The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-01-26
SENATOR SMOOT EXPLAINS
PROVISIONS OF new LAW
Explanatory Statement Relative to Making En-
tries Under The Stock Raising Homestead
Law Recently Enacted


peacng statement prepared by the United States senate
this to say:
n the brief period since the
time compile rules regulations gov
ernng the entry Of lands under the provisions of this legislation
Pending the compilation of official rules and regulations the fol-
lowing comments and explanations have been prepared
the the senate committee public lands for the benefit Of
those seeking information on the subject"
The provisions Of the permit the entry Of six hundred and
forty nonrrgabe nontmbered land chiefly valuable
grazing and raising forage by qualified enyman The
b does apply all public lands but only such
suited largely for stockng purposes The interior department
will designate the that may be entered under this
At the present time impossible to give specific information
to the location Of the that will subsequently be designated
entry general may be stated that designations will be
made in the Rocky Mountain states and westward personal
inspection of the lands sought to be entered the only saa
tory in which prospective entryman fully inform
himself as to the relative worth Of the land.
To acquire title homestead under this entryman
reside upon land than
improvements thereon tending increase its value for
stocasng purposes the value Of than 81 per
oneha Of which must be placed the land within three
after the date Of entry Cultivation Of the land required
Communication Of entry is not allowed.
homestead enryman has heretofore exhausted his home
stead right by securing title hundred and sixty land
the humid regions this 64ace homestead does
his rights permit him enter additional homestead The
theory the that only homestead may be taken
individual enryman. OF II the homestead lost be-
Of matters beyond the control Of enyman he apply
make second entry under the act Of September 1914 3s Stat
72 the land heretofore entered socrang land and
be designated such the secretary of the interior then
and in that event within twenty miles of the original entry but
not elsewhere Legislation known the Ferris bir III r.
S492 pending looking TO the restoration Of the homestead
rights of those who have heretofore bought Indian land This bill
has already passed the house and is pending in the United
States senate
Previous TO the time that interior department dosgnate
the that be entered under this prospective
file affidavit showing that the land he desires enter
land the character described in the make application
TO the local land office to be allowed entry the land is desg
mated The application then be suspended until the land Is
designated which time If the designated the APP
pieaon to actually make the entry win be allowed OF
the department should hold that the particular of land
sought be entered under this procedure is not stong land
rights would the prospective enyman and his
pcaon will be rejected No improvements should
the land until after has been designated and the entry allowed
As applicant required acquant-
the the land described in his application
all entries made subject 10 the rights Of prior settlers the
applicant not make affidavit that he acquainted with the
character of the land be that the land not already
proprated by settler until after he has actually inspected IT,
All proceedings with the entering filing
homestead conducted by the officials of the local land offices
where the land is located The general land office
Washington c. does not issue showing the location Of
vacant land subject to entry This information can be reliably
obtained only from the records of the land oces-n
Utah at Salt Lake City and Verna.
Persons entry should first de-
where they wish to locate then write the local land
office of the district in which the lands situated and obtain
from the records diagrams of vacant lands.
personal inspection of the lands should
il they suitable and when satisfied this point application
10 enter be made at the local land office in the
scbed by the law under the direction Of the local land officers
Who will give the applicant full information Should de-
sire obtain information regard lands district
before going for personal inspection he should address the
ter and of the particular local land office who will give
such information is available
Persons desiring TO make homestead entries should first fully
inform themselves the character and quality of the lands
desire enter and should apply to enter until they
have visited and fully examined each legal subdivision for which
they make application satisfactory information to the char
aer and occupancy of public lands not be obtained in
other way.
All blank forms of afdavs and other papers needed in max
ing application making final proofs can be obtained
by applicants and enymen from the land office for the district