The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-01-18

H M ,ptn',l tt,,'on N NO Appfotei fouf,
ittnils N Jolf " tI,ti etsI nf'lluf tptf!!
ih4I,nls NJ nv Hrne.nI rrpp val'of 2 'nl
II. ,nhnt obiniiea indicated w hpp,s. then
ahorttni<td. etd t|,e pieces Y land il7'
fIlAnN>D 'Atfts n Nc t34n'frd rpnnf't.,
alapunlh,1 a. c>fInisted ~ about n Kfit mi.
l',mr o'ncres, ADD directing u 70 " rolt ~
my neliH pcf tcfe, alter We. Ip'vp VI inb
.cyeIi, nnd npni gine Ithe pfoceeds Of puih
"a n ou2bnlf lc tbs'bnblic frod schools and
the payme1t Of the public debt.
\ There vns rentyally bat little known OF
|thesp lands "a The unorgnnlxed coqnties,
rnd but 1.-THE demand for them, until son1a
time isltar the survey ofthe capitol lands.
Tifo price set tpon them BY the INV was
innc!i ahoyo tbs yAlue|fet upon the lants 81
indsyiut,,ls that had been previously 10
rated Ia caid unorganizsd equities .
(, Wnent ne board composed O tne govss
rtats RI 1880, vailed TIE capitol lands At the
3ninjf1nm price Of 10 cents per acre, they
had evidence Of respectable persons en-
eaeed III the land business In that section,
fhSt lands could DO bought there from IN.
al yiduals at d much less price. The capitol
board, uDnn the second effort to sell 81, Oo0
acres Of the most valuable lands In the capt.
toll reservation got for them but little over
10 cents per acre. va \.
hepuollc notoriety given 70 these ianos
BY the contract made dor the building OF
TIE new capitol, and their cheapness, COM
pared 70 the price Of similar lands in other
states. began 10 attrActthe attention Of cap
italists, specuIators and stockmen for some
time before The call for the meeting OF the
legislature. issued on the LIST Of March,
1882 Id which legislation in regard to these
reserved lands was specihed: and py wnicn
call the legislature did meet on the OH 81
April following. ", n,
mum price OF these reserved lands should
lions IF acres Of them should be set apart
to the university, not so much as . gratu1t-
ous donation as in COMPENSATION, AID as Q
substitute for lands taken away from the
university BY the constitution Of 1875.
which was then full explained. Biiis TO
protecI these lands and to set apart Por,
ton Of them passed the senate, but failed
10 be passed iii the house Of Representatives.
IL may be asked why twas proper that
these lands should have been valued and
short wears al, effort was made to raise the
price to one dollar per acre. These lands
NAV Be worth from five to fifty dollars per
acre when The time arrives g. which ss Gs
can ~ Pus "a 'uisy NY snds Most If them
r as Mt "a ,,raaticailv could not Be
s,sed VI, NV, n,rssose ARA he value Of fifty
es,,,s Vas t6ep rrsnerly placed upon them,
upon ~ ~ ~ aass "a a,on ira nrospects
' vnJS =, ~ a aristins oircnmstances. g
~ ~ ianeth ~ tjne thas ntieat elspse be.
ara XII the lands co,ilri be illus utilized, and
HING their full intrinsic value.
" tne Pulcnassl mr. MI pVv vsis i more thsn
~ my tr's,,.,.t alcl and he would
Z. vst a5 ia Ky IN carryii,r them with
q. !, thSee wears the
VIC II ia Ii al time fol
mn9.e bsS chsncea nv the exten
s;s,a y sa,naat;n, otfbeir o1ality and uses
INV had had during thai time been acquired
ana unprecedented demand for such lands
which could hardly have been anticipated
nsnes, up s;d ia,;ds wpieh mist aIways b
sa,eu ~ ~ Mn nrdsr ~ INK anv value upon
tsson'sv ~ ~ n these lands we're better worth
=" a,, ~ ~ ,>n,,alv husiness
one uo.ar prr 49, nr;1 1850 than ~ y cents
ss', IL Inv I'D when thew were first
p ps..r a ,nr. sala ia wns therefore proper
t,,at H. ssats sbouii then bayc raised the
price 70 az least that amount.
Had the recompenua ~ been n,,1 Ise hsv.
anu fa.1lnoay sc's ', NJ "a acres Of isnd
new el,ne1 many s n,li nst,hs nurchase q
ne's M law. Or double ths
s "A money s or which thew have beer
nll pvn ,,, " y I,, y, ~
pn3 w " ~. a. comrnissioner d
spr ~ ie1 I'm; IN opI,ca thsre WAS filed II
WE Z. =. M N ~, I 1890 annlicafion,
WY ~ w ~ nv Ak az Iands bu. pay
ment nau rsfn ,o ny, o'pon ~ t.'c rars
shsu', ~ y, ~ VI frscts Of less thar
snse y, - ~, rtias and mi,
oao au ~ o s ~ az ~sorcanIsed coun
s ses yhare ,i'e cteat bodIes Of these lard
arg s'lu % : !, 4. a AZ the soecial SEES
9Ihos 'ne - u ~ NJ 1880 there IA
slon "a y, 2, s'n q iss S5 fIed il hi
oifite applications for 3.l6o 4So acres, ana 2
has nnoinclal holfn i : sv shnrs,,
nio1h z, o. "a \, ~, See sslow Nv law. for sbcu
ssd 20 g. ' sled Since he close Of the specs