San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-02-08

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reason Why, y an earl day, lthis llsain
on ~ general Fevenne shoala not esass.
The policy insuguntedupdsr tho ct 81
April "a, 1874. hAj NOT met The exPe0tar
ton Of the State. From that date TO
now, the sales Of the school lands have
only yielded In annual xvsilable school
fhnh pft7,lM a .sHn
TlD fnpid increase of our scholasNc
population over the increase OF the
available school fund, derived from the
y,le Of such lands, Is illustrated from
1876 To, the present date, RENDERS 1t
evident (as the Il honorable comptroller
reports), chat change of policy is nec-
ssaaryn With that roficer, / respect
fully and, earnestly recommend for COM
siderAtiou. tbs propriety of amending
the law referred to, 20 as TO permit
psrties.tesirihg to purchase the State
school MHtls, tobuyswithout, linittas to
aaantity.s and that the restficti0n d
selling to only actual settlers, be rel
moved. 1T would result in . rspid am
crease OF, the available school fund
and the lands thus sold becoming taxa
BE Would hugely increase the revenue
49, $3.50 - s,i,o ~. lon.,s = Ths ro;n;mmI
!, J; ~ s,yo,,ia svsntra iiv Weld thirty NH.
EE ns. q ;n,,3ov' * : sajs of about. one.
half of these lands, at the minimum
rates., would create fund the Interest
ofwhich would relieve all claims of the
1nhno scboois IN the GENERAL revenue.
md t5;s w;tb;ns s Z ner;ad ii Il very' few ~
vaors fbs%ss SSSinJ : xarYYv; a f,olfp miIlion
u doilars s(sd 1alSle55,l NH lssoll taxes
NJ IA w i;r,,soasNsdl ~ sths ,3Tfck,,ts IF AKA
b5onie orr financial condition de-
pssnds that tbe scbhrI lands sbonld he
sbfFss tf,ss earliest davj no as to relieve
tHe oyer burdenedT General, revenue.
MS ,nl;cv X il Relieved wonld in less
Tim q decade 81 'vears from, This dnte
v;ela n fnnd dfth;rtv nj lions of dollars.
st,ch nn endowment "a ,would educate
nyerS~ cl,iIdT If : Texas.- irrespeotiye, of
Scholastic aces and without expense to
tSem ~ tn tba State TiTTi HT TiR
III onp sruoor. sysrEM. 4
Tx Whde recognizinp sin its fuu force.
Hal tIs SSSyern,1e nt N fhe snf,boft II
r';nst; tnt;ons NJ Oh aT;fffG lar Colleges
,,,n;yars;ties and free schools. should be,
stnw an z; nfell;pent Iiberal;ty worthy of
mr. aga ami c;v;l;zation We cannot for-
get t6st tb;s fostering care shonid never.
;nvoIve IL nend;tnres beyond onr means
- nav nromntIv and With honor
HE LARGE ;ncrease of .our scholastic
,onnlat;on hevoud the corresnondina
In cr..asaSof orr available school fnnd'
5nd the failure to realize anv consid AVA.
lie Ia nroceaJs from tha.sa]as II. the school
iandss r.nder 4 necassarv 7 snooast
rhat ,+ba~o>ha ! rodrc+ionDf tho Stand.
',nd ~ 80 I o,,r sobooi ,,on,,iot;on froro e;oht
tn fourtean r. ten tn fonrteen Years Of
noe This reduction would enable the
Sfota - mo;nto;n tbe nnhI;c free
so 49, :y;th afsc;anov and for tbe same
Ian 9th Of t;me a. y saving of one.fonrth
o. that mart of the GENERAL revenue now
two nsforrad each var 10 liz ava;lshle
So1,onl f,,nd rh;eb saving the bonoya.
hla comntrollar ;nforms this depart
,mort ,vanIJ no VOW near &1O0 nm
Tharoforo a. a y,otter ~ .aconomv
orow;no ont ~ our. financial condition.
ond ovo;d oru '.;rcra.sa ~, tovot; N
T. 10 earne.t1v recommended 70 the Lao.
;s,ot,,ra r. ,cdnco tho nresent scholastic
i;m;tat;on To ths aces If ten and four.
taan .aors A. thoso Sanros NO have
~ ti,;s t;r,o Lo+maen +he orc. - Ton
81 ~ - fourtan,, D uoors 90 sbo1n hv tbo
Sa,.s.;. a,su. ~ L,mdra onI
tmont~snuo tSo"sand four Smndred and
u wv. H. T,oI 1esI ob;,1ra,, - aJuoata
A n I'M $3.50. trs" so S "
~ a.. puu uasonr so so ar" Jaro,onod .nd
,ve az rss III, , from The 90 s.la NJ The most
-, ;Foa,t ,od,,oot;onol ordo,vn, ant
possessed by any nee ple on earth of the
same nopnIation twenty millions of
acres Of land besides orr university and
school landsI. then the doors of our