Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-13

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Cherry Pectoral is all right
for your hard cough, then
take it, We are willing to
leave it with him. He has
the formula. Doctors have
known it for 90 years.
J, Q. AVER CO., Lowell. Mass
$2OgCG 9G. Institution Tor the blind, S.
esq., miners hospital, S90ii.l0, nor
mai school Si&US.4o; public buildings,
| Sl02s9,O0, reaery0ira, Ss28si.Dl; reform
school S22J2g, i5. school, $3.50, 49,;
| gcho0 al minCs. S2j.iS4.25 university.
| Sl6680j.Vl. The rates Of interest on the
| Investments range from S,I5 to Z per
| cont per annum,
In my last previous message 10 the
! Legislature l referred TO the old uni
| yersity buildings and grounds, winch
| had been placed under the control OF
| the state board OF land commissioners
| for disposal by the act Of Feb. a. 1899
| and also 10 the efforts by the board to
| dispose of the same. The property was
| offered az both public and private sale
| but without success until early In the
| year 1902, when negotiations were en-
| tered into with the board Of education
| OF Salt l.aRe city. the outcome being an
| agreement 20 sell the premises The
| terms and conditions are these the
| state board OF land commissioners and
| the board Of education OF Salt Lake
| city having executed an agreement In
! accordance herewith; the price Is $780,
| 00O Of which sum the state allowed
| $lZ 800 as a credit on account of inn
| provenients ANA repairs which had been
made BY the board Or education. The
latter paid down S3l 500, and the re-
mainder OF the purchase price $4,000
Is 10 be paid on or before July !, 1904.
without interest The board OF educa-
ton, In addition TO the above, paid the
delinquent insurance premiums on the
buildings, amounting TO about $3.50, and
for which The Legislature had made no
provision. Upon the payment Of SSI 900
on Feb. A. 1902, an agreement was exc
cuted by the state board OF land. COM
mlssioners and the board OF education.
and the premises were surrendered 10
the latter, having since been occupied
by the Salt Lake city High School
The money was deposited with the state
treasurer 10 the credit OF the university
fund. principal, and applied TO the cam
collation. OF notes for the amount, given
by the board Of regents OF the uniyer-
sity by authority Of the act Of Feb. a.
1899. While the sale price Is not high,
In the Hight Of the cost OF the buildings
the sale must be deemed advantageous
and satisfactory, the property not being
Of salable character except for the
purpose to which It has been devoted.
Two years ago had the honor TO d.
Z, rect your attention TO the ,Wthdrawal
by the secretary OF the Interior OF GER
tain lands, ostenslbly as q forest re-
serve, but IN reality for the conserya-
ton OF the water supply and for the
protection Of the wapersned of Salt
Lake city. The withdrawal extended
from township 2 nort to township IA
south, aud from range west to range
east. The Legislature memorialized the
secretary of the interior and requested
that the contemplated reservation be
reduced TO the actual requirements, and
not be made so extrayagant as 10 be
| tion with the purposes to be subseryed.
The secretary acted promptly on your
request and cut down the boundary of
the reserve to reasonable limits
Since then however several with
drawals. vast In extent, have been made,
until the so-called forest reserves, per-
manent and In contemplation, embrace
something over 1000, 600 aores OF land,
and extend In an almost unbroken line
from the northern boundary OF the
state. along the Wasatch range of
mountains TO within few miles Of the
southern limits Of Utah. ! cannot think
the Withdrawals are In the interest OF
the state. nor that they are desired by
the citizens generally. On the contrary,
! believe they viii prove permanently
Injurious, as they are already tempor-
ariy sO They are certainly exceeding
| ~ annoying 10 all save a limited number
OF people | assume that all good citi-
| gems are interested I'm and sincerely de-
| slrous Of conserving ana protecting the
| waters OF the state. and especially 80 MS
| TO the water supply for our towns and
| cities. / also realize the Importance OF
| protecting the timber sparse as II Is,
| In our mountains, fully understanding
how essential the timber and under
growth are to the preservation OF wat
ers until such time I'm the season as
they shall be most needed. But | can
not think that II Is wise, or that It will
prove beneficial IN public and general
sense. 10 withdraw from entry and set
tlcment the vast tracts of territory,
many Of which are barren Of timber,
and their withdrawal can In no sense
conserve the water supply. Further
more the policy and course pursued by
the government In the control and man
agement of the alleged forest reserves
have not been such as TO encourage the
| belief that real good win result from
| the removal Of these lands from the
operation Of the public land laws In
| deed the general apprehension Is that
great hardship and great evil will result
unless the reserves shall be reduced in
| extent TO the actual needs, and the
control OF the reservations shall be such
az will actually protect the timber and
the water ] win be pleased 20 cooper.
ate with you In any properly directed
effort looking 10 the avertlng Of what
| I believe To be a great wrong which is
| threatening the state 10y reason Of these
! extrayagant and arbitrary Withdrawals
of public land from their legitimate and
| proper u.s. by citizens.
AZ tho fourth regular session OF the
! legislature the sum Of $4,000 was ap-
| proprlated and placed az the disposal OF
the state board ~ land commissioners
for experiments in sinking artesan
| wells. The commissioners have visited
and examined various sections OF the
| state. with the view TO the wise ex-
| pendture OF the money, the object be-
Ing 10 sink well at place giving rea-
| sonahla promise of success in the search
for artcslan water. and also az point
where the water II found, VIII be vaiu-
able FOR Irrigation. The investigation
resulted IN the fixing upon n site for an
experimental well az n point about FIVE
| miles southwest NJ the town % Holden,
| In Mllard county The board called TO
| rs assistance IN the selection Or, James
| T. Talmage. professor OF geology In the
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