Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-12-04

plaintiff or defendant.
Referring 10 the law work Of the as
slstant attorney generals office and OF
the general land Office, the secretary
again urges the Importance Of creating 1
a board OF principal examiners. both In
the secretary's Office and in the land /
Office. to whom may be referred such /
classes OF cases as the secretary and |
commissioner may deem advisable.
PUBLIC LANDS.
The report estimates the amount " /
public lands undisposed OF 10 be about |
coo. 900. 600 acres 1T the close Of this iis-
cal year, and shows that the total re-
ceipts during the year from public /
lands amounted 10 over s2,oo0,000. The |
unadjusted land grants to railroads I
amount to nearly ee.000.000 acres.
After reviewing In detail the work Of |
the land office during the past II
months. the secretary takes up the |
question OF THE disposition OF arid
lands and the preservation OF forests
/ He urges that these two questions are
closely allied, for the quantity of arid
iands far exceeds the present water
/ supply, even II II were all utilized for
| Irrigation. The increase OK the water
supply must depend upon the growth
ana preservation OF the forests. Atten-
l ton Ii called 10 the failure Of the Carey
l biIf TO accomplish the results expected.
| The secretary attributes this b the fact
/ that the bill intended that money for
I the IRRIGATION should be raised upon the
arid lands given to the states. This
has been Impossible on account Of the
fact that SUFFICIENT control over the
lands was not given to the states 70
make them available a. security for the
money expended In their reclamation.
FORESTS.
Under the subject Of forests, the secre-
tary calls attention to the fact that l6,-
0oo, 600 acres are now included within
forest reserves, the object being TO
thus preserve sne forests for future use,
and. through taeir preservation. 70 con-
troll the supply OF water, SO that It may
be stored and utilized for irrigation.
The present force OF the general land
Office, It is said, is inadequate to pro-
tect these reservations. Unless some
plan Is devised by congress for protec-
ton os tae forests, 1t Ii manifest that
the object sought 70 be accomplished
viii fan. The secretary criticisea the
law authorizing the issue OF permits
for the cutting OF timber from the pup
lic domain, and urges that the timber
cut therefrom should be sold for 3 sufii-
cient sum to make Il possible % pre-
serve the standing forest and zee that
the cutting Is done In q way not de-
structlve to 1t.
The review of the pension Office con-
sists chiefly OF statistical information
furnished BY the bureau
one 81 the interesting features Of the
report is the discussion OF relations be
tween the government and the Pacific
bonded railroads and the possibility o.
collecting the amount due the govern
? ment from these roads. The report
. urges that two things are 70 be consia-
!, First-Ths collection Of debt due to th'
government.
: second-The creation Of q great through
hno from the Aflssouvi river 70 the Pacifie
\ which was &he original purpose q IN
\ government leading 10 the issue OF sub
. sidy banas.
The report shows Ia detail the amonn
!, Of subsidy bonds. the amount OK IA
Z interest which khe government has pale
j. on them and the amount OF first mort
7 gage bonds. The secretary says tn
yovernment Il already onb Stt3, ,sSelO 90
upon these roads, and that the mrs
mortgage bonds only amounted 10 s6a.
$4,000. that the property II worth vast
" more than the flrat mortgage bond
and that the government interests cal
= Be protected. II necessary by taking Vi
: these bonds. He says all OF these bond
are now maturing and draw 8 per cent
that they could be easily replaced wit
"a per cent bond IL the government
guaranteed them, and as the govern
!. ment holda d second lien and must Pre-
tect the property against first lien, tn
Il government should see TO Il, Il any ne'
Y, set III bonds are issued. that the hrs
~ mortgage bonds draw no higher rate
g. interest than government bonds woul
"a draw.
a. The secretary says the net earning
al Of each one OF these lines during e
az past ae years have made an average
nj nearly s per cent on the sum Of nri
~ mortgage bonds and OF the govornmei
a. subsidy bonds. end suggests the poaa
We BIlity or a new issue OF bonds guarai
oil teed BY the government. drawing p
a. cent equal In amount TO the fiFat NOR
dy gage bonds and the subsidy bonds WI
IRE the Interest on the same. As the roai
,re could easily earn the interest on the
he bonds and leave . handsome surpst
OF capitalists should be found VINO woa
AA~ buy khe pr0bGEN&s muGd@@t " tA1 @9eAt
ho and pay a fair sum into the treasu
be each year towards their liquidation.
he The secretary discusses the scheme
In government directors and also of
re- reorganization commission Of the Uni
Pacifie. and says. fnaily, that the q
nat ernment, being IN the attitude OF seco
o. mortgage security holders. i IL abi
lAh lutaly necessary, IN order 70 protect
va claim, that negotiations between
~ government, the other parties IN int
49, est and such capitalists as are likely
~ take hold 81 the enterprise. This W.
me can not be successfully performed
congress. and the responsibility for
~ should be placed at ouce hy congr
~, upon q commission or upon some q
I, Is.aa authorised agents og the goyernms
49, whose duty u should be 70 take
= subject up IN g business way and "
Dm- out the best plan for disposinB Of
,ene rovsrnmeat's interest with the u
tha possible loss.
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