Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-22
PROVIDES STATE
HANDSOME ? ROFIT

Land Fund Is
slSo,OOO
Boise Dec. 21--M. /. Church, register
cf the state land board, has completed
compiling the eighth biennial report OF
the state land department to the gov
ernor. The report this year is an
unusually satisfactory one, containing
many details heretofore necessarily
omitted In the reports OF this nature.
The report does not include any
Recommendations as to the needs nj
The department. the register leaving
such matters to the members OF the
lizard to Incorporate in their individual
reports Il they see fit.
u his sprefa0 Mr.. Church says:
ION account OF the appropriation
Hsade BY the eighth session or the
1870 legislture this department has
accomplished much toward systsmatix-
- the records. securing the status Of
01S funds, fnaugurating plat books,
rGpwing every surveyed township In
- state and such other work that
sr11ders Il possible to give the public
Sjiicker and more accurate service.
1I,3s extra work enables g. to show the
oSIIIparative statensnts from the or
\ S1xation t. the present. ana the dc.
6lIed payments from the sales 81 land
1Ib& amounting to s1.s72.y64.17 This
1nlficent. sum 10 drawing interest ct
tS1 rate 81 & ner cent. thereby In
e sing the maintenance fund over
&<oo0 annualIy. sss
&sYnteresc on investments rental ana
@ pass fees added 10 the above amount
s(lred nom deferred payments would
l1H 4 total u OF. over ,ylso0eo. Thie
s1pount. II ne busiraeGs. ral,anans ~ il
now afanda viii "a ad3a11 ~ tha r,,aiu
tenance fund next wear.
This fund. II apportioned To the
differsnt institutions belonging to the
u4ate.s TIE common schools fIertvinr ira
benefit 81 more than one-half The an
dowment IL created from principal
payments On land ma timber saies
which. ACCORDING 10 the record 81 this
department. nhoR total az sle1a.-
6of. III IL the outstanding deferred nav
mints were received this fund would be
increased to 1851 ,54s.55. ana there Il
~ question but what these payments
with i4terest. WIN Be made when due.
REGARDING Land IAases.
Tables Recommending the r<,oort ahow
tn counties il which leases were
ulade, acreage ana first payments.
~ rental for d one wear lease e naia
ins'Adva ne - =, lao ~. -. -. 49,.
ona year require Advance r,.vmart: ~
rentals for two wears. The tahle .how.
IT. the total number n acre. laa "a
ala the revenue derived during the
years 1906 ana 1904 In as follows.
Acres Renal
Agricultural, 80. s,s25.as ss.416.3o
Grazing. 211, 460.l5 35,e?. .56
Ii --------------.
Total. .220. $3.50 s442s7 Sc
During the present administrat ton
the timber upon 21s,OOo acres OF land
has been carefully estimated .by ex-
perienced cruisers and there still re-
mains about 100000 acres which should
b carefully cruised and estimated.
Speclal land Grants.
q very interesting table Ia included
In the report which shows the status
of the states special lana grant. o.
cording to the state record on De-
cember I, 1906. This table includes fig
ures of grants for the insane ASYLUM.
public buildings. normal schools, char
liable institutions scientific sohoo1.
agricultural college. penitent,arv NM,
versity (state) and university Cterri-
tofy) The table shows the following
eosAis'
AMpunt granted. ....... .668, $50. 90