The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-10-14

np of these lands drove the small holders from the range m
they forced to dispose Of their stock or else seer e
Since that date the country these lease lands mas
tekly settled and many ranches small stockne alu
awaiting the expiration Of these leases in order to Obtain an
lity the of some OF this land Tor grazing m
purposes, Of being capable Of cultivation 4
BY rules governing the State Land Board appnal5 us
ing lease other parties desiring to lease a 49,
file their applications writing 30 days prior to the eas -
lease the Land Beard shall hereupon take action N te @
was generally known that the small land and sock oN
residing near these would apply for leasing portions ere
the big took action many months IN advance a. m
lowing the minute book Of the Land Board
NMr w Webster appeared before the Board N Dena q s
Fremont Grazing and requested that all the lands now
leased by said association be released at the expiration o. tn
December 3D. 1909, at ~ cents per acre Tor pelloa = M
and ordered that the request be complied with ana ra m
new leases be the expiration Of the old MhereuPon inc
ordered that the lands included the Johnson ~
be included in the above
These subsequent made BY the Brady Land Board
ling Smart & Webster Hunt Bros Bros l. Rice Hls-
nnson Bros Atkinson Bros earn Sons 1890 acres
Wood Livestock Company 5000 Teton Grazing Company
80 500 acres Johnson Seyeson Company 2996o acres lHu
Son 1862
These lands have been the uniform price Of ~ cents
and hundreds Of farmers and small livestock owners nave
been crowded out by these large
That the Board violated its rules and favored these large
by granting the leases many months advance OF the time
in which the general public would apply for leases one more ev
dence of the methods pursued by the state administration to favor
the powerful to the exclusion OF the weak.
STATE OFFICIALS IN THE
MATER or LOCATING ENTRIES BROUGHT UNDER
IRRIGATION ENTERPRISE
One strong the indictment against the Gooding
Board by public press that tip given certain
favored that segregation of land be made
Twin Falls North Side Land and Water Company that
they could take up desert claims where ownstes would be To-
Gated Such entries were made and water rights obtained from
Company payment of $34 and be pleasing the
general public that relatives Of the officials among
the lucky individuals Thus Laverne Sullivan secured valuable
Of Meea Gueen brother of former then At
orey General Gueen also located 800 In all the lists OF such
land comprises 33o2 all located in the vicinity Of the thfiv
ing of Wendell and Jerome The moral Of which that if
you can't be official under the Cooling Brady system i'm
portant that you least be related else enjoy the friendship
Of the aforesaid state official or Of his relatives
LIST OF LOANS IN ADA COUNTY ALONE.
ofs55o Of the School and Charitable Institute Funds
loaned Ada County by the Land Board during the adnistra
ton Of Governor Brady 900 loaned personal and political
friends Of the Governor and loaned lands the total
ment of which is only $19,39000
The following list of reading the names I'M
attendance upon Republican the City of Boise
osey county commissioner obtained loan 100000 upon
1864 The old Waing ranch the peientiary) As
sessed $3.50 with for improvements assessed value
S224ooo The loan enabled Mr. Mosey pay the purchase
VIM. H. Thompson another County commissioner obtained
loan Of 100000 1879 in Sec 49, Twp NJ R F. the
assessed value Of which 10000 and which there
worth of Improvements
W. L cuddy and Dean Perkins loan s55oooo on IS acres
Sec 8, Twp ~, R w, assessed at 100000.
Cha l. Chalfant and E. n Murphy loan of 81 10000 on
1870 90 acres Sec 81 Twp N, r. E. assessed value So
including $4,000 for improvements
l. Folsom loan 900 $50 Sec IS and assessed
Esther E Hale, loan $4,000 acres in Sec 84 Twp
" r. F. assessed S550OOo including $4,000 for improve
uents assessed to w Eagleson, sonnaw Mrs Hale
AS the Land Board only oan according to law third
the value Of e property will be noticed that the places
he aggregated value of the property $53 600 while County
only these favored individuals $40 $4,000
MADE CAPITAL NEWS
These Of the charges in 1908 by the CAPITAL
Jews and repeated over and again:
That personal and political friends Of members Of the state
md board and prominent politicians of the republican party were
yen private tips to where Carey segegaos to be made
al Where toWes to be located and that acting upon
eSon many OF them made locations the deserts miles from
~ railways and still greater distance water only to find
thn 30 or go days that their selections townse The
apa News did not unnecessarily bring persons not and
les Tor office into the controversy hence challenged denial Of this