Show o v SI SETTLERS ASKED TO APPLY FOR FOK SURVEYS Surveyor General Genel Offers to Furnish Blanks and Jive Give Assistance In order to secure United v States States sune survey of lands it Is necessary that actual settlers residing Ing ng upon such lands file application for or such survey surrey upon blanks furnished turn furn- t furn-t shed by the office of the United United States sUJ e surveyor or general Such applications applications ap- ap should be fil filed d now in order that preliminary investigation as to the settlement and improve improve- ments upon such lands may mar be made also the necessary grouping for tor the convenience of or surveying parties and to comply with the reg regulations of or orthe the department for proceeding with the he official survey of such lands in order that survey ma may be initiated I and completed during the summer summer of 1917 The actual set settlers lers upon veed lauds lands are arc given the preference preference prefer prefer- ence in securing surveys and later titles to the lands but applications will also be e entertained as secondary to those of ot actual settlers settlers set set- for the tile survey sun of lands ed for reclamation b by irrigation or for the purpose of ot dry farming and blanks for such applications will al also also also al- al so be furnished b by the surveyor generals general's generals general's generals general's gen gen- eral's office If IC applications are filed during the th early part of ot the winter the survey suney of oC such lands can cap be made in the field final approval be secured and the lands opened for entry before the end of ot next year ear D By the s system stem now in operation and with the efficiency I of oC the force employed surveys are arenow arenow arenow now completed on an average within less ess than one year from the initiation initiation initia initia- tion which formerly required from fromI I two to three years or longer I |