Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs - 1902 (Pt I)

Excerpts concerning Utah from the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs - Courtesy of the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs describes the need to pass federal Indian policy in order to develop a sense of self-reliance and encourage "industrious habits" on reservations and provides the demographic data needed to determine congressional appropriations. The Commissioner also discusses enrollment and performance at schools, the need for a well-developed agricultural and industrial education, and the importance of encouraging good hygiene in boarding schools in order to avoid the spreading of disease. The Commissioner provides reports regarding the development of the railroads