The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-02-22

and more results will be brought
about with private ownership than
viii with q Leasing board who cannot
possibly be acquainted with each and
eierv tract OF land they rent? And
If they a-e not then how can this
board expect 40 give justice, salts
faction and secure as much profit as
ought to he the case? There has beer
a great denl OF dissatisfaction among
the l%essees in regard TO preference
right. rentals and a-ppraisements
which viii always remain so lmde,
the leasing system. For those who
do moi understand the rules and lawt
OF the lease system ! will say that
Secretary Wenner IS not responsible
for any dissatisfaction. He is a gen
tleman and ? friend of the lessee bn
has certain rules which he must fol-
low. These rules tire given TO hin
by the intenioc department and tho
school land board
Some argue that II the lands are SOLE
that the money derived from the sal
viii be stolen n srch is the feeling
then support aud elect honest official.
who a be trusted. II stealing and
graft are to be argued with the sale o.
the lands cannot the argument be ap.
pied TO the lease system also2
don't believe It viii be done more II
one than the other and : believe no,
Ia eli her one. Now the proceeds o.
the sale of the lands would not al
come IN ~ "A time. The payment
must be on long time. The amour
received as FIRST payment can bt
easily, safcly and prohtably invested
and the amount left on time paymen
would draw a good rate Of interes
and be safo as the land itself.
The preference right should be givei
the lessee and is so given in tho
Enabling Act He hes paid for Il viii
2 cash bonus" which he thought wa
buying that preference right. II
has improved the land and raised tn,
yaination TO that extent and IL is only
lnstioo that he should he given tn
first right TO il. Would T. be right Il
give the outsider the right to com
IN and be on equal footing with ma,
who has spent his time. labor am
money on the land and give the new
conner the right TO take All this TO
nothing? Secretary Wenner says tina
the preference risht acts as a collec
ton agency for the department.
II IS argued BY some that If tn
lands are held fo- a number of year
and then sold The proceeds would b
much more, That is true hut on In
other hand .ho net profit from tn
sale OF the land over the lease system
Will amount 10 more than the in
f. valve OF the land. The in
crease in he valuation OF the farm /
due largely TO the increase of i'm
proyements under private OWNERSHIP
the Improvements always renal,
the property OF the lessee and til
value Of the land Is placed on the raw
land and the increase on valuation or
the land alone Is not in proportion
80 the increase OF valuation OF land
and improvements taken together.
The school land will produce more
revenue 10 sen it than to lease il
Some claim that the in erest on tho
sale of the lend will not be equal Z,
the rental " win and more too. Tho
interest IN the sale proceeds aud the
amount Of taxes on tho lad AIKEN TO
gether wii ia The co~lfifs havinf
larg amounis ~ cchoOl land. be many
times he rfntal the receive back a.
their rroportiohment per capita Not
onl" tina gain hut then each county
would 20 i~nde1cudent and its earnings
would st' in thc county 10 support
the r''ninT ~eXnen1es instead Of Civ
ing ? hNnus' rs hcishhoring coun
ties 2n' ciiie The county tax would
be less the revenue grea er and all
classes wniild he equal and carry an
equal burden Ia the support OF the
schools and of the government.
The schaol5 are an young and arr
fer Subsistence. They need
new and move substantial buildings
ihey need ~libraries. furniture and
money 20 pay teachers and the coun
iry distric 70 lengthen the terms 20
a. least six months. The institution
Of higher learning are sorely IN need
Of Gnances and are clamOrsng at thu
Legislature Tor more helm. II was 10
this purpOse that the school land was
reserved; 10 helm these ms itutionf
shile they We're youne and struggline
10 rise to r standard ernal to m,
older states Now IS the time the,
need iielo and money. The state H..
taxed 10 death for running expense
and a large DER cent OF Il is for run
uinn the schools ~ with an thesf
lands reserved the state is sin taxed
20 heavily WhS n seems they fan shor
ri iheir purpose. Why NOT sell tbs
school land 10 The tax on this land
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