The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-07-22
APPLICATIONS
TO PURCHASE
People In Various Counties De-
sire to Purchase
LANDS FROM STATE
Lessees Wish to Boy Lands Chased as
Grazing, but Which Are Suitable
for Agriculture.

In site of the fact that this is the
dull season as far as land leasing and
selling is concerned, the register of
state lands at Helena has numerous
requests for purchase of agricultural
and grazing lands.
There is prospect that the state
will dispose of great many hundreds
of acres of land during the next few
months. It will not be disposed of
at the very low minimum price of $40
an acre fixed by law. The land will
not change ownership unless the pur-
chaser pays for it figure deemed
fair by the state land agent.
At present there is on file in the
office of the register of state lands
fifteen or sixteen applications to buy
sections IN Flathead county. An ap.
plication Tor section in Fergus coun-
ty was received this week, and it is
understood that number of lessees
purchases.
Some of the best of the land owned
by the state is in Carbon and Flat
head counties. Much of it is watered
naturally and practically all is excel
lent for agriculture and the intending
purchasers are SUI posed to desire it for
this purpose.
About the middle of August State
Land Agent Henry Neill will make a
trip to Flathead county for the ex-
press purpose of placing valuations
upon lands for which application to
purchase has been made. There are
already sufficient number of these
to justify the expenses of the work,
but number more are expected.
The register of state lands has en-
deavored to make it understood that
all who desire to purchase make ap-
plication at once, in order that the
land can be appraised at this time.
1t must be appraised before it can be
sold and the land agent cannot make
trip to inspect one or two sections.
If the men desiring to purchase
state lands in Carbon county make ap-
plications in sufficient numbers, the
land agent will begin the work of ap-
praising there as soon as he has COM
! pleted the visit to Flathead county.
Until a number of applications have
been received, the agent will not make
this trip.
It is probable that an important
meeting of the state board of land
commissioners will be held Monday.
| At present there are but two men,
bers in the stat, the attorney gener-
| al and the secretary of state. Cover.
nor. Toole's return today will make a
quorum, but the attorney general is
not in the city. He will probably be
back in time for the meeting Mon.
day.
A number of bond propositions are
to come before the board. Counties
| and school districts in several parts
of the state have requested the board
to waive it's right to purchase their
bonds, forcing interest at 5 per cent,
when much lower rate can be OBJ.
tanned from banks or bond buyers.
So far the board of land commits
sioners has shown no disposition to
refuse requests for the waiver of pur.
chase right. In this manner the
board has practically expressed itself
as not being DESTROYS of embarrassing
school districts or counties in bond
matters. AS meeting has not been
held for nearly month, these COM
munications have accumulated as has
all other business of the land office.
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