Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-04
UTAH MEN STAND
HIGH IN Washington
Attorney Chas. B. Stewart Talks
On Utah's Part in Ma
tionaI Affairs.
SENATOR SMooT VERY ACTIVE
Senior senator Received Everywhere
with Great Respect and Considcra-
tIon--Dangcr TO Wool Industry.

Mr. Charles b. stewart of the law
firm of Stewart & Stewart Of this city.
who has Just returned from Washing
ton. was seen this morning by a rep
resentative of the News" Mr.. Stew
art talked Interestingly OF conditions
at the capital, and the part Utah Is
playing In national AFFAIRS. Together
with Messrs Il. II. Callister and John
H. seely, he went to washington for
the purpose Of presenting before the
president and chief forester and mem
hers OF Congress the western position
with regard to what is known as the
Burkett bill. measure designed to give
control of large tracts of mountainous
dry lands to individuals or corporations
on leasing basis and which, Mr..
Stewart said, would result In the mono
polization of the grazing lands by
few and the ultimate destruction of the
sheep Industry In Utah, and the other
western sheep growing states.
TAKE UP SPEED LIMIT.
The matter OF speed limit to be OBJ
served on trains hauling stock to mar
ket was also taken UP by the delega-
ton who, with representatives from
other western states appeared before
the Interstate commerce committee and
presented the side of the shipper In
the mater speed of 16 miles per
hour was favored by the delegation, and
the committee promised that the mat
ter should he given fun consideration.
No requirement as to speed now exist
as to stock trains, and railroads may
run them at Ave miles or 20 miles, as
they may elect.
UTAH MEN STAND HIGH.
I'm our experience at the capital"
said Mr.. Stewart, II was greatly Inn
pressed with the standing among the
officials and heads OF department or
the Utah congressional delegation. par
ticularly of Senator Smoot Undoubted-
ly Senator Snoot has very high
standing with the president and his fell
low senators. and with the heads of the
various departments. He is received
everywhere with the greatest courtesy,
and was accorded willing and re-
spectful hearing in every department
we visited. Congressman Howell ac-
coupanied us in our visit to the inter-
state commerce committee. and he was
well received. while Senator Sutherland
expressed his willingness to assist us in
any way.
SENATOR sMooT ACTIVE,
when we called on Senator smoot
and told him what we wanted, he Inn
inediately put on his hat and
went with us to the Office of Pres
fient Roosevelt, to whom he intro
duced us. The President gave us n
respertful hearing, and said he would
look INTO the matter personally We
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ester clifford Pinchot. and he also gave
us an Interested hearing. And in all
these visits II was very apparent that
Senator Smoot Is regarded with great
respect by these men. who have the
destiny of the government In their
hands. Everywhere the utmost con-
sideration was shown the Utah senior
senator, and In my opinion, his infiu-
ence lis great and he has been able to
do great deal of good for our state.
He is working very hard to get through
Congress his dry farming bill, but it
the Burkett bill becomes law the
provisions OF Senator Shoots meas
ure will be materially interfered with.
MADE NO DIFFERENCE.
nAthough i am a Democrat" Mr.
Stewart continued. Senator Smoot
showed me the greatest consideration
and IL Is my opinion that he would
work just as hard for any person, no
matter what his political or religious
affiliations, who should come to him
from his native slate with u request
for assistance. He is n broad minded.
able man, and ls doing great deal OF
good for the state,
ORGANIZATION NEEDED.
II wish to state Also" concluded Mr..
Stewart, that IL ever the woolgrow-
ers OF the state and OF the est needed
strong organization II Is right now.
The entire wool industry stands in
danger of complete annihilation IL tho
Burkett measure becomes a law. Tho
industry Ia now second in importance
IN this state. and such blow would be
fatal TO the interests of thousands of
people who depend upon It for their
subsistence