The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1919-01-24

- N'HAAfNAN w AN|'aNNAlfM ~ NllN HfNf'i
states which sent delegates e. The en-
ference called at Salt Lake City n,r
Saturday by Go. Simon Bamb.tgrr 3,
consider the problem of re- n.mins
four millions of acres of Lon a. IN ID,
Colorado River BASIN n lutur.. hlric,
Ter soldictr. sailors and marines hn.
resulted from the deliberations OF
these delegates The organization
was practically completed last Mon
day after being ~ session over an,
through sunday Included with IN,
seven states represented are other
Western States which possess was
acrcagcs of unoccupicd land m,
seven states represented ut the con.
ference and from which grew N,
permanent organization are Utah.
California, Colorado. Wyoming. Ne.
vcda, Arizona and New Mexico. 9th
cr states included IN the congress arr
Idaho, Washington. Oregon. North
Dakota, south Dakota and Nebraska.
The organization will be known ~
the Land Settlement Congress Fot
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines. For.
mcr Governor William Spry was
chosen ~ president of the congress
and JIdgc Otis j. Vaughn of Arizona.
secretary a vice president and treas
uror will be selected later. The cNccu.
tive board consists OF =. l.. Sollow.
Arizona. A. y. Chandler. California
J.. q. Carpenter. Colorado. W. =.
llopcWcll. New Mexico. W. X. Wal
lace, Utah. aud J. u. True. Wyomin.
Other members will be- named by the
governors Of states not represented
40 the present conference.
The sudden flash Of professional
land locators is contemplated by the
which vent ON record ~ on
lpscd 10 all operations of these per.
sons and IN favor of the formation Of
state agencies Ia assist the returned
soldiers. sailors m,d marines IN locat.
In on their land
Objects Are Outlined.
The deliberations of the big confer.
rncc are crystal'ixcd into dchnit,
terms embodied m a resolution adopt
I'd, directed 10 congress and the lcgis-
lHiurcs Of the Various states, and mr.
ing the immediate enactment Of such
laws ~ necessary 10 start rcclnma
lion work at once on public lands for
The benefit Of ihr returning fighters.
The most imporiant of the snggcs-
lions In the resolution N that the gov
eminent not only make m, bare lane
bat put the land ia such
shape before allotment that Il will hc
ready for immediate planting aud
raising Of crops the Iut season. The
iaru equipment # implements, ma
chincry, buildings and live stock are
Ia bc included md will be- paid for
nlong with the Ind in deferred pas
uonts at low rates ot interest.
The definite purpose of the con-
grrsH aims al the reclamation Of AN
public lands located IN the states aud
the Harvesting II all waterways To-
store wafer tor ,hc irrigation of the
land, A resolution urging the prcsi.
dent Ia appoint 'hc commission pro
Nided for IN On, Ncwlands amend
iGent was voted down ten 10 two. II
was the conccnsuB Of opinion that the
congress go on record rs fayoring im-
action, which b. not contom-
plated IN the NcNlhnds amendment
The vote ou the resolution prrolpitat.
ed short but warm debate, those
who regarded tho Newlauds amend,
Inent us being ton great iu scope ana
not faVor.ng the immediate develop
mcnt of particular localities, winning
their point CLYDE G. Dawson oi
Colorado declared that the appoint