Nebraska advertiser., 1868-12-03

The state Lamds-R1iIF0ads.
Mr.. EDITOR:-I may safely say, that
the great question now before the peo-
pie Of Nebraska, and viii be before the
coming Legislature, 10 our State Lands
how shall we dispose Of them most
advantageOusly, or rather TO come to
Ae point, shall they be appropriated
for Railroad purpOSeSP II for such
purposes, shall the lands themselves
be given direct 20 Railroad companies,
or sold by the State and the proceeds
given TO aid RailrOsd enterprises2
So far a. / have read, mOstOfthe news
papers IN Nebraska are advocating-.
"Let Us preserve these lands for 'ae-
tual settlers' and appropriate the pro-
ceeds arising from their sale 10 the
building Of Railroads" Let us look
at this question in a practical point of.
view. II Railroads are not 20 be built
through Nebraska until the lands are
sold TO t'actual settlers" how long do
you suppose we win have to wait for
Railroadsl How many actual set
tlen" DO yea suPPoseaTe going TO pay
81 Is and $3.50 for State Lands, when
they can get equally a. good lands as
Homsteads, for nothing-OF simply
the 6fHce fees. The fact is, that Rail-
roads win bring ''actual settlers into
Nebraska when nothing else will
Build q Railroad along the Missouri
river, from the Southern to the North
ern lire Of the State, and in the int
rior, say through the second and third
tier Of counties, and the population
and wealth Of NebraskR VIII increase
one hundred fold and actual settlers
viii take up every foot Of land along
your roads en- preference 70 Home
steads. Build your Railroads Grstg.
WIZ capitalists build your roads
through a new country like Ourswith-
out help? VIII these roads be built
without the appropriation Of Of lands?
If 50, we are a fortunate PeOple-mOre
80 than Others who have lived before
US. A correspondent Of the Omaha
RepWbHcGR, Improvement has writ
ten the most sensible srticle / have
read on this subject. he says: ''The
theory Of holding these lands for FAC
tual settlers" Is calculated TO tickle the
fancy-it sounds well, and at first
blush is so plausible that e is popular
with the masses. But il is thoroughly
unsound IN practice. What we want
Is Farmers in Nebraska. Build Rail-
roads, and render farming q profitable
business in the interior IS well as
along the river line, and in a very few
years Jefferson county win be IS pop
ulOusa as Richardson ,Ealineand Seward
will rival Nemaha and OtOe. > =
= The fellow who promises to "catch
the lark, when the sky falls" viii
witness the ffuition Ofhis hopes at the
same period Of time when the Omaha
Bepa66ean and Herald will rejoice to-
gether ever the bailding Of Railroads
In Nebraska, from the proceeds Of
State Lands, sold to actual settlers!r
So say I! flour lands are to be sold
first, and Railroads are only to be built
gfterW0rds by such aid, the present
generation and the one to come, win
be under the sod before Railroads are
built. Let our Legislators take a plain,
sensible and practicable view Of this
question, and appropriate the lands
for railroad purposes. / do not, of.
course, mean 70 s4UandSr these lands
by giving them 10 irresponsible corpo-.
rations ,'kiteing" RaIlroadsI Only to.
bOnahde enterprises. To such roads
rs 4 most needed, and routes Is are
practicable and win be speedily and
certainly constructed. Let the Legis-
lature under such restrictions as will
secure The State from imposition, give
lands-give them now. But says the
obiectoF these Railroad companies
viii not use these lands 10 construct
the road, but viii hold on to them for
speculating purposes. The Railroad
Companies II composed Of practical
business men, win Get ali the lands
appropriated 70 them, into the hands
Of ''actual settlers with Railroads,
long before the stata Rin, without
thlms Whila the 11adG nay not use
the Iands themselves Immediately snd
directly, they foTIB The basis upan
which me4ns are Eniuod % en- extent,
to proceed with the antsspEisA Give
the people HailFOaaa, and give lands.
toad In thelrcOnstruction. The ESQ, 0oo.
acres OflandN ebraaka hns, were given
to her fOr tins PuEpos0. ana no other.
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