The daily sentinel., 1905-08-18
HOW IT'S
CONDUCTED
Rules and Regulations
That Are Governing
the Big Drawing


I retary of the interior and composed
of General Land Commissioner Rich
ards Irving Howbert of Colorado
| Springs and John Dern of Salt Lake
/ City. deciding upon the following
method of conducting the drawing,
and this method is being followed out
to the letter:
1t is matter of interest to every
/ body as to how the big drawing ia
being conducted.
First-Upon covered platform
20 feet wide and , 1 feet long, erect
ed upon the grounds of the Proctor
academy in the city of Provo, and
connected with the eastern entrance
of said academy, such platform to be
furnished with such number of tabl-
es and chairs as may be necessary
TO accommodate those engaged in the |
drawing and members of the press.
Second-A box 31X3l inches. eight !
feet long, shall be placed upon this !
platform upon such bearing as will /.
permit of it being revolved The sid I
es of the box shall be numbered con /
secutively from one to four, the top
being numbered one. In each of the |
four sides of this box there shall be |
three circular openings. six inches in |
diameter, provided with covers, hing |
ed so that they can be readily open |
ed and closed. These openings shall ]
be equally distanced from each other |
and consecutively numbered from l /
to 3. The top of this box shall be /
fastened with screws so that it may /
be readily opened and closed This .
box shall be placed upon a platform |
before 9 o'clock a. m. August II.
Third-The envelopes containing .
the names of all those who have reg
istered for this drawing at either
Provo, Price. Nernal or Grand June ]
ton, shall be brought upon the plat
form in boxes of a convenient size /
before 9 o'clock a. m. August II.
These boxes shall then be consecut-
lively numbered. cards bearing cor
responding numbers shall be placed .
in the box, from which they shall be
drawn by clerks in the government /
service, who will distribute the box
es of envelopes bearing numbers cor
responding with those upon the cards
drawn throughout the drawing box,
the top of which having been remov- |
ed for that purpose. when all of the !
envelopes shall have been placed in |
the drawing box the top shall be re
placed and securely fastened after
which. before and at frequent inter
walls during the drawing, the box shall |
be revolved sufficiently to thoroughly |
insure a mixing of the envelopes.
Fourth-From a group of nine |
youths of good character under the |
age of 2 years and not qualified to .
make homestead entry. the commit
tee shall select by lot three sets OF |
three each to be employed upon Aug
ust II, S and 19. Cards numbering .
from 1 to 9 shall be placed in a box,
from which they shall be drawn by
these youths. who shall be employed |
and take their stations at the box, ac-
cording to the numbers drawn.
Numbers /, and shall be employ |
ed upon August II, taking their
stations at the drawing box, accord
ing to their numbers. 1t shall also /
be determined by lot which side of
the box shall be first drawn from. II |
shall also be determined by lot which |
one OF the boys shall draw the first
envelope, who shall thereupon re-
move the covering of the aperture
at which he is stationed and take
from the box an envelope, which he |
shall hand to a member of the com
mittee other than the president, who
will cause It to be numbered and then
open IL. take out the enclosed card
and cause the same number to be
stamped thereon and read the name
and place of residence inscribed
thereon. and the same to other such
members. who will inspect and verify
them and pass the envelope and cards
to the president of the committee,
who will publicaly announce the
number of the card and the name
and residence contained thereon. The
boy next in number will then draw
another envelope which will be
opened and read in the same manner.
The third boy will be similarly dis
posed of, after which the box will be
reversed sufficiently to present the
side next in number, from which the
boys viii draw envelopes in their
order. This course Will be followed |
until cards have been drawn and
read to the public, after which this
form of public announcement will be
discontinued. The order of drawing
and numbering the envelopes and
Identification cards will be continued
until 5,772 names have been drawn.
after which such details as in the
Judgment of the committee are not
essential to the fairness and integ-
rity of the drawing may be varied by
the committee. nut all of the remain
ing names shall be taken out and
numbered.
Fifth-The first envelope drawn
and the Identification slip which It
contains shall be numbered !. and
the number, name and address upon
the card shall be entered upon a
typewritten list and the card and en-
velope delivered to the commissioner
of the general land office. The en-
velopes and cards subsequently
drawn shall be consecutively open
ed. numbered and disposed of in like
manner. The first sheet shall be ]
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