Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-14 | Page 17 | Latest News from the Intermountain West

Latest News From I The Intermountain West Wyoming Utah Wyoming Utah Utah Wyoming Idaho Nevada Montana URGES URO WYOMING TO GUARD SELF Governor Says Sass Federal Officials Want Too Much Authority CHEYENNE Wyo Jan 14 By The Tha Associated Press Wyoming should Kith vigor the growing crowing tendency toward cen- cen centralization centralization of power In bureaus and departments In Washington Governor Frank C Emerson de- de declared de declared In his Ills message to the nine nineteenth state legislature here Tho The department of justice Justic has been building a Il theory of ot govern govern- government government ment ment ownership of waters that will threaten the th con con- control control con control of ot one ono of the th greatest of o our national resources now being belne effi efficiently administered b by the state stater Jle he said MId LEASING DO DOMAL IAL He referred to a bill pending in congress which would provide pro for forthe the tho leasing of the th public domain to the stockmen for grazing t pur- pur purposes pur pur- purposes poses which he said stockmen are almost unanimously opposing Although the reclamation depart depart- department department department ment has taken token some 2 from Wyoming as compared with Invested here It has not Included the th state In the th new irrigation projects to be b built Governor Emerson recommend recommend- recommended ed that the legislature extend a me- me memorial memorial me memorial morial to congress couched In to the strongest manner consistent pro pro- protesting pro testing against the announced pol- pol policy policy pol policy icy of the Interior department and insisting that Wyoming be given equitable consideration HIGHER GAS TX Governor Emerson suggested combinations In some departments and nd economies In others but urged an Increase In the gasoline tax Is- Is issuance Is Issuance of bonds for highway hishway con con- construction con and a larger large appropriation for tor the state university at Laramie