Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-17
Attempt to Connect IDAHO Land
Board With Methods Rssortsd
TO 10 Canyon Co.
STATEMENT BY GOV. COOLING.
State Banking Law In Full fsfcc
aud Effect BoIsc's Memorial
Day Celebration,
speclal correspondence

Speclal correspondence,
Boise Idaho, May ie-An attempt
has been made during the past few
days to connect the state land board
with the method by which tho Canyon
county Canal company made contracts
for watcr rights, covering the lands
opened under the Carey act, on May l..
|, was claimed that the Canal com.
paNy had done something unlawful In
not having n drawing for preference
~ contrac, for water ana entry on tho
carey lands ana that Il had been per.
mI,ttd to do this through the careless.
ness or conniyanco OF the land board.
GOV, doodng, who wn8 In the north at
the time THIS charge was made, was
tecRraphed by Interested parties, and
made tho following straightforward
statement In his statement the gov.
,nOr says
THE matter IN perfectly plain and
simple The states connection with
Carey act lands In very similar 10 that
N the United states land office Win
public lands, being wholly minis. orlnl
IN molCly receiving the Ming thai Ind
previously boon acquired Ny cI,gong
from tho company furnishing wntor
FOR the lands In this case Gov, Nor.
fsonN udlninislra ton made q contract
with the C0loy act, This contract 0S.
al ne price for water To be paid tho
company NJ not over $50 AN acre and
the law llNod the price OF the land 90
BE- paid the state at 30 cents nm acre.
TINS contract has not since been
changed nor questioned In amy way
when tho tract was ready for opening
advertisements were published ans
bouncing tho terms and date I myself
supposed the selections would BIO made
by lol 49, at twin Falls, but ON inquiry
ma ON submitting the question 10 the
attorney general, II was learned that
inc company had exclusive jurisdiction
o. 70 now 70 dispose ~ liz rights and
ullcs ~ order to realize on the invest.
nCnl,
Tn tho Twin Falls case the company
preferred the ballot System To mnlung
lls own olo,monts, Tho state had no
right, ana made no attcmpl 10 IN.
lHIe!e IN either case its authority be.
Ig lllnled 10 registering the filings
btVod by The company for water rightg,
ana resolving its 30 cents per acre. iust
Hs mo United States land Offices do in
llngs on public lands, In case OF con.
ltsl ihe state hears and decides Tho
contest, but otherwise does moi como
mo contact with or have any iursdic.
Won over the purchaser of wntor from
we company any moro than tho United
hlhlos registers and receivers do over
W9se applying 20 file on public lands.
a. me Hlntos obligation Nv to see that
VIZ company lulnlls lis contract to pro.
wac hnd maintain the water service
auu lnls r,crponsib,iliy II ~ fully OBJ.
Mlug, Ino state has nothing To do
XIV VINO purchases the water or what
W. PuiVnuhei docs win II afterwards
nom 10 company for their own uso
lhey have rght 10 do so and iho
company could not we'll refuse their
money l'ut ] know nothing as 10
mn'ther thoy have or not, | have moi
nno NllRltcst control over, or Interest
W. Whe'hor they buy Carey act lands.
o g,p,1S1 H!a'es timber town lots or
STATE BANKING LAW.
a meeting Of the State Banking as.
to'laUoH was held here during tho post
NoeN when the association wna nor.
nlWenlly organized, permanent ofIlcors
were elected and the rolls were oponed
i,9r membership. Marty every bank I'm
tOe STATE was representa- at this meet
,Ig' sllher IN person or by an applIca.
U ou LOT membership, After tho organs
IH,oll, n program was given, several
WI dug being made relative 10 bank. |
thb nnu tne advantages 10 accrue from
'ng new banking law,
oNto bank Examiner Loveland re-.
,ri,W Nl'l ne " now almost daily no. |
showing tho condition OF mo rennr,imn
Institution, since the new lnw voni
inlo oHeot two new banks hayo beon |
"lk'llsod ana have received thoIr II. |
''l'o undof the now law,
MEMORIAL DAY.
Ilhe Grand Army OF the Ropubllo ia ,
,InNlIB extensive arrangements FOR mo |
t1pVr Observance of Memorial day in |
"'sg tlls yoOr tongressman Rurton |
:, french has boon invited 10 dolIvcr
'he memorial address, '''
.,'',,, boollng, who has been I'm tho
,"lnoIli part ~ the state throuphoui |
"u Wcoh IN company with tina Nom.
,yIN or NE north Idaho insane asylum
,n It,lR commission, win leave Moaooly
W Monuny morning Tor homo, DurInp
MA puot Wook me commission visited |
o.a iiHpoVlod sites AT Gonesoe, ,WlIa.
WI pfollno, Peck Culdesac, Jool Mos.
ana Occur d'Alono city, II Ia not
/" V Id, lhot tho commission has nnnl.
!. II'termlned on the site FOR Tho nov
u 'Hln u u expected that A meeting
"u NC neld here some time durlne ,bo
5o v,N Mhen the site win probabIv mo
'''Plmined on, ''V'"''s w
IDAHO At PORTLAND,
Executive Commissioner Mopr,d. ~.
0rp .nnt me Idaho building at Port.
n 80 near completion that ia no.
,n nnlhnod prior 10 the oponInn DIV
ana v" i' may bo regarded az a foro.
n ,ra,., conclusion, lie says Tho work OF
booths ana Installing osbIb.
Dn w lh9 building is now I'm fnll swing
,yorb urge tofoo OF people are nj
JorN. Hll the exhibits have ronohoJ
'hlnvs' ana II " expected every
"g < WllI be In place before the opon-
,o ~" LOWS and Clark exposition man.
boglnrIao ,hn announced that the wook
xxx "1g July 3, and ending Juiy g. hos
nj Il, ISslHnhtod az ldnho cities we"E
Tuos,gnn,oWs Monday, July 3, BoIso,
INK, 1qS, July T. Wclser, "Wednesday
" Fooalollo Thursday, July O.
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