The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-11
LAND OFFICE BUSINESS.
MR.. NIMMo'S ANNUAL REPORT.
A Document Full Of OmCiBl Figures, Inn
pOriant Information, Interesting
Comparisons aud Sound Sug-
gestiOns - Industries.

ASllIhGTON, Oct, lO.-The commits
sioncr Of the general land Office has
submitted report ON he operations of
the office for the fiscal year which
ended June ~, 1874. Sales, entries and
selections of public lands embraced
WS4,Wl acres; Indian lands, CO. l29
acres; total, 1881 ,l70 acres; an increase
over the year 1883 Of S,lOl, l3g acres, and
over 1852 of l3,222,0O3 acres. The receipts
from disposals of public lands were
Sll, SlO,0W; from Indian lands SqlS, 49, /:
total, Sl2U9, 1870; an increase over 1883
of Sl,OG3,bl, and an increase over 1852 Of
S,392 700, To which is To be- added SO 10.
received for ccClilicd copies O records,
making the total receipts for the wear
Hl2,iS9,iO5. Total number Oi entries and
llnS' Susie ngLrrglting lO,6}j,OlO
acres, an increase over the
preceding year OF Go72l. The
number OF entries approved for
pdlcnting under the pre-. empnOn and
other laws, t1,216 pn increase over the
previous yOar Of 6,l2l. Agricultural
patents numbered 5l,33G an increase OF
so over thc prHcediug wear. Number of
private cash entities, VMl, and 3,2lB Og5
acres were sold under the pre-pmptiun
law, nu Increase Of .2D,3,j acres over the
preceding wear. Receipts FROM cash
sales, SlO,3J2,jS2, an average fraction
over - per acre; 3,llS tracts of laud,
embracing sOo,OW acres, were sold mt
puzzle auctions Sulo average, S2gl per
aero. The commissions reucws hi.
rec n mcudItou that the prc-vupiiuu
law e pealcd, and that the most im
pprttut, that OF the Homestead. be-
amended So 1905 tn require proof of urtuyl
residence and improvements tor two
years before % homestead cutry NAV
be commuted 10 clsh payment. Ilr
recommends the repeal ul the timber
culture act the act providing hat lands
covered hy liuquishWcut shall ht
subject tn entry immediately upon e. lie
COLLATION. at the local Office. iLc dessert
iud 'tW and the timber and stone law
act There were ! O76 miles OF raiIrnud
constructed during tho yonr under
various grants. The commissioner ~ug-
g"stS that u commission be appointed Tn
examine and decide upon unsettled pw-
waite land claims i'm New MuNicn, colo.
RADIO aud Arizona aud recommends, the
establishment OF the boundary line
between Colorado and Utah, and 4 sur
Ncy OF the boundary line
between Dakota aud Nlnutunn.
ana tho Yellowstone Park. Thrty-twu
eases of illegal f,urinv or nuIIi,
lands have boon rppurt,d. tho nran .n
cln~pd aggrpgatiur iyI.nSO norm.
Twelve cases n We bopn nrtpI unon .,,,I
suits recommended. Ia rnn,nnI ma ~.
muval of the rpnros. 4 worry l,rg,n ,u,,,-
her uf cnmul,luts ronaiI unir,n.,,-
uttrd. for thp want az r,,ititi.. M,
commissioner says that Il portion uf the
] public lands still remuuIuu. Should lac
economical for thousp nr thr o,.f,.I s,,t
| tiers only. An net rp.or,inr, mill.
| lands, ,Nrrpt mineral and tn,I,'r r,,.
serves, Tor entry uudpr thr Ln,,..,,.,.
law, with nm amendment To prevent th,
/ evasion of wise restrictions. N,rlJ H., I,
measure meeting th,. end. I'm Gan.
clu,iou, the commissioner po,nis ouf Nh,
necessity tor the Immediate pJnnt,nn nl
some measure by which ma n,ti',,,,I
forests mny Ee rr,s,r,"b "",'',i'
head Wntprs of inn,rt,nt 60.
and their trlbutntirs md
such other pituNtinu. vb"rn ma,
preservation ia pXu.di,nt r,r ,i,,',,,''
ril IT and othrr rpsA,u. nr ,,,iIi,,.
saws there X no uu,l rnn.nu' vh,' i,,'l.
worth from 80 IA xtun ,.,r ,,.,,., 49,,
should bo rold for 81 %, aud a. 49,
AZ nt present. and Ina r,yrrs ~, ,'i,t,
draw al from sal. ar .ptrv ,,,'tnr ~. 80,
ing laws nt Nil di.tlurtiv,iv ,in.I,,., NY
in the I'nitcb states wut,f' o,n,min ,,H,''
aud apprsismpnt csn he ,r,In 49, t,,,,
examination pormnnert tint, ,,.. N,,vl
should bee established Nh,r,, J'n,,.i w..
sirahle, and proyision r,sdo t,r a,ia VI" "
not less than their anrruis,1 val,,, m.
remaining matters az rhirf i,,, "ri w
treated ~ in m, animal ,,,,nri t', ny.
Nimmn iS tho pnnrmnms n,.,,ni,,,t, w. y.
our Internal commerce, n il s6",,m ~, ",
the value of the nrnju,,. nf H., W. " 49,
industries of the I'nWnJ S,,, W" '" l,,'.
times the total valnc nf an. "ffv,
eign commrrc, rc,ri,. '"' 'Ul
times the toti v,i'n" 81, "tL'
ln-cign commerce or " nroa, ~. .i'
tain AMI Ireland ma n,..
times the total value nf Tho frrni,,, ,',,,,'
merce of France, includiny i'm ns,i, , ....
both imnorts and oynortss ryhnu" 'as'
value of The proJurts oT ,h. i,i" v u'' ~
tho United Statns H. aisN 'u'"S''f 1.
llittlo moro than tNir, ,bo ,",'I w. W.
lexpnrls of mnrrhnntis, 10, 'hi"o
countries Of Tnron" m, TIN, ~ !, , "a,
IN now the laru,st uanur,.,t,,rt,,,. .