Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-11


exchange about $1,000 acres OF scatter
I'd school sections in the forest reserves
9f this state for Il company body Of
timber. SnouId the exchange be effect
ed upon the proposed acre tOr acre
babis, it will prove a very profitable
for Oregon. y
Brief reference is made to the recent
action OF the state land board, after
for bids, in awarding the
contract Ter the development OF the
mineral resources OF Lakes Albert and
Summer, in Harney county, which have
been discovered to contain valuable de-
pOsits Of mineral salts, to Jason -.
Moore, which runs for period Of 40
years and is subject to the approval CT
the legislature and from which the
state is to receive royalties as follows:
80 cents per ton for potassium salts;
10 cents per ton for sodium chloride,
and 25 cents per ten for other salts.
Should the royalties fall below $4,000
in any one year, then the said sum shall
be paid in lieu thereof, as a rental for
the premises for the said year.
Urges Revenue From Gravel.
Attention is also called to the fact
that the Deds OF haVlBaple streams pe.
long to the state, many OF Whith carry
deposits of sand anu graVel haNlms
considerable commercial value. While
he acknowledges that the removal OF
sand and gravel from the streams aids
navigation at some points ne oeHeIeS
the state school tunu shoul' reTtlN {
some Denerlts from the Proll'S reall"eu
from such sales, ana he recommends
the enactment OF legislation making II
unlawful iU anyone TO take sahu an
gravel from the naNlgaple streams 81
the state FOR commercial purposes VIII
ont iirst obtaining permit from 'p'
state Iahd board
An extended review Of the contro'
ver3y over the custodiansmp OF the ir'
redncible school lund notes jio ana Sc secuI'
lties, amounting TO over 9o,uoo'oVo' y
which SUIT was Drought III the circuit
court TO determine Whether tneSe seeul
lties should be retained III the CUSTODY
I or me state treasurer or the elerN u
the state lahd Doafd, the governor nav ma .
ing taken the latter view, ana IN Whic"
the decision OF the circuit court holu'
ing lhat the state lahl poaru was Vh'
proper CUSTODIAN {" the securities, rs
pending on appeal TO the supreme court,
lie MAINTAINS that the CUSTODIAN Vi
these notes ana bohdS shoulu DC re-
qnlied TO lurhlsn oonus 10 cover 'n'
ouiquht oi tnc Iuhus IepleSG''eu,
lie also calls attention to the nulner'
Gus speclal tunds eNlstihg, throuSu leS'
lslatiNc enactment IN the stare treasury
Whl'h cannot DE useu loI any o'her pug
pose than that Tor wnlSh theS are SpGT
.riilcally set aNde, ana ne urges tnat an
appropriations py the legislature lo'
support ahn maintenance OF STATE We
partments' institutions etcp De lnaue Is
the general luhd OF the treasury
State Printing Department.
The state printing subject is treated
exhuustively by the governor, in whiet
he cites the saving that has been made
in the cost Of printing to the. state un
der the flat salary aud outside contract
law, aud advocates the retention Of The
present system, with state ownership
Of the printing plant, which represent
an outlay Of $4,000, and asks that
certain percentage OF the earnings o
the Tlant each year, about 10 per cen
( OF its value, or $4,000, fer the estah
lishmeht anu maintenance oil IePre
clNtloh tuna, out OF WIlcn Snou'u " "
. made all necessary r'"'"o'S anu 'e
pairs
: strong advocacy IS naue oi 'ne voI'
. tlhuauon OF the present system ol 'i, vou
? Quoting the State 'lp'oll-'ine yousy,' I,'
datioh OF tnne library commission wiz
, the State library unuer lhc "lunab'
: ment oil th' oootu OF ttuSises'-anI l,, re- t,
, ters 10 ihe report OF thS nao l'pIuly Wniv ,
1 SnoNS 'no' "cui,N V,,'o'V uV"NS w
: shppeo out OF tnS hptalS uur.ng tp
, last nlCnnlal Per,0u Win WIN an yS'lllatv
. use 'l 'uV'uuo' Inc I'prarl} Wulcn "" W..
g talh' po9Ns OF Tue Inos' pIuy.lvul p',.,l u. u.
( 'Ore TO the nan iGo VINO N surviving 10 ~ y,
. crease nus etil'lencF as WorNeI' tu
iaatmer business man. students Sluu1eu , ah1 pee
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