The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-01-14


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Buffalo, N. Y. ID. ]. Fry, Druggist.
second step to ward the correction OF
existing abuses, base hunting of all
Kinds by private enterprise should be
discontinued, discouraged and abol
ished. II base hunting can be done
at a profit by the individual, IL can be
done at a profit by the state. and It Is
a well known fact mat the person
who furnishes base for lieu land selec.
tions makes more ont of It than the
state gets for the lands sold. The
state owns the base upon which all
these selections are made, and It can.
not be deprived thereof without its
voluntary act II should not be per.
mitted through any of it's agents to
part with This base, or TO allow any
/ private persons 20 select lands In lieu
Thereon. All selections made on ac-
count of losses TO the state from any
cause whatsoever should be made for
the state, by itself. and these selec.
lions when made and finally ap-
proved, but not before, should be sold
at their actual value.
notwithstanding the fact that Mr..
Davenport, In his report to the COVER
nor In 1892 expressed the opinion that
the sales Of lands as respects the state
are well-nigh closed" they have con.
tinued without interruption since.
and many of the mistakes to which
ne so pertinently called attention are
being constantly repeated, TO the det.
riment of the states good name and
credit. Base hunting, upon a large
scale, by private enterprise. has been
and Is being carried on with great
profit to all concerned, except the
state. The state though nominally n
party to proceedings to have school
sections adjusted as mineral. and 40
available as base for indemnity selec.
tons, has been taking no part in
these transactions further than to al.
low It's name to be used by private In.
dividuals for their own gain. Many
thousands OF acres OF lieu lands have
been sold by the state since Mr.. Dav-
enports last report, upon base which
is now being held up I'm the land de.
partment at Washington. The great
er part of this will, in all probability
be disapproved, and when this has
been done, where does the purchaser
stapd? He has paid the base hunter
his price, ranging from 81 per acre
up, for the so-called base. has paid
the state It's price In part or I'm full for
his lieu selection. has obtained acer.
tlhcate or deed eyldencing his pur.
chase, and when the base Is dlsap.
proved his title falls. Provision is
made by law TO refund to him the
amount paid TO the state. with inter.
est, but he loses the amount paid for
base. In such event he feels. and
even when a party 10 questionable
practices pretends TO feel, that he
should be indemnified by the state for
all his losses, because he holds the
states certificate or deed for his pur.
chase. These cancelled lands are sub.
ject to entry under the federal laws.
and IL not infreduently happens that
a bona flde purchaser from the state
has made improvements upon the
same, or has sold them by warranty
deed TO d,her persons who have relied !
upon the states certificate or deed !
Governor Lord permitted such per.
sons TO use about $4,000 acres OF base
out OF the Cascade Reserve 20 perfect
the title TO their selections. at a loss
TO the state Of over $4,000. Under
the circumstances as they then ex.
listed, there was possibly some just.
hcation for permitting this TO be done.
TO protect the credit Of the state. but
now that the attention Of every one
has been called TO the risk Incurred
IN making purchases on base. which
may not be approved. |. for one, pro.
pose 20 hold purchasers 10 the strict
doctrine OF cayeat emptOr and n for
any reason Is there 10 a failure OF title
because the base upon which the pur- ,,
chase from the state has been dlsap. /.
proved. appeals must be made to the
legislature rather than 10 the execu. /,
I've. who, in the absence OF legislative !
authority, does not propose 20 be gen.
'rous at the expense OF the taxpayers I,
II the state
IL may be that land sales. so far as
espects the state are now "welk u
Ugh closed" still there remain some a
school sections within the q
crest reserves. and the state will IN ii
II probability lose other lands In re- !.
eryes yet 20 be created. which, II n
roperly handled, ought 70 realize a a,
andsome sum for the irreducibls s.,
chool fund ~
All selections should be made for M
lese losses In the name OF the state. !
nd II would be well II they could be
elected In compact body. / sug.
est that you memorabilia congress y
trough your senators and representa-. =,
yes, that the state be permitted 10 y
axe It's selections In lieu OF these
sses on unsuryeyed lands, n no 30
hers are available, In as compact a s''
ldy as possible. either within bd h'
lthout reserves. I have no doubt W
II that this can be accomplished. ",
I'd II will result In Yesting In the Vi
ate a large body OF valuable land.
nich can be sold al prices cOmmen. ~ ~
rase with IT'S value. Such course. lI'
II can be adopted, will have the ef. tI an
RI. TOO, Of cutting on the present th
stem OF speculation. which Is I'M. ol
lged IN az the expense and % the ~
'credit OF the state. ue
In this connection. Il might be prop an
10 add that am advised that deeds ci'
ecuted 10 individuals conveying hv
my thousand acres OF valuable land. bn
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