The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-24

one section Of lard. only 100 acres
lof agricultural land can oe leased by
one person. The minimum price Will
be S25 a quarter. and the maximum
$50. which Is an average increase of
$40 quarter over the present rates.
The lands will be leased for a per
iod Of three years The person who
paws the largest bonus above the ap-
praised rental value will get the land.
For instance suppose the rental Of a
quarter is fixed at $50 a year. the
bidder win offer TO pay no. only the
rental price, but such other sum as
he believes the option on the land is
worth. II he offers $500 and his is
the largest bonus. he will get The
lease. making the total cost Of the
land for three years to be $3.50. The
successful bidder will be required
to pay his bonus in cash. Should
this bonus not equal the FIRST years
renta, he viii be required to pay both
the bonus and the FIRST years rental
before he can get his lease. No per
son win be permitted TO bid on more
than four quarter sections OF land at
one time and the sum deposited as
a bonus must equal the highest bonus
offered by him on any quarter section.
These conditions have been practical
Iy agreed upon by the board, bu may
be changed in minor Geatil before
the rules are made public in an official
way.
The board at its last meeting adopt
ed the following rule:
"Any lessee may, upon the payment
Of all rentals due or to become due
within the next ninety days. relin-
qulsh to the territory all his rights
title and interest in said lease upon
condition that a new lease be granted
to any responsible person named by
the legsee, but such REIMBURSEMENT
shall not operate to discharge the les
see from any obligations under the
least or relieve hi NOR any joint prin-
cipal or surety from payment of any
notes given for rental Of the land un-
I'll the person named in the relinquish-
ment shall have executed a lease for
the unexpired term and made good
and satisfactory note for all deferred
payments. And the secretary Of The
board shall demand and receive the
sum Of 50 for each transfer or relln-
quishment TO be credited to the fund
to which the lands so transferred be.
LONG.
Now the question is what check, if
any will there be on this bonus
money? What kind OF records win be
used? While the Leader has no desire
to question the integrity of the school
land department, suppose It were fore
ed to be dishonest-what system
could be employed to detect crooked
ness on the part of officials? Refer
ence to the methods to be pursued
shows that cash bonus from each
successful bidder is required. It isl
presumed that a record is kept Of all
bonus money received, but what Is to
prevent the falslfying Of records were
a clerk inclined to be dishonest
Any sum could be recorded as the
amount of bonus nroney received and
no evidence showing The receipt OF
larger sum could be obtained except
on affidavit from the lessee The sys
tenn IS not a good one at all &C al
lows too many loopholos And the
strange part of the matter is that he
administration has formulated and ap-
proves this system, we'll knowing that
every safe guard should be thrown
aronud the school land funds.
BECAUSE BROWN WAS