The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-08
LAND GRANTS TO THE NEW
STATES.


congress end ssgned by the president.
admirable loreslaas saa displayed IN
providing for schools and public In
situations By 5snafing 70 the states q
large area 81 fbe public lands. IL Is
difficult AZ the present time. % ests-
mate the value 81 these LANDS, atts Il
the supervision OF their sale Is IN the
hands OF individuals who perform
their duty faithfully ard appreciate
the pnglic crust rsposed in them. the
revenue 10 he returned to the new
states viii be large. and cannot fail to
be Of material assistance 10 carrying
out the plans Of public improvement
which viii, in all probability, se
adopted.
Congress vas evidently eognizant OF
the fact that the new states are, as yet.
in a stage Of infancy ard that the es-
tasasskmens ofthe requisite number Of
state institutions must entail upon the
newly enfrancbised people an expense
which vii seriously strain their tax
paying powers. The apparent desire,
therefore, was to relieve them Of the
necessity Of expanding large amounts
In providing for new bat nevertheless
essential public institutions and to
meet this outlay our national iegisla-
tors have very wisely decided that q
certain per cent. from the sale of pub
tic lands ard reasonable land grant
outright shall be allowed the new COM
rsonwealtis for the benefit OF their
public schools and for the purpose of
establishing state bindings and instI-
tutlons which would prove suitable
and creditabIe 10 their name. position
and importance.
The fact that the safety pernianence
and welfare Of our country Is depend
ent, 10 great extent, upon the intel
ligenee OF is people IL recognized and
the necessity for general and wide
spread education il consequently first
acknowledged. Education Of the
masses Il an essential to successful
free government, and congress has
been alive to the fact that no better
method OF maintaining high state OF
intelligence among q people can be
devised than by converting to state
ownership property the returns from
which should lie exclusively devoted
10 educational purposes. As u result,
Il Is found ssi,sas The grants for public
school purposes are large and gener-
Gus and The benefits derived therefrom
will most certainly be appreciated by
the generations which are % follow
us.
In tbs first place. il Is provided that
the commonly school sec
tions. 10 and 80, shall be granted &
the state for The benefit of the common
schools. and that II any part OF thes'
sections in any township has beer
sold OF otherwise disposed Ito private
parties or the government indemnit,
lands mag he selected adjacent there
20. The price 81 the land is TO be co
less than $40 per acre, and the fune
derived therefrom Is to be permanent
the interest only being ievoted for th'
liquidation OF legitimate common
school expenses. Such lands are no
TO he subject 10 presumption or home
stead entry, although they may b
leased by the ata'r for period not ex
ceeding five years.
There Is. in addition, 10 the SAM
purpose the eommendahle provision
that per cent. from the proceeds o
The sale OF public lands in any Of Tia
new states. and sold subsequent q
their aa Omission. shall also constitut
permanent fund. the interest o
which only Is 90 be used for the beae
fl Of the common schools. This viii
indeed, he rich source from which &
draw Tor the promotion of the educa
ton of the youth of Washington. o.
June 90. 1883. there were in the terri
tory II .5iS.eSi acres Of public land
surveyed and - $50 200 acres unsuI
veyed. making total ii.ssG.s2i acre
of public land. exclusive Of school SEQ
lions, ref cesst os the proceeds fron
the sale us which is so be turned eve
~ the respective states for the eommol
school fund, Moreover the grant {
Washington Of lands for uuiverSit
purposes is confirmed. 50 that as ntuel
OF sac laa4 d viii make seventy -tw
secfsosss. or As. ESQ acres, can be aieis
a. the total allowed for eommo
school and higher educational pol
poses
Ia ar,ier that special Institutions 4
iearhing may he established ard PR
xiled with funds for the sasisfactor
running of the same. additional grant
are allowed. so that 40 reasons seer
Ia exist WHY the yoang men and vi
men If the State OF Washingto
shaala not recclye instruction whie
is admirably adapted % tis them 10
an intelligent, assumption OF the dutie
of life in the state which educate
them Among ether grants are 100
Oh acres for the endowment of a stat
normal school. from the sale Of whie
ought to I've realised = sufficient saT
Ga found a credisahle institute 10 esig
cate the young In the best and mos
approved ways. means and method
81 teaching One hundred thoaSsu
acres arc also donated Tor the purpos
OF establishing = scientific sohcol, i
which should he departments devote
te an amount of instruction in minin
engineering, civil engineering and ir
eideatal studies in school of technal
ogs, which wtl. quality our yoan
mea 30 enter their professions unae'
ssandiugly, ard enable them 80 scesr
The many lucrative positions which. i
the course at tine. aust necessarily
offered in the natural development Z
Cur great resources.
la accordance with previous 81
of congress, ssasss1 acres of pabl;
lansls arr gYAasea 10 the state for III
support sHa maintenance If an ayr
es.ltursI college. &od tie gsoa result
derived thersfFom will most assaresil,