The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-03

o~DcRgrARv MOBILES REpoRr.
~ Ass.sl ss.seus.s 10 sAsw shs CssAa-
Nsa - unesrser DspastAsoe
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2-Secretasy Mobiles
annual reposs for the department OF The
inoDrSor 10 unusually large, covering LIZ
pAgcs Of printed matter. Its introductory
relate tO Affairs I'm Oklahouna which
hes Q population of $1,000, with g schools,
- churches and - Much
space b given i'm the report 20 the census,
which h 20 be taken i'm 1850. In the way
Of preparation for that work the secretary
sode Of this undertaking., IL is only neccs-
saFy % mention tue fact that IL In estimated
that there will be employed In taking the
Clerks. from 500 To $40 special agents. 'i7s
s~upervisors> and 3 experts. The number
e pabli.hsa y.lnmss viii gsSbably exceed
gard to Veterans should yield 100000
o osn Too pa ss.. sacs =, s's con. aias shem :''
Touching affairs of the general land
Office the report reviews the remarknbie
and refers to the large amount of unfin-
tshed business, adding that the final en-
tries made during the year covered 9,oss.-
lO9.4A acres. and the railroad and other
selections. A,5l4.57O.1O acres. The total
IiO.4O. The number of final entries dis
posed Of during the year reached sO.ocO.
There remained pending in the
S s1.sss o. %pai 'h. eui i3ss 81 e a: sH"s siia. asss'
Of original entries of all classes then
pending sss.as4: Railroad selections UNI
disposed OF, 5s.444 ,251.64 acres tan increase
of the year of l,O1A,3s5.53 acresl. This
does not .nSlnde aHs,.s'.cs acres OF nrTg"n
of the various States covering over 2,OOO,.
600 acres were pondinR, and educational
ering 1,97s,A72.sS acres. The cash receipts
for the year, from all Sources, were S9,6so,-
sO1.SA, q decrease as comDared with the
crease the commissioners explains, was
due mainly To the falling of in cash
Regarding the subject of irrigation i'm
western states, the report is devoid of
valuable recommendations aud is of
small account in view OF tho full report
which the senatorial committee will
doubtless make ON that subject during
the scssion of congress-. As to the railroad
t~istics, and add that 'if intends
To forfeit the lands, all of the facts are
before il. The failure to act may well be
taken as an indication on the part OF the
government that the forfeiture will not be
insisted upon. Such would be - just com
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and these matemts nav Xes
be issued upon the presumption that con-
gress does not intend that the forfeiture
no need OF further delay. There should
certainly he found the moral
courage 10 give the evidence of title Ia the
railroads as IL is given to the individual. IL
il is intended that any possible forfeiture
will not he insisted upon. The obligation,
however. fairly rests upon congress, and
and act without further delay. Not only
thc railroad companies are Interested in
the decision of these matters, but also the
government, in order that it's business
may he disposed of; the citizens. n
have purchased from the company re-
Who. in a~nt,cipatian OF the ressoration Of
these lands to the public domain, have
settled upon them under the homestead
The business of the patent office is su I'M
married. in figures which show that the
total number of applications received, in
the number of patents granted WAS 22,94l I;
the total receipts were 81. ls6. $50. %; he
ing a surplus OF Sissi, $50. M to- be turned
into the treasury of the United States to
h credit of the patent fund, and making
of the patent fund of = ,52i,53b.63.
The commissioners reports that tho cx-
n r;na nn 9m ., anIt,.sa,, r 81 20" sh pa' ,h;rsv cn Ar
manning divisions has been brought up
to within two months OF that date, and of
the remaining six divisions onc-half are
less than three months i'm arrears. hut he
believes that the arrears in work in all
the divisions can he practically lone
cordial cooperation of the force with the
efforts of the commissioner.
In u summary Of the mining industry.
Secretary Noble says:-
One 81 the most valuable branches NJ the work
Of our the so S%rsas q Is !. ,h iasr r. nah sr !" ths sl lS;fisiiGin g" 81
mines and mining; and "A volume giving these and
isasT annnaiiy. The fs.'' saiae )" u s' ;iaes s.I National Il
resources 81 ,.,e country, which IL is the special
e, the world. is inaiicas.ri by the %faliaWins ,sSie
showing the metallic products III the United
rig-iron. spot value ........."..... si17 .ooo.o %