The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31
AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION.
A Letter to the Warmer. From rroh 4. 4.
Mills of Logan.

NILS of Logan.
4 legislative committee Of seven was I
chosen at the last meeting Of the State |
Agricultural Society. This committee |
was instructed to ask the farmers through |
the press to send to It any matter bear
ing on legislation Of interest TO farmers.
The committee was further instructed to |
put these matters In proper form and |
las them before the legislature aud work |
to get laws beneficial 10 agriculture In
all It's branches, passed 10y the law max
ing body.
IL accordance with these instructions
W. heartily invite the farm public to
work With Us and send such suggestions
a. the individuals or societies may
seem best. Though any matter may be
sent il was particularly desired that the
farmers express themselves in regard to
the solution Of the school land question
and to irrigation laws.
The school lands, Il settled before sur
yey az shown in the letter sent out on
the subject. are subject to homestead
aud this is the only safe way to get a
title to such lands. Several letters have
been received in which men claim that
by error they located on a school section +;
that their errors were caused through
incorrect surveys, incorrec, plattlngs
and otherwise. II IL my opinion that II
the error occurred by fault Of the gov
eminent survey. or by the fault Of the
government agents, that the settler may
homestead, while II the error occurred
from other causes the homestead would
no, hold good. In any case the settler
will find that by establishing bona
hedreidence Of ton twenty, thirty or even
forty years, the department will con
strue everything possible in his favor
The only way to icst the case is to ap
ply TO the land ollcc for homestead,
A. To the disposition Of the schoo
lands by the legislature, the farmers az,
especially requested TO express theil
opinions. In doing this let reason rul,
} and remember that these lands have
Uten used without the payment Of rem
or taxes and that the schools must bi
kept up bv direct taxation aside from
the funds furnished 10y the interest OF
the money from the sale Of the schoo
lands.
. Irrigation. after nearly hiiy years o
, peaceid, development, is now one 81 Ia
foremost topics for proposed legislation
. The cause Of this violent shaking up
, the presence OF so many "water corpora
! tions' who will hold and operate III
canals but will neither ownnor cultiyat
the land.
( In the governors message occurs th
- following with regard to laws on irrig'
ton: "ior the iiling and recording ,
10 rights already acquired through ~
4 preparation and the use Of water" A
I agree that this would be very lesir,
able matter to bring about were II po
= sible. This was attempted years az
4 and after costing the territory ana IL
farmers thousands Of dollars il was iouu
y that the filings were worthless and
= was stated at our meeting that In II
Salt Lake county silice there were
v great number Of certificates that we
!, never even called for after they We
y made out by the recorder The propoi
y. ton was discussed at some length and
e was thought we'll nigh impossible
" elIectually file and record rights aft
some Of them had existed for near
a fifty years. It would be we'll for I,
farmers to intelligently investigate ii
~ matter and give their desires In q
!, matter.
h. Attention il called to the leadi
Of measures Of interest to farmers NJ
e pending before the legislature, viz; Z
- Torens land bill the board Of la
TO commissioners the new estray law 81
IN the holding OF farmers Institutes.
mr. Il was thought DESTROYS that once
'' twice during the session the logislati
bo committee visit the capital and aid q
n friends Ia the legislature in meeting ,
.e' leetions To proposed measures. M
or be done it will be necessary to ra
..t some funds "a once 10 deiruy eXpens