General Land Office at Washington D. C. will ftffc : . ., Consider Right of Way Matter $& . ; at Once. '." The aotioa taken by the Cedar City ' 'Commercial Olab to urge our Repre ' fieatatlvea In Congress to taho up the iv . Better of granting the right of way 'or the Utah and Grand Canyon Rail v Jod has borno fruit and tho Gonorul Land Office at Washington, D. 0., will aot without delay. Tho follow ins lettore from Senator Sutherland, Congressman Ilcwell and tho Utah s ' iDevelopment LeBgue oloaily nhowe the work that la being done to brlug hla r-Bbt of way business to a oIobb at an early duto: g yWfl1- Waahlngton, D. 0., Apr. 20, 1911. & . ' . 'H. H. Luut, Seo. of Com. Club. I ? Cedar City, Utah. ' f, ', Your telegram In relation to a t?. ' right or way for the Utah & Grand !'" 'Canyon Railroad was duly recolved. TceterdHy 1 wired you aa follown: Y f "After conference with Coinml-slouer ". y hejromUetoinakonpplIcatlonof Utah r ' Grand Canyon Kail road for ripht of vn y sptclfll niid Immediate nctlon wjll fol- low. federal Iind Office compelled (o wait few days on Iteporu of Kuclama- tlu Service and Geological Survey. The t matter will be hurried and you will be f , kept Informed." ' In the regular courso of- procedure fat the General Land Oilloo this matter mat-ter would require from tbreo to six months time before it could be die pCheri or, Assuming, however, that snob a delBy would result In hrepnr-' hrepnr-' able injury to the construction of the Immediate aotion. Ho ooncentcd to do bo and the plate which acootnpun-led acootnpun-led tbe original application wore submitted sub-mitted to tbe Rcalnmatiou Sorvlce for investigation no to whether tbe proposed right of way would inter-foro inter-foro with any ooutemplated reservoir eto or wntor power alto alonu the . ronto Indicated. I assume that there -will be no necessity for further delay m on these grounds as, so far an 1 know, . the Government baa no spooial Inter V eat in tbe lauda over wbiob tho right of way will. run. , . In order to expedite ection I have asked tbe Dlrootor of tbe Geological Surrey and also tho Director of tbe rj?" , Reclamation 8orvloo to make a report a r las boob aa poealble on the matter and return tbe same to tbo General Land Oflloe. I shall take pleasure in keep ing is touch with the matter and will do everything poaeiblo to see that Anal An-al aotion Is not delayed. In tbo meantime 1 shall be glad to keep you posted if anything occurs that la of Interest. With personal regard, Slnoeroly yours, GEO SUTHERLAND. Washington. D. 0. Apr. 27, 1011. II. II. Lunt, Seo. Com. Club, Oudar City, Utah. " Dear Sir: Upon receipt of your wiro of the tneuty-fouttb instant 1 onllod up the matter of tbo right of way for tbe Utah and Grand Canyon Railroad in tbe Genorai Land Oflloe, aud I was assurod by tho Commissioner that thia matter would bo made n epeclal order and would bo giveu preferential oon sideratlon, with a view to its prompt aud opeedy adjustment. 1 trust no complications will arise ! that tuny, in any way, retard tbo oon , atrtiotlon of thin railroad, which Is I un enterprise nf vital aud paramount importance to tbe future development, develop-ment, progress and prosperity or that . part of tbe State. Salt Lake Oitv, Utah. April 27, 1911. ' I II Lunt, Seo. Com. Club, Cedar City, Utub. Dear Sir: , In reply to your letter of April 23 i regarding tbo right of way for tbe Utah Grand Canyon Railroad Com pany permit ue to say that we bavo written Senators Smoot and Satber iaod and Congressman Howell asking them to do all in their power toward hastening aotion on tbo application for this right of way. Very truly yours, UTAH DEV. LEAGUE, Job. E. Calne, Seo. , |