The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-06
THE GRAB FOR GRASS.
BuLLIoNAlRE VS.. TIE NEsTER.
Cream From the Milk in the Cocoanut--
Why and Wherefore this war
Against Lease Its Proba-
bic Outcome, Etc.

The following is reproduced from one
OF our neighboring eXchanges
Fort WORTH, June 27.-As there has
been so much said about free grass by
our home paper, the Fort Worth Ga
zette, and so much that is inconsistent
with the position occupied by the gen
tlemen owning the Gazette viz, the
stockholders of the Texas Investment
company, that / think Il word or two
may show the real status and desire of
the management of said paper to be in "A
very different light from what is claimed
Tor 1t. lcharge that the Gazette is not
sincere iii wanting free grass for the
poor people Of the State, and a with
holding OF the state lands from lease.
IN favor of actual settlers. Proof
FIRST, the members of the directory of
the Investment Company, who ae all
owners OF the Gazette, are large cattle
owners, and as such, opposed by nature,
10 actual settlement OF the Western
country, as such would conflict with
their interests, for no man detests n
western small farmer" more than the
big cattle man. And men are not usu-
ally so generous rs to do that or advo-
cate a policy against their own in
terest.
ioCNVitu L cldTSc llldl Jnelr advocacy
OF free grass is III their own interest,
knowing that the repeal of the lease law
Will give them millions of acres of free
grass they cannot now control for
nothing. Pr0of-FirSt, the conn
ties embracing the school lands
lthat is where they want free
grass as 3 whole, has heretofore and
Will for years prove unremunerative to
farmers, hence they will not settle tho
country, as is supposed by the Gazette.
ON the contrary, very few persons would
attempt to turn the soil with a view TO
profit. Then, who will settle it? If not
held for lease then large st0ckmen could
not lease and hence no revenue could
come from their use of free grass, If
held for actual settlers very few would
settle on these lands except as stock
men. Hence, very little revenue would
accrue from that source, leaving millions
bringing nothing for the cattle of the
BritlOnS, smiths, Humans, Reeds,
Murphys and others of like character,
AL Gazette men iOwnerS), to place the
cattle on the thousand hills and proclaim
to the world, I'VE are monarchs
of all We survey" We would
not be understood to make
any thrust 1T any of these gentlemen in
particular, but only mention them as
members OF Il great cattle syndicate
iclassing all large cattlcmcn logcther)
WhO nave the means to buy land and
cattle too. but who find ii cheaper TO put
their cattle on free grass, and hy amted
effort, virtually stand OF AL small cattle
owners and thus occupy the free grass
themselves.
II there is so much virtue in FREQ grass,
favorable To The hester" vhy
did they try 50 hard to keep ucster~
outot the range. II the lease law is
40 burdcnsomc 10 the poor man, why
do the Gazette men Object to il since
the poor mlu can lease at 1 pr cent. on
the value Of the land while money would
cost 1910 T. per rrul. with which to bay.
Tine truth is, the iou>c law is the life ol
the poor man. He can lease but TWO on
three sections of land ut cents per acre,
orGhOut $50 per section, thus giving him
the finest grass hr eyer knew i'm the
West. Tor once there aS lessee, for uurp
IN life ne can cope ~ q. small way witt
his rich neighror, and lay up for himself
some of the Immense profits heretofore
made 10y large stock owners. On leased
land the small cattle owner or ucslrr
can ash and require his iordly
ncighbor To- Withdraw 20 ii,
own dominion. once grass is iulIy
Tree on school lands AMI the immense
nerds now owned 10y foreign curporions
will be doubled autl the iitt!c fish that
ran swim under the lease Jaw at once
swallowed up.
Under the lease system We have an
immense revenue moi 10 be had on free
grass; and again, lands are bought hy
rattle men, while on free grass they had
no use for them, prrteriu@ to put them
money in cattle and use the vhildrcnS
grass.
We would gladly see the day when
every man would he required to herd hi'