Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-10-10
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Register should be empowered to
cancel all applications for lands
FOR which there is no prospects of
approval ard the necessary steps
taken to return the money to the
applicants etc.
After all the approvals made by
the General Land office at Wash
ington, and after all the urgings
made TO the General Land Com
missioner by the States agent,
there remains up to and lnclud-
ing the 1883 account, 81, 500 acres,
divided among $3.50 applicants,
the selecting fees of which have
been paid into the hands of the L.
s. Registers and Receivers who
certify that mo valid or conflict
ing right is known to exist.
The applicants some wealthy,
the majority poor-can neither
get their land nor fees which
have been paid to L. s. Land Of
fees. OF the 50, 800 acres above
referred to there is no probability
that more than 10 per cent will
ever be approved to the State, and
while the state is using. for many
years, the first payment made,
the fees are all swallowed for all
time by the gentlemen who reciine
- y. y I,,,itI
ings. 1t is for the purpose of re-
funding fees to applicants en-
tirely, that any monies are re-
tanned in this department., there
being no provision of law where
by they could be paid into the
State Treasury, and being in
small amounts and many parties,
would be a source Of continual in
convenience.
Mr.. Expert Witnerell further
says: "FOr example in list 17G
in 1898. Eureka Land District
forty-acre tracts were applied
for by 1 different applicants. each
paying 81 L. S. selection fees.
At the end of the month this 100
acres was selected in the L. S.
Land office as one selection and
- paid to that office and ST re-
tanned by the State Land Regis
ter"
Why did not this unbiased ex-
pert refer also to Carson list No.
1o1, of 1898, (the year he exam
inedl and report there were 1 forty
acre tracts applied for by four
different applicants, each paying
- L. S. selection fees, and at the
end of the mouth Messrs. Gallup
and Clarke certified the same to
the State and TO Washington as
100 acres for which the legal fees
of - had been paid by the State,
when they actually did receive -
for the forty acre tracts. 1t is a
question OF taste in whose hands
these four applicants would pre-
fer their money should be in
event of their non-approval 10y the
General Land office. As the
other portions of this experts re-
port are duplicated in the editor
ial or the editorial duplicated in
the report (all the same thing due
consideration should be given to
the leader.
The public is first informed that
the editor of the News is not an
expert accountant. To say the
least this is a strange admission,
for one who for number of years
enjoyed the distinction of being
one of the most capable and sue
cessful teachers in the Carson
Public Schools Some three DAYS
prior to the departure Of General
Jones, the writer, meeting the ed
itor Of the News on the street.
urged her to call at the State
Land office accompanied by
whomsoever she chose, assuring
her Of courteous treatment, and
every facility possible given for
an examination of any and all
matters pertaining to the office.
The invitation was accepted, and
the same day at four o'c.ock
agreed upon as the hour. Par
ticular effort was made to have
the office tidy and neat; the Sur
veyor General himself with the
employees Of the Land Department
vacating at an earlier hour than
usual for the purpose of giving
the lady editor the fullest freedom
in her researches, or those whom
she chose to bring. The mo
ments and hours passed, and so
did the day AID so did other days
and to this date she has cen a
stranger. Some DAYS subsequent