Show ENLARGED I 1 I 1 government special agents are busy if you know of any good dry farm lands the government agents want to know about them the following letter has been received iio n knur 11 hair special agent for the general gheral land office relative to dry farming land ind is of int interest crest to those who desire to secure linda under the enlarged homestead act which has rm lied attention throughout th the west salt lake city ap april ril 19 1909 1009 editor reaper sir As you are aware the list congress passed an act allowing cithens citi ens of utah tj ti file homestead entries upon lands which cannot be irrigated ind on which there is 13 not a so sufficient flici ent supply of water suitable for domestic purposes purpose as would make continuous residence possible the thee e homesteads cannot eseed acres in extent before these lands tan can become subject to entry under the provisions of this act they must be examined b the hield service of the general land office and duly designated as 13 dri farm lands by the secretary of the interior this will lequire con work nork I 1 j I 1 special agents 01 ano gemeril land effite who ho no have their headquarters ra in utah it is tile the desire of the interior de pirt ment to select a part of these lands in eich county counte ot 1 the state stale that all citizens may have an all equal opportunity to a av it ill them themselves evab of the benefits of this new ne law ITT in order thit allt the general land office rna may be possessed bed of all possible information concerning landkof lands of the character described and pro provide vidt for immediate of the same I 1 would take it as a laronal era onal faor if every citizen of nour ur count county haing knoN knowledge of tn ann genera general are area of surveyed land suitable foi successful ful dri farming which must be non irrigable unreserved sered and and not contain ing merchantable timber would corn com muni cate dire directly eLly with me riving giving me the townships and ranges in which S said al id land is 13 situated immediately 1 on receipt of nl buch auch in formation steps will be taken n to ex arid and report on same earne that your citizens may avail themselves of the provisions ot of this thia act the present season lf if they w v desire active and immediate cooperation on the part of your cit tuia will expedite the bork and glatly y aid in bringing shout the results so ao much desired not only bv the 6 itt ite of utah but also the national government all communications should be addressed to the undersigned undersigner under signed GEORGE L E hult H box I 1 iu balt bait lake city utah |