The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-28
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report Of the special committee ap.
pointed to examine the annual re-
port If the secretary of the commits
sion ana to readiust the farm loan de-
pastment was adopted;
Guthrie, Okla. Dec. 2S.
To The Honorable Board OF Land
Commissioners. State OF Oklahoma
We. the Undersigned special com
mi1tee appointed for the purpose OF
recommending system 70 be Install
ed Januar 'irsi 100 10 hereby state:
We haze eA aBlined I've annual re.
port "a tbt secretary the commits
siont ~ ,h, land uaice, and find
sail aUucft cUi.ect and regular. and
recomn erd the approval thereof
We desire to state further mat
when the state board ami its secre'
tary took charge of the affairs oil
the land office about one year Gso
rom the former Oklahoma erritory
board. we found il consisted Ol land
easing department only; unbusiness.
| like condition, with little or 10 meth
Cd and loosely conducted; that large
amounts oil none, rentals 5ue tae
state long past Que were uncollactei
and from the records exceedingly diff.
icult 10 ascertain the exact condi-
ion OF numerous accounts with the
different lessees.
We are pleased to call your atten-
tion to the thorough condition OF or
ganization ana application Of strict
business methods in this department
Drought about within the year just
closed. We find the business con.
iuctel with complete accuracy and
! ysjem We also find that during the
] year the department has initiated, or
I sanized. and has now in first class
working order farm loan depart
| ment, which has cnarge OF lOaning
| he permanent school fund OF the
| tate upon our Oklahoma farms.
We desire to recommend some
| changes in this department, chiefly a
reduction OF the force oil employees
| or the following reason. When the
| can department was first organized
ye had Ave million dollars to loan
1 IN farms al our immediate disposal
was an innovation and pc jplo hur-
ed 70 avail themselves OF TIE priv.
lege oi securing a loan ul state mon.
" at such reasonable interest, to
uch an eXtent, in fact. that at one
inc we had on file in that depart.
ncnt, over eight hund ,ei applications
1 on sncA luans 1--WE were compelled
under such Conditions to employ a
unlclent force 10 make these loans
n reasonable limit of time. This
vas Conc. ami now we find this de
partment is so well up with the work
hat the force can be reduced as rec
1 mended herein Your committee Is
| convinced that no such congesred con
| lition OF tAis department. can occur
again as prevailed In the beginning
BECAUSE this fund was proratel among
he counties OF the state. and as many
Il the counties have already exhaust
| ~ their share, and others VIII from
me TO time, we feel certain that Ia,
,rce recommended hn this report
yill be able TO safely care for thi:
apartment
Mr. W. c. E1ghes, of the loan &c
artmeDt, informs your committe,
nat he 4esires 10 resign and We rec
mmend thar no successor be appoint
d to fill the vacancy, as your com
nittee feels that the work can Di
one by tne officials named hereafter
But we recommend that Mr.. Hughe
le retained until February first, 1870!
o assist in making the extra nun
er of loans applied for at the com
nence ment OF the year.
Your committee desires to recon
mend Mr. Hughes as an efficient. car
lble man, who has rendered good ser
ice TO the state.
Nppr@isemens OF Lands
llr e~ 1'ecial act and direction O
the legislature, complete appraise
sht VITA seOgrapmcai am stats
ical description OF each and ever
piece of state land Is nearly comple
Il, so that hereafter those desiring L
low the kind AMI characte- oil ou
tate land, as well as the board whic
lust have tais information In or.le
intelligently fix the rental valu.
viii have for all time to come sue
omplete description of the location
ind an character OF the land il
proximity TO markets railroad
churches and schools. in the recor
: f'e ita. Office where this info
nation was absolutely Indispensable
J nj the completion of this work n
I owes the commission OF services ,
"o''r"isers ppd other special hel
employed TO make this appraisement
We compliment the management {
Il this department upon the complet
order that they have brought out {
Z laos anl the strict elimination ,
artisan fayCrltism and for which the
i ave substituted practical busiue.
+ / methods.
b This work of organization and a
lication OF business system aln e,
Die Che bo3rf 10 conduct the bus
ess OF. tlei laLil ana loan depar
tents in the future on basis OF le,
)st than prior to statehood and +,
e ie ensuing yoay, beginning JanuaI
I. RI. we recommend the followiu
iorkinE force:
1 Assistant secretary-O. p.
~ 'reyeg. Sl66.6S pef month. so1a
~ hAawiness Of iitles --rBlcnke XIII
10 1iepSiyleKs slS0 per moHthlufaa
Title record Qlerkr-R. T.. Wyatt. q
!, per month.
Mortgage clerk Miss emma Ne
f, on, Si00 per month.
Aecountant-R. o. Weems. sfOO D,
|, month.
{ Assistant accountant-C l.. Hobd
\ So PEI month
General agsnts-W, F.. Hendrick