Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-03
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excitement over un alleged attempt by
forhc lending "MomonS 20 aid people
Of their folth In settling upon lunds
which viii be- thrown open ON The Uin'
tah reservation n appears that the
presidency " tho Wosatph stake have
sent out o. circular inviting coucs'
pondoncr from people who intend 10 toko
advantage Of the drawing of lands un-
der the law ~ the United Slotos In
reference 10 mis- matter and Offering
20 aid hon IN me manner provided
by law for che purpose This n com
ftrucd by some intriguing persons ns ou
ondouvora 30 "Wcnl' the lands I'm quc''
lion m the interest NJ lho Mormon
Church
There N nothing moro 10 II thnn the
fact that ever since the coming " the
Pioneers into his region the L0ttor-
day saints horo have been spreading
out Into ndlooont valleys, and occupy.
INK them for homes, building mp towns
md cillos This work viii 30 on ms
opportunities Offer for the requirement
md cultivation Of agricultural lands,
md Ms the numbers Of the people IN
,rcRge.
The Presidency Of the church have
had nothing 10 do with tho publication
NJ the circular here referred TO, ana are
not connected with this particular case,
except that their general Instructions 10
rho Prcsldonciee Of stakes, and tho
Bishops " Wards, are 90 tho effect that
they aro TO lend thcir ala Whenever oc.
raslon roquios, TO persons desiring to
Nctllo upon uowly opened lands or In
moving from one settlement TO another
IN dolug 30, they but exercise nn IN.
nionablc rIght common 10 an citizens NJ
this republic ana the prosldoncoa of
Stakes aud BthopH who are expected
10 watch over the interests OF tho PEG.
pie, nrc also acting within their logill.
mate sphere and calling In doing that
when is for the interest ana welfare
~ The communities under their charge,
The opening OF the ulntah roscVa.
zion ylll Of necessity bo conducted nc.
'ordng to law IN the drawing for the
,holco of lands. the instructions ~ tho
land department Wlll NJ cOuec, ba
strictly carried ont There win be- no
preferences to any individual, or or.
gnnlSation There cannot bo amy steal"
We lo not no how there could be
oven If such INNS was attempted
or desired, bat lhol assistance con BIO
properly rendered to persons desiring
10 settle upon hos, lands hv~Nttur.
ncys ana Others is so well understood
that lhcro uocl ho mo- controversy on
that point
The Presidency of mo Wasotch
stake I'M their circular referred ~
"mnd olU,c connections and nformu'
ton which they we're obtaining 400 10
'lmclH OF nud most desirable for sols
tlcmont' Ihln nls ocuIoncd some
comment and 'ho mtorcncc hla boon
drawn that those gentlemen had gomo
direct on special 'puw upon the land
once hy Whl.h preferences could BIO
arranged ior There la nothing what.
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LAND olll'o connections hcnH formed
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hcro with , ".l m1d onl'o ms.no,S
such le ia Uuupl on hy land tlluruoyH
ID nlI comwunI'lc"
Now us to ina ourvrop uf the rlgb
~ l5ldmr oMoupon." n ns.oclnrc
WIN moIr ro..olIgInuIsrs IN mruualne
,o soliln anon land. An pa lo.,lpy whore
those m.mn.. a. AIN, rhu,rh .rovll b,
updor ih..r u.H.s.g,i.n imIal.,,loo
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npl Vny u have .u. other bodies uf
cl,zua off tno ruurl srmca We mo-.