The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-17
THE GENENAL LANn nrr1rr

THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE
Tue report from this office shows that
lne work done during the past four years
ons heen much greater than ut any Ike
PERIOD since 1t has been established rae
prosperity OF the State-especlally In those
Sections where the public free school lands
are situatci--has created an unusual de-
ul"nd and the office has been compelled TO
continually exert its full strength In order
purchase. ~ '''9' VI
The commissioner details Its operations
~ an explicit manner and strongly Grid
Uses rue various acts of legislation toucb.
Ing the public and free school lands IL Ia
10 ne regretted that his criticisms are nj.
loSetuef Too Just and that the dispositton
~ s9t anus mas not been attended With
tLHt care Tor the permanent school fund 10
WhlCh II is so well entitled If there he
Iufthcr legislation respecting them il
should not be overlooked that a very large
portion yet unsold. can NOT no usod for
agriculture, and any radical change nple9s
yuteIullF considered may result in loss 10
FSUuI Tue permanent and available school
. sInus. ne service OF the present commits.
Sloncr Is To- be recognized in the large in.
crease or the number OF leases and sales
~ me better prices obtained for tho timber
lpau heretofore and In his successful in
i,vSI5is"Ion lhl" the unlawful occupancy OF
nuuS, resulting m The payment Of near oue
u9nnrgd thousand dollars into the treasury
no fees received by this office nnounfsd
10 ,oo SSH|'5" from MAY "a, 1880, to January /,
In communication. since his renort
le' commissioner urges tho appoiBtment
~ representative " tho Stare TO act
.,oy or,,r ,,e' one from the United States
i,i, between Texas and New Mexico ana
uetMeeh Texas and Oklahoma-it bainr
T rnI Stood 'hat itt boundary line between
i'NeH ana Now Mexico as surveyed nnJ
marked nv tho United states com,n NJ
S,VcmeF, Jo9n H. Clark, IN 1855 1sSq ana
LSoy; suall be rotrGced, and that said line
1nSron " ufnhllelN marked bv building per.
,i1uent monuments thereon nj suitable ard
convenient distances along tho same from
~ northwest corner of FL Paso comfy
sna 'I w .Southeast corner Of New Mexico.
also ~ me e, northwest corner Of Texas, and
atsV mar the llne from the northeast corner
vi itAas south TO the Rcd river shall be
tSlupHShed. The larger number OF NOM
"o,tb,, 'ISclrd 10y Clark we're made OF
,r .. mounds some Of them have al
ready become obliteratcd and others win
soon follow. In the opinion az rho rom
~ 93S,,uher unless action be taken hy the
, ,-,St'' nv IN ne matter. all N these
n,uuus WIZ bnaliy disappear aud probably
v"US' tue loss ~ q large scope of ierriiorv
70 INC state lie recommends the anuoint-
sIf w. oi thoroughly practical skilled aui
~ ,iiSIiI.hr surveyor to Ice made by the com.
t''Sl"ncf or tho general land Office with
en- aPpiovHl ot ihc governor and that
1I11t""" ne appropriated To pay an expense.
az cr'ommeudatiuus should have PROMPT
ana favorable consideration
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
'he total amount of business rcceipts
ana Disbursements transacted by this dc
pat'ment from January p 1890 TO Az
''npcr J. 1902 was S6l .5sa. OBS. GO. snNe
crease OF Sii9ioa2o.7S over tho IKE next
y y Hegealng period The treasurer calls st |
l-uunn 10 The farl ihai channn haA