Show leota delegation protests flooding area for duck pond 1 I S eksund and walter B stoddard of lacota representing represent in citizens of the lacota ward me with newell B cook atall utah state fish and gama gain Z 1017 at tile the state capi capitol tol building buil duio in salt lake city friday momma and protested against the proposed sed flooding of some acres of land in the leota bottoms lection for the he purpose of establishing a migratory wild foul preserve in their complaint to the commissioner bishop eksund and mr stoddard anointed out that this area is being farmed fanned by leota citizens for their livelihood that approximately acrea are re in permanent crops and acres under cultivation after hearing the problems involved commissioner cool cook announced that the fish and game department would abandon their project in the leota bottoms at the present time even though an option to lease the acres in that section had been acquired by the state bishop eksund reported on his return to roosevelt saturday commissioner cook felt this move would be of greater benefit to the people concerned bishop eksund said |