The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-09
PUBLIC LANDS
POLICY DEFINED
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of CABS, 1888 acres over the area dur
ing the wear 1909.
The area patented during the fiscal
year 1910 is l00S3. .150.12 acres, of
which amount 7,404,59S acres was dis.
posed Of under the homestead laws.
Public Land Sales.
The total cash receipts from the
sales of public lands. including fees
and commissions. were S37l ,637.10;
from the sales of Indian lands, So OBJ ;.
551.6S. reclamation water right charges
$40 0,5S6.35; dcpredations on public
lands, sales of government property
and copies Of records. $284, l4S 81
making the total cash receipts from all
sources in connection with the public
lands Sl1 1853 1906, a decrease of
1852 ,49l .33 from the fiscal year 1909.
The excess of receipts over all ex-
penditures and estimated Liabilities of
the public land service is SS,2S4, ,56O.57
There has been an increase over
previous years in area of lands
entered, but decrease in the acreage
patented, although patents issued have
exceeded in number those issued during
the preceding year. showing a wider
distribution Of the lands patented
| For the survey Of the public lands
congress, at the last session. increased
the appropriations over former wears
and authorized the abandonment Of the
| I'D "contract method - Of surveys.
In view of the conflict between water.
power Withdrawals and applications for
rights of way for purposes of irrigation
as well as the development of power
the department. is granting, after field
Investigation. rights Of way for irriga
tion where the value of the site is
| found to be higher for the reclamation
Of arid lands than for the development
of commercial power
| There have been also granted some
revocable. permits under the act OF
1901 in cases where the claims had
! been initiated prior to withdrawal and
appeared not to couRct with the pub
! lie interest. The system Of granting
revocable permits under the act Of 1901
| is unsatisfactory both TO the govern
meut and the applicant.
Surface Entry Law.
The passage of the act allowing sur
face entries OH lands classified as Goa
lands has been a relief as against the
tension created by keeping the onor
nous area Of over s0.000,000 acres from
settlement. These lands arc now open
TO agricultural entry with authority tc
issue patents on full compliance with
law. except that the patentce secures
no right in or to tho deposits Of Goa
that may be found in the lands.
Great activity has existed in CON
nection with the lands opened under
the enlarged homestead act of 1909 al
lowing entry Of $50 acres. There have
been classified and opened for entry
under this act approximately 1sS,00o,
900 acres, and from time to time further
classi6cations will be made and the
lands so classified opened to settle
ment.
J! The existing Withdrawals of coal, oil
phosphate. and water-power lands az
gregatc at this time, in round numbers
over 81 100000 acres.
a failnre to release much OF the lands
now under Withdraw walls by new and
amsndatory acts directing the manner
of their disposition will iuhibit dcvei
opmeut and greatly rctard the new and
!, struggling settlements and industries OF