The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-28

act when PASSED caused such great gIee
| looked forward 10 the day when enough o.
| this sacred fund should inure 10 )usthS
legisla ton giving 10 the state lana boarc
| the right 10 purchase water rights or pro
| portionate interests in canals, leserNolrs
| or irrigation systems for the purpose o
I reclairninE school or other granted lands
and that these lands TO a time when this
| irrigated land might be leased by tht
state board OF land commissioners Mt Q
price sufficient 10 bring In an equitable
! income and that these lands and adequate
water rights might bo sold on easy but
| substantial terms: and the iunoS arising
as revenues from such use OF this trust
| fund be enlarged TO the glory OF a re
volVing fund to use in the reclamation OF
all the state lands of the commonwealth lti
and TO the betterncnt OF the education
penal and reformatory institutions OF the
state OF Idaho.
The early pioneer will easily recall
these interesting air castles buildcd at q
day when life was less strenuous. and
corporatlons-if not state oftlcials-%erc
more cautions than i'll this fast age OF
our states progress:
II Is my privilege and my pleasant duty
TO point out TO these early pioneers and
70 tbcse Iote Idebo settlers on the Carey
act lands as we'll 10 all readers In
terested in the disposition and attempted
disposition OF these and other public
funds the everyday doings or official Ida
no. With individuals and with corporS
tions, as I may be able 10 present them
fairly and fully. In this connection |
ind what appears 10 be an ineongruity. if
record that lie who runs may read:
In the appropriation bin OF the last
legislative session the following wording
is found under the caption state Land
Board:
For all expenses OF the state land
board of every kind and nature whatso-
ever. including salaries OF officials and
From the books OF the state auditor
the official who pays all state employees,
find these employees are being paid the
respective salaries set opposite each
' LAND DEPARTMENT.
Per Month.
Hcber o. Hale chief clerk ......Sl5O
Hattie Hall. stenographer ..........,. 100
Elizabeth Merrinan, clerk -...:...;.. 90
And in the state engineers depart
ment:
Per Month.
r. 9. La Ruc. Inspector ............ 100
r NJ. parhart. inspector .........,. $50
Clara Brown. clerk ....s....t.s..,s. 100
Vera Compton. clerk .....,.,.......- 10
In addition TO this, there are four or
five gaueers on the payroll Of the Carey
act fund. Joint with the state and gov
ernment, VINO are paid. respectively, $2o
dallv
The wording Of the states biennial ap-
preparation for the state land depart
ment seems 10 !nhbit the board from
using any Of the funds Of this Carey act
trust for the payment OF land office
clerks.
These are iucidentals. however, which
the public Will have more or less inter
est in, because OF the nature Of the fund
under discussion. That serious considera-
ton should attach 10 the getting OF
moneys from this fund either by pro-
moter or official. is the chief topic OF
interest TO the public. and that il remain ins
for great daily In an adjoining state
10 cnlighten the public To the situation is.
TO say the least. unusual.
Everybody knows that Carey act bonds
always sell at a discount There is uni
versally "A margin in the sale OF Idaho
Carey net bonds ranging from S 10 ~
per cent Of the face OF these bonds There
is not a member OF The state land board
unfamiliar with the scriptural accuracy
OF this statement.
This suggestion seems al this time en-
tirely justified. in View of the pTesenta-
the state land board can the better pro-
mote confidence in themselves with a de-
serving constituency by taking them into
their confidence through the press of the
state OF Idaho when matters OF public
trust are at issue than in any other
manner. The papers or the state are al
ways open 10 them for publicity pur-
poses OH legitimate topics eermane TO
public trust funds.
VI / gauge public sentiment Alright.
slight consideration Is given 10 newspa-
per comment which savoTs of either
money or OF political appointments. The
mmovable. imperishable asset OF an Of
hccr entrusted with public funds Is the
steadfast confidence OF an intelligent vo-
with all the eudowments OF the state and
with MS rellOHmcu.