The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-06-08
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Some time ago, Mr.. James Msdi.o.
Trimble, son ofex Governor Trinible. d.c'S
Of Ohio, through his own personal eyer
tom, procured the passage of law Az.
thorizing the sale OF certain lands belon,,
ing to the Agricultural College in, tia,
State; and, as 4 matter OF information 70
the people, we subjoin the following rro,,
an Ohio paper:
j. " Trimble agent for the Acricultr.
tural College to dispose OF the Virgins
Military Lands WIS in this place. on la,
Saturday, from the Northeastern part of
the county, where he had been looking az
ter ths interest Of the College lie has 81.
eured the services OF Geo. Puntney. ne
Rome, aRd some gentleman near Locust
Grove TO de- the surveying, who will com
mence about the first OF June We learn
that the iuelsurvey will show more Land
in the country than was at first supposed
Many persons are living on land, claiming
THAT il belon. IS to them who have no title
to it, In running y line from Scioto into
this county, the surveyors ran through
the middleofa highly improved farm.
taking i=,one-half OF the claimants house
and orchard. A law suit will probably be
the result, and there are number of SINH.
lar cases. There are pumber OF small
land warrants laid covering large, bodies
of land, and it il the intention to take II
before the supreme cont, and cut the
amounts downif possible The Collepe
succeeded in having 100 acres allowed to
each actual eettler, ~ first passed, cut
down to 40 acres. The settlers cen have
an additional 100 acres by paving 81 per
acre for it, None of these lands are 10 he
disposed of during the present year other
than that to which the settlers are entitled
An attempt will be made to get law
through the Legislature. allowing Mr.
Trimble to sell the land in large or small
quantities, to suit the purchaser. Com.
menting upon this the Pike County Reuub.
lican uses this language which we hearth
ly endorse:
This the opponents of land grabbers and
the friends OF the small homes will oppose
80 the utmost. 1t il the interest of the
State to sell in small parcels to actual sett.
ers, rather than to grabbers, vino will strip
Oh the timber and leave The land to be Off:
cred for taxes aud get no bidders The
state wants to get these lands on the tax
list and keep them there for all time
1t seems to us that the law the peonls
need is one allowing the agent to sell in
less quantities than 40 acres. instead Of
opening up these lands tn soulless specula-
tors There is room for them to do too
much goWgiHg as the law now stands -
Already they are preparing to spring upon
these lands with the prospect that the
amendment will he made. The law as il
now exists will give them the power 10
push the poor settlers Oft in too many en-.
ses because they will not be abeto bnv
even the quantity they are now allowed 10
purchase when it is thrown upon the mar.
ket
The above is from the peoples De-
fender, printed in West Onion. Adam,
county. And we hail its words ffty spo.
ken, with delight Had the papers OF the
several counties taken the bill originally
introduced at the instance Of J. NJ Trim.
hle, and exposed its nelareous provisions.
the friends of justice and equity would have
been enabled to have gotten through the
Legislature n better law. 1t seems that
the editors in several of the counties wers
derelict, and ought to have done better.
But we are glad that the interest has not
died out, and that Mr. Trimbles intentions
again to open the question, to the disad-
vantage of The People, against the in
teresl q the state, aud IN favor of Swind-
lers, will meet a stern, determined and sue
cessiul opposition, and that Mr. TrimhlS
will be defeated and finally driven from the
Board of the A gricultural and Mechanical
College, which he disgraces by his attempts
under the cover of law votten through tho
Legislature 10y his own eXertionS. to dis
tress the occupants of land intended by
Congress 10 have been given to them out
right He il a disgrace TO the College he
represents, and we are panied to believe
that he is making tools Of some eighteen
gentlemen who do not or ought not de-
sire to DO injustice that College largely
endowed 10y the mun,fcence Of Congress
may prosper. We propose to carry tits
war INFO Africa or the Board itself be-
fore the great wrongs Mr. Trimbie eTi
IDENTIFY intends shall be contaminated
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