The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-17
EASTERN UTAH
GETS A KNOCK
Vernal and Price Will Be Shut Out of
Registration Business.
PROVO TO BE THE CENTER
HOMESEEkERS WILL LIVE in
TENTS DURING THE DRAWING.

Many persons interested in the open
ing of the Uintah reservation ind "A
hard blow for eastern Utah. particul-
aTly Nernal and Price. in the provisions
OF the presidents proclamation that
make Provo and Grand Junction regis
tration points and fix Provo as the
place for the drawing. The effect OF
this arrangement, IL is pointed out. will
De 10 take from Price and Nernal practi-
cally all registrations except by per-
sons who live in the immediate vicinity
Of the two towns. Persons coming
from the east by rail would naturally
make their registrations at Grand
junction and those coming from the
north, west and southwest Will stop at
Provo. While this may prove a con-
Venience to many applicants. it viii
scarcely be approved by the people OF
Nernal and Price.
The selection Of Provo as the place
for the public drawing is still more Of
a surprise 1t was presumed that
Necnal. especially now that a new land
Office has been established there, would
be made the scene of the dra wing. This
change viii materially affect the plans
of many who confidently expected that
Neruai would be the place.
The registration period is of but
twelve days duration-frOm 9 O'Clock
a m, August l, TO 8 o'clock p. m.
August u. Registrations may be made
Provo The drawing to determine
order of precedence in making entries
VIII De held at Provo, beginning at 9
O'Clock a m, August Il. Entries viii
be made at NernaI beginning August
So far as at present known no fee
VIII be made for registration Fees
and commissions on entries amount to
SIC for $50 acres, the amount being re-
duced proportionately for entries Of
less than $50 acres.
Parties to Live in Tents.
According to H. Stockman, president
OF the Western Homeseekers' assocfa-
ricp, several large parties of excur-
sioni6ts seeking to share in the draw
ing VIII arrive in Utah within few
weeks. These parties will come from
both the east and west, he says. and
Will be cared for in tents to be erected
at Provo, Price and NernaI.
Mr.. Stockmau has Just returned from
a trip to Nernal where he went to at
tend to details preliminary to filing ap-
phcatiOns for clients of his company.
He. visited the NernaI country two
years ago and the favorable opinion
formed at that time has not been
changed by his recent trip ne says He
anticipates "A big rush at the time of
the drawing.
The Western HOmeseekers' associa-
ton. which was Incorporated chiefly for
the purpose of acting as agent for SOL
diers, sailors, their widows and minor
heirs. expects TO found a tOwnsite as
we'll as to endeavor to secure farming
lands for its clients on the Uintah
reservation. Mr. Stockman saws the as
ISOLATION has already been given powers
of attorney from many persons of this
class all over the country, including
humber of Ttahns. The association is
keeping itself out OF all religious and
fractional disputes Mr.. Stockman saws
and is following the same policy it DIIr-
sued at the Rosebud agency i'm South
Dakota and elsewhere. Mr. Stockrnan,
himself, has been allied with this sort
OF work for the past eighteen years.