The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-07-20
IDAHO GIVEN
LAND DESIRED
Swaps Is and SO in Reserve
For Government Land
in Compact Body.

board, Idaho has secured what
she has been contending for at
the hands of the government for
10, these many months, and the
section 16 and SO problem which
has been the bone OF contention,
has been forever removed from
the realm of controversy between
the state and general govern
ment. This amicable adjustment
of the aggravating question has
been made possible by the bust
nesslike action and diplomacy Of
Senator Borah and the other
members of the Idaho delega-
and care for it.
interest which President Taft has
taken in Idaho's side of the con-
troversy.
Two propositions were up for
consideration. The first of these
has to do with approximately 49,
600 acres embraced within the
Boise forest reserve. 1t comes
under the same provisions as the
$4,000 acres in the Clearwater re-
serve that was turned over to the
state as the result of the first
meeting between Forester Potter
and the hand board. 1t was Civ
en- much consideration by the of
ficials during the trip to Payette
lakes last week. The land now
claimed by the state is covered
With excellent timber and is con-
sidered of great value, especially
as it is little exposed to fires. 1t
is understood that the state is to
relinquish this land and to accept
in lieu thereof an equal area OF
land in one compact body if the
government experts can find such
land. One advantage to the state
in this exchange in addition to
getting land in compact body
will be getting land nearer other
land owned by the state, thus
making it easier to administer
and care for it.
At the afternoon session the
large question of permitting the
state to relinquish all it's remain
ing sections 16 and SO included
in the forest reservations and Sc
lccting in lieu of these scattered
sections other lands of equal char
acter and value in compact bod
les, came up. 1t is estimated that
fully 100000 acres will be involv.
ed in this deal.
The agreement reached by For
ester Potter and the land board
is now set forth in the following
resolutions which were adopted
by unanimous vote:
Whereas the consolidation in
to comparatively compact bodies
of land of sections Is and Sc
which are located within the ma
tional forests would be advan
tageous to the state of Idaho, il
enabling the state to better pro
tect the lands and secure a great
er revenue from them.
BE it resolved, that an agree
ment be entered into with the
United States department of ag
riculture for the examination o.
surveyed and unsurveyed section
16 and So and other lands located
within the national forest of tn,
state of Idaho, for the purpose
of making an exchange of sale
state lands of similar character
and equal value within the ma
tional forest which are to be Sc
lected in as compact bodies a
may be practicable and elimin
ated from the national forest fo
the benefit of the state undo
the provisions which will add bot
the surveyed and unsurveyed sec
tions 16 and SO to the nationa
forests.
"And be it further resolved
that the governor is hereby au
thorized to enter into such a
agreement with the secretary @
agriculture for an examination
of the lands to be made by a cor
mission consisting of three men
bers-one to be appointed by tn
state land board, one by the SEE
rotary of agriculture and tn
third member to be selected b
the two members appointed
above set forth, the expenses
the examination to be divide
equally between the state Of Id
no and the United States depar
ment of agriculture, and the fiji
! al report of the commission to |
approved jointly by the state lar
board and the secretary OF agr
culture. /"
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