The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-10
NEW COLLEGE LANDS
FIRST ON THE MARKET
First Sales VIII Re Made Some
time During Months Of
September or October

Many inquiries are being received
by the school Land department rell-
tive TO the sale of the school lands of
the stae The information principal
IS asked IA these inquiries is the time.
manner and place of sale In order
hat the public may bc -.yiscd as to
what steps are now being taken by
the department looking towards the
sale OF he land, Secretary Cassidy Of
The schc9l land department mas issued
the following statemeut.
"The action of the commissioners
OF the land office ON April 30. 1904
directing the department 10 take the
necessary seps looking forward to a
speedy adjustment of the 1908 ap-
praisoment prccludos al this time the
initirting any Of the work necessary
I'm the sa. of the public bull ling and
indemults lands. Under Amended
seua Kin NO. / there are -four
classes OF lands TO be sold
"Firsi Tho new college land grant
ed TO the state under Section II of
the enabling act and containing 1860
600 acres
Second Public building land.
"Thirl-All indemnity lands
"Fouth- Townste lands, being
lands which were, al the ime the
sales bill went into effect, held under
leases for townsitc purposes.
practically all of the public build
ing and indemnity lands are now held
by lcssces by virtue IF the terms Of
the ensbi!ng act aud he bin authoriz
ing the sale Of these lands, the lessces
thereof nave the preference right 70
purchase lie same at the sale at the
highest bill Before these lands can
be SOLD il is necessary for he commits
si0ners OF the land office to officially
approve the 9pprlsement and the
board cannot approve the appraise-
meat until all complaints made
against the same by lessees have
been investigated and acted upon BY
the boatl
The depar ment is now receiving
complaints and making a department.
2l investigation of the same and i'm a
very short time iustors will be sent
in o each county for the purpose of
making pesonal investigation OF
complaints which cannot be adjusted
by the department. IT is evident that
this WORK will consume some little
time. In fact it is nearly impossible
TO determine just when the work VIII
be completed As r3pidly as the adj
iustments have been made in a coun-
ty the eppfaiscment of the school
lands in lhat county will be presen ell
to the board for its action and if ap-
proved by the board steps will be
token az once to begin the sale Of
hcse lands in each county as rapid
~ as the apprlisement is approved
"A sufficient force will be placed
an The Field 10 perform the adjust
ment work as rapidly S possible. The
department is now taking the neces-
sary steps looking forward to an
early sal of the new college lands
These lands are situated i'm the North
western par of the state principally
and were never leased under any laws
or leases which gave to lessees any
preference right The old territorial
board issued special leases to these
lands which expired between Jan 1st
to April 25th 1908 wi hcut any pre-
ference rights to either renew or pur
chase IN the event of sale.
THE First state legislature by an
act, extended the time of expiration
0l these leases under he same terms
and conditions to January /. 1909. On
Inprtprsxf 1O10 al lgaeTs IrT
college lends expired and the lessees
had no preference right TO either re-
new or purchase i'm case of sale to
the highest bidder. hence at his time
there afe no lessees upon this land
and the sale Of tho same can be made
without reference to any preference
right as are connected with the pub
lie building and indemnity lands Tn
der the law. he commissioners must
classify The new college lands and aft
or such classification the same must
be advertised i'm at least three agri-
cultural journals of national Circua-
tiOn ana N not less than one neWspa-
per Of general circulation wi hin the
state ana also in not less than one
county paper of general circulation
within tie county which he lands are
situate The advertisement in tho
agricultural journals and newspapers
must be in at least three issues. In
addition to the newspaper advertising
the commissioners are required to pro
pare a pamphlet form fo- free distrl
button, complete list of the lands
o be sol5 by counties and townships
lgiving a brief description of each