The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-19


lest We Were NJ competition agains
the world This SUCCESS is a high COM
4 uaeutsry upor ths enterprising spirr
1t the progressive people Of Oklahoma
who made II possible
The report Of the commission has
besn presented 10 you in printed form.
That report includes the bushes.
transactions Ok the commission from
its orE4nkz4t ton May 4. 1901. 10 De
e mber :. 1904. Al the time the report
was submitted there W2s some IN
finished business which VIII be sub
mittsd iu supplemental report. Ths
Commission viii have balance. prob
ably of several thousand dollars to
turn back into the treasury.
Historical Society
Oklahoma has made and win con-
tinUe to nasc Interesting and In
srruetiye history
The formative period az common
wealth IS always marked by events that
must De Of great interest in subseuuen
years. our territory Is no exception
to this fact, but On The othsr hand EN-
pha sizes the necessity Oh efforts TO col
lsnt and preserve Informar rion about our
@early days oUr struggles. our re-
r=yesssS. and our achievements. ANA
BY so doing beQueaih to the future ana
historical heritage of price less value.
Ne other territory III The history of
this government was peopled under
such novel, and romantic circumstances
ear - rt.4l
her sooners. her settlements made ..in
day her unprecedented develop
ments all combine to make her early
annals pleasing story
But have We been sufficiently alert
on the matter Of preserving a complete
record Of cur history as il has trans
pired2 II may be taat We have besn
a little negligent, but If so we should at
once take the necessary preeaution 10
provide til the future for this very
important feature Of our educational
work
School Land Department.
The sehooi land offics IS one OF the
important coltingents Of the terri
toriaI government. The volume Of
business transacted BY that department
IS immense There are about s4veE
thousand six hundred iezsees upon tn
school lands IN tine territory There are
two interests 70 guard in leasing thess
Lands. the interests Of the funds de-
rived for educational purposes and
me interest Of the lessee who makes
the improvements and pays the rentals.
H Is the policy Of the department to
transact the affairs of this office along
the lines Of justice TO all ana in 50
ioing a times protests have been made
against the action or the board. grow
ng out Of differences hi Judgment as
p what value should be attached to the |
ands in making appraisements.
a large per cent OF these lands |
we're leased several years ago when con-
iitions were very materially different
rom what they are today. Whea the |
entails were raised SO as TO conform
ls nearly as possible te. existing con
Iitions, protests followed. There were
iome Instances doubtless in which the
lppraisements were too high on certain |
oisces Of land. Again there we're in /
itances where they ssere too low. II
III depends upon the judgment OF the
appraisers Ia fixing the value on 4
ract Of land. with the interest of the
erritory to guard the interest and
guilty Of the lessee 20 guard. and ar
djustment 10 make that viii conform
0 present conditions in a business
Ike manner. an appraiser has to be
s wisa as the most subtle and as
as the most gentle.
Protests from lessees have reached
he board from over the territory
laimlng that rentals are TOO high
'ther persons. not Iessees, have claimed
hat rentals are too low. In meeting
hese conditions tle board has ex-
rcised It's best judgment.
In the year 1903 requests were mads
Or board Of appraisers Ii was sug-
ested that d number Of citizens unin-
III need by any standards snat might
ave been established BY ths office
ould pass upon rental propositions
-ith more care ard probably with bet-
r ideas OF equity than could b. done
Y representatives q the department |
ith established opinions. who havs (
leh vast amount Of official work to
arform. Accordingly five appraisers.
j honorable citizens. one Of whom ss
Dw a member Of this assembly. were
ppointted. The members Of tlis boaro
ere not applicants for the place. they
"A not know the contemplation OF
lch board until thsy we're appointed
hey We're All weh versed tn ian
after. Most Of them were farmers
ID an OF them were perfectly familiar
ith land conditions III Oklahoma one 4
them was a school land lessee. 4
hey entered upon their du.y with but /
ls purpose. That was to give an i
conscientious appraisement j
After careful examIha tian ia The a
ost minute details of the work. iii e
w board raised ihe rentals much i
gher thar they had ever been Flsced q
: the school land office. The men Z
no constituted this board hal no
terest in the matter txcept the In
rest Of the citizen called upon to i
scharge an official duty 2
The adjustment Of the school land
oblem is matter that requires the !
q ami most deliberate judgment Of ali
e people Of the Territory. and this :,