The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-29

NOTICE lu the Union review OF OcIo-
ber the 22nd 1908. an article from
Mr. Paul Nesjit iu which be appeals
70. or tries 20 appeal 20. a false edia
or sentiment. relative to robbIng the
school children OF the state This
! is not question Of robbing but a
IQuestion OF public policy and should
be treated as such. and m facts and
I Figures on both sides Of the question
fairly and then the good honest men
Of this country will settle this qu. s..
/ ton IN the most Intelligent and profit.
/ able way on the 3rd day OF Novem-
|bcr. 1908. ami in further answer 70
/ Mr. Nesbitt on the question OF rob
/ bling the school children. wish TO
furnish you with some more figures
which are as follows will take Car.
tier county as a basis FOR the follow.
Ing. as Carter county is ~, home.
There are 1000 school children in
Carter county There are 7j counties
.u the state. that makes 100000
school children in Tie state. and
under the law these free public
schools must Dee run az least four
months out OF each year. as the law
says that children between ths ages
OF and 10 years must attend and
comply with the rules OF some pub
Die. private or other school. or schools
unless other means OF education are
provided for a town Of from three 20
six months Ga th. discretion OF the
school district board. or boards OF
education and so on.
There are about 120 teachers in
Carter county. drawing an average
salary OF s55 per month, which rill
take $1,000 per month to pay the
teachers Of Carter county for one
moptE, and 70 pay them for four
months term It will take so. 400 and
for the teachers OF the state for like
salaries and for four months term ii
will take 'isSo.ooo 10 pay the salar.
les alone
Then Mr.. Nesbitt says II these
lands are sold they rsturn 10 the
state each year as gross earnings.
sl56i.SOO From these figures we
see there woyH b. a deficit OF
sil5.20o. as | have above stated this
Is a public policy for the people
themselves TO settle and II they will
take the figures as above stated and
figure this proposition out fairly and
impartially, / think they will decide
with me on the proposition OF the
state retaining these lands for eight
20 fifteen years. II these lands be-
longed TO you as individuals would
YOU sell them under the present con-
ditions OF financial affairs OF this
/ country when you know they would
not sell for near their value. when
|by retaining them you could ami
would receive a large rate of interest
on your capital invested?
/ want 20 call your attention to
the way I'm which some OF the other
states hay, disposed Of their public
lands, that YOU may see If they acted
wisely from a public point OF view.
and for the best public policy Of all
4 concerned. Some 2G or 2S years ago
the state Of Texas gave "A building
company OF Chicago 100000 acres
of land and furnished building site
for the erection and completion of
a state capitol building, said building
not to cost less than $4,000 600. That
was one dollar per acre for this
land and to-day these lands are worth
many times more, which would have
been the best public policy for Texas
ITO have issued bonds and built her
state capitol, and retained her lands
cor 10 have done as she did?
Then look at tn, state Of Ohlo's
one and one half million acre gran,
of land Ohio's constitution dii not
protect her public lands and one
10000 acre tract went into perpetual
lease at ~ cents pr acre, and 4G.0SO
of university lands went into perpet.
nal lease at less than 10 cents per
/. acr" and she sold thousands OF acres
for 30 cents, 25 cents and 10 cents
per acre
Michigan sold her public land for
nominal price To-day Michigans
only school fund is a row Of figures
ON the state trcasurer's books, which
reads SG491o26 20 and the taxpayers
are paving per cent interest on
this amount
p Illinois had no constitutional pro.
lection for her public lands and her
Legislature I'm 1928 sold - sections
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