The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-08


sol aud go 20 make sp the naoss zor-
thy. reliable and indispensable portion
OF a state's citizens.
Anticipation for ether pssblie needs
il agso shown ami $1,000 acres Of land
are granted for the use and benefit OF
snch charitable, penal. educational
ard reform institutions ~ the state
may deem necessary and essential TO
the public good ard general welfare of
IS citizens The area allowed IS Ger
saGnly little enough. for the amount 30
De expended slvarEtageously in the
directions named will in all probahil-
itv prove 20 be far in excess OF the
value Of the lands siisKed the state
for the purposes mentioned. The in
stftufsons alluded Il, have been found
indispensable In every Eia..-- N the
Union and 10 maintain them in state
| a efficiency will require a large an
nual outlay in addition 10 the revenue
i to be derived from the sale OF state
lands. Use will. unfortunately, al
ways be found for state penitentiary.
In addition IL viii. In time, be found
advisable TO generously support asy-
| lums for the insane and the deaf and
dumb, reform school for boys. a
school for detective youth, an indus
trial school for girls, and possibly one
or two public hospitals. With such a
| list OF institutions it is inevitable that
the proceeds from the sale of public
lands should he quickly exhausted
and that there should be an additional
requisition upon the taxpayers OF the
state to meet the deficiency. Still,
the public grant is reasonably large
and the benefits TO he derived from it
will, no doubt, be appreciate for a
long time to come.
| In addition to these federal DISPOSE
tons of public lands for educational
and other worthy state institutions,
provision is also made in the omnibus
bill for setting aside certain lands. the
proceeds from the sale of which are to
be devoted to the erection Of a capitol
and other public buildings in the sew
eral states recently proposed Tor ed-
mission. In all, ~ 900 acres are in
cinded for this purpose, and, ii wisely
expended. a magnificent fund should
be realized for the erection at the seat
OF government OF buildings which are a
credit TO the state. Washington will
certainly become one of the
great states OF the Pacific Coast
and ,Sssstttsed TO he ranked as one
OF the richest and most progressive
in the entire Union. Her state build
ings should be in keeping with this
name and reputation and they viii be
/ such, ii due and careful consideration
is given this matter and the control
and outlay OF the public funds is jeal-
ousiy watched and scrntinized. The
sale OF the lands devoted to the cree
ton OF public buildings, viii, if judi
cioBsly managed, realize a handsome
amount, and II 1t il prudentiy eg
pended our rev state capitol and Other
public bindings will be ornaments Il
the city in which they are erected anc
compare favosabiy With these OF ths
older states of the Union. Too mncl
care cannot be taken by our new statci
in maintaining strict hss.t waichfa
guard over the property in land wiiIrr
has been granted i'm tracts TO the sew
eral states for the respective peoples
therein There Ii always crowd o
: harpies lowering about who are cage
to sweep down upon public property
: as legitimate prey. Too many officials
have ~ malieasance In Office turned
the flow of public money from til,
public treasury INTO their own pock
cts and there are In every com
monweallh too many unscrupulou'
people who. by conniyance with thos'
In authority, are constantly seeking Il
work out neiarious schemes for rob
: bling the public and enriehing them
, selves. Already in this territory the,
have been at work, and by underhans
: methods have grown fat at the ex
| pense OF the people whose interes,
: were not iealoasly guarded. Thu
: lands allowed TO our new state vii
Z prove OF inestimablc value II the trus
; contided to us is regarded a. sacred
: and all the benefits arising from /;
! careful administration of the lane
: grants Are bestowed upon the peopl
4 intended "a receive them Whethe
, the land shall bc faithfully held 10
! state purposes and their full woril
, realized depends In great measur,
, apon the honesty and integ. ity Of GU
! public servants, ana the people canno
. eylnce too much care in ehoosin,
+. those who are ineorruptihle aud VIII,
all labor AZ all times 10 guard th,
{ pahlic domain and see that il is dis
: posed 81 in = way that viii result il
promoting the welfare aud adding Il
: the happiness OF this and coming gen
: erstions.