The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-08-23

$4,000 during the last six months.
1t clearly illustrates the old adage that
q farmer can lead horse to water but
cannot make him drink tespeciallye II
the horse becomes suspicious Of either
the farmer or his water.)
$50 IL Is with the land board lend
ing money to the farmer. He has pre-
sented him to the states financial
watering trough, but he refuses to take
the unheard-0f proportion Of AS per
cent OF the farm loans as finally al
lowed and offered to him.
Land Board Is "Queerod.'
"The records show conclusively why
this is and what has queered the board
and the states money In the eyes Of
the farmer, and while the state is los
ing an enormous amount of interest,
the farmer who has rejected this
cheap, idle state money is voluntarily
paying an even greater sum In COM
missions and excess interest Just to
avoid being enmeshed In what the rec
ords show to be the whimsical, I'M
business-like methods OF the land
board.
This is o condition supremely
astounding, and has never been
paralIeled i'm any DanE or business
institution anywhere or at any
time.
Complicated Red Tap.
Under the present methods of pro
cedure the farmer to get loan must
run the gauntlet as follows: He must
first write to the register of the land
board to get information, and an ap-
plication blank is then seat to him.
he n. -
to the register, together with ] per
cent of the amount of the loan desired
as an appraisement fee. The register
then refers the application to the land
commissioner and he in turn refers it
to an appraiser
If it happens to be during the sum
mer, the appraiser goes as soon as he
can and makes the appraiscment. but
if application is made In the winter.
the farmer must wait until the next
summer to get it appraised.
Back to the Register.
After the appraisement has been
made. the application and appraise-
ment are then returned to the register
and he takes before the land board,
where it is either allowed, cut down
or rejected.
IF the loan is allowed, the register
! then writes for the abstract and as
soon as 1t is sent in, he sends it to
the attorney general for his opinion.
The abstract and opinion are then re-
turned to the register and he returns
the abstract, together with note and
mortgage for the signature of the ap-
! plicant, who places the papers of rec
ord, has his abstract brought down
showing mortgage recorded, and then
return the abstract and papers to the
register, who once more forwards the
abstract to the attorney general for
his opinion"
Again to the Register.
The abstract and opinion of the
attorney general are again returned
! to the register who issues an order
on the auditor, which must first go tC
the governor and be countersigned be
fore the warrant can be issued.
.'The auditor draws the warrant In
favor of the governor. as chairman o1
1 the state land board. 1t is sent to the
governor and he in turn assigns the
warrant to the applicant and returns
] ii to the register, who then finally
4 sends it to the borrower.
i ''Such methods are uncouth,
4 unsophisticated, nnbusinesslike
and out of date. This procedure
consumes much valuable time, and
creates suspicion AMI disgust and
would ruin amy banking iDstitu
4 tion that would follow Ii.
'Such methods show conclusive
4 ly the necessity of having finan-
i cial board to handle these immense