The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-03-20
GRANTS FORFETTARIE.
How the Public Domain Has Been
SGuandered.

How the Public Domain Has Been
SQuandered.
So far as can be learned bv careful
study of the records, the lar Is likely
to be returned to the public domain, in
case the proposed bills become laws,
and in case the laws are enforced, are
as follows: In Alabama $50, 000 acres,
of which $50, 900 are the Mobile and Gil
rard railroad land grant; $50. 900 the
Selma, Rome and Dalton; IA, 900 the
Coosa and Chattanooga; $4,000 the
Coosa and Tennessee; 50, 900 the Gulf
and Ship Island. In Tennessee 375,-
600 acres granted to the California,
Louisiana and Texas road In Florida
$50 900 acres granted TO the Atlantic
and West India Transit, and 1876. 900 to
the Florida. Atlantic and California
Central railroad. In Arkansas So, 1000
acres granted to the Little Rock and
Fort Smith railroad. In Mississippi
GOO, 600 granted to the Iron Mountain
road. In Michigan 325. 600 granted to
the Detroit and Milwaukee road; 305,-
coo to the Port Huron and Milwaukee;
800, 900 to the jackson, Lansing and
Saginaw company; 100, 900 to the Mar
quette and Ontonagon road, and 50, 00C
10 the Ontonagon and Brule River com
pany, making over million acres in
Michigan. In Iowa there are 80, 600
acres granted to the Sioux City and St.
Paul road, supposed to be yet unearn-
ed. In Wisconsin 450. 900 acres grant
ed to the West Wisconsin road; $50, 900
to the North Wisconsin (now Chicago,
st. Paul and Minneapoiis), and 1,200,-
600 to the Wisconsin Central. In Min
nesota 500, 600 acres granted to the ST.
Paul, Minnesota and Manitoba road,
90 900 to the Western railroad, and l.
800, 600 to the Northern Minnesota;
$50, 600 to the Hastings and Dakota
railroad, and 1851 900 to the Lake Su-
perior and Mississippi Railroad compa-
ny.
The above grants were made to
states for the benefit of the roads men
toned. In addition to this there are
the following, granted direct to the
railroad companies, and as yet unpat-
ented, and IN most cases, 1t is alleged,
unearned: In Wisconsin 907, 900 acres
granted to the Northern Pacific In
Minnesota about $4,000 of the $4,000
miles of the Northern Pacific road were
completed ut the time specified, yet
there remain $4,000 acres OF its
lands not patented to the road, probably
by reason of the neglect of the company
to apply for such patents, by which
neglect the payment OF taxes on the
land is avoided. In Dakota s, 432, 600
acres were granted TO the Northern Pa
cifc road, and about 1900, 900 were
earned at the expiration of the time fix
ed for the completion of the road.
though very few of the lands have been
patented to the company. This would
leave about 4, 100000 acres of land to
be forfeited in Dakota. In Montana
the Northern Pacific grant was II, 1885,
coo acres none of which was earned at
the expiration of the time fixed for the
completion of the road, and all of
which may possibly be declared for
feited. In Idaho 1900, 900 acres are
forfeitable. In Oregon 2, 575, 900 grant
ed to the Northern Pacific are forfeita-
bic; 3,7O0, 900 were granted to the Ore
gon Central, now the Oregon and Cali
fornia, of which 100000 are forfeita-
BILE; l, 130, 600 acres were granted to the
Oregon Central, of which 1000, 600 are
forfeitable, making $500, 600 acres in
Oregon forfeitable In Washington
territory II, 250, 900 were granted to the
Northern Pacific, of which about 9,00O,-
600 were unearned, according to the
present allegations. In California
about 500, 600 acres granted to the Cal
ifornia and Oregon company were un-
earned. OF the $3.50, coo acres granted
to the Atlantic and Pacific road, al ap-
pear to be liable to be forfeited. OF
the 5,500,0 900 granted to the South
ern Pacific, about LOCO are for
feitable, and of the 1875, 900 acres
granted to the Texas Pacific all will
probably be forfeited. In Missouri
600 600 acres of the Atlantic and Paci-
tic grant are supposed to be forfeitable,
which, in addition to the Iron Noun
tain tract mentioned above, will throw
1000, 900 acres OF public lands into the
market. In the Indian Territory the
grant to the Atlantic and Pacific was
1850, 600 acres, of which little, if any.
appears to have been earned. In New
Mexico the Atlantic and Pacific grant
was 10000, 600 acres, all of which will
probably te declared forfeited. Should
the Texas Pacific grant be declared for
feited by congress, 3.500,000 acres of
this will be found in New Mexico. In
Arizona the Atlantic and Pacific grant
amounts to 5000, ZOO acres, and the
Texas Pacific grant to 100000, both
of which will probably be declared for
feited. To sum up: OF the $4,000, 600
acres granted to states for the benefit
OF railroads within their borders about
26, 600, coo acres have been earned and
9,000,00 may be forfeited, and of the
145, 600, 900 granted direct to railroads
about so, 600, 600 have been earned and
80, ,000,00 may be forfeited. Chicago
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