Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-07-20

of the vine, to an extent that might ultimately
be public as well as private beneft. would
require large advance OF capital ana iapor
for at least eight years before any return could
be received Your petitioner respectfully So
hcits, that the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatyes of the United States in Con-
gress assembled, may grant to your petition
err the privilege of selecting from the pub
lie lands in the Territory of Arkansas tract or
body of land not less than six miles square, the
soil and exposure of which may be suitable for
and adapted to the cultivation of the vine !;
and ON the quantity of land so selected and for
the purposes aforesaid, to grant to your petit
toner presumption right to title in a fee
simple for, at least, fourteen years, subject to
the condition (if necessary that in given
and reasonable time given number OF fami-
lies shall reside on said land, and be employ
ed in the cultivation of the vine; and that at
the expiration of the said fourteen years, such
part or parts of the lands selected as aforesaid
and for the purposes aforesaid, as shall not
have been paid for at such price as may be
prescribed by law, shall revert to, and become
u part of, the public domain.
In presenting this request, your petitioner
is strongly impressed with the opinion that
what he solicits is for the public good, and
whatever private emolument may be ultimate
ly received, will be derived from his own,skll
and industry, in diligently and successfully
prosecuting the objects specified in this petit
lion. Your petitioner is also fully convinced,
, that, in addition to the advantages the comnu-
nifty would receive from an encouragement 81
ven to this species of agriculture, at present
so little known in our country, the revenue
Of the general government would be augment
ed by thus creating market for lands of an
inferior quality (such as would be selected for
vineyards) and ensurng a ready sale for such
other lands in the vicinity of such establish
ments, as are more particularly desirable for
the ordinary purposes Of agriculture.
And your petitioner in duty bond will ever
pray.
(signed) f. J. WEST.
Clerks Office, Ho. Of Reps.
y. States, .4bra lst. 1924.
true copy from the original petition, pre-
scented to the House Of Representatives on the
18th March, 1924, and referred TO the Com
mittee on public lands, which Committee,
on the 18th March, 1924, was discharged from
the further consideration thereof and, It was
ordered to lie Oh the table.
NV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE.
Clerk, H.. Rep. Y. s.
The public has seen the article which
published aud, in this paper, will see
Mr.. Vests positive denial. AS Mr..
West was informed that | was the au.
thor OF the publication, aud will doubt
less use my name, felt it due to my
sell TO give the grounds on which act
cd 81 now feel it my duty to give wha,
further evidence have received.
Immediately on receiving Mr. VESTS
denial, addressed line to the Hon.
Mr.. Cook, whose situation as a member
OF the body to which the memorial was
addressed, and ofthe committee to which
j, was referred, would, | supposed, eu,h {
him to give me Information lha, might
throw some light on the subject. My
note and his rely are as follows:
Eei.sar1ssmRe, Jgiy II, 1924.
SIN,
Emanuel ]. West, Esq. has handed to Mr..
Warren. far publication i'll the Spectator, d
communication in which he positively denies
having had any agency in presentinga memo
rial to Congress during the late session, pray
ing, IN his name, for right of presumption to
a tract OF land in Arkansas.
As communicated for the Spectator of
Tuesday last an article in which the memorial
is mentioned, feel my duty to make public
all the circumstances relative to it that | can
obtain. therefore lake the liberty to ask OF
you, such information as you may have, in re-
lation to the manner in which the memorial
came before the House of Representatives.,
am sir,
Very respectfully,
Your most obedient,
TilOS. LlfplNCOTT.
Hon N ID C,nv