The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-13

Of the territorys history The balance
Is in warrant indebtedness accpmulat-
ing by a casual deficit each year. and
mostly caused by the failure TO realize
sufficient from the general fund levy Of
three mills 10 meet tile warrants au
thorized 70 be drawn on the fund This
does not include the indchtedhess ia
Cured in the erection Of the Northwest
ern normal school. amounting with in
terest TO a little over Si00,pO0, and pro
vision for the payment Of which was
matle AT the last session Of The legisla-
tnre br the levyipg Of a special tax An
this indebtedness bears per cent. in
terese. but it could hefunded info long
time bonds at a mnch lower rate. This
procedure, would, believe be adyisa-
bic and of great benefit tothe territory.
10 that the annual interest charge would
be reduced and an Of the territorial bus-
mess he,put On a-cRsh basis
The present territorial revenues are
adequate TO meetalI expenditures. and
the rapid growth Of taxable wealth
would make it easy TO accumulate a
sinking fund to take MP The bonds when
due
SCHOOL LANDS.
Okhhoma sprung from an indian
waste into mafued territory; its set
tiers from the first day Of It's settlement
being alert business men, experienced
citizens. alive 10 the immediate and fu.
ture needs Of progressive, educated
people. aud a prospe commonwealth.
Thus one OF the first propositions was
the permanent endowment Of the pub-
lie schools Of the territory and provi
sion for fund which would Insure the
erection for such public buildings for
state and school as would inspire within
its people a feeling Of permanenoy and
stabilitt, and iVmain as monuments 70
intelligence and art
In original Oklahoma Beaver comfy
and the Cheyenne aud Arap,hoe. Iowa.
Sac and Fox and Poftawatomie feserva-
tions-there were reserved only the reg
ular school sections 6 aud s6 ia each
township; ID the Cherokee Outlet be-
sides rs and 36. sections l3 were resery-
ed for the higher institutions Of learn.
ing and sections 80 for public bindings.
In the Kiclyapoo county sections is and
36 wene reserved. and ulsoa large area
of land IN lieu Of these sections IN the
Usage and other reservations. lnGreer
county and the kiowa. Comanche and
Apache and Wichita reservations. fonr
sections ia each township were reserved
as they were in the Cherokee Outlet
Indemnity hnds hayeat various times
been selected for lands lost hy allot
mpnt, reservation. andothpr ciuses. and
at the present time there are about 3,
05O. 900 acres of public lands held by ihp
territory IN trus for the iatnre state -of
Oklahoma
on application to congress by Cover
nor George W Steele, authority was
given TACT March s. ls9l3 70 lease The
lands under the supervision OF the sec
retary Of the Interior Congross (by act
March 4. 1884, created the
board for leasing school lands tohe CON.
stimted of the governor. secretary and
Of public instruction 81
the territory under the rules prescribed
BY the secrtary Of the interior unta
such time as the legislature of tie terri.
tory shnuld nuke oiherproyision. which
has not yet been done 81
The areas of land selected ia body ina.
the Kickapoo reservation. Ia 1898. in
lien Of school lands 50 the Osage and
other reservations has BEEN very unsats
isftctory and a soupe Of much annoy
anee 20 the territory. and OF hardship 30
The people Of that section. the entire ub.
sence Of taxable land in many school
districts composed wholly on in Iarv ~
indemnity lands ia many school dis-
ricts. and even whole townships prov
ing barrier % the proper conducting
Of schools and other important interests
Of the community rhe last legislative
assembly extended some relief to school I
districts composed wholly or 10 PERT of
indemnity school lands iv providing
That - pcr cent ~ an rentals from fhe
school nnds in the district he paid by
the territory 20 such district This en-.
lhles them to carry on their schools.
but 4 general unsatisfactory condition
8f ntaMhie property stin prevails and
Z by some procedure tie territory euuld
thes lands hack 10 the glf.
eminent aua secnre again the lands in
TIE Csaee and other reservations. which
were given up whom these large tracts
were selected g would he q benefit %
DE whole territory. and m act Of JUS
-ice 10 the communities in which These
lands sire located
a very material addition q fhe school
lands and the school land fund 81 Tie 4
territory has hoen made during iho last I
few months by the acquisition Of the I
'zi0wa, Comanche. Apachc. and Wiei :
Ia and Caddo reservations and The RS.
srvation for common schools of sections
l6 and a6 and for universities. colleges. /
normal schools and public building pur
poses. sections 3 and 38 in each town.
.hip unless reserved or allotted. and 4
he selection of lands in lieu 81 theso
sections lost from various canses
TNnENSIY LANDS
n the two reservations lands rescrfed i