Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-09
KICKER.
IA Man Who Wants Land
In FORA Small Farm and
Can Not Get 1t,
Vas Gagged in the West by
!, Of Drought Immigrants
Leaving Texas,


rorr WORTH, TEX, Sept. s 1854.
,or Of the Gazette.
heen a resident of Texas but
,ths, and what l have to say
Inst, appear to come with due
NV opportunities for OBJ
,nd stuoyiDg the operations
lsase law have been peculiarly
lpr drawn not slone from the
n Of the newspapers, but from
,;snce of nearly a month in
,mpt to buy a section or more
Noticing that the discussions
,estion are very general and
sar aud satisfactory as might
nneht the experience Of an in
MIGHT not be uninteresting.
III 10 Fort Worth about the 1st
II NAV, and making this point
Ters, | took trips out along all
E Of road running from this
III went west beyond Big
ii found real estate men at
noints, and / talked with them
~ nriee of lands. ! was told |
vail the land | wanted at 81
acte But when / proposed
section the land agents said,
M sell you a section. III you
m twenty sections up to any
we can get it for you, and If
y, enough we can manage to
\ how to lease all the addi-
ptiops you want" / said |
nted enough for good farm.
M il was very ha,d to get so
ouantity, rs nearly all the
leas ed, and what was not
las fenced along with a big
lody.
ested buying a section any
unfit was inClosed in a wire
under the realm of line riders.
As0araged this idea, aud said
roud be some years before it
lonsany good. This advice
pps8ented by the additional
aI that
qRARELY RAINS WEST
,per Cross Timbers, and that
kof the almost limitless do
b Of there is totally unfit for
purposes. When | attempted
further east ! was met with
was unable to pay. | was en-
but out. My experience leads
believe that should the lease
repealed and the land
aopen to sale, that, while small
and there would be secured
u settlers for farming purposes
L bulk would be bought by cat
icates, unless the law should
Emed as not to allow of the
e gilmore than one or two sec
any one man or company. l
bat a six years lease his oper-
n retard. settlement aud has
II great detriment TO the mate
talth of the state. 1t is safe to
ID five out Of six who seek Texas
n who, like myself, wanted only
Hnor two, and were unable TO
se any more than that. Their
as similar TO my own. ! know
H ELEVEN IN ONE PARTY
ame here at the same time with
ihree of whom came at
representations made by
I ! on Texas, shown them by
and issued by the Wabash and
4 i Pacific, all of whom Were
with our state but could hot
sp land without buying many
in a body or else taking
Of buying leased lands within
Is of the line-riders. They re-
innings, many times repeat
hey were not wanted. They
Erred LANDS WERE LEASED,
lg poor men, could not afford
nd wait five or six years until
expired and then run the
pa Improbable fight with the
And their employees ina attempts
ettle on it. They all returned
old homes.
sir, l am a Democrat, always
4 en-, and the ticket shall receive
4ty support, But ! am a chick
/ against the lease law.
Fght to be amended or
Repealed. If it cannot
better than it now is, it would
.n.do away with it entirely,
lunlly adjust itself. Settlers
seq buy small tracts along
They will gradually in
"a. bers until they and the
Il have TO come
UNDERSTANDING
Upon a division of the farm
+ from those suited only fol
But being a kicker makes
IS a Democrat. All reforms
md party policies are the work
Prs. All honor TO THE GA.
II is the premium kicker and
not only wear the blue ribbon,
4 lid have the thanks of the
acy for the herculean task II
mplished in forcing from the
me land board the con fession
la tQadnnuaey of tho Iaaep la W