Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-11
$4,000 OF Land
MONEY COMES
HERE
THE STATE NORMAL GETS $4,000
AND THE INSANE HOSPITAL
GETS $4,000


state land office and the extent of the
heritage given the state by Uncle Sam
in the school land grant. Some idea
of it. however, may be gained by the
biennial report of Land Commissioner |
R. P. Ervien to Governor w. G. Nc
Donald. which includes the reports of
the capitol custodian committee, the
commission for the selection of state
lands, the Carey act land board, the
capitol sewer and capitol improve
ments.
During the period covered, the vast |
sum Of $1,21s, ,44s.7S was collected. The
icolleetions for the first year covered
were $476,12S.S7 and for last year
$751;, ,32O.41, indicating that there Is an
ever increasing demand for New Mex
leo lands.
OF the sums collected more than
s1O7, 900 went into the permanent
school fund and more than $469,000
into the income fund, thus making pos
sible the five months minimum term
and for the future a seven months
minimum term.
| The sources OF income were $685.
| 949.64, applications; $296,664.57 lease
notes; $1,259.42 interest; from sales
of state lands, patents issued SIT,
94O.45; contracts issued $271SS65;
interest $29, 9,12926; forestry receipts
$94, ,272.6S; escheats OF estates $2,772;
/ deposits for improvements $2,Ss416;
sale Of timber $1S,S25;62; five per cent
proceeds from United States land of
fees $14,4S2.S9; refunds S2.66511
Of the various institutions, the uni
versity received more than $4,000;
the Agricultural college almost $2o,-
Il 600; the state Normal School at Sill
Il yer city over $4,000, as did also the
II Normal University at Las Vegas, while
Il the Spanish Normal at Ell Rito receiv-
H ed over $1,5OO and the Eastern Nor
/ NAL school $46066; the School OF
Il Mines almost $4,000; the Military In
/ stittue at Roswell almost $4,000; the
Il reform school $4,000; the Miners hos
II pital almost $4,000; the Insane Asylum
Il almost $4,000; the penitentiary almost
II 81, 500; the blind asylum, almost $6,
II 500; the deaf and dumb asylum almost
Il $5 500; while to the water reservoirs
II fund $4,000 were added, to the Rio
Il Grande Improvement fund over $4,000;
Il public buildings more than $6,5OO;
II railroad bond Indebtedness fund over
H $95, 900; charitable institutions $4,000
H The most peculiar ite perhaps, is
/ the income from estates of persons
Il who die without leaving a will and
/ having no relatives. From that source
Il almost $4,000 have been received.
II The land commissioners office
stands unique in that it turned back
Il during the past year almost 100000
II to which it was entitled for running
expenses, using only $6O,5517O to adj
Il minister the great trust which in
wolves an enormous amount of detail
| work The galaries paid amounted to
Il less than $4,000, the extra clerical
II expense to less than $4,000: the trav
Il cling expenses to $4,000; postage ST.,
Il 500; printing $1,000; while to newspa
/ pers almost $4,000 was paid for the
II publication of legal notices. Office
| supplies cost almost $4,000, stationery
II 81, 400; telegraph and telephone $400;
II court costs almost $4,000; examination
II and selection of lands a little more
than $4,000; bonds for employees $500
Il A test Of the efficiency Of the office
II is found in the fact that the per cent
II of expenses to the amount transfer
/ red to the state treasury has decreased
from 81 per cent in 1911, the year be
i fore statehood to four fifths Of one
III per cent last year. The law permits
/ the use of 20 per cent for expense
/ of administration but less than one
/ half of that has been used the past
Il three years.
II The grand total Of transfers to the
/ state treasury since 1900 has been ST.,
/ S71-45752. of which one-half. however
/ has been transferred since the com
/ ing Of statehood, that is during the
Il past three years. In 1900. the trans
H fer amounted 10 $1S.575.20. last year
4 t$413,7 1924 the highest under the ter
/ ritory having been $15O,9O2.21 in 1910
II In 1914 there were in force S.426
i leases covering 4,S91,77S acres, as
/ against 1921 leases in 1909 covering
II 1,991,972 acres. There were 143 con
i tracts to purchase covering 15e,901
acres this year as against "A contracts
in 1910 covering 1900 acres. In 1909
the average lease covered 9S5 acres
/ this year it covers 1927 acres, the