The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-13
sFSAroR CHRIS INTERVIEWED.


a three weeks trip east, ana being noiorl'
ousy friend OF the average Bohemian the
Il porter tackled him for n pNF-WoH.
Ne says that New Orleans 10 making
grand preparations for the Worlds Expo J.
ion aud Is surprised at the Interest Oeins
4 manifested by other states and territories
aud expects a line exhibit rom Texas, The
senator suggests the Lone Star state might
capture the honors In the exhibition it'eli,
MS well al IN the Mardi GTas day procession.
He stated that the Manufacturing districts
Ia Georgia and South Carolina are IN n
flourshing condition but that the agrlcul
tural population is not thriving so well as
ia Texas and that the country generally
hgs not the same busy, thirty appearances.
There was much enquiry as regards fence
cutting troubles which have been eragger-
ated in order 10 prevent Immigration 10
| this state.
He says that tho recent oct Of the land
board in placing the minimum rent AZ
eight cents per acre should not be too ST.
yerely criticized az the gentlemen compos'
ing that hoard were evidently not moved By
peraoDal motives or they would not have
strained their discretionary powers, bu
rather have left the responsibility with the
| les,gl iinrn.
He believes II too high, but the board
cannot be expected TO receda from ar
adopted policy until they have gwen It. q
fair ;riel; Such course would Do ohiId's
play. Like prudent trustees, they want to
realize all they can for their trust frnc,
! but will BIO controlled by the law
of supply and demand. They DO
| doubt acted TO some extent on iniogms-
ton received from tue west, ss Mr..
Browning and other sbie representatives
of grazing interests OF the west 81 atea to
tho last legislature that these lands were
worth 10 cents rent per acre per snnum.
al
icy oi leasing school lanes subject to actual
settlement is tho only correct one. lie
claims that q coDtinG5a sale o. these land
ia unlimited quantities would beget social
troubles of grievous nature; on the
other hand, il not utilized 10y leasing pend
ing sctual settlement that II would oe two
Alndre1 years before Texas realized on the
school sInd. He says that there 10 not any
great conflict OF interest between the farm
ing ana stock interests OF Texas; the three
hundred and seventy-five thousand farmers,
with chill jren to educate and taxes 10 pay,
want an available annual revenue from the
school lands, but are too just to want
and too reasonable TO expect the stock In
.srSsts to pay more than fair rental value
and have no desire - see them driven from
the state. He says that when the stockmen
lease these lands the state should and
dou bt,ess will protect her lessees in the ex
elusive use Of the land, save and except 80
much a. may be needed Tor actual eettie'
ment. Hesays that the difficulties between
the land board and the stock interests
will aujust themselves on business princi-
pies and that each man will OFFER what he
can afford to pay for grass and no more,
and that convention of stockmen won't
stick TO ON agreed price any more than an
association OF lawyers or merchants. The
land is better leased at cents than sold
broadcast at "a, for the rental is immedi-
etely consumed in education, while the
money received on sales takes
the risk OF doubtful Investments
In addition to this so long as state can
offer cheap homes on long time, the people
will be contented and won't encourage or
tolerate i6isness or commnnUisH.
He says that he has found majority OF
the stockmen disposed TO do what is right
about the "childrens grass" and 1t don't
require herd law or other Coer.
Give measures to deal with
them, and being next to farming the great.
est interest in the state should be fairly and
Justly dealt with and tina: the present ad.
ministrstion OF the state government don't
favor any harsh Eolicy.
He says that he has found but few adj
yocates OF division OF the state ana none
of ii EN- will ever see it. and that while
North Texas has not received from Auetin
much else than big tax receipts, that nine
ty per cent. of her heavy vote is democratic
and against division.