Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-04
STATE LAND
BOARDS REPORT
Total Receipts for Past TWO
Years Aggregate
So, 400, 1926

The total receipts Of the state land
Office for the past two years aggre-
gates approximately two and one
half million dollars, the exact out
unofficial figures being $2,4O2, 492.61.
The income for rentals of state
lands for the past two years Is about
$4,000 as against the average in
come during the IA years prior to
1905 of $7,746.42.
There has been derived from Ill
lngs upon Carey act lands during the
years 1907 and 1908, a total of
s136,SS7.22, which constitutes the
Carey Act Trust fund.
The average price per acre receiv-
ed for timber for the 16 years from
1891 to 1906, was $6.O4; the average
price for scattering timber and not
the best bodies Of timber. during
1907 and 1908, was $11.45.
Such is summary of the showing
that will be made in the ninth bien-
NAL report of the state land depart
ment, in course Of preparation at the
hands of Register Church and his
force of efficient assistants in the
land Office. The figures given above
although not Official for the reason
that they have not been checked, dis
close the wonderful progress which
the state has made during the past
two years.
Rentals Increase.
Under the head of 'rentalsp some
very interesting information is OBJ
tained. The average income during
the IA years previous to 1905
amounted to s7,746.42, against the
yearly rental, and new leases since
that time, Of about s22, 200. An in
come has been secured from much
vacant and unsold land belonging to
me state during the past two years,
TrSNNA"SS VI the sA&Au uSpaEC-
ment cooperating with cattle and
sheep men in placing herds on graz
ins land and incidentally securing a
revenue from the same for the state.
Ihe collections from such grazing
lands have been SUFFICIENT to COM
pensate the representatives OF the
iand board employed to take charge
and look after this work, the state
Is thereby being developed and placed
IN position whereby large income
VIII be received annually from such
lands.
Irrigation immigration.
The development of the state
through the many Carey act projects
= one of the subjects that will re-
ceiVe considerable attention in the re-
port The total acreage to be re-
slalmed by the state is 2,OOO, 900,
including the last 1000, 900 allotted
:" tne state by a special act of con-
s'ess' The projects have resulted in
more immigration to the state than
aas been caused by anyone other
nins. The various projects win be
sragated, the names OF the eoni-
p.nles promoting the same together
-.h the acreage and other valuable
-i0rmadon. The principal projects
e located in Twin Falls, Lincoln,
same owyhee. Canyon. Fremont.
--hnock' Oneida, Cassia, Ada, Eli
ore and Bingham counties.
me state land department has dur
- the period covered by the report.
"osember 80. 1905, to November so,
.s"s, placed to the credit of the
o.fey Act Trust fund S1ss,ss7 20
.nieh has been derived from nlings
= carey act lands at the rate Of so
cents per acre.
Nalue Of Timber Augmented.
timber on state land win be one
= me Important and interesting sub
80 treated in the biennial report
:. NE land department. During Is
49,. 1891 to 1905. timber on 1884,
a.. 49, acres OF land sold for $780,
1H' averaging Ss.O4 psr acre.
Inns lso7-s timber on 31,s11.1e
O state land sold for s7sO.-
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