Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-26

pie here would stand for 1t. Yet this is
not an unusual case as there are re-
ports coming to me of similar and even
larger fees and commissions for To-
eating. In fact, l was told by a party
at Newdale that he was approached by
man from Rexburg who offered to
locate him on 160-acre tract for the
modest sum Of $500, Just Ave times
what the state would receive. 1t is
plain to me that our land is worth more
money because the people here are
paying more for 1t and our state does
not receive 1t. ! am convinced that
some OF these middlemen are working
up these conflicts that they may draw
down something by way of compro-
mise. In some cases parties have paid
to others who were in conflict with
them several times as much as the
state receives. There should be some
radical change II the parties who ac-
tually farm and make homes are to get
by without paying tribute to parties
who appear to have no aim but to get
something in the transaction.
BOARD COULD ASSIST,
Fourth. That many people here seem
to feel that they can get nothing done
at our land department unless they Sc
cure the service of some one who has
an advantage of some kind with the
board and when they do try to help
themselves they find that these men
have fixed things so there is nothing
for them and that If they are to get
anything they have to pay these ax-
travagant fees. l am convinced that
our board coul1 assist them by fur
nishing them through it's field men and
otherwise more information about this
leasing of land the sale of state lands
AMI the loaning of state moneys.
1t further appears to me that the
public has not been sufficiently advised
in the affairs of our state land board
and believe they should be shown how
they could do business with 1t to the
exclusion of these men who exact so
much for the work they do for them.
Respectfully submitted.
C. w. SHIFFIN.
Moved by secretary Of state that the
report of John Walker, state land APP
praiser, on agricultural leases in Madi-
son. Fremont, Jefferson and Teton
counties, be received and adopted. Mo-
ton carried.
TO CANCEL LEASES.
Moved by Secretary of State Dough-
erty and unanimously carried that it is
tn sense of the land board, during the
season of -917, in the counties of Bing-
ham, Bonneville, jefferson, Madison,
Fremont and Teton, to cancel all agri-
cultural leases where the rules of the
land board have bee.l violated.
Moved and carried that the above
mt ton, pertaining to agricultural
leases, be published in the newspapers
of the above m entioned counties In two
consecutive issues, and that Land Com
missioner L A. Smoot advertise the
loaning of state money at 6 per cent
per annum in reading advertisement.
Motion made and carried that tho
state treasurer make a complete report
to the attorney general on all loans,
and that he be instructed to check and
mark paid the loans on which remit
tances have been received since Janu-
airy 1, and that such report shall be
completed and submitted to the land
board by April 8.
Report of the register on Carey act
az Snts on the different irrigation pro-
1ects, and the matter OF them furnish
ing bond to the state of Idaho in the
amount of 5000 each. together with
vacancies, was referred to the secre-
tary of state.
The register called attention of the
beard to the fact that the six months
extension Of time granted to the Wick
ali ney Land & Irrigation company
within which to commence actual con-
struction work on their project, had
expired on March %. whereupon It was
moved and carried that they be given
80 days further time. and in the mean
time be notified to appear before the
board and show cause why further
time should be granted.
Moved and carried that voucher of
Adams County Abstract & Title COM
pany, Council, Idaho, for So, cost Of
continuation Of abstract of J. w. An
drew ha maid ont of 1 mob cant fund