Show LAND BOARI CUT S A V E S 1 9 abolition of five mem ber commission results in large saving abolition of the five member land commission resulted in a saving savin of in 1921 and 1922 and of 41 during the 1923 1924 biennium bienn lum according to data compiled by J T state land commissioner during the biennium bienn lum of 1919 1323 3 when there was a state land board of five members expenses total totaled ed under mr as state i land commissioner the cost ot of operation tor for the years 1921 and 1922 was and tor for the next nest biennium bienn lum the saving was virtually sufficient to pay the salaries of all state land office employees in three and a halt half years the state land commission has hai offered at public auction acres of land and has sold acres in no instance at less than the appraised value which has haa been increased materially over previous estl s mates at private sales 49 acres ot of land which had been offered at auction were disposed ot of during the last three and a halt half years the department has leased for or grazing purposes acres of state land appraised at AT rentals amounted to 99 land leased tor for mining during the same period to aar s from which was received in rentals at present the state land office ha hai an investment of in mortgages on improved farms and in state county city town school district and irrigation bonds and CRY city improvement warrants ot of this total was loaned farmers in improved farm lands few foreclosure es have been necessary under the policy ot of the department tribune |