The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-12-11

which time there we're disposed out of the
public lands ID U3g ,606 aer"s, being an
amount greater by l,l65.6B acres than
were disposed of in the preceding year. Of
the amount disp osed Of. 1872 l66 acres were
sold tor cash; PA, $40 acres were-iocIted
with military land warrants; 8 ,79S-6f3 were
taken for homes e IDS: 633.4io acres were
located with Agricultural college SCRIP;
GOS3 $50 acres we're cerIined by railroads;
T65. 755 acres were granite TO wagon road.:
23S, 5iS acre. were certified for Agricultural
colleges, common sch roi-. universities and
i9I,775 acres were approved to
st ties for interna improvements. an IL , ,
acres We're located WI h Iudiin scrip. The
cash receipts during the same time we're
50 4)S. 5i5. 90. beins Sl9j 4 - 30 in excess
Of the receipts for the previous year. During
the year, 30 ,I35, 1872 acres OF puSiic lsH.s;
were surveyed, an increase OF the amoVur
surveyed the presiens year Of i,537, IDS
acres; AMI added To the area previously sur
veyei, aggregates J54 $50 acres wh ci
have been surveyed, leaving / els, i33 sos %
the public ianis still uusuryeyei. The IN
creased and steadily increasing facilities foF
reaching our unoccupiei pubic dom ain, AMI
for the transportation of surplus proiact,.
aUl lrres the available field for de- IFtbic
homestead loo ttiOn5 thus stimulating settle
ment and extending year by year in grad
uaiIy Increasing ratio, the ratio of Occup
ton aud cultivation The EXPIRE ssed desIre
o: the representatives Of large COLON. ..
citizens Of Russia, to eniigrite 10 His cyun-
try as is understood with consent of their
Government if certain Concessions can b
made 10 enable them To settle in Il comp ct
colony, is Of great interest as goiuL 10 chow
she light in which our in>ti usions are re
gl.de by an III Industrious, lntelllgrn ami
wealthy people, DESTROYS Of enjoying civil
and religion. liberty; and the acquisition OF
SO large an emigration 1f eIG2ens OF supc-
rior elias. would without doubt be Of much
substantial benefit to the country. | invite
attention to tie suggestion of the Secretary
of the Interior in this behalf.
PENSIONS
There were pail during the last fiscal
year for pensions. incluiiu.. the expenses "l
Disbursements, 500. IS5 $3.50, being an
amount less by !9Si,o IS than WIS rxpen-
d ID for the same purpose the prece hing year
Although this statement of eNpen llturso
would indicate material reduction IL
il is believed mat the change, IN the pension
laws at last session of ngress will Lb. rb
that amount the current year. A. the clo-E
OF the last tisc Il year there were on the pei
sion rolls 90 SOL invalid military pensioners
and l. O56 widows, orphans, and dependent
widows of deceased soldiers making total
of that class OF Ill $50; IS, 300 survivors OF
the war of 1912. ard 5,053 widows Of soldiers
CT that war, were pensionei under act OF
Congress OF February Ii, 1871, making
totai Of that class Of 23.3i9; l,+30 lnv.lI
navy pensioners and ,77O widows and or
phaus and dependents relatives of deceased
officers: sailors and marines of the navy
pensioners Of 5000. and grand total of pei
siuners Of all classes Of ; IS all; showing q
net increase during last fiscal year of 6,2.S
The names Of $40 pension rs were added
to the rolls, and 1912 n"mes were dropped
therefrom from various causes. The syS
tenn adopted for detection of frauds agtins'
the Government in the matter of pen Ioners
has been productive Of satisfactory results.
but legislation is needed TO provide, it posi-
BILE, against such frauds III future.
EDUCATION.
Tue evidently increasing interest in the
cause Of educat,on is Il most eHcUurt II :
feature in the progress of the country, and
the Bureau of Educ ttiUn Is earnest IN IL
efforts to give proper direction 10 tEe ne"
apDliclnts and the Increased facilities viii eli
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