Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-27
THE STATE.
TITLES TO SWAMP LANDS,
An Interview " G0y. Luce About
the Matter.

All lnIciN ,eN TN bON. Luce ABOUT
the Matter.
The reporter for tne Michigan associat-
ed press, interviewed GOV. Luce few
days ago 10 ascertuil what grain OF truth
was contained IN the recent press
reports upon the position OF state officers
IN granting patents upon lands where the
title was IN dispute IL is gwen below:
Governor, what j. there in this news
paper talk about a writ OF mandamus TO
oompe. you 10 sign Patent, TO state lands
wnere the tile Is IA question.
There Is not IA pa ticie OF foundation
Tor tne rdmor tutn a. rislu&tcd wIth
some OVer-4ealOus newspaper reporter or
IuUusucr. 4Ie tory WVuIu be narmless.
except mat ~ ADDS 10 tue uneasiuess te.t
10y purchasers OI ana settlers upJh IanI
bought % the railroad cOmpunlc,
can you give mo a urIel statement OF
your own lows Oh me matter.
4 nave 100 desire 10 enter INTO any dis
CusslOn OF the uestiOu Oh Tue ownership
of these lands an dispute. as tutt !, ia pro
cess o. set eueut uy the court. sat zen
tlemen VINO u.Ne gwen mIcu ttteIt4J DO
tho matter beueNe tIat tue etatc viii
ma uta.n its cams ~ tue Lands piuttei
10 al aa swamp ldui In 1871. "A tui, II 50
the stat otnClals VIII not toe uc a bitlne
less IA tuey 40 not use a44 uOuuf. b q cuOrJs
TO protect tue rlsht, o. Inc stats. ieni-
1uI Is-A Proceeding To settle IlNd claims
10 tues Iau4,, ~ re iuIreI but AtJic rc &c
uoL 20 convince me that law, practice
an sound pOlcy indicated that none OF
THESE 4dAIa slOuld be patented by the
state. no Jaw re lures All STATE swamp
lama, ~ ue lrst red at pubic sac ms
has not been done ana cannot be done 70 du-
vantage untIt We nOII an un4.-puted title.
Some "a these lan is are VdluaJle, aul IL
WUL.d oe NrOu- 10 permit InutVIIua4s 10
now step lu ana uut .Hu4' tudl may be
worth .rOlu - TO sHJ per acre Ior > -,
lie vI-ws Oh tue Iaud commissioner ana
my own are IN perfect harmony upon TINS
question:
zoe, tae suit brought by tue Attorney
Genera auect tuUse WuO nave heretofore
lOugut OI IN rtl.rOaI,t''
u duuerstInd mat u does no..
'have you Reused 10 sion patents u
any OF The state IduI, where prOPer Ger
tIuCatts nave been presented
iii no, AMI do not expect 10, The
Governor duties IN the matter are purely
mluIsterla4. 44o Is furnished VITA 40 pats,
Abstracts nor records. uo deeds upon
CERTIFICATES Issued by the land once.
" ueu al became hnOwu that SUIT was
about 10 b. commenced a mistaken notion
preYauea in relation 10 ITS scope anu e.
tent. some tuJusut ~ might duect the
tue 10 a. swamp lands, wueJner bought
OF tue state or OF tue idnd 5raut rdilrOdd
.Ompau Les. Purchasers oI THESE lands
a Hd tue Governors signature 10 Iner
d. tteuts anu write tai, OaIce Tor lntorma-
tlt n. 4 nave done what 1 could To aIlay
hpa prehe aston, aome rear that SPECTATOR
cam now sep IN and ouy their Lands away
FROM tuein. In reply 10 these com munlca-
TOMS nave gwen assurance tnat no pat
euJI WOuld De ,Itued Were the question
o. tlNIe II luVO.yed IN the IN junction. suit
II AnOW a. uuu. the question o. Title Is
settled. cut oi Tai, has grown the silly
talk " "a mauIamus. Purchasers OF any
o theNe land, hhYe no cause Tor alarm.
Inc cotnmI sslOner Of tue Ian. Office Is Just
as aveise 10 oeluns settlers aud purchasers
out OF land aud nome rs 1 an, aad Iney
may rest content