The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-27
The MINNESOTA
LAND OFFICES
a Complete Aearran cement Of the
Boundaries Will Soon Take s
{ Place.
The Marshall Office Will Go-Cass
Lake Will Become More
Prominent.

From The Journal Bureau Room Is, Post Build
h ing, Washington Is Nj -
Washington Dee. ~ IF the Minnesota
delegation can agree upon a plan Of di-
vision, there will be a2complete rearrange-
ment Of the boundaries Of the land offices
IN the state within the next few months
NO action Of any kind however, will be
taken until after the holidays, when Land
Commissioner Herman will have oppor-
tunlty to consult members interested. The
plan IN contemplation is the establishment
or new office at Cass Lake to handle
business In connection with those lands
now done at the Crookston office, and
there Will be- objection from the register
and receiver there. IF not from the mem
bers Of congress whose districts embrace
the territory included in that land dis
trict. f.. .-G ~. i: =
1t may be considered as already decided
tnat the land office at Marshall is to be
discontinued and that district included in
one OF the new districts notwithstand-
ing the protests Of Representative Nc,
Cleary. The Marshall office has outlived
us usefulness, as its annual receipts do
not equal the expenditures. It will not
pc necessary to secure legislation to bring
ABOUT such changes as are contemplated.
Under the present; law President Roose-
welt can, by. proclama tion. change the
boundaries of the district as the. necessity
arises The plan is to enlarge the boun-
dar1es of the present Marshall district and
remove the office Of register and receiver
to some other town. the name of which
will be used In the designation Of the en-
larged, district. Then other districts in
the state win be enlarged or contracted
as the business Of each will warrant, care
being taken that each will get about the
same amount Of business, SO that every
body will be satisfied. &. ". IL; s. 81
l. By following suchsa plan it is expected
that a new office can be- located at ;Cass
Lake to accommodate the settlers who
Will soon be going into northern Mime
sofa in large numbers, and. who will want
land office nearer than Crookston.
Inquiry has comet the Indian office
whether the government will consider
proposition for the sale of the millions of
feet of timber in the Red Lake reserva-
ton blown down last summer and which
are now threatened with complete de-
struction because the Indians refused to
allow the use Of a portion of the stump
age money due them to purchase a logging
outfit. 1t came from theSgThief River
Lumber company of Thief River Falls.
No price was offered for the timber
COMMISSIONS Jones said that the com
pany would be informed that no private
concern would be allowed to log on the
reservation He also said that the expert:
| ence Captain Mercer had when the dead
and down operations were carried on at
Red Lake was lesson that need not be
taught again and for that reason no prop
osition for the sale. Of this timber would
be considered. The only way it might be-
gotten out would be by the Indians them
selves, under direction of Major Scott. :
= Wheat Mexico. = -
BY executive decree of the Mexican gov
eminent the import, dYtXsson wheat 3has
been reduced ftomt IS to 80 cents per 100
kilograms (22o.4s SpoVnds.) This decree
went into effect Nov. Is, 1902, and is to
| remain III force until March 81. 1908. The
object is to relieve the present SCARCITY
! of wheat. w. w. Je1mane.