Show Open Letter To The Editor Dear Mr l Editor Since reading your editorial A Rumor or a Movement in inthe inthe inthe the Dec 21 issue of the Manti ManU Messenger I have talked with no less th than n twenty five Manti 1 II I I citizens about this so called ru rumor rumor rumor ru- ru mor and not one has heard re recently recently recently re- re of any such talk of any Land Grab until they read II your article I Who Vho started this infernal gossip gossip gos gos- sip You mentioned a stockman among others who had carried this Land uLand Grab idea We Ve want his name and give him a chance to express his complete ideas Then the public can judge him and deal with him accordingly This goes for anyone else who L. L I in Il your estimation speak a against g a i ins n s t the public interest which I am sure you really wish to protect To make a rumor mart out of the Manti Messenger to satisfy the morbid passions of some jealous bigot seems to be out of line with the best interest of the people of our town Because Because Be Be- Because cause someone hears a rumor rumormonger rumormonger rumormonger monger shake the bones of the theold theold theold old Land uLand Grab Ghost and wants to make something of it is no reason why disinterested and unc unconcerned 0 nee r n e d stockmen should be expected to make a command performance For the sake of harmony and peace peace you must screen before publishing the things you might hear Not too long ago the grazing permit holders on the M 1 Manti a ant n t i Forest just dust finished one hard fight for their lives on the For For- est Had it not been for far some of the far sighted business men individual townspeople and civic civic ic groups who helped us in that fight the livestock industry in this area would be practically nil As livestock men and citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens of Manti we are mighty grateful to these people for their support Doesn't it appear to you that if we now would turn around and try to maneuver maneuver maneu maneu- ver the public domain out of the hands of the public w we e I would be betraying the public who trusts us I r just dont don't be be- be I I I lieve the cow boys and sheep men are that kind of people Do you Respectfully yours Paul F. F Keeler Editors Editor's Note The Tile foregoing opinions are Mr 1 Keeler's and ami andare andare are not given as a stat statement ment from any stock group |