Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-10-22
Institute for
Feeble Minded
CONTINUED from first page.)

county, the Ben Hayden farm, the
Mark Skiff place and many Others
The papers were opened in senate
room No. /. and will be tabulated
and plated to show acres of tillable
land, timber products, springs, etc.
The Blank Applications.
All who submit lands to the state
are required to fill out the following
form:
To the State Board of Public Build
ing Commissioners of the State of
Oregon:
Gentlemen:
The undersigned (owner's names)
hereby offer and agree to sell and
convey to the State of Oregon, by a
good and sufficient deed of convey
ance. with the usual covenants OF
warranty. the following described
tract of land, containing -. acres,
as site for a school for feeble
minded and epileptic children, for
S.. per acre, upon payment of the
purchase price therefor, and in con-
sideration of one dollar and other
valuable considerations, the receipt
and sufficiency whereof is hereby ac-
knowledged, hereby agrees to fur
nish to the State Board of Public
Building Commissioners upon de-
mand therefor by said board a COM
plete abstract of title of said lands,
and to make and deliver such deed
Of conveyance upon payment there
for at any time when the same shall
be demanded by said board within
four months from October 22, 1906.
Description by metes and bounds
or legal subdivisions follows.
Then follows signature and post
Office address of owners, and a de-
scription of the property and i'm
provements, setting forth the follow
ing facts:
Total number of acres.
General character of property, |
soil, exposure, extent of hill and lev
ell land, etc.
Number of acres of cultivated
land.
Number of acres in brush.
Number of acres in timber.
Number of acres rocky.
Number of acres in regular culti-
walton.
Kind of crops grown during the
year 1906 and yield per acre on the
average.
Description of orchard on the
farm.
Description of dwelling and out
buildings on the property.
Description of water supply on the
farm, flow in winter and summer.
Description of flowing water, CIV
ing source and volume.
Distance of nearest railroad or
trolley line.
Distance to nearest steamboat
line.
VIII further investigate.
The state board will take time to
investigate the merits of the proper
ties. and will probably go over some
of them. Closeness to railroad trans
portation and electric lines will cut
some figure. and II is understood
that many OF the tenders are accom-
panied by propositions to get connec-
tions with electric lines. Some OF
the owners were present in person.
and others were represented by real
estate men. Some OF the lands are
submitted with elaborate plats. as
the state asked for 500 or 1000 acres
In one body, TO prevent selling small =
tracts for speculative purposes, and
then sell the state adjoining lands at
higher prices, as has been the Gus
tom In the past. Secretary Of Dun
bar says the state will make money
by purchasing large tract at pres
ent prices. as all lands in the vlcini-
~ of the state capital are advancing
faster than In any other part of the
state. The wood supply will also cut
quite figure in determining the pur-
chase. Some OF the tenders had this
In view. and make showing OF I'm
mense amounts OF fuel supplies.
The Turner Tract.
One of the most important tracts
OF land offered the state is what is
known as the Turner lands, opposite
the state reform school. about five
miles from Salem. There are sac
acres. more than half heavy timber.
estimated TO have 100000 cords OF
fuel wood on Il, Min creek runs
sh.o,.h a. x.,t,h A a.. xsa,a. ,,e,x,,a.