Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-22
NEW LAND RULES.
The State Land Board Adopts Rules
More Safely Guarding the
Rights of Entry men.

han has been busy Tor some time
preparing new rules to be followed
in the entry of lands under the
Carey Act, and at a meeting Of the
board last week many of the sug-
geStions were adopted. In explain
ing the provisions contained in these
new rules, MIR. Shawhan, in an in
tcrview with the Statesman editor,
says:
Early last year the state land
board recognized the desirabilty Of
changing the general policy Of the
administration Of Carey act land
matters; and has from time to time,
a. the operation of IA rule indicated
the dcsirability of immediate action,
made such changes as were neces-
,ary, and finally by yesterdays s
action adopted IA revised code of
rules to carry out a policy calculat-
eel to benefit both the settlers and
investors in irrigation securities.
One Of the old rules required
the assent of the irrigation compan-
les To any assignment before approx
al of the board. The companies re-
fused assent when the entrymen
were in arrears with their payments,
and aS a result, the state was placed
in the position of Il collection agent,
forcing payment, although the en-
trymcn might have a just claim foi
an offset. This rule was amended
81 the assignments will now lie ap-
proved hy the board without secur-
ing the companies assent.
"The old rule granted an assignee
six months extension of time from
the date of the approval of the as
signment. A. a result, settlement
and reclamation We're postponed
through numerous ASST gnmentS, Il
the dctriment of the settlers who
were building up the country and
the state. The new rule provide,
that the assignee shall take the plac,
Of the original entryman aS eifectu-
ally a. though he had made tn,
original entry, and that amy and al
requirements of law and the hoarC
shall he complied with at the time
and in the manner provided for tn,
Original cntryman, and the proof q
the facts shall be- filed with tn,
board before an assignment will h
approved. Failure to submit proof
in compliance with the provision
of law and the rules of the hoar'
will subject an entry to cancellation
but no cancellation will he made b.
the state without first giving the en-
tryman due notice.
| "Thc practice heretofore of rC
uuiring residence for 30 days di
not prevent cntrymen from maxim
! their entries purely for speculativ
purposes. Under that rule, land
were entered 10y professional an
, business men in this and 9th,
states, for the purpose of securing
good selection, and selling the sam
at an advance after conforming wit
+ the actual requirements aS cheap
.s as possible, and growing a prov'
, up" crop, which is vastly diilercl
1 from the character of the cultlNatlo
y. done bv actual farmers. The II
=. suit was that many citizens of tn
class took their families To the Ian
!, under conditions vastly diifcrel
from those under which they ord
! narily lived, and, after 30 days re
idrncr and proof, returned to the
former homes with very vivid re-
~ affection of the hardshipS endure
tn and the very worst features connrc
-. rI with the reclamation of ar
=. lands. Reports made hy them Al
,r their wives, after returning hom
Il were very far from Il Just present
-, finn of the merits of the diStric
~ and could hut work To great dlSa
,h vantage without in amy way pr
.ct venting tine land being secured
- sncrulation. by the rule now
force. the cntryman may Slhhl
If nroof hy showing, at amy time wit
&C. in three years from the date OF n
!. flee that water is available, that
Il, has been an actual settler for
q, mmths Immediately preceding L