Show FEWER FEVER PERSONS PERSON TAKE STATE LANDS The report of the state board of oC land commissioners Is submItted for your our c I desire to refer to the main m mp ain items set forth in fun full in the re 1 port p ort I J 92 per cent or of the 15 I acres cres a or of land gante granted by congress to the he t state 0 ot Uth Utah itt In the enabling act actor i for f or the establishment of educational and a nd charitable institutions and the do de I v ot of the resources or of the state have h hs ave ben been elected pro rata under the I s everal g nt Care has ben been taken I to t se see that te the ratio of satisfaction among mong a the respective grants is main I tt t amed Under the system adopted by the he t state state boad board the money acing accruing to I the he t several grants Is divIded pro rata 1 a mong them A minimum price is fixed i for f or te the lands ad and the are no I r q to deBi designate te t they de desire sire s ire t to purchase mu ua t th ey gents agents a designate the gt grant to whIch I each ach e list sha shall As virtually alt al the he t land lands are rate rated at the se prIce when selete selected by purchasers no gant grant cn c an obtaIn a an advantage over any other ther o The indications are tat that the grants wil will be satisfied In the next two years and a nd after tat that the only land acquired from f rom the government wil will be the four s in each township awarded to the he t common schools Te The extent of this grant of soOl lands cannot be deter determined mined wih acray accuracy until the public surey s have been completed While te the selection of public lands for the s ot of tese these grants wi wIll s cease In a short time It wi will be many ear al all the school lads lands will i come Into the possession of the state Furthermore about acre acres of land designated as school lands have been disposed of b by te the government under the agricultural and mineral l aws and lands in leu lieu pf t these wi will be chosen for the school fud fund The sale Ie or of these lads lands will add to the school fund and materially lessen the rate of taxation for tor the support of the public schools of the Forest Reserves Not so much land as formerly has been applied for during the past two years ears This i Is party partly accounted for forby forby by the formation or of forest reserves These lands withdrawn from sate sale or settlement are chiefly the valuable gazing grazing tracts the less Jess desirable lands being left fr for purchase I It Is believed however that many ot of these lands wil will be restored to te th public domain only those lands being permanently withdrawn from sale as seem em absolute absolutely ly necessary to preserve the water sup supply pl ply and the growth of tImber Under Unde the law Jaw the state board of land commissioners has control of the investment of the several land grant funds and I am informed that the thc moneys have been invested very close closely closely ver ly and with lh good security The securities tes ties are principally farm mortgages and andri various ri ms bonds and the loans have usually been promptly paId In some case cases there wi will have hav to be and to provIde for the expense of such proceedings I would suggest that a as s fund be appropriated Present s Status of Funds The amount amounts of f the varioUs funds at present invested are set forth Corth below Agricultural college S Deaf dumb asylum Insane asylum Institution for tor the blind I hospital I II Normal schol school 1460 Public buildings 1 tiO I Reservoirs 1 43 IC t Reform school l School g r r Schol School of mine mines I University 2610 The experIment of sinking rt stan I wels wells under the provision made b the fourth session ot of th the b hes ba banet net prove proved ver very satIsfactory i I Is questionable If the exp hou ou d I b be Your attentIon Is called to the tatus of the sale of te the old sl sito to t the Sal Salt Lake Lalm City b board of educatIon There sti still remaIns a a payment Of tr to be made and no aSeem agreement nt h as asyet a 3 yet been made as to the terms of ex extension extension tension of time of payment Under a provIsion b by a prevIous prey ous legislature the land r I made a oan of 1000 to to the University st sity c cf Utah halt half of which has len 1 pid paId as it beme became due ThroUgh an I oversight provision was for tor 1 tin he I payment of interest on the the 3 only to Jan 1 1904 You or o course will provide fr rr the payen payment c this thin interest and make arrangement S with the board ot of education regarding extension of time cf af payment of the tb e remainder due the board of regents I so that they wil vilI be able to take cr car carof C IC of the payment of the loan to the bad bador bean I or of land commissIoners |