The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1898-12-14
OTTER MATTERS.
Twelfth Census - Pension Rolls-Patent
once Returns Public Lands and Res
ervations.

ervations.
earnestly urge upon Congress the
OF early legislation provide
ing for che taking Of the twelfth census
This Is necessary in view OF Ehe large
amount OF work which must be per-
formed in the preparation OF the sched-
ules preparatory to the enumeration OIL
the population.
There were on the pension rolls on
June 80, 1898, 993,1l4 names, an increase
OF nearly $4,000 over the number on the
roll on the same day OF the preceding
year. The amount appropriated oy she
act OF December 20, 1896, for the pay
ment of pensions for the fiscal year,
1898, was S140, 600 900. Eight mlllionf
seventy thousand, eight hundred ana
seventy-twO dollars and forty-sN cents
was appropriated by the act OF March
%, 1898, TO cover deficiencies m army
pensions and repaymeuts In the sum
OF 81. O2O. SO. making a total OF Si4S.0S2,-
s9279 available for the payment OF PEN
Sona during the fiscal year 1898, Tha
amount dlsbursed from that sum was
S1A4, 65i. S79.S0 leaving a balance OF w.
4Si. Oi2.99 unexpended on the SOth of
June, 1898 which was covered into the
treasury. There were $50 names added
10 che rolls during the year by special
acts passed at the second session or the
FNfty-nfth Congress, making total on
6,4SG pensioners by congressional ems
actments since 1861.
hTe total receipts OF the patent ot@
fce during Ehe past year we're N,25s,-
94S44. The expenditures were l,0sl,-
G3379. leaving a surplus OF Sl72,Sl4sS.
PUBLIC LANDS.
The public lands disposed OF by tba
governments during the year reaoh'd
I A 90 nm al a.
7s026 acres over the previous year.
The total receipts from public lands
during the fiscal year amounted 20 Va
277, is, an increase of $leO,O6S.sO oVer
the preceding year. The lands embraced
In the eleven forest reservations whicn
we're suspended by the act OF June =,
1897, again became subject TO the oper-
atoms OF the proclama'tlons OF February
49, 1897, creating them, which added an
estimated amount of 1881, $50 acres 10
the area embraced in the reserves pre-
viously created. In addition thereto
two new reserves were created during
the year-tho Pine Mountain and Iaca
lake reservation In California, embrace
lng 1,6i4,b94 acres and the Prescom
reservation in Arizona, embracing H.
240 acres, while the Pecos River In New
Mexico has been changed and enlarged
to include 120,O 900 additional acres.
FORESTRY RESERVATIONS.
AT the close OF the year thirty for-
estry reservations, not including those
of the Afognac forest and the fNsh Cul-
ture reserve in Alaska. had been
created by executive proclamation un-
der section "a. OF the act of March y
1891, embracing an estimated area OF
AIS, 454 acres.
The department OF tho interior has
inaugurated a forest system made pos
sible by the act of July, 1898, FOR
graded force of officers in control OF tina
reserves. This system has only been IN
full operation since August, but good
results have already been secured In
many sections. The reports received sn.
dictate that the system OF patrol has moi
only prevented destructive Ares FROM
gaaning Roadway, but has diminished
| the number of fires.
CONDITION OF INDIANS.
The special attention of the Congress-
| IL called to that part of the report oil
the secretary of the interior In relation
TO the Five Civilized Tribes II Is note
worthy that the general condition OIL
the Indians shows marked progiessi
! But one outbreak OF a serious ch1rac-l
ter occurred during the year. and that
among the Chippewa Indians of Minne-i
sofa, which, happily, has been sup
pressed.
While II has not yet been practicable
no enforce all the provisions OF the ACT,
| OF June rs, 1898, FOR the protection of
the people OF the Indian Territory and
for other purposes" II Is having a salu-
tary effect upon the nations composingl
the Five Tribes. The Dawes commis-l
sion reports that the most gratifying
results and greater advance toward thu
attainment of the objects OF the govern
menf have been secured In the past
year than In any previous year. I can-
not too strongly indorse the recom-
/ AafNHa ~ h. tee al
the secretary OF the interior, of the
necessity of providing for the education
/ OF the 10000 white children resident In
the Indian Territory.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
The department OF agriculture has
| been active In the past year. Explorera
! have been sent TO many of the coun-
tries of the eastern and western hemi,
spheres for seeds and plants that MAY
be useful 30 the United States and WITH
the further view of opening up markell
| for our surplus products. The fOrestry
division of the department ds givYta
special attention TO the treeless reglons
OF our country and is Introducing
spscies especially adapted to semi arid
regions. Forest fires, which seriously
interfere with production, especially in
| irrigated regions, are being studied,
That the losses from this cause may be
avoided. The department Is lnquirlna
/ Nilt use anu abuse vi NAAtT III
many states OF the west and collecting
information regarding the laws of
states, the decisions OF the courts and
the customs Of the people in this re-
gard, so that uniformity may be Sc
cured
Experiment stations are becoming
more effective every year The annual
appro prlation OF $4,000 by Congress
is supplemented by 100000 from the
/ states.
SUGAR FACTORIES DOUBLED.
| Wide experiments have been cons
Quoted 70 ascertain the sutta blsness to
soil and climate and states for growing
sugar beets. The number of sugar
factories has been doubled Ia the pasl.
two years and the ability of the United
states to produce its own sugar FROM
this source has been clearly demon-
| strdted.
The weather bureau, forecast and OBJ
servHtion stations have been extended
around the Caribbean Sea, to give
early warning OF the approach OF hur-
rieanes from the south seas to our
fleets and merchant marine.
In the year 1900 viii occur the centen. !
NAL anniversary Of the founding ~ ~ =