Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-27

coed 32O acres. Some few are holding
from four to six hundred acres In one
name and a number of these are leas-
ed direct from the state.
HoMEsuiLpERs NEEDED.
Smith and Espe Of Rexburg are OPP
Grating as nearly as I can determine
about 100 acres. Parkinson interests
| 1914 acres. T. A. Swartz Of Rexburg |
| states that he worked for Parkinson
Brothers and that he heard r. s. Park
inson say that they were operating last !
year about 10000 acres. Mr. Thomas |
| Clark of Teton says the Parkinsons |
have a strip Of land in the elbow of |
| Moody creek two miles wide and seven |
miles long, and 1900 acres east of Can |
yon creek. Ed Parkinson told me that
George A. Day, former land commits
sioner promised to protect him in the
holding and operation OF about 140o
acres of lease land 1t would seem that
past administrations have handed out
special favors to special interests
which has had a tendency to bring
about a bad condition for which the
people at large are not altogether to
blame. Perhaps rules on state lands
are plain enough but violation of rules
seems to have been winked at Now,
believe there should be some corrective
measures adopted by which large hold
ings would be distributed among the
people who want homes. We need
homebuildors on this land and my re-
concentrations along these lines are
as follows:
First: That the state land be sold
| as fast as possible. giving special at
/, tention to homeseekers so far as it Is
practicable.
Second That the price per acre on
, agricultural leases be raised. People
are willing to pay more money for 1t,
and are doing so right along, which
makes great temptation for the mid
, dleman, who knows that the actual
, farmer will pay from one to four dol
! lars per acre for raw lands, depending
r on location and soil, and from four
to ten dollars per acre for cultivated
land. The state don't want the money
] SO the land sharks get it. and the
farmers have it to pay just the same.
a In a great many instances.
Third: That the 500 acre rule on
leases be rigidly enforced, and that the
people be obliged to deal with the state
land board In state land matters SO
:, far as it is practicable, and that the
go betweens" and locators be dis
couraged.
Fourth: That alt transfers, sales
or assignments, contracts to sell or
operate state land leases. which are
I not reported within 80 days to the state
= land board for record shall be subject
n to cancellation, and that in the event
of physical possession of state land
leases by any person, firm or corpora
= ton other than the lessee, 1t shall be
;: deemed that some transfer has been
Q made.
! Perhaps you will understand me
i better IL I say that believe that all
It traffic in and blocking about" of state
'e land leases ought to be positively pro-
10 hibited
lie Respectfully submitted,
g JOHN WALKER, State Land APP
lie praiser."
The land commissioner was instruct
% ed to notify Mr.. Walker to continue
s his investigation in the matter OF
" leases along with his appraisement
of work.
A refund of $45 was allowed w. p
rs Walker on his fee filed for farm loan
is Whereupon the board adjourned.
to Boise, Ida, March "a, 1917-State
rg board of land commissioners of the
he state of Idaho met this day pursuant
he to call. All members present.
We Whereupon the following proceed
e. ings were had, to-wt:
Ill Minutes of the previous meeting
be read and approved.
or Motion made by Attorney Genera
a. Walters and unanimously carried thai
IL, the Twin Falls South Side Canal com
sd pany furnish the state land board 6
Ia - y -. l. i
r. that they have sold water rights fol
he up to the first OF the year 1917, anc
ke accompany the same with map snow.
az ing the location Of each subdivision fol-
which water is now being furnished.
GO Moved by Governor Alexander, anc
tie motion duly carried, that house bill
o. No. 97s be referred to the attorney gen
re eral for his construction to report a
a an early date.
nd Motion made by Governor Alexand
c. er and duly carried that the audit D
m and secretary of state be constituted
III committee of two to file a report O
at proper methods and procedure t.
ev comply with senate bill No. 108 b.
T. next Monday morning.
~ Mr.. Snow, attorney, appeared befor
40 the board in behalf of Mr.. Rayls, ask
IL ing for the transfer of water stool
OK from certain lands to the school Ian,
he of his client, which upon motion b.
~ Governor Alexander duly made an
A. carried, was laid over until late
-. date.
~ Motion made and duly carried tina
IA the supplemental contracts bctweel
- Fred L. Olmstead, J. e. Yoxsll. Simp
"a son & Lord, John Layton and L. L
- Wallace and the Portneuf- Marsh Val
- ley Irrigation company, be approved
W and that the state engineer report t
.se the land board on the total amount c
water sold on this project.
Voucher of the Oneida County Alb
III stract company. Malad City, Idaho, i
,he the sum of $3.50 for continuation c
1'i abstract of Wallace 8. Haws, was ap