The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-10

This Ia hardship to Texas in many
ways, lttends TO lower tho estimate Of
the business trusl,worlhinesa Of the
people and tho state, A man once INT
in this way becomes q rabld enemy OF
tho state forever after aud his ehlldrens
children will DO found hurting analhe'
mas NJ the grave Of their ancestors for
tuEe, even 20 the third and fourth gen'
erallonH ol those who have been "aalled
away by the deXlerlly Of the henrlle'a
land gAbher Of To-day, II Is hard
ship indeed, because NJ this day but
low men have money 10 waste Ia any
sort Of Investment, muoh less he who Is
seeking 10 found home In our new
southwestern land Of promise Asa
rule our population h pooras yet, Asa
rule those who are coming here
now by tho thousands arc poor,
often having little more than the
sum they paid for the lands
aud II h indeed very bitter to find That
instead Of u home for his little 0nGa, he
has purchased law suit aa intermina,
blc aud a. costly m the suit between
Jarndyce Va, Jarndyoo, or 10 find en
indignant real owner backed by the
tcnors OF the law ordering him oil aud
advising that ho "atOnds not upon the
order Of his going"
There must be some sharp collisions
before the courts, there must be- some
sharp ~ we'll 40 crushing decisions by
the courts before ihiB great evil can hr
met, Suits msiitulcd must be- pushed
to a decision and not suffered 10 lingcr
upon the dockels for years, aud In the
meantime the land suffered to remain
unprolucliyo either 10 the rrnl or pre-.
tended owner, and barren 10 far IN
tn cs are concerned. If we have not
courts enough. we must create more.
that il ALL With our rapid devotion,
menl and almost unparalleled lncroase
in population we need more facilities.
than what amply sulllced when Texas
Ind but A SOLITARY sountler hero and
there, The public domain hna been
layishly granted Ia railroads and other
schemps of intcrnnl improvcmeut. II
has not been dillicult nl any TINA for q
bold man ar a strong combinntion of
men to estnhMh n claim and own and
sell whole districts If coun,rv Thonoor
and the earnest who come to erect A roof
troeinro9d filth arethcyictims Notenr,
are shed when the blow reachca another
speculalor. But that ia a circumstance
rarely demanding record When. how.
ever the actual settler If either high ar
low degree becomes the victim il be,
comes one of the utmost gravity. and
one the state dnres NOT rlose il evo,
upon. The Austin land speculotors
whose gigantic speculalions have caused
such wide.spreod comment hoyew worked
for the state a terrible evil Hundreds
of settlers have, within the last six
months been driven To Kansas nv This
sinister circumstance alone who womb
otherwise unouestionably have become
property holders and tax,payers here.
This too in n land where our Grst grant
want ia population, makes il n ncculiorlv
unbearable evil We have trotted
along in this slip.shod sort of wov anita
long enough let there bo soma sn;n.
gent LEGISLATION ON the subioct Iot ,bo
affairs of the general land ot,ico bo
closely looked into and let if, rccords
be so purified that the root of all Htlo
to land may be- unerripolv eound thoro
Now that ia about the last nloco =
weary seeker ror lond.rut, n;rL, Of
going and tho courts If fla oo,,n,,,
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