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Show HEAVY LOIS MADE1' TO FARMERS OF ;; ' . THE STATE j . During the past two years the slate I i board of land commlssjoners has made E 1 54-1 fnrm loans to a total of $1,972,023. according to the biennial report filed in Governor Bamberger's office yesterday yes-terday by Secretary Arthur Kuhn. Il is shown In the computation that this is an average of $3625 tloaned on each farm. In tho second year of the past bien- j nium, il is reported, there has been an I increase of revenue on interest ac- I count amounting to SlU.'JoO.SS. as com- P pared with that of the second year in B the blennlum preceding. In every de- , I tail tho volume of business transact- 0 cd by the board shows great increase,' ( the correspondence department show- j ing this in greatest degree. In connection connec-tion with the lallor detail one of the expense Increases is noted because of , the fact that letter vpostngc is now 3 I cents, as against tho former 2 cents. , The mass of business is goine IntoD in detail,, minute figure tabulations I being given in connection, and tho ft board concludes with the - following I recommendations for legislative ne-;b Hon: ! Same Recommendations. ' , "Section 55SI, Compiled Laws of fj Utah, 191.7, should be amended so as r to strike from said section the follow-, L ing provision: '' 'And provided, further, that where B cities, towns or villages desire to "purchase "pur-chase grazing lands lying contiguous to said cities, towns or villages, or other lands which they have used continuously con-tinuously for a period of- ten years for grazing purposes, they shall have the preference right to do so.' "Section 251-1. Compiled Laws of I Utah, 1017, should be amended so as to reduce the fee for grazing lands lo $2.50, the same as is charged for the issuance of a certificate of purchase. "Section 5600, Compiled Laws ol Utah, 1917, should be amended so as to strike from said section tho following follow-ing privision: '"Provided, that whore inhabitants of cities, towns or villages desire to lease the grazing lands lying contiguous contigu-ous to said cities, towns or villages, or other lands which they have used continuously for a period of ten years for grazing purposes, they shall have Ihe preference right to do so.' "Section 5603. Compiled Laws of Utah, 1917, should be amended in that it should provide that, where an cx-j tension of time has been granted to any purchaser, interest at the rate of i 6 per cent should be charged and that; the amount of the payment extended I should be subject to taxation, and so! reported to the county assessor. The! said section should be further amend-' led by'insertjng in the eighteenth line.1 after the word 'sold.' the words 'or leased,' and further by striking from ' the said section the following para-1 graph: . I " 'Any person whose ponlract of sale has been forfeited, and thereafter the land included therein leased the another an-other person, may be given a priority; right to re-purchase said land. a,t a, reappraised price and have credited thereon all moneys paid, to the state land board on previous purchases,' whenever in the opinion of ihe board the facts of the particular case would be quitable and just.' "Legislation should be enacted that would allow the board to reserve to tho state any mineral in state lands. Reservations Are Proposed. "Legislation should be enacted allowing al-lowing the board to make permanent reservation of any stale land for public pub-lic purposes, if in the judgment of the board such action is deemed lo the best interest of the state. ) j "Legislation should be enacted di-' recting ihe board to vhat fund rentals on oil and mineral lands, and lands lying below the water's edge of any navigable stream, should be credited. "Legislation should be enacted di-. recting the secretary of the board rc-, garding the disposition of the suspense! fund, previous to the approval of anyi application, and also directing to what fjind the interest derived from dailv'j balances should be credited.' ; I "Legislation should be enacted on I the length of lime for lease on state' lands for oil, asphalt, etc., as the five- year maximum is not sufficient in j cases necessitating large expenditure; of capital. A longer time should be: permitted in the discretion of the' board." I oo i |