Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-24
Secretary Garfield Brings About
Better Understanding Between
State and National Figures.
TRIBUTE FOR SENATOR SM0OT
Declares Hr Has Always Been Faith
ful Worker in Carrying Out .id-
ministratIon Plans.

did sample Of the kind OF men Roose-
Welt is tying too in framing the poll
oies which are distinctive OF his adj
ministration. is following down the
Yellowstone river inspecting irriRa-
tion projects. Yesterday he was in
Cheyenne. Saturday he was in Salt
Lake. meeting face 10 face the fed
eral office holders OF the state. cs-
pecially those carrying out interior
department work, and prominent citi-
Gems who are to be affected by the
governments policy towards western
lands.
Never before has Salt Lake enter
tanned so distinguished a visitor on
whom The honors OF office have set
more lightly. or who was more af-
fable and spproachable from AL di-
roctions. Mr. Garfield announced on
his arrival that he had come on de-
rartment business, not for a public
visit, and that the people whom he
wished TO meet We're those OF his de-
partment and citizens affected by its
work. In this he was entirely sue
cessful. and all through his visit he
maintained strictly its Leading pur-
pose.
At the afternoon luncheon at the
Alta club, again at the public recep-
ton at the Commercial club, and on
the way to the train he spoke mostly
Of public lands and the public land
policy, ana governmental problems
growing out Of both. Gov Cutlor had
an opportunity to present to him some
of the questions which confront Utah,
calling for settlement, and In replying
he pointed out the government attl-
tude TO these questions, Al the Alta
club luncheon those present Included
nearly all the federal officeholdcrs in
the state. and they had an opportun-
ity to hear what the interior depart
ment hopes to do, aud why MIR. Gar
field came west seeking to get first
hand information.
Those who met at the Alta club
luncheon were James Il. Garaheld. Z.
A. Billinger, Frank Pierce. f. A. May
nard, William Igleheart, II. G Whit
noy, G. s. Burton. f., II. Calllster
Thomas Hull. T. c. Callister. Leroy
Armstrong, il, r, Booth, James Glove,
william Spry, Arthur L. Thomas. Sem
ator Reed Snoot T. r. Cutler, C. S.
Tingey and Col. b. c. Lockwood,
PRESENTS LAND PROBLEM.
Gov. Cutler presented the land
problem 10 Mr. Garfield. In neat
speech during which he spoke in part
as follows:
I'VE OF the west have some import
ant and difficult problems confronting
us. in reference to the matter of our
public lands. And we shall be worry
grateful 4 the general government.
through its representatives, can help
us solve them. And | wish to say in
the presence OF some of the most dis
tingushed of these representatives.
that we have no desire whatever. so
far as this state is concerned, to mani
fest or even to feel the slightest antas-
onsm to the government. II is rather
our desire to Cooperate with II In
bringing about a satisfactory solution
OF these problems.
RELY ON ADMINISTRATION.
And we are convinced that neither
the department OF the interior nor any
branch of the government, representing
It's power and authority, has any de-
sire to wrong the states or deprive them
of any OF their rights. ] believe the
only wish Is TO help them. Utah does
not wish TO appear as joining in the
lnjus tifiable clamor based on the false
idea that there is u necessary antagon-
ism between the federal government
and the states. There may be differ
ences of opinion and some misunder-
standings as to the best way to reach
the desired end; but believe that there
Is no conscious antagonism. The people
ol JUAN ndNb LOO NUN III
the sense OF right and the patriotism
and fair dealing OF President Roose-
Welt and his advisers. to think for mo-
ment that they would deliberately &c
about to seek the injury OF any state
And | realize the fact that the best
way 10 avoid antagonism on these mat
tiers is to counsel together. to advise
with one another. and by this means
get the best possible solution OF the
many problems that mean so much
especially to the newer states.
"Utah's interest In the affairs OF the
department OF the interior consists
largely In the fact that here we have
thousands Of acres of unoCcupled land
of untold and as yet unknown mineral
wealth: and whole towns iC arabic
land Just recently made lJlc for
q agriculture through the de -.,pment OF
the science of dry farming. While up
TO a few years ago this land was re-
garded as practically worthless, the at
tcntion OF home seekers and of de-
y elopment companies Is now attracted
10 it, and within a few years I look
for a very large amount or this land
10 be occupied and cultivated agrIcul-
tursliy or developed minerally
FOREST RESERVES,
Then there are the forest reserves,
and the grazing regulations. and the
reclamation projects, and other fea-
lures OF land administration which
mean everything 10 us. on this ac-
count II In TO be hoped that policy
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