Show I DENIES YEAR 5 lEASE I Important t Ruling Made on onI State Lands LandsI I Twenty six applications made to t the e elate late Mate land board for leases of the state I lands for a period of five years were turned down by John T T. state 1 land commissioner who believes belie that the time asked is too long and that it At would woul l not be to the best interests of ot the state stale to make leases of state lands for foi five years He is willing to grant leases for three years jears and has notified notified notified noti noti- fied the applicants that the they may lease the lands sought for that period Notices Notices Notices No No- tices have been sent the following I I. I E B I Esplin W. W II Stewart Noe Koe Aubert D D. C C. Ure JI M I. I A A. Holgate A A. S. S Crane Isaac Jacob W W. E E. Wright R R. B n. Gleave Cleave Thomas Coddington ton Mr Pendleton William Fitzpatrick G GS G. G S S. Bills G G. O O. Patterson J. J C C. Carpenter Carpenter Car- Car penter Charles Woodward j Paul A A. Graff Graft Pierre l J J. J C C. Clark Sophia J J. J Ryan Charles Redd G G. G A A. and nd Thomas Frazier John and Thomas Adamson T. T J. J Clark W. W K E. Nielsen and Preston Nutter Commissioner said In I view of the present depression in conditions conditions conditions con con- it would be inadvisable for Cor us to offer lands at public auction as I there would be bo little if any competition competition tion don but as soon as conditions change and clear up we will insist that every acre that we can sell being offered at public auction in order that the state school fund be increased and revenue from taxation be had by the state Therefore rath rather r than than- tie up the state lands under lease for long terms where the returns to the state are not equal to per cent on the value of the lands all leases will be made for tor three years |