Show OD 00 INDIAN LAND iron hon don B colton in con ll 11 i hai record of feb 14 1922 atia ill wondering whether the tee has any formation nor mation rel the amount of money that Is said maid tor for preserving living and f timber ight make mahe a short statement act e et to a situation ton with which km idillar illar he uintah indian reservation fatime time it was opened for settle rt n 1905 acres were rt for indian grazing lands al irge part of this land is cov attha aha thick growth of what is tire aly called scrub cedar M re are thousands of cords of n these lands that will really aaste aste since 1908 the settlers N lands in that coun re we been permitted to go into adars and get what wood 4 from the dead and timber antly within thin the last six I 1 the department has adopted llcy icy of charging them a r the wood m not speaking against the abut but I 1 ani am simply saying that ainest the principle I 1 wood Is going to waste ppe people ople have no other source except coal from mines a distance pi tance stance from their homes and charge of a load would J j the expense involved in 3 and collecting the charge ilak the charge ought to be le pray way with entirely e wood will go to waste as I 1 much of it will why not let tiers lers have it athe athe committee any informs to the manner the money Is expended an the ed for preserving living swing owing timber appreciate that in this locality jih it I 1 refer there is some cut f fence posts by the settlers y have hav e a value but only the if amber raber Is cut tor f or the posts a charge char ge that is being collect abr the timber that Is going to chich which will never be used or t a great part ot of it never tl w against t the principle 0 of the entirely In iii 1 I say I 1 am not arguing that D brought ought to be increased bethink it ought to be abolish ic people are opposed to it rodis dis going to waste to ay iy have been allowed to use it 08 and now the department ting this small fee certain A lynough no ugh as I 1 say to pay for pee ge 1 ot of collecting it mst il st cost cons considerably ably to h the people who go from amiles iles to get the wood hat an illustration ot of how pey 6 Is being spent tor for pre living and growing timber itla itis it la Is it Is being spent lor for the ot watching the settlers who and get dead and decayed that at will go to waste unless permitted to use it it can disputed that the supply of sr exceeds any use that mat will il acot of it for a long time to |