The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-12-09

Suncient, he will then refuse to con-
slider the bonds regardless of the
prospect upon untitle dland.
This has been taken into considera.
ton for some eight months or more
and upon the suggestion of the repre-
sentation of bonding concern the
Carey Act has been under considera-
tive as means OF assisting in meet
ing the requirements of the Bond
buyer and seems to be the means of
solving the question
The matter has been taken I'D with
the State Board of Land Commission
ers by the former chairman of the
Committee on Organization with the
result that by making the change such
United States Lands can be added to
the amount of the security offered by
the District and resolution has been
passed providing means of changing
the form of entry by those upon gov
eminent lands where the present en-
tryman or holder wishes to make
such change.
The condition or status of the Pat
ented land will not be changed except
the burden of the bonds will then not
all rest upon them alone, but part of
the burden will then be shifted upon
such lands as are changed and the en-
trymen who change their entry will
thus assist in bringing about mar,
ket for the bonds and thus will hasten
the completion of the bitches and ca
nails system placing the water upon
the land
In taking excerpts from the Carey
Act and Amendments we find that
The Carey Act was passed by Con
gress Aug. Is, 1894 and provides that
"the Secretary of the Interior, with
the approval of the President" us au-
thorized and empowered, upon proper
application of the State, to contract
and agree binding the United
States to donate, grant and patent to
the State free of cost"-"such desert
lands" "as he State may cause to be
irrigated, reclaimed, occupied, and not
less than twenty acres of each one
hundred and sixty acre tracts cultivat-
ed by actual settlers fast as any
state may furnish satisfactory proof,
that any of said lands are irrigated
reclaimed and occupied by actual set,
tiers, patents, shall be issued to the
State or its assigns for said lands so
reclaimed and settled" Under the
Act approved June II, 1896 the State
is authorized to create lien or liens
against the land for the cost of recla-
nation, together with expenses and
interest and if the water is furnished
to the land then the land will be pat
ented to the State regardless of settle
ment or cultivation.
Some of the benefits to the entry
man by the change are as follows:
No improvements nor residence il
required until after the water is read!
for delivering to the land, then per
son may establish residence and max,
proof within six weeks provided they
have one eighth of the land in cultiva
ton and crop at the time.
The entryman need not be resi-
dent of this State, and may hire TIL
improvement done if he wish.
The entryman may sell or assig'
his entry or part at any time to an,
person who has not used all of thei
Carey Act right to the extent of thi
entry.
Having used your Government
rights has no effect upon your Care
right.
You can hold a Desert and at tn
same time a Carey Act entry (but yo
cannot hold a Carey Act and home
stead at the same time). An entry
man cannot be compelled to chang
the form of his entry but may do so
he may so desire, II he gets IN wit
the rest.
The important thing to remembt
: is that the Carey Act entry is a for'
of entry as the Desert entry or Hom'
+ stead or State Land or Script entire
: and is not form of Project, and ca
Il only be called Carey Act PROBE
where most of the lands within Il
O Project are suject to Carey Act entr
T as would be the case were all of Il
y entries Homestead it would be CALI
y Homestead Project"
II Ambiguous.