The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-18
OF IDAHO
|FIIDRS OPEN DOOR
Ensures Federal Government
|fOr Withdrawing SO Much
Land From Entry.
hRoNo PROTEST MADE
Eeizsns Urged to Unite in
| Attempting to Have the
/ Matter Righted.
npONG PROTEST MADE
/. "a The Tribmnc.

"a. 10 The Tribune.
|.rsE Ida. Nov. 1.-THE open door
!. for Idaho is the slogan OF Gov
Il lanes II. Hawlcy, who in a state
.,y.o out today severely censures
.;.r,l government and its depart
a. fo- withdrawing from entry 10
,,,lus,on OF the settler one-third
"A. state which has been enclosed
7, forest reserves. bottling up power
orrcnting their development by
.er capital. the blocking out OF vast
1, d lands under the pretense they
,.r.bsarins. preventing honest al
of settlers 20 secure final patent
e,, bomcsteads. doubling the cN-
I, 4, mining men TO acquire claims
r,ohIbIting the HING Of timber
!, By the citizen for fear he VIII
Mad into the federal court and
,spd as a thief and perjurer,
n. opinion of the chief executive
a, state, the conservation of Idaho :
rr,cs, has reached such Stage as
i almost unbearahie for the people,
omethlng must be done so 'nat
=. s,tsmpts to develop the state can
,.s,rased and settlers will he in
"a The northwest instead of told
4 Is closed 20 them.
Duty to Protest.
4 wosider that X is tho duty OF the
,u o. Idaho 10 cncrgctically pro-
trslnst a continuation OF this sys-
which has worked so many hard
b upon the state and upon many OF
d,l:fns." declared Governor Hawley
ri,lne his protest against the policy
Ne been and il being followed by
.a,ral government in closing IN on
ifpurres Of the northwest, particu-
Bsho sour citizens should pro-
4 every way. and especially write
~ delegation In congress, giving
IDEAS In the matter.
irhaps the patience Of the people
nho would not have oeen stretched
e breaking point by reason of the
~ method Of court procedure alone,
esclsl agents have been very much
Thance In other matters. and the
XErnsnt itself hns apparently done
XEihlns possible 10 retard the prog
~ development Of the state one
q the area or the state has been
NJ In forest reserves, and reSula-
have been adopted that makes 1t
" Impossible 10 acquire homesteads
'.ss reserves, although the law pro-
Z therefor. Power sites have been
snsn from settlement. and although
dreopmert OF the state requires
reaieSt use of electric power, We
hampored by these withdTaw walls
Y Is almost an impossIbility for
fmrancs desiring 10 engage in the
l,sl business to procure a power
Vast areas OF our public lands have
aIhdrawn from settlement under
Tsense that they were coal lands.
Es snake river valley there arc IN
Places lava beds 1000 feet thick
nnlely under tho soil of the lands
NsdraNn; great hardship has been
MMhso On many Of our communities
KS account
y special agent nuisance has be-
amoIutely unbcarabln the past fov'
nc man on The MEGA has 1if-
IN securing final title TO his home
ocauso Of their unwarranted in
mo The owner OF mjneral lands
% double expense IN securing his
ey reason ~ n horde of special
attempting 10 earn their salaries
'sntng untrnahlc reasons against
tzHs
Afraid to Enter Land.
Popl" have almost ceased to at
Ncuring lands undev tho stone and
,n hecaIIsc thcy have found that
20 lenders Them liable 10 he haled
~ 'nii"d states court and branded
80 and noriurnrs. although they
ssh absolutely innocent IN theh
secure the land and have com
tney thought. with every re-
~. OF The department in regard
slei'ion of title.
t Mb therefore. unite in attempt
sos'c this nuisance Let us keeI
ssuer agltat"d and impress upor
as OF our congressional deleea
-, n1oossity for action. Let lis for
puicrcnc"s In other matters and
mcWp"r that NC arc citizens ot
,n,'Tested In It's development.
n.,,N De criticised for my attitude
matters, hut FOR that I car,
=, ! conceive 1t my duty as gov
uhs state 10 raise my voice II
IN. rsh'nrNcr any interest of In,
/, threatened, or any citizen OF tho
x,,- VIng imposed upon,
pt h5wlcy leaves within 8 shor
me governors special In triI
we eastern states and AT tha
SN,s TO go 10 Washington. whcr'
~, st'er his protest with the de
b., VI The interior, the forest De
esra una The department. Of justice
In, that some relief he SivcI
ossr aie' So that il will boast o
instead Of the closed doc