Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-10

NlhttFH tutt are peftntut tuiy W Nn'
state. delays payment Of funds into the
statc treasury and II altogether unbus-
!nefnlike and cumbersome am unable
10 see any good reason why those pay
mcnts should not be made direct 70 the
secretary Of the State land board and
have the certificates of sale Issued dl-
rcctiy from his Office TO the purchaser.
and in the Interest Of economy and
ayHtemntiHm fccommcno that the
change be made.
Amendments to the law are also
needed to provide for turning over the
Interest On the proceeds Of rnies u
lands 10 the public schools and to make
clear provisions for the USE aud
benefit ~ the various Institutions
and the schools. Of interest on deferred
payments and rentals arising from
leases.
Az the interior department construcs
ths several grants Of land 20 The state.
~ the national government ~ state
~ not Permitted % rtltet mineral land
In Satisfaction 81 any Of - grants
The Interior department also holds that
sections 2. if. y and 70. granted To the
State for common schools known 70
be mineral at the date OF statehood nfe
excepted from this grant. Under the
present land laws % the state the
state board Of land commissioners II
not permitted TO sell lands belonging to
the state which contain mineral but
may lease the same for n royalty. The
board has received no applications for
tie ieuse Of mineral lands There are
a few sections and parts Of sections In
oluded within the grants 90 the state
for common schools which are contl-
guous 10 mining districts. These land.
ARE being gradually located upon and
talented a. the ncycrni iocntorr. upon
the claim that they were known 10 be
mineral lands at the time Of Statehood.
II = believed that N the state board
Of land commissioners were authorized
10 sell mineral lands they could BE- dis
noHcd Of ni u reasonable figure ana the
State would get tho hrneht ~ the nfn.
cr''dH. whereas. under the present poll.
cy. the lands WIN he lost o. the state.
I recommend the modification NJ our
land laws TO meet tn" above contln.
Ecncy.
EDUCATION.
That the schools Of Utah have made
excellent prosrcsH during the part two
yars II not only evIisnced by the r..
nort ~ IN. Rial. supeflnteudcnt Of puh.
nr destruction. hut IL IL Written In the
rieiia Of the times. No better testi.
mon, of The efficiency OF our schoola
other statsa are lmfnlRratlnr to Utah
With their families In order to and
their children tho superior ADVANTAGES
~ etiucntlan Furnished by our aehonla.
SUPERINTENDENT Nlilspaueh until quite
recently rupoflntendsnt Of sait Lake
| civ schools. on This polnt says. ''Ite.
rorta f,nfu several N The buiidlnea In.
dictate that "a large number of families
attracted by IN. .ducntlonai ndvan.
tnrra offered here. have recently taken
permanent r,.sideueD In this CITY" The
rtatc rtipefintrnd.nt on public instrus.
lion In HI biennial feport says. "In
M d.partucutn and In ali pharsa Of
this uroFrraa IL shown. Tn. schouls
arr better rfaded. a larger percentage
| on the school population Ia in attend.
anee b. tier teachers are employed, more
| suitable buiieingr are erected and most
| rrnpltioua 81 All, tho psopis support the
schools morv heartily than ever before
Whom we take into consideration Inc
nf,nras of our stnie ana the hard pho.
many iocniltles up 10 Tho pr.sent lime.
W. cannot but look with admiration
/ and nstnniahfu~nt upon tho intrrrat
they have taken In Tho education az
| their children and tho solid Foundation
they have laid Tor this work" While
The rehearsal of th.se facts r,nnot h,,t
afford cause for conRraiulailon. II must
not BE- forgotten that the burdens OF
taxation arr pgnflnE down WIN ever ~.
| ,f.AaihH Nelsht upon the p,pple. anu
VIII therefore he inpncntous duiy
Tor you 20 contfiNe how 20 maintain
and incrcase the standard OF our
! l,h"oln without lncfeasinE taxation,
| The lnnl FUNDS furnish partial roiu'
| lion OF THIS problem ana u " earnestly
hoped that sufficient revenues may be
derived from this source 10 warrant a
slilht decrease In the tax rate for
school pnrp".er during ne next two
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hIAII lNhTITITipNA.
have prepared condensed state.
mcntH showing IN iirirf the c0ndltinn Of
the educational. oleemoaynary, reform.
atofy, penal and charitable instltutiona
Of tho state. their work Tor the pnat
two years and their requirements for
the ensuing term, These are presented
o. give you a general knowledge OF
theil htAirH without nccesHltating I'm.
mediate pcruaai OF the yoiumlnoun 10.
ports Of the various boards and oflleofa