The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-20
HOW LAND GRANT
WAS GIVEN AWAY
Where the Gift From the United
States for Utal's Capitol
Went.
WHO GOT THE LAND
Is SHOWN BY LIST
Property Worth $500 Per Acre
Goes TO FayOrites for $3.50
Per Acre.

In view that the state board of land
commissioners has frittered away the
land grant given for the purpose Of
erecting state capitol building by the
United States; in view that vast tracts
of this grant have gone into the hands
OF a few and at prices that are no
prices, The Tribune has been requested
to print list OF the names Of those
who secured the lands under this grant,
and the acreage. The list follows. A
careful study of this list shows who
were favorites, if there were any. 1t
discloses that a number Of women camo
in and purchased these lands in body
in certain localities. That people from
other states came in and gobblcd up
large acreage for q song. That men
who have occupied position in the leg
islative body Of the state have had
coal lands in great tracts certified up
at S1-50 per acre, tho real value of
which is $500 per acre. That persons
who have been in the employ Of the
state have had other coal lands certi-
lied up in the same manner that were
persons connected with an educational
institution in Utah, appropriations for
which came not only from the state,
but from the nation, are given vast
body of land for a mere trI1e, $3.50
per acre.
People Get Double Gross.
In connection with this latter trans
notion il mipht be said that In the
region where these lands were selected
the state land board spent money ap'
propriated by the legislature In sink
ing wells TO ascertain the feasibility
OF procuring subterranoan water for
culinary and domestic purposes.
This is Just the first list to be
printed. The Tribune intends TO take
mp the several other grants and show
how they have been disposed of and
members of the board have been shown
favoritism, rs is alleged, the people
will know, for the names will disclose
this.
Before The Tribune concludes It's in
quiry into the workings of the state
beard of land commissioners the va
rous funds Will be inquired into, how
they are invested. the companies who
haze secured loans and how closely al
lied some of the members of tncsc
companies and corporations are to mem
bcrs of the state board OF land COM
missioners.
All tnis is information which the
people arc entitled to know. The her
itapc from Uncle Sam mas been given
away Who has prolted will be seen
by the lists which will be printed from
time TO time. The first list follows
IT. will show who obtained the land
grant set apart for the erection of n
State capitol. The name, address aud
number of acres are given:
How Grant Was Disposed OF.
List 1), October 10, 1896
r. D. Rees, no address, and a.
F. Finnan, no address. 1864. ID
List No. | June Z, 1891:
Adelia d. Farnsworth, Salt -
List List No. ?. July 1s. 1897:
August J.. Nichols, PIT. Lookout 100
Elizabeth G.. Thompson, Ephraim $50
r. NJ. Herbert, Salt Lake. ..... l60
Allen Beazer, Kaysville. ,..... 100
Mary Il. Randall, Salt Lake. l2o
List No. 3, August 10, 1897:
Mary Il. Unthank, Cedar City. 800
Mary Ann Leigh, Cedar City. $50
Eliza Ann Webster. Cedar City. 800 04
Barbara Shut. Cedar City 49,. 800
Alvira Frelwell, Cedar City. 800
Jane Shapley, Cedar City,. so
Elizabeth Tart. Cedar City. 320
List No. 4, june l6, 1898:
6. A. Iverson, Manti. ......... 100
Dwight Sparks, Nephi. -....,- l60
e i; Sparks Nephi ,,;.;. is,; lS0 lS0
List No. ,, July %. 1898:
Anna G.. Olsen. Manti. ....,,, 200
j. Fewson Smith, Salt Lake -. loo
i. 4. Reid. Manti ......... l6O
List No. 6, August II, 1898;
Albert Stevens, Loa. ;:::. .12oS. "C
List No. Z, August II, 1898:
List No. s, October 81, 1898:
Geo. H. Tate, Erda ... 100
Erastus W. Peterson, Levan. 100
James Wishaw, MI. Pleasant. !GO
Geo. Larsen Ephraim 100
Hans j.. Hansen. Murray $50. 100
Louis Larsen. Green River 100
Frederick a. Sarl1uth Salt Lake 160
Eliza a. Allen, Coveville. 49,. 100
Albert Shelton, Hcber City,, $50
List No. 9, January l3,, 1899
SineN y; Rasmussen Charleston. l6o
W. Il. Barber. Salt Lake ..... 160
John a. Elven, Fairview. ..... 100
john a. Hancock, Taney.. 160
w, G. Hopkins. Provo. 100
John p. Hill, Salt Lake, ...... 100 -!
w. II. Brooks. Salt Lake. .... 100. %
Ada j. e. Bates, Salt La ke-... 100
Fred Il. Lohman. Salt Lake -. i59. :.
Mt. Nebo Land Co, Salt Lake. .1760 Ii
List No. 10, May 10, 1899;
w. G; Bell Hebcr, -.......... lisp Z
(Of this 16o acres was not approve,
by the general land office.)
". j. Lindsay, Eden. 236 o.
j, r. Allen, Draper. -. 900 6
Thomas f. Dcarden, Henefer. 100
List No. II, June 2l, 1899:
Shadrach Lunt, Nephi. ...... 1858
Alfred Lunt, Nephi 1880
List No. -, October II, 1899:
Il. n. Crozier, Smithfield . 200
H., i. Nelson, Salt Lake. ....., 100 6
John d. Larry. Salt Lake. ... 100
Erik II Hamilton, Provo. 49,. 100 .
List No. Is, November IS, 1892
Fl. p. Olsen, Jr., Fountain
List No. IA, November, 27, 1899:
Niels Thompson, Ephraim- $50. 1880
Geo, A. Turner, kanab. ..,..... 359 9
Edward Lance. Salt Lake. -. . 32l Z
List No 10, January 10, 1900:
Andrew Fisher, Heber City. -. 32j 4
o. G.. Thornton, Pinto ....... 100
Martha Anderson, Peterson. 80. $50
James Mcpherson, Provo. go. 160
Francis c. Madison, Spring City 160
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