The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-04-13
MISCONSTRUE
ATTITUDEOF
BOARD
Reports Designed to Serve Po-
litical Purposes Place Of
ficers in Bad Light.

From various press reports emanat-
ing from certain quarters of the state,
ostensibly designed to serve political
purposes and in certain respects to
place the land board in a false light
before the people, it is made to ap-
pear that the land board is juggling
with the livestock industry in this
state in the matter of the adoption
of rules governing the leasing OF its
/ lands for grazing and agricultural pur-
poses.
The greatest interest and the gross
est misconception of the boards atu-
tude and intent in the matter has TO
do with the two-mile limit law, when
as q matter of fact, this question was
never considered or discussed by the
board. except at a meeting on March
90. at which the sheep and stockmen
and farmers were represented ana at
whose instance the matter was brought
In for discussion
The attitude of the board on this
question, is and has been that the two-
mile limit law is upon our statute
books and that all persons concerned
NAV have such protection as Is pro-
yided. and be it meritorious or other-
wise. it is not the prerogatiye OF the
board to add to or take from the same
The policy of the land board in the
Iaasine of state lands is to take care
of the bona fide residents Oh Ihe .. sta.e
of Idaho, who are citizens OF Ine JIM,
ed States, and to foster the ilVeslocn
industry and encourage tue SINAI
stock holder upon the same Dasls aIo Il
with rights proportionately equltaol.
with the large owner. IL Is asaine'
/ the policy of the board to renee Wa,el
: ing places on leased lands where Ihelt
5 is no other public watering piaceS
r within a radius of one mile Iron
> which stock may water. The new RUE
Of the board will provide that wnel
! isolated forty or eighty acre tracts pe
longing to the state are locateu oon a
Y tiguous with or in near proximity y
8 other settled lands the people hVi.l'
8 an such settled lands shall nave III
z Interference right to lease sucn lsolaoe'
e tracts for grazing purposes where tne.
; Voluntarily organize into grazln'
d association. so that all such settier
= may participate equally IN tne D Slci
n ATS derived from the leasing Oh sue
) lands. Where such isolated tracts Dt
= longing to the state are located upu ~,
d sheep and stock trail, when Is ~, ~
y only practicable course to take goin
r TO or from the spring and fall rang
y then and in that event, the sheep an
4 stockmen may be allowed TO Tran 'uo
IL land.
le II is the intention of the board
codify its rulings on various ques'iO, .,,
and nut them in such shape ana SUI
y nlement them with further orders TX, nS
re essarv in the compilation ana pupi
y. cation of complete set OF rules pu ~
Ilished under one cover, governing - :,
. entire business Of the state land poa, !,
d and the state land department IN u y
ne selection, leasing and selling Oh Iaho. lSnu
I'D in the making of farm loans puLGn"1I n,Ii
rt of school bonds, etc. whicn WIN -
I'd the first set of rules OF the kiIu ,o,sto, to
lie compiled and published In the hiS'o'
Is Of the state land board.
ID These rules, while tentatively are agre'
"A unon by the board, VIII no. oeo1t o1t
a. az effective or promulgated unth ai'
tn April 25th.