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Show DISPOSAL OF STATE LANDS Like all other questions the problem prob-lem of disposal of state lands has at least two sides. During the Constitutional Consti-tutional convention the matter was discussed extensively. Some btates fixed a constitutional minimum price of state lands, and such states usually usu-ally have ome provisions which would seem to prefer a leasing system of control and revenue. The Utah constitution leaves the matter to the Legislature. The Legislature Leg-islature lias fixed some minimum-;, I.Mit generally left the matter of appraisal ap-praisal of the land board and public auction competition. For some years past the state land iioard has not sold any land for less than $2.50 per acre. Considerable Consider-able has been sold at that price, although al-though in late years the average price at which state lands have been sold is higher. J That difference is shown by observation ob-servation that during the period from statehood to November 30, 1914, the state land board. had sold In 17,000 certificates an acreage of 3.230,948. 36. with a value of $C.-9G0,OG5.73, $C.-9G0,OG5.73, while for the year 1914, which is included in the foregoging totals, the sales were 1 41, 392. 35 acres for $485,009.57. In the purchase of state land the purchaser must satisfy himself as to the character of the land he Sa buying. There is no residence or cul-tivation cul-tivation requirement and the purchaser pur-chaser may euit his own convenience iiud desires on that t-coiv. The state has, out of the proceeds of the funds arising from the saie' of the lands belonging to the Reservoirs Reser-voirs grant, constructed reservoir projects for the purpose of furnishing furnish-ing citizens an opportunity to purchase pur-chase eighty to 1C0 acres of land with a good water right for a reasonable reason-able price on the land and the -water for cost plus 5 per cent. The expenditure on tuch elate projects ia now about $1,000,000. I |