The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-31

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OOIUllluCu lNltl oSS S'ASs
clear themselves from any such aSper-
sions and 10 fix the blame Tor such an
unusual state Of affairs where 1t really
belongs.
II understand that those who filed on
this property were for the most part peo-
pie from Salt Lake and that the people
living adjacent 10 This land IN Io%ae dooG,e
that the tract was 70 ne opened for set
tlement or the opportunity TO file upon
It, To say that such treatment OF utah
citizens is unfair would be putting IL
mildly and ] feel that we would not be
doing our full duty ii we did not ask for
an investigations,
Senator Carl A. Badger said that he
had read In the newspapers OF the open
ing but said that he had no idea there
was any foundation for the reports until
he had heard what the senator from We
her had said He said that he was not
opposed TO the resolution but thought
that II should take its regular. course
lost Only two members, kuchler and
Kelly. both OF Weber. voting for the mo-
tIon. Under the rules the resolution lies
on the table for one day to be taken up
for further consideration this afternoon.
Those who profited by the inside in
formation decline 10 give the source
of their information, One or two who
asked that they be not quoted suggested
thar IL came from some one in Washing
ton In the confidence OF certain members
OF the congressional delegation Others
merely said they had a friend "on the
inside
Tipster's Identity Mysterious.
The individual at Washington. who sent
the tip by which a favored few were en-
abled to gobble up A number OF choice
tracts. before the general public knew
that the land had been thrown open for
entry is I'm the same category at the
present time as is the individual who
struck Billy Patterson" However, he
is not as likely to keep his identity shield
ed for any such length of time as has
the assailants OF the esteemed Mr.. Pat
terson.
From an 'Insider' The Tribune learned
last night that Senator George Suther-
land advised friend in this city on Jan
uary IA that the president had approved.
Of the action of the land commissioner
in throwing the land open to entry and
that the land office had since been
land Immediately after advices that IL
had been opened reached here.
Another insider said that he had
knowl for some time that the land would
be opened at an early date and had Wis
tied the tract and made a selection.
few days before the land Office here re-
ceived the final word: news had been for
warded hther from Washington announc-
ing that the land owould hn ready for
hling upon within few days
Who Got the Land.
The records in the registers Office show
that the following, all of Salt Lake. got
in on the ground floor
Charles Il. Howe, 264 North First West.
First North, $50 acres: Robert spitko, 2l6
South West Temple. 23969 acres; Robert
5, Slealer. 66 Girard avenue 200 acres;
James Terry. Jr. 81 West First South.
avenue, 200 acres; Phil S. O'Mara, Oxford
apartments. $50 acres; John Holley. 81
richards street, 200 acres: William W,
Evans. SS6 South Third East, 5000
\
street, loo acres: Thomas Carmichael.
leo acres; Ambrose Nord lsO.77 acres
Thomas a; Mulholland,, % Continental
South Twelfth East, leo acres: John II
Dewey, postofhce box $40. leo acres;
Charles E. Erickson. SIS East Fifth South
Fred II Worsley. 12l North West Tenn
pie, 16Q acres: Walter J.. Smith, 9O4 New
house building. $50 acres; James B. Cald-
well: postofiice box S29, 16o acres: Hardy
acres; Henry NJ. Ball. S2O29 acres; Lo-
renZo Price, Jr.. 1905 East Tenth South
$40 acres John r. Ball AIS Douglas ave-
nue., 200 acres; Lorenzo Price. Sr.. l69
Price. 163 East Ninth South, 200 acres
Matilda Price, 1863 East Ninth South, 200
acres.
There is an almost amusing air of Sc
crecy about the affair, but The fact. AS
borne out by abundant evidence. remains
that those who were on the Inside" not
only knew that the land was to be thrown
open but also had a description OF it,
Here are some of the answers made to
The Tribune in answer TO the question
as to how they knew that the land was
to be thrown open:
John Holley-A friend Of mine told me
about II, but l did not get any land. I
do not care TO give my friends name.
Thomas a. Mulholland-I knew that
the land was to be opened and / watched
for IL | got my tip from a friend at
Topliff.
Thomas Carmichael-I knew some land
was TO be opened. but / do not care 20
say who told me about It,
Frank G, Carthey-I heard IL through
q friend / would not dvulge my friends
name.