Graham guardian., 1915-03-26
LAW AIDS ENTRYMEN
Three to Five Years Addi-
tional Time Is Given to
Make Final Proof

Desert land entrymen of the west
have been vastly aided, protected
and encouraged by the passage, dur
ing the closing hours of congress, of
a bill giving such entrymen three to
five years additional time 10 which
to make final proof Of their claims
or purchase them by nominal cash
payment, or convert desert claims
to homestead claims if they cannot
get water.
Senator Shafroth, aided by others
of the Colorado delegation, succeed
ed in pushing the measure through
as rider" to the general deficiency
bill. The house accepted the amend
ment and the president signed the
bill. By the wording of the new
bill all persons who made entry on
desert claims before July l, 1914,
are included in its workings.
There are three sections to the
law. The first provides for an eX
tension of not to exceed three years
from the date of allowance Of such
extension TO all entrymen who have
complied with the law as to yearly
expenditures and who can show
proof that there is reasonable pros
pect, if the extension be granted, Of
being able to make final proof Of
reclamation, irrigation and cultlVa.
ton.
The second section provides that
where a desert land entryman Gan
show an expenditure, in good faith,
of $500 an acre in the attempt to
reclaim the land and where there is
no reasonable prospect, if the shorter
extension were allowed, of being
able under existing laws to get sut,
ficient water to effect proper reclaim
alton, such entrymen may be given
five years from the date OF his ap,
plicalion in which to perfect the
entry in the manner required of a
homestead entryman.
The third section is an enlarge
ment of the second. 1t provides
that any entryman entitled to the
benefit of the second section may, II
he shall so elect within sixty days
from the notice therein provided
nav to the receiver of the local IanG
office so cents an acre. Thereafter
he may perfect his entry on proof
that he has put upon the land agrI
cultural improvements to the value
of 81 .26 an acre and has used the
land for agricultural purposes foi
three years, and has paid to the re
crivpr. at the time of final proof
the sum of rs cents an acre.
He Has Five Years to Perfect
Entry
Electing to proceed along thi
line, the entryman shall have five
wears from the date of making thu
election. In the event he fails t.
perfect his entry as provided unde
the new law and by his election
then all moneys paid shall lie for
feled and the entry cancelled.
Assignee and those hn.dlng rein
gushing rights are included in tn
workings of the law the same a
. original entrymen. 1t is believe,
that the new law wi, DO much t
| relieve the strain on present en- ~
men and insure their going thr"uE
with Their projects, thus in tim
becoming the owners OF va.uah!
tracts at small outlay of acluS
; Money.
, Ali extensions are left to the dis
, erection o: the secretary of the ir
terror. and application to him "f tn
lencfits Of the new law must b
2 made through the local land utficr:
y Instructions in regard to ahoV
law have not yet been received b
! the Land Office in Phoenix. but =
soon as they are received, TIL
GUARDIAN will publish same in fu,
All Inquiries by entryman should b
deferred until instructions are put
r lished EDITOR