The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-23
GARFIELD SEEKS
TO GAIN LIGHT
Mission in West to ECqualnt
Himself With the Land
Question.
DAY IN SALT LAKE CITY
LUNCHEON AT ALTA CLUB AND
PUBLIC RECEPTION.
DAY IN SALT LAKE CITY

James r. Garfield. secretary of the in
terror. and his party spent Saturday in
Salt Lake City. During mis- short stay
Mr.. Garfield was entertained at the Alta
and Commercial clubs and had an auto
mobile tour of the city.
Accompanying Mr.. Garfield was r. \.
Ballinger, commissioner of the general
land office. Clifford Pinchot head OF the
department of forestry. remained at Den
Yer on account of a slight Illness From
the time of his arrival until he left the
secretary Of the interior was attended by
Governor CINler and Senator Reed Smoot.
The train bearing the secretary and his
party did not arrive in Salt Lake until
Early In the morning. After short rest
at the Knutsford hotel the day of sight
seeing and enterta nmcnt began.
on his arrival Mr.. Garfield announced
that he did not wish to talk politics, but
intended to investigate land conditions
from the first hand and 70 talk with
prominent Ttahrs ard find their senti-
ment concerning that and other questions
Cut Short by Storm.
The morning sightseeing was cut short
10y the ranstoTm. Tie party then returned
Ia the hotel until time for the luncheon
. a the Alat GLIB
In introducing Mr.. Garfield. Governor
cutler called attention to the fact that
/ Utah is not engaged in any lasting an
taeonism to the policies of the govern
ment.
'''There may be differences OF opinion as
+ how to reach the desired ends he said,
but I believe that there is no conscious
g2tagOniSm between the st IS. Utah, al
least and the federal government
After the luncheon at the Alta club Mr..
Garfield and his party held public re-
ception at the Commercial club. For near
y an hour the secretary Of the interior
was introduced to the leading men of Salt
Lake City. With each Of them he spent
! some time discussing conditions After
the reception the party had hasty sup
Fer and left for CHEYENNE at O'Clock
List of Guests.
Governor Cutters guests at the Alta
club luncheon wese James r. Garfield,
r. A Balinger. Frank Pierce, r, A.
Maynard, William Egleheart IL. G. Whit
ney. c. S Burton. E II. Calister, Thomas
Hull T. g. Callister, Leroy Armstrong. II.
f. Booth, James Glove, William SpFy.
Arthur L. Thomas, Senator Reed SmOOt,
n. R. Cutler, c. s Tingey. Colonel B. c.
After the luncheon had been served.
Governor Cutler rose and read an address
of welcome to the guests of honor Re.
ferring particularly to the secretary of
the interior, he said:
I'VE of the west have some important
and difficult problems confronting us. IA
lands. And we shall be very grateful If
1.-THE general government, through its rep
iresentatIN es. can help US solve them And
/ wish TO say in the presence Of some
Of the most distinguished of these rep
iresentatives, that we have no desire what
ever. so far as this state is concerned. to
manifest or even 10 feel the slightest an
tagonism to the government. II IS rather
our desire to cooperate with il in bring
ing about a satisfactory solution of these
problems.
Confidence in Administration.
And we are convinced that neither the
department OF the interior nor any branch
of the government, representing its power
and authority, has any desire TO wrong
the states deprive them of any Of
their rights ! believe the only wish is
TO help them. Utah does nOg wish to APP
pear as joining in the unjustifiable clam
or based on the false idea that there is d
necessary antagonism between the federal
government and the states. There may De
differences of opinion al nd some misunder-
standings 10 the best way TO reach the
desired end; but I believe that there is
no conscious antagonism. The people Of
Utah have too much confidence in the
sense of right and the patriotism and fair
dealing OF Presidcnt Roosevelt and his adj
Visers, 20 think for moment that they
would deliberately go about TO seek tie
injury of any state. And ! realize the
fact that the best way TO avoid autag-
onism on these matters is to counsel to-
gether. to advise with one another, and
by this means get the best possible So
luton Ct the many problems that mean
so much, especially 20 the newer states.
utah's Interest.
"Ctah's interest in the affairs Of the
" in the fact that here we have thou
sands of acres of unOccUpied land of uu-'
told and as yet unknown mineral wealth;
and whole townships OF arabic land Just
recently made available for agriculture
through the development Of the science of
dry farming While up TO few years
ago this land was regarded as practically
worthless. the attention OF home seekers
and of development companies is now at
tracted to il; and within few years 1
look for a very large amount of this land
10 he occupied ana cultivated agriCultur-
ally or developed mineTally.
Then there are the forest reserves. and
the grazing regulations. and the reclama-
lion projects. anC other features Of land
administration which mean everything to
us. On this account il is TO be hoped thaL
a policy can be determined upon whereby
the rights of the state and of the general
government which must alwavs be CO.
ordinate viii be preserved and the inter-
ests of both protected. That justice may
be done to bOth- is the :eeln- and the
wish of the people of Utah toward the
general government we are sure it is the
feeling of the government toward us.
There Is also the problem of the title