The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-28
THE LAND BOARD.
Some Fscls from u Personal Acqniin'
ianca.
Their Actions Thought TO be Well In
tehdf'.
A sulj'et opca for Discussion

b,u thuu a rnu 'uf Tie vhu'r tbi', a.
theIiuil uIt cit iltttr-'. o, me lf"
re IN csnli, 3 Win tNr cNCoi lHids lh'N
iboupht tn,N we're dtiUE tirt when my
mn Al. Il ire as .srtt ptrtrrr. and roth
ing IN ths wy ~ g'n or igci, uf anu
that have beard, trtn or iN ms ITO we
lers' staggered MY opinion an' ut W "I
moved me a veg tuwHris cnhh 'ht "' ~
yeri ~ my vieEs Hal they been lltklhR
through d ksy h, l. ana srel Only tue 60
tie inleI,s' they might have luru'a sul
fer.nt coursr, and BIT np.ft C'uh apiece
tor /, lew cAftitmtn amt Wirrd ~ M
think The whole board ] 'Ely appreciates
the CO IL men, O.. ile CORONA iohr' n"lhr''
tic aud reigu ard 90 to nierehis ~ me
state (,hd they sIe emitted a. high aptl'-
c,at,ni) but they ought uot 30 upstt the
whole ui norlhNtst lrxas 20 be- mace VIZ
tuslly a free ~ ny ground T tn'ir a.
most uutAErO hrrds ui cattle i've hmong
the ca, l. me- aud guoN them 10 he good
lot e i.llps- II h the k'susst appreciation
Of the ODD things they have han Tor yes's.
Tn,y d.i't Want to tiye II NJ
nor d. hgme them Tor IL
There has hcsu millions T. q - them.
sometimes thii K u '. not IA four or ght
GEMS PEI acf- mat 81 much veSrs th"ir
souls, bot that % IL "A sort OF % ] ~ ha' tnis
Is only tne tpgini iHg o. F'vtfhment - be
meddlins Win thrir pastures.
II II b. the policy n'tie 40 10 asa me
school ard uud attempt ~ d'nvo u bnrus
tnrreifom IL then becomes surely bnsi-
ness prnnirm 20 determine what ih'y re
worth Tor ihs purposes tor Wh'ch the eau
now NJ leased rnd put that prc' on mem
IL they are u Ne lea ~ AMI Vir uty ileh
no fr IA sen im ant tIr hSs. siN M 81 wears
III not good nuiues. sense o. l'-.e tnem
at four c.n's wnen they Will lrHsH
for eight. II tx, on acc u
OF the lease oi 81 or lOI
cents on a beef : eer viii break 40 the h., {
businos, ~ Vezt', or iiJltloh. ~
aztec II, then " can not long EUR
yiys Tho ga tle ut res. IA, il, organs
grinding IL on O. 4 its apes 8 asserting
IL everywhere Ehat the cDunuy - untt Toy
eeittneu' and hsbitaiiO., and tnese p-f-
eui,s uro occupations tat carry alone VITO
them churches and ,chOoi hOu' aud !cal
goy,rnmeLt, ,aualls of maintaining law
aud order aud peace and quirtude,"uio' eng
rig, {, .nd r"dressiug wr ,ugs, Then they
20 with the plos. A phil isophe' Ia. SAID
tina, civil ~ ,tiun beLins WITH 'I; hnd ihis
interest drives II inio your ears hat i 10 lin-
fit for tue plpg ABOUT as good way per.
haps as ANY TOR 'h- governu 10 t. combat
this hrnrs-y IS 10 thoH t'at "
attaches SOM value 10 the use OF / lanfs
In that cnunuy. Aud every hardy intm.r
wboghs tntoi ,quiDped VITA mn orilnary
amount OF good cOamjn tense punches u
hole in su"h roCtIihtf.
Nnogmor o. i.ni woul think Of leasing
" fCF ne k1ib ! NfF AfNA's w Nh'Nf -
which II. state Is asked 10 lease it. school
LAID add every farmer VA tcr state VINO
lsasrs sud rx,t cts 20 psy from % 90 ~ DER
cent OF its annual products a. a rcptul
man who s1ouli want free ltni % gro"
corr, whett oais, herity and rJe wotli b"
laughed ~ ~ a crank, o. p'n"d as II 'ol,
and should a lew or many 81 t1+u ct TO-
q, tb,r ia broad da iiPht o- fmid g." dow
OF CHI 4m nBgne and olsen ~ serious
" YOU would lrar ~
few wfi's OF lnuacy IN that reihhborhood
fol owed nv an ircfrase I'm the DUpulston
OF tbs lu1e ic rs lam, Don't you thin X
Won wnula?
Now ia putting the pfioo on the land II
was clearly Tue duty OF the board 10 con.
s,d.r two i'm port ant thinGa, or NJ all events
IN not shut Their eyes 10 them and swear
they do not exist. Then on the tenn the
land Is taken, and the fact that We we're
putting one price on all the land In the
state ibnt was o bs leased Il am moi hers
epe,kipx Of the wstered land Now II u
IL clsinle d or admitted, add no uan in my
humble opisIsp, can justly claim Il or can
dioly nj mibit, that IL ~ mot worth ~ csnts
for the year fSi! for 1885 aud 1855 it VIII
DO worth o:s wi ana ,n long r pf,G he
worth twice that ff,c,re perhaps. Again,
In pa'tipg the price on al this vast domain
itse~msd TO She board tnst they shrull D.
vary much isi iepcrd bN the ynne OF the
keSt l.ad, too fnst wiltbe part taken up At
hiehuw la ~.fi cures.
Wteuyal are seiing for yourself ie
mi on~it acres ofiand aud were settling IL
ali Mt one price the good sores ard pa
acr~e .ltse-vop would lkely make the
GsIdls4d dst saiaetna prics Theo why
.ehou,d 90, ths,bosrn do or the stat. ist
vhst every man II admit eacn md vluuai
msrrh.r o. IL oh, ul do Tor INN ELL
III. sHuli be rep, IN mlud mat the
acttap ~ the busrd Is necesssiih ~
but ,emooy,ry 10. last .ss ihau year.
.Tb,.,url Gland oi the state Is only nov al
trac,ins if- merlted attention In all p'r's q
the sat. sra irnm III the psnpis am in
awu when al & ri cure which IN Jsnum '
al v iusprur'.d nv IN nt,liestt
corsri ulncy what Il wants done with thai
vast t.u fund. A 'sw wear. aga 80 neart
but it'll a. the im ln land except when
some genius flnld som new or original
sch-fsr .fir f,o'ng instv
j, ~ w~y d',errste opiniln that II would
he Tor tne stlue, b. Ter Tor the school
fund ,h.t Dot an .cre of the land
shoul.i he sed up and .i,hd,awn from the
control az fhe TX legislature in view q.
The awakened tub c opinion. IL VII he
batter Tor me stare lodo without he money
that s'gnt ne. an O. from the
smount If lnd tha. would be leased ne
tween ,his tine and Janu-Ty next th-n ne
vast areas IT tar ugr cult lrsi land ctpsrl
of supnnr j. Z n re.s1hob . clever rolus'
tiou OF farmers should be- al o,isd t. n lea
Gov RAJ chrs. ard Ill a. four cents PER acre
L. iru. tho Law gives the right 10 huy
less-d land out IL imposes such conditions
anu 10 addition the less es can inttrpos'
euch 4 flirni'ifs ana obstacles that IL u
re- T. no right capable OF Enjoyment or e1
arcise.
p.ye no reason stthis time 10 douh'
bov,v-r tosi he state wi get more moD'
BIT .er this ~ d J4n1siy next n c.it
as.l. IA =
ing h, OK tor n time Ia the beief thst ih'
hoard vii do de and cut down
the uric. bat IL will not recede vi hout
more rrason than l. now In SIGHT, and
when th-' il known tho.e who have The
cat er .. ard need the land " II psy
III, pri Q Tor ~ iv-rly believe that ntt
the lat .gi.l tine had 'he time TO pass >
lard or lease b II n would have put tie lsud
At ter c-nts, and those who wait IT u.
next 10 Gu. down the lease price will have
plenty OF time 10 regret their los oppor
turiiy.
more sr.un1i.s. tasn anything 81. IL "a.
cH TIE N ri 1t wss essentially free. Rn.
thst would 40, sui them. Tn. board must
Keen on the market and give them y
chance At It. They would no, cohsent Tor I,
70 b. free, bit when L Is Offered
6eeds Of the board COMMITTEES tieir let
hsrded blessings on account of the pres
put upoo q.
Ifthe board hss q pal cy as regards &
watsred I nd, that police 10 net impaired :
M an acre OF wstered land 10 IL. sed. II.
secom modsie and COM sniencs the rsnct
men the ~stered land was pnt upon 'h'
nsrkst and those who sre heard t. com
0ioin beo.nse fn.y are not made 20 o. ~
Sars OF th. o. rms aud conditions 10 thei
acc,nmofsfipD and G I'VE 1ierce.
The board put In M abort I M,
shall or they shsp,, they VI sd me-