Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-05

of the states interests has been done
Notwithstanding two appropriations
by the state, 20 the amount OF 100000,
10 cover the expense OF making such
surygys and moreover the expenditure
OF much lsrger sums IN constructing
wagon roads TO open up these prospec-
tive resources OF the state. 10 be- cut
OF .rOm these selections now would
certainly work a. serious hardship ON
our taNpay ers.
Another serious feature of this mat
ter is where can the states 100000 acres
Of lieu lands be selected that the SELL
Ing price VIII attain or exceed the
minimum price Of $40 an acre required
by aW? All the lands In the lover al
titud3s suspected OF having 40 irrigable
future have been WITHDRAWN from en-
try by the reclamation service, thus
limiting the state in making rs seoc-
tions to the foothills below the timber
and above the farms. and in doing 80
Il must avoid the settler ana stu get
ahcal az a million acres of outstand-
ing scrip.
IDAHO FOREST RESERVES,
- have not set seen official descrip-
lions Of all the forest reserves In Ida
no, but the present area, according TO
the newspapers, is about 1000, 900 acres,
and "A million or more to be added In
the near future, which Is about 22lg
per cent OF the total area Of the state.
Forest reserves Indian reserves, mill
tary and park reserves and withdraw
ais for the reclamation service, VIII
ultimately comprise gn area about equal
TO that of She six states of Massachu-
sets, COnnet ucut Rhode Island New
jersey, Delaware and Maryland.
Of 1. ef IN a
possible wealth and authority vas ever
before demanded In the name Of bene-
fits IN future generations OF the fed
ora government ana Of the state on
the ono hand, and for the enormous
profit of future generations OF corpor-
ate interests OF the other hand.
III forest reserves are to prevail In
this state along the lines Of their pres
emit magnitude, the scrip holdings should
be forced 70 title. that they may bear
their Just proportion of the burdens OF
taxation, and the state should be al
lowed 10 retain its desirable holdings
the same as any other land grant or
claimant
STATE LAND BUSINESS
The aggregate business Of the state
land department since the first OF the
year has been of extraordinary magnl-
tude. A summary Of the business
transacted In that department during
the six months ending June 81, 1908,
as prepared by Register G., 5. Neon
mel. makes the following showing
There were rs deeds issued, convey
ing 59e49l acres, the consideration be-
Ing ISL, 1874 SO; agricultural leases co. tor
i.SO577 acres, consideration being "a
$3.50; grazing leases lij, conveying
30. 703i1 acres, the consideration being
$59l6S2rtotd receipts from rehtas'
yl0,6lA62
NUMBER of entries under the Carey
act. 1910 embracing Il,lGS06 acres.
states proportion Of receipts there
from sos 25S.53. received and held IN
escreN S234O5S. &c. Total cash received
and deposited since Jan. l, 1909 Sll4'-
gI1.22 Total cash receipts. S6iS .26ofs'
Investments repaid, bonds, farm
loans and state warrants. S7S45IS5'
Investments since Jan. !, 1903. Bonds,
H7l1SO. state warrants, Sles oSz'95'
farm loans S1,O0O-a total OF S3'l'ez.o-
The above investments we're rom
| the following funds
General school fund, SL0SO; unlEer-
sitv endowment fund 566O503. public
bujldlngs endowment fund, 5Blts9
! normal schools endowment fund, F99'-
| e93. Soldiers Home land endowment
fund sal 600: insane asylum endoW-
ment fund. 500 1906, pcnltentiary en-
| dowment fund. $3.50 school of science
/ endowment fund, slO.3l5.62-total OF
Amount Of investments repaid 's,-
! l5756. .o
Fees for months Of March. April, May
and June mot including Carey dcD'
! s59i so. Total fees. including Carey
| act, for the six months. S25.SjOl9
MONEY ON HAND,
The amount Of money In the various
endowment funds on July l. 1909 was
General school, sl9so7O university,
| N.i7967; normal schools, f2,3SI16;
! school OF science. s2SO.3O; Agricultural
| college. 1920: acamedy Of Idaho, $685.
| a. Industrial school, Sli2643; insane
| asylum. s55944; penitentiary. NolL@;
! Soldiers Home land N2lO; public
! buildings. 81 50610; charitable institu-
| lions, s56l1l. north Idaho insane asy-
mm. 1884. This makes total or Nf-
Si75S This Is In addition 10 the large
| amount Of money now held in escrow
on account Of Carey land entries
orSER NEWS ITEMS.
Mrs " \. Shilling Of Rupert Ida,
| ana Mrs s, T. Fairweather Of Wallace,
! Ida, have been appointed hostesses for
the Idaho building In Portland during
/ the month ~ August
Word comes from the camp Of the
contractors for the Big Creek wagon
road that something over six miles Of
the road ont Of Warrens had been COM
| pleted and Was easily passlble by load