Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-21

proyement Of the public lands Ia order
that a greater proportloQ Of the acreage
may be put into the hands Of men VINO
win control improve and pay taxes up
on H.
ME total assessed value Of an prop
crtv of the state ls about {3S JoO,yW' OF
which farming and grazing land ano
improvements are valued at }6sOV0Oi
town lots and improvements "oJ1oOVi
cattle and sheep Sll,lOOu01
Now, assume that the rea! Faiue oi
the states property Us four times 3So'-
100000. ana compare u with the rear
value OF The public lands Of the state
ana the value Of the live stock lhat
uses these lands, aud you VIII realize
the importance OF the public domain
as affecting state taxation and develop
meEt.
The solution Of the public land dues-
ton h the great factor affecting VIZ
onlngs agricultural grazing and min-
ing interests, and with tins properly
ana promptly handled the growth OF
the STATE VIII surely astonish the world
The rainbow Of promise IN Wyoming
sky IA the following from the last mes
sage Of President Roosevelt
"Tho sound and steady development
Of the west depends upon the building
up of the homes therein Much Oh our
prosperity as 90 nation has been que 70
| the operation Of the homestead law. pn
| the other hand, we should recognize the
fact that On the grazing region, the man
! who corresponds to the homesteaaei.
/ NAV be unable to settle permanently u
| ouly allowed TO use the same amount OF
! pasture land that his brother the
! homesteader Is allowed 20 use or ar
able land. one hundred and SIXTY acres
OF fairly rich and well watered SOL, or
/ % much smaller amount of irrigated
/ land, may keep a family IN plenty;
| whereas, no one could get a living from
/ 100 acres OF dry pasture land, capable
/ of supporting at the outside only one
head Of cattle to every 10 acres.
! In view OF the capital iuiU4tance
! OF these matters / commend them 70
the earnest consideration Of Congress.
and II Congress finds difficulty In deal
ing with them from lack Of thorough
knowledge Of the subject, | recommend
that provision be made for commits
sion Of experts specially to investigate
| and report upon The questions lnVolV-
ed
This convention and the legislature
| should certainly follow the action Of the
! National Live Stock association at It's
recent national convention at kansas
CITY. and endorse the recommendations
Of The president
II we cannot point with great pride
10 The land history OF WyomIng's early
DAYS. and cannot ask our new friends
to "judge Of the future by the past
we cun justly praise the founders OF
the state the pioneers who crossed the
plains, braved the storms and gave
their lives 70 the upbuilding of a com
mouWeath which Is now established
upon solid and conservative basis;
practically out Of debt. with honest and
capable officers. with laws and state in
stitutions better than can be found gen
orally in other new states.
Wyoming land is now on a safe basis
and with progressive legislation and in
telligent promotion, certainly great
progress can be- expected TO a greater
extent than in any other state land
here viii be affected by state and ma
tlonal legislation. The fact that lead
ing business men now meet In conyen-
ton to discuss measures affecting the
! states welfare Is a great gain. A few