The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-10
THE MAXWELL LAND GRANT.

From the chicaso Inter-Ocean.
NORTONvILLE, Kan, May 10, 1850.
Will you explain the Maxwell Land
Grant, when issued, under what cir
cuInstances, aud also who Is Frank X
Sherwin: HARMLY.
A,asWer.-The Maxwell Land Grant
contains ,714, 49, acres, or about ~
Colorado aud the balance In New
Mexico. The property Was granted to
two Spaniafd-, Charles Baubien and
Guadalupe Miranda, by the Mexican
Government, Jan. II, ls4l, for the pur-
po-e ii the cultivation Of sugar beets
Maxwell, u Fremont scont, married
Baubien's daughter, and gradually ac-
quired the title 10 the entire property,
which he subsequently, sold, through
senator Chafie, 10 some English spec
ulators, who bonded il in the Dutch
market for u. 0s'.0U. The enormous
value Of the property was not then de-
veloped. but quickly became manifest
to the English, who endeavored, by
stockjobbing schemes, TO reyo--cs-
themselves II IL. A Washington lob
by was organized, and, although the
grant was approved by special act of
Congress. sept. u, 1857. the Dutch
were prevented from getting the Uni
ted states patent issued until last spring
This was the tuFning-IOint Of ten
years litigation, and fixed the title for
ever. Mr.. Frank r. Sherwin, who -
successfully conducted the case for
the Dutch, IL an American. born in
Mar.hfield, Mas, and In early life
was In commercial busins--, but devei-
Oped great ability ~ aR organizer. and
in connection with large American
enterprise .. widely known in the
Holland bour.es. He il now ia Am
sterdam completing the orYabizatios,
Of the new Maxwell Land Grant Com
pany, which IL established by special
charter Of the Netherlands govern
ment The director u the new COIN
pany, who serve Tor ten year,. are four
Holland and four American gentle
men of international reputation. viz. I:
Count l.. Van Limborg stirum, 81
Harlem; Herr 3. A. Van Hall, of IT.
recht; y. II. Ziegelaar, and r. Il. G~r-
ling.. of Amsterdam, lseing the Hol
Land DIRECTOR, and Gen. ~ Pullman
President Pullman Palace Gar Com
pany; n X. fairtank, President Chi
cago Board o(Trad> aud Chicago. Club:
Frank X SlseSwin and Geo Is. Car
peateS, AZ ChbcagD, being the Amefi-
can dirertaS- This tr1cf ~ land IL b.
lieved 10 be the riche~e f9s the area in
clud~d In the entire United stsfs-,
containing %, O0 scres 81 the richest
cal iaad 100 a Reunsyivania. b.
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