Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-11-20

disaster which b thrsaesaed b H. a..
der, fer It u general, Of courss, and
applies % we'll to Utah - any other
Territory. 1t has been suggested that
the prominent men in this region unite
and ask the Governor to make an Off.
cial request thai the order b suspen.
ded, and, like Montana, 10 pre-.
pare petition and send il BY eapa.
bls messenger to b laid before Score.
tary Lamar, and in case that fails, to
bessigs Congress for relief. The fair
est way ever yet devised TO manage
the hauling Of timber on unsurveysd
70 vernment lands il to charge . rea.
sonable stumpage for the timber and
fuel cut. If nothing better than thi.
can be derived, itshould b. embodied
in direct law OF Congress, % plain
that all mon may understand It. and
% pointed in command that no over
ssalous Commissioners can throw .
whole Territory in confusion and alarm
by directly threatening people within
reparable loss. With this srder en-.
forced, there would be . general stop.
page Of mining within six months in
Utah, unless tho mine.ownors in per.
son cut the timbers with which to sup
port their mines against their sxoava-
lions. It 10 . matter which makes the
delay Of day, dangerous.
We have already quoted from the
Butte Miner, the leading Demo
cratic paper Of Montana, to show that
the enforcement of the order will de-
prive 10000 persons in that Territory
alone of their means Of subsistence.
Here 10 another extract from that
live newspaper:
Apropos Of Sparks and his idiotio
rules, the St. Paul Pioneer. Press say
that s'his one aim in this direction i,
to cater to prejudice which he i'm.
AGNES to exist against railroad cor
porations ~ class, and to force them
to q contest in order to affirm the
simplest principles Of their rights.
And that excellent journal oontin'
ues: "The same disposition has beer
shown in his action with reference tc
the Montana Improvement Company
! That, If not railroad company. il ,
corporation, having, in. Mr.. Sparks
Imagination, very intimate and score
relations with railroad. He there
fore proceeded to assail it in publ,
and in private. filled the papers will
|, accounts of mythical depredationa
, and endeavored to draw both it ant
its supposed ally, the Northern Pacific
. within tho lines of an indictment TO
: violation Of the laws. The interest
. Of great territory did not deter MI
: Sparks in this crusade, just ~ tn
ruin of q magnificent railway propert
and the consequent destruction Of tn
J. interests Of millions in the Northwea
n would concern him nothing provide
= he could overthrow the Norther
Pacific. He is bent only upon NAL
!. ing stir and assailing corporation
But he has not been content wit
J. making fool of himself in this pa
n ticular direction. A great oompan,
. whan assailed, has means of sci
d defense. Mr.. Sparks has dirscted ii
whole power Of the GoSsfnme,
. against the settler, who 10 unequal
70 such a contest. His famous orde
which stands unrepealed and who
10 hardships are only beginning to /
4 felt in full force, forbidding the gran
ing Of clear titles to settlers until eac
y case has been examined and passe
'e upon by = special agent Of the Go
j. eminent, is simply Infamous"
[" In conclusion tho P,oneer.Pre
y. pays its compliments to Mr.. Comm
~ sioner Sparks, to which we and 4
n people of Montana give . hear
O. amen: "Mr. Sparks is the only Of
n. cial who. in recent times. has Z
r. tempted to dcspoil all parties with
=. equal hand. He is VIGOROUSLY
10 competent fer the place he holds. !
Or 10 an injury to the administration d
I'd = curse and blight to the immense
to terests involved in the conduct of t
land Office. No act Of Mr.. Clevela
would command such approbati
rs from men of both parties as tho su
e, mary decapitation of the ofiicious,
I'd norant and maliciously active \
H. Sparks"