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Show HUGE TOTAL LOADED TO UTAH FARMERS! I Five Hundred and Fifty- j Deals, Involving $1,972,-: $1,972,-: OOO, Reported for Year. Biennial Statement by Stale .Board of Commissioners Officially Filed. i ;. ' Ituring t'r.f ;int two ? e,i i tii'- s'ate '.oard of land cummit'-'ioiiers h:is in a-It .M l farm loans, to .a local o: $ ! ,'7LV'-;;. according to the I i-n n i: 1 re;rorr Plod in Governor Hamhergrr'K ot'-: r i:iy by S-;-TV:tary Arthur Kmni. It is shown in tho computation that this i.s an' average ' of $ T. -o loaned on each fa rm. In the second year of the past biea-iilurn, biea-iilurn, it is reported, there has been an increase of rfvcnnc on Interest account amounting to S i;;.!"'.".'"-'. v'- as compared with that of tin- .:oinl L-ar in lhe Hennium preo-.lln'. in every detail the ".-oil Mini of bu.-iness transaru-d by tho. braird shows greui Im-rea-, tho rorn-foonflcrirf rorn-foonflcrirf dft-artment shouing this in Rivntt-'M degip" . In i -iniuectlon with the latter detail, cio of tl.i- f'Xp'":i;M' increases trl noted bca imc of thf fart that loiter roHie in nw o cents, as against the Thi' inn's' of business N gone into in del ail, minute tie mo tabulations being s;vrn In connection, ami the board concludes con-cludes with the following reconinv.-nda-tiona for legislative action: Sane Recommendations. "Section 'fi.'.M, Compiled Laws of (Sab, 1917. should hp amended so aa to strike, from said section the following provision: ' 'And provider, further, that where cities, towns or villages dc-dro to purchase I grazing lands lying contiguous to said cities, towns or villages, or other lands j which thev have uised continuously for a r.eriovl of ten vcars for grazing pur poses, they shall have th preference rifiht to do' so.' "Section 2f-M, Compiled liws of I'lan. IftJT, Hhould b" ameiiMed so as to reduce the fee for grazing lands to $2.r0, the flnmo as is charged for the issuance of a eertitlcate of purchase. "Section 5100, Compiled Laws of Utah. 1917. should be amended so as to strike from said section the following fuovl-ainn fuovl-ainn : " -Provided, that where inhabitants of cities, towns or vhlaees desire to "lease the grazing lands lying continuous to said cities, towns or villages, or oilier lands which they have used continuously for , a period of ten years for grazing pur- ; poses, tliey shall have the preference right .to do so.' Extension Ts Desired. 'Section 6fi"V Compiled ' Utah, IflU, should be n mended in that )-t should nrovlde that, where an extension of time has been granted to any purchaser. Interest at the rate of li per cent should be charged, and thaL the amount of the payment extended should he subject to taNation. and so reported to the county, assessor. The said seel ion should bo further amended by inserting in the eighteenth line, after the word 'sold.' the words 'or leased," and further by striking from the ald section the following paragraph: para-graph: " 'Anv person whofe contra l or. sale has- been forfeited, -and theivafts-r t he land included therein leased to another person, may be tfiven priority ritrhl io-repurchase said land at a reappraised jriee and have credited thereon all moneys paid to the state land board on previous purchase, pur-chase, whenever in the opinion of - the hoard tho facts of Uhe particular ease would be equitable and just.'' "Legislation should he enacted that would allow the board to reserve to the state any mineral in state lands. Reservations Are Proposed. "Legislation should be enacted allowing allow-ing the board to make permanent reservation res-ervation of any state land for public i purposes, If In the judgment of the board such action is deemed to the best interest in-terest of the state. "Legislation should be enacted directing direct-ing tho bofi r d to what f 1 1 n d rentals on oil and minoral lands, and lands lying celow the water's edue of any navigable lake or stream, should be credited. "Legislation should be enacted directing direct-ing the secretary of the board regarnlnu the disposition of the suspense fund, previous to the approval of any annlaa-, tion. and also directing lo w ha.i fund the I interest derived from daily balances should be credited. "Legislation should he cnaeted on the I lentrth of time tor lea?e on state lands ; for oil. asphalt, etc.. as the live-year maximum is not Mifficicnt in. cases necessitating ne-cessitating lartp' oxpe.nditnre of (..aiiitai. A longer time shouid !e permitted in the discreiloii of t he board." , . . |