Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-22

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interior Garfield addressed % m
eharman n the committee 10 the ias
congress
The b.sses ~ the public lam
ststae in fa. matter ~ the disposal %
granted school lands MSS convinced ~
that those states which have 4 mini
mum price fixed on their lands grant
ed for educational purpose get !
much isr~er return from their lsnds
400 informed fhat mast states witt
no minimum nasa n0t disposed d
their fauds i0 the best advantage. thu
seriously failing ~ derive the lail nen.
eft % which the s hoois ara entitled
The states ~ Nor 1 and South Dakota.
Montana. Wyoming. Idaho and wash
instcn nave 3 $40 minimum fixed on
none of these states. unless JIG : WON
ing feels that this high minimum is
harmful
"on ghe contrary, { find that off
cials 81 these states are jealous and
proud ~ the splendid school funds
which they are creating from the sale
n school lands North Dakota. which
" few years ago seemed to contain
immense areas ~ poor land. Is. ! am
informed. obtaining 90 many cases SIS
or $50 per acre for ifs Ri hool sections.
Colorado seems - have an exceedingly
minimum. $3.50 and nevertheless
.it has administered itg land grants un-
usually well. securing from fhcEn very
larre returns. both from sales aud
from leases. For these reasons. j urge
q minimum price De fixed for
these proposed new states They viii
he able 10 lease most Of their land. If
il 3 not worth today the minimum
price. and will thereby obtain ar in
come
As has boon suggested. many school
sections Will fan within national for
csta. y hieh cover an area in Ncw Mex
leo Of 10,s7f.7lf acres and ia Arizona
OF u .250.f20 acres
The uea states naturally dislike t..
BE- compelled 10 TAKE indemnity lands
for these forest stf tians. %itecausp in
d%einnitv lands ~ equal value can not
be obtained on thf other hand. ii
would be ineonVeRient for the states
and undoubtedly injurious 70 the in
teresta 81 the federal governmeu If
the states were permitted or were
Obliged 90 lease. sell Or manage thess
scattered thr0ugh the national
forests
n has therefore been provided that
the stafes may. at their option. take
Indemnity lands Tor school sections
eithin national forests or may allow
the sections So left in national forests
io remain under the control Of the fed
-fnl government 10 boz administered IN
connection with the national forests.
Ihc states 40 receive, aa Income from
heir school sections. such proportion
81 tho gross proceeds of the income
rom national forests within their re-
spcctivf boundaries as ia. area Of
heir school sections bears % the total
national forest arca within their re-
,pertiFe boundaries. The committee
BAG little doubt that the states VIII BE-
glad % avail themselves OF the priv
leRe 81 having thrir forest sections
administered ia this wey
In addition % giants Tor edueatiou-
Il purposes Ncw Mexico O. given ~
500. 600 ID Arizona $500. 00e acres of
lonmineral land for the payment .of
he valid and suhsisiinE Debts OF said
e%rritors and of the debts Of the coun
les thereof which are valid and subj
"a ma dage az the approval OIL
his act. and which said territory masi
assumed or said state shall as
ume
This grant. which the committed
houpht preferable to q grant Oh
u Intended 40 provide d mnd
% be derived either from tho sale of
h. lands OF from IN. Income from
hefn with when tho nev states may.Il
% least in part pas the inaebtednoss
y the territories and such valid conn.
y and other rubIir dahte .a he t.rri.
ortes have assumcd or tho states mav
.ssume.
Tho fart thar sen much Of tho ar.s nfi
proposed str-- be IN tho nshii~l
ana the fact that much OIL.
mos, valuable land ls Included ip
ntionai forests and other r-eSorrations F,
opriye rho states ~ re-
aurees READILY convertible for p.l,
atmsnt of debts. and il uns thought
) h. onlv fair th8t ! grant ef landl
holld b. made T., enable Inc nepl ,
tafes 10 moot So f,r a. poesitle th.ir
obligations ,
vhis Grant d, each ~ Oh. n,oyoaed
.afes n,st ne frs, arnear a. n. isre. +,
fr.w thh n-f.-w.ttc, mitch ,... p,
haa b.en am. ~ oL,.tn ,
resid.nfs ma ,for,els In 80 ter. +,
.t.rfe. ma fr,w, ~. grtc,tor a.,art Z
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