Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-09
LANDOWNERS ASK
FOR REDUCTION.
u,ouested State Board to Re-
store Price to $1.50 Per
Acre.
,1ueR SIDE HEARD FROM.
..,or. of Commission Argued In
,.or Advance to S2.50---NiotioD
az vim Carried BY sO'to H.


,eor discussing the matter at con-
,,..,hte length at their meeting in
Iooislaiiyc hall Saturday afternoon,
~. county commissioners and land
.oors Of the state voted In favor of
'.,uosting the state board of land
commissioners to restore the price of
,,.,s lands to $3.50 per acre instead
- flowing It to remain at the adj
W Wed price Of $3.50 per acre as fixed
~, Tho board over year ago. Repre-
NATIVES we're present at the meeting
,s. % ont OF the q counties IN the
,o U,n and the vote on the motion ask
Cor "a restoration OF the price of
~ land was 20 to IL. Members of the
~ hoard Of land commissioners
rsrs present and made arguments in
,,yor Of the present price OF the lands.
number OF the counties not repre-
nod sent communications stating
sst they we're in sympathy with the
,oyement to reduce the price of its
Nfmer igute.
OBJECT OF MEETING.
The meeting was called TO order by
omn,lssloner George McCune OF Juab
o,nty who stated the object of the
peeting. He said In part:
Eyer since the raise In the price OF
and nv the state land board, we have
,een asked why the price of state lands
IA been Increased, The total sales In
,oO5 were $4,000 acres, only one-hfth
no amount sold under the old price.
Il is vital question, We have in
nah county large area and much
n tho land is far from railroads and
eater vet the experiments by the state
,glclals In dry farming have encour-
red us to take hold and raise dry
Tops.
"The rise In the price of land has
stopped the purchase of lands. Poor
,sope can't afford to bus IT now. IT'S
m right for the large no ders because
hey can put in pipe lines and get
water To develop the land. II was on
iccount OF this sentiment that We were
asked 10 send out letters for meeting
10 protest against the action Of the
state land board The board SAYS IL
las no land left, yet the figures show
hat I'm 1905 there We're nearly half
million acres of lands available for Sc
sction and also arabic school lands
bat were unslod Of 100000 acres.
The object Of Juab county in leading
bis movement is to get the price re-
iuced back to $l.50 an ,acre.
we feel that a protest should he
made and that q committee should be
'elected TO present 1t to the land board
md the governor
MR.. EVANS CHAIRMAN.
Al the conclusion OF his remarks Mr..
McCune nominated Abel John Evans of
riah county as permanent chairman,
Mr. Evans was elected by the unani-
nous vote of the convention 4. NJ.
Leonard Of Emery county was then
'hosen as secretary by "A unanimous
vote. The roll was then called by
ounties and those present responded
sther IN behalf OF the county commits
'oners or ~ representatives. of some
rganization IN the county. The re-
'ult Of the roll call was as follows:
Besyer-John Y. Tolton, g. Il. Muir
lock J. NJ. Murdoch.
Boxelder-M. J.Falentlne, j. p. Holm.
Een.
cache--Not represented,
hlNHll lNt W. ltAhfLks
Davis William FreW, Jens Nelson,
lanes II. Lsrkins.
Emery-A. y. Leonard. Andrew Nell
.on william Howard Il, 4. Johnson, D.
H. Leonard.
Garield-L. Haywood.
Gand-Letter in favor OF proposition
% reduce,
lron-L. VI. Marsden, Joseph $, Bel
" y T. Topham, l.. W. Jones, NJ. ID.
ulgbee Levi Thorley. II. W. Lund.
Juah--GcOrge McCune, j. w. Paxman,
J. G. VIM John Cooper. W. h. Croft,
Daniel Connolly.
hane-Letter IN favor OF proposition
70 reduce
Morgan-W II. Toone.
Willard T. G. Callister.
Plute-Not represented.
Rich-ll. j, Hauser Joseph Hodges.
san Julu-Letter In favor OF PROPOSE.
Zion 10 reduce.
Sanpcte--H. d. Rees, r. r. futile. ".
0urgard. j.. 4 Bourgard.
san Lake-W. y. Wilson, L. d. Mil
aalc.
Summt--John G. Paskett, William
Archibald John Horun.
i.oosle-Not represented.
1Iiah-S. A. Smith Abel John Evans.
nlnlah-Letter IN favor.
Snow. "''' -
MWayne-Letter IN favor.
w eoet-W, @. Wilson, Charles A,
Nasatch-M. A. Smith.
COMMISSIONERS INVITED.
u ~ the conclusion Of the roll call
uanIl1u Evans expressed his Views IN
Sl'r or restoring the former price OF
W una put was Of the opinion that
wv tseh'dtiYes of the state board OF
Guy commissioners should be present
IL lHe. meeting Upon motion of Mr.,
.,,,g,,',''hrrn OF Boxelder county. COM
Ely, OF tnree was appointed TO In
KY ,N' members OF the board to attend
,,,. Wt'tlng. The committee soon r.
,"'u,u and with II were all of the
III ocr9 az The land board.
me chairman OF the board. Mr.. w, ].
,,"uyh slated that the board had not
~ ADVISED of the purpose of the
and would therefore like SONS
bbaut On The matter. j. r. Tolton Of
,..1,a,er county then Informed the com.
ia .s that It was the general be.
~ ~ some portions OF the state thar
'So action of the board In lncreaslns
,5 Irlce Of state lands from si.50 TO
'1 1~ per acre was retardlng the recla-
,nl and cultivation OF arid lands
N ~ was the purpose OF the meeting
N r ,, from the members OF the board
c,ga'Ion to the matter
,..,oI'R9Hlssioner W. d. Candland the,,
49, ,Ae position Of the board in re.
~ 10 the increase, which he con-
ny ',eI good thing. He said tina,
IA, commissioners did what they con.
49, s1 Tor the best interests OF IN,
.a, When they increased the price of
'rao u since last June, when the in
60 YES made. he said that 2,OOu
w., of land have been selected an
bs 'ssr Of s.oOo acres DER month, ana
noo,, s.ate has realized an Increased
~. from the sale OF the lands OF
n e. ss2'o9O' Some OF the land bought
.hss -.So Der acre cannot now be pur-
;orep rom the owner at $40 per acre.