Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-01
Review Of Problems and Accomplishments
Of State Government During l9ll-l

compact body and about 800, 600 acres
of dry farming and grazing lands here
tofore included in government reserves
ia Bonneville and Bannock counties.
our arrangements are practically COM
plete and are so far advanced they cam
not be disturbed. The benefits to the
state from these matters cannot be
overestimated, and l believe that $780,
00o,00 would be a conservative esti-
mate of the amount that will finally
accrue TO the state school fund from
our actions.
While on this subject would say also
that all the other land grants made by
the state to the general government
have been taken and future administra-
tons viii not be annoyed with the diff
ficultes in this respect that have pre-
sented themselves in the past.
What Proper Policy Is.
As a proper policy to be pursued in
regard to the state lands, have insist
ed, and in this been backed UP by other
members of the board that we should
familiarize ourselves with conditions
pertaining to the state and Carey act
lands in all parts Of Idaho and, carry
ing out this idea, | have with other
members of the board, made careful
examination at considerable personal
trouble of such lands. We have per-
sonaIy Investigated conditions in re-
gard to the timber lands of the north,
also in Boise, Adams and other coun-
/ ties, have carefully examined the state
lands in the vicinity Of Payette lakes,
4 which promises in the future to be of
great value to us, and have gone over
most Of the Carey act projects in re-
gard to which disputes have arisen. I
believe the precedent thus set of the
chief executive and other state officers
familiarizing themselves with such
matters by personal inspection will be
adopted by succeeding administrations.
Carey Act Questions.
Matters connected with lands ac-
quired by the state under the Carey act
have occupied a great deal of the time
of the land board for six years past and
the difficulties seem to he ever increas-
ing The land board. after due con-
sderation of the subject, conceived it
necessary to appoint a Carey act COM
missioner, whose peculiar duty il would
be to thoroughly inform himself with
reference to all these projects and adj
/ wise with the board in regard to them.
Hon 3. p. Shawhan was made commits
sioner ana las rendered great assist
ance in numerous disputes that have
4 arisen. l believe this act OF the board
i has done much toward settling differ
\ ences between the various conflicting
+ interests connected with these projects
/ Many Complex Issues.
4 Many yexatious questions have arisen
4 in connection with these Carey act
/ projects. growing out Of disputes
among promoters, settlers and bond
/ holders and the attention Of the land
board has been occupied to d great ex-
/ tent by these disputes. | believe we
+ have come 10 an intelligent and salts
! factory solution Of the difficulties of
the King Hill. Medbnrv Valley and
North Side Twin Falls projects and
that the Big Lost River project is in
such condition through our efforts
{ that, after decision upon several mat
ters pending in the United States court
has been had, and this will be in a
comparatively short time. the project
/ will be successfully carried out and
the safety of life and property under
the proposed system will no longer be
/ questioned.
We have had troubles before us with
reference to most Of the other numer-
Gus Carey act projects in the state. but
have met all Of these matters In a sat
isfaotory way and happily ended them.
Appoiative Officers.
Al the time | made selection of per-
sons to fill arpontive offices of the
state the main considerations prompt
ing me in their selection was honesty
and efficiency. II is conceded that dur
ing no former administration of the
states affairs have al the apnointive
officers been so thoroughly alive 10
their duties and given their best efforts
to the performance of them. These
duties have engrossed their entire at
tention and, instead OF being adjuncts
To political party and using their
efforts for its success, they have always
acted upnn the instructions gave them
]. ~ III. linn Of their annnlnimant and