New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 8, 1922, Page 20

LAND OFFICENOW ON CURRENT BASIS Washington Bureau Reports All Back Business Cleaned Up Washington, Dec, 9.—~For the first time In years the work of the General Land office 1s practically on a current basls, Commissloner Apry declares in his annual report. IMnal homestead entries are now acted upon within thirty to ninety days after the final certificate has been fssued, he sald, and it I8 no longer necessary for an entry- man to walt two years or more after having submitted satisfactory final proof for his patent, Approximately 6,000 more patents wero Issued during the fiscal year than in the previous one, involving an in- creaso of 2,787,000 acres, Of this in- crease, 2,450,833 acres were covered by entries under the homestead iaws, mak- Ing a total of 9,6: 6 acres patented under these laws, Entries were allowed for 10,367,168 acres of which 7,070,175 acres were taken under the stock-rais- ing homestead act, and paterts were taken out on a total of 12,904,821 acres, a substantial increase over the area patented the year previous. Total cash receipts for the year showed a surplus of $3,848,598. The field service, entrusted with the in- vestigation of all charges affecting the integrity of transactions involving title to public land as well as the protec- tion of public lands from trespass or | unlawful occupancy, collected $199,059 and turned over to the treasury $179,114 recovered through civil and criminal actions in cases of depredations. Dur- ing the year 117,535 acres were thus restored to the public domain. During the year 17,922 entries were allowed under the stock-raising home- stead act, bringing the total number of entries under the act to 80,323, embrac- ing an area of 31,407,991 acres; 8,399 patents were issued under the law, covering an area of 2919,819 acres, Lringing the total number issued to June 30 up to 14,130,000, for an area of 4,650,416 acres. There were patented under the act of 1908, applicable only to the state of Minnesota, 19,680 acres during the year, making the total patented under the act 1,021,920 acres. Substantial progress was noted in reclamation of desert lands; 1,671 final desert land entries were received and 1,656 patents issued during the year as again 1,599 patented the year previ- ous. Under the Federal Water Power Act, ' applications aggregating 674,000 acres | The missionary car “St. Paul” represents the latest mode of teaching religion in communities* where - no churches exist. Through mining and lumber camps of the southern states, parti- cularly Texas, this specml car, owned by the Catholic Church Ex- tension society, is in continuous travel. The car seats have been converted into pews and an altar erected at one end. The pastor is Rev. Patrick H. Griffin, elections under the act were called for as against 500 last year, and in the majority of these cases elections have been filed and entries allowed subject to the provisions of the act. Under acts df Congress conferring upon former service men the preferen- tial right of entry for ninety days in advance of other disposition of lands released from withdrawal or segrega- tion or ‘made subjéct to disposition through survey or resurvey, 475,790 acres were restored ‘to entry, and 1,836,900 acres opened on survey. During the year six national forests were enlarged, five under special acts of Congress, and one reduced. Three wero received for action as against 552,500 the previous year. About 1,000 hundred more applications for mineral patents were received during the year than in the previous one, the applica- tions embracing an area of 53,043 acres. Homestead entries in Alaska have been madg extensively; 73 original entries were made during the fiscal year, em- bracing an area of 10,611 acres, while 71 final entries were made. FIND UNFINISHED POEM. One Written By Robert Louis Steven- son in 1888 Discovered. 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Bargent, director of thé Arboretum, is described the dual feature of the agreement under which the Arboretum, which has attracted botanists and plant fovers from all over the world, become part of the public park system of Bos. ton while being administered by Har- vard college authorities. Under the agreement, which was drawn up for 1,000 years, the Arbore. tum has its walks and drives kept in condition by the city and is protected by the Boston police. Representatives of the Arboretum have visited the five continents of the world to study and gather specimens of plant life, ITALY VERY THIRSTY | | Nation’s Thirst Quenched By 22,000,- 000 of Wne and 660,900 Litres of Other Alcoholic Drinks, Rome, Dec. 8, (By Assoclated Press)—Italy's thirst for beers and wines has been much harder to quench since "the end of the world Wwar, according to official statisMcs Just published. 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