Show Open Letter To T The he Editor Dear Mr Editor Since reading your editorial A uA Rumor or a Movement 1 in inthe inthe inthe the Dec 21 issue of the ManU Mant Messenger lessenger I have talked with will no less than twenty-five twenty Mant Manti citizens about this so called rumor ru rumor rumor ru- ru mor and not one has heard re recently recently re- re recently of any such talk of an any Land uLand Grab until they read your article 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 chancer to express his complete ideas Then the public can judge him and deal with him accordingly This goes for anyone else eIse who might in 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 matt out of the Manti lanti 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 Be Because Because Be- Be cause someone hears a rumor rumormonger rumormonger rumormonger monger shake the bones of the theold theold theold old Land Grab Ghost and wants to make something of it is no reason why disinterested and unc unconcerned o 0 n c ern e r n e d stockmen should be expected to make a command performance For the sake of harmony and 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 finished one hard fight for their lives on the he For- For I ct S au JL IL nOL Deen for lor some of the far sighted business men individual townspeople and civic civic ic groups who helped us in that fight the livestock industry r in n this area would be practically nil As livestock men and citizens citizens citi citi- citi- citi zens of l Ia Manti we are mighty might grateful to these people for their support Doesn't it appear to you that if we now would turn around and try to maneuver maneu maneu- ver the the public domain out of the hands of the public we would be betraying the public who trusts us I just dont don't be be- be lieve the cow boys and sheep men are that kind of people Do you Respectfully Respectfully- yours Paul F. F Keeler j Editors Editor's Note The foregoing opinions are Mr 1 Keeler's and andare andare are arc not given as as' as asa a statement from any stock group |