Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-09
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!, :. The Panaoea for the Land
|''' Troubles"
a., to Get Nominees Through
\ ~ in November

rost. BullIonaire Organ.
ca''." ,roubles now agitating the
lam, ~, .,V people are capable OF a
md W vi satisfactory solution in
csl anu me manner, deliberations
ban on ~, are conducted in a con-
sutlsJ,s, TO do this 1t would be
p y 70 premise that one side Is
y. 1, ~ right, and the other side
ogeln.,ih er wrong. This premise,
vii be holly contested by
pow, w nxtremists, but their love
,ss viii be fully put to the test.
Ply 10 be seen whether tney
pslns he rule-or-ruin faction or
E.A .hs w. can be reasoned with.
" W. NJ the past months re-
's.%selves around a few simple
Mons .w requires that If any
ess n,;stes the public lands OF
pfopa, his own use he shall pay
Y \ use, and pay, not ms own
Int ia price decided upon ny 'he
rosa advocates claim the
lls e, The cattle Craze upon all
' y e. lands, without being com u.
l. y nav for the use of such lands
era,, ~" TO the advocates of
rsnuires the stockmen to
IN cattle on their own LANDS,
snies them the use Oh other i"i''s
ssing purposes. ,.,o,s rovo,ve
unu "a troubles. 1t would seem
s inouire. 10 what extent the
. , lna is right or the other is
when a number of fairly In
Z, men are unanimous on certain
~ ia safe to presume that
y ", least some foundation for
,,ossnin,ity. 1t is, of course, out
nnestion to concede for one mo-
.pss even a single blade of grass
su 10, bring its price to the state,
.asms equally just to find a way
. s every inch of public land
- nrice without giving cause
Nv nlaints of one section of the
VA VA w;thout a renewal of the
CITATION that characterized the
~ months, If there be such a
;ishould be selected.
nav he conceded that the STOCK
are meeting with diflicuities Tor
tho law has not provided,
herds cannot always be confined
vsyed limits. And their roam
twillundoubtedly promotes their
Inv growth. The herders must
boroughly acquainted with The
compliment OF stock laws that IN
course of time have been enact
Eor their government. they
not unlawiully inclose an inch
onnd and they must especially
kareful of trespass of public lands.
these public lands are in many
nces what are known by the law
arnate sections. This means that
ection of public land is situated
cen two sections OF private lands,
vice versa, that one section
priyate lands is situated he.
4 two sections of pub
(nds. 1t appears to the Post that
diligent inquiry might be made
the alternate section provision as
il applies to the grazing country.
original wisdom of the law is not
Isther beyond doubt or discussion.
n the state made grants to the
It,sIy, the public schools or the
ans II granted alternate sections.
kegrsnt was made to railroads,
iy Corporations and individuals.
clear that if railroads and other
ontions would settle up the sec
thus granted and generally make
\ effort to enhance the value OF
lands, the states reserved Sec
would be correspondingly in
led in value. There may
been wisdom in this dis
|tion of the state's domain, blu,
re fairly in doubt whether this
wisdom Is really wisdom when
led to a grazing country. In al
cultural country every acre Of lant
be said to derive its relative value
its distanc, or proximity to nu
bus settlements, and for this rea
the state's alternate sections, sit
b on the lines of railroad, are al
n great deal more valuable thar
b in more distant sections. Ii
agricultural country, too, the lay
hlawful Enclosure can and must b
ly observed for reasons know
every farmer. The ques
now arises, would it b
ON for the legislature
rs to draw dividing line b'
n the agricultural and the grain
ons of the state? Can such :, lin
rawn? 1t is we'll known th.,t AZ
ltural immigration tends sloal
tward. But the stock industr
exas is too immense, and we ma
too indigenous to the soil of tf
Vest to be superseded within til
ent century. For that reason, 1t
haps possible to draw IA dividin
and give each section the benef
eparate legislation. 1t appea
lble to the Post to repeal the alte
section laws, as far as the actu
Ping country Is concerned. 1t mu
conceded, we repeat, that thei
obstacles between the section
yea by the stockmen may have
deal to do with their discontel
The agitation arising therefron
they be satisfied in a manner tn
state will suffer no loss whatever
question is so widely reachil
the Post hesitates to give a de Fin
answer. One way presents itse
pur mind, which we submit 4
Never 1t may be worth. II al
kowner or stockraiser desires
hess his lands in solido by exchan
some Of his sections for an equ
nher OF the states alternate sectio
ated between his own, would moi
~ deal Of present discomfort disa
4! The Post 10 aware Of the dill
les In the way of consummatil
far-reaching plan. Itmight
re, In the first place, an amen
III To the constitution nrOyidinp