Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-17
J. MCFARLAND.
Tyrannical Land GTabbers.


Tyrannical Land GTabbers.
Hereis another appeal
FARYSwoRTB, KAN, Nov. 26, 1888.
SIR:-Euclosed send you clipping from
the Western Central Kansas Cowboy, writ
ten by W. A. S, (which is William A. Stern
berg), superintendent Of the Rochester Cat
tie Company, Rochester, N. Y. He is also
one Of the Board of Directors Of the Smoky
Hill Cattle Pool, dangerous monopoly
the same pool l asked your advice how to
proceed against, to prevent them from fenc-
ing me in their pastures few days ago. II
YOU will spend time to read the same you
cannot fail 10 see the false position he
puts this country IN regard to
crop raising, especially -gsrden-
ing. | can send you the affidavit OF farm
er who raised the past summer $50 csbbages
upon two rods OF ground. OF course this
was irrigated with the same water they (the
cattle monopoly expect by fencing TO pre-
vent any settlers from occupying. Your
honor. was tod out yesterday, by promi'
rent member Of said pool, that if did not
ike their fencing me in | could move out
side, for, sooner or later, would be com.
pelled 10; and, if the arguments in said ar
'icle we're carried ont, certainly should
bave to leave my home, which, trust q
goytGnment as republican as ours will never
in the least allow Trusting Your Honor
Sill do me the favor TO read the article en-
close d, am, sir, your obedlent servant,
PETER ". Hey.
Hoy. HENRY n. TELLER, Secretary of the
Interior.
An Idaho man writes
ALMo, CAsSIA COUNTY, IDAHO.
DEAR SIR-I saw an order torbidding the
unlawful fencing or large tracts OF land TOR
stock. Please let me know If it includes
unsurveyed lands, as some of my friends
have settled on some unsurveyed land that
has been, or pretended to be, fenced By stock
men and they threatened TO make the settlers
trouble if they do not leave. Some have
fenced and broke and planted crops and
have made a bona tide settlement. Have
they got to defend their rights in Idaho
courts. as some have had to do before? The
lawy ers say they will have to leave. Yours,
most respectfully, from settler,
JACOB PADEN
Another Idaho man writes
A few days ago, while driving along on
the public highway, met in congress with
five cowboys, and before the chaplain had
rine 10 offer prayer the speaker commenced
pounding me over the head with large
six-shooter, exclaiming at the same time,
Move frcm my range to-day or I'll see that
you do it to morrow at the same time
poiDtiDg his revoler at me.
Protest of "Poor Father"
B.A. Arnold writes from Huertano coun-
IT, Coll
am a poor farmer, and l have few
COWS and have taken homestead from the
oveIpmept lands and have rented one
lection Of school land from the State, and
our county there are few very rich
attic mep, and Of late years they have
zone and fenced in with bsrbed wire fence
nearly all the government land as long as
here is feed for their stock outside they
cave them there; but when too abort put them
inside Of their monstrous pastures, and my
>elf and many Others too poor TO
feuce, are soon compelled to sell to them,
aid at very loS figures, such as
hey please to pay, aud We are compelled 10
.ell, or give to these big men our home and
our sock, or else see Our stock die OF star
vsrion MANY OF them have got hundreds
of thousands Of acres Of lands fenced in that
belong to the United States government
and furthermore all the public roads are
.hut up by three or four fences in few
miles travelling, and furthermore all the
government lands th6t have water spring
or creek on it; it is all going fast, pre-
empied by this one ard that ons, and paid
for 10 the government, and not one indi.
vidual has ever been on the place; no house,
no fence, no cultivation, no improvement
Shs'ever. sm tco green to understand 1t;
perhaps there is some way to get govern.
IL nent land in this State without presumption
or homestead. DO not refer to land grant
at all | refer to public lands or govern
uent. If this affair Of fencing and taking
land continues as it has been for the last
year or TWO the whole southern part Of the
State of Colorado will be owned only
by few men; the rest, such a.
myself and many others, will have
to 90 lsboripg or emigra'e to another State.
hope, dear SIR, you viii excuse the audaci-
" have had in asking you this question.
Is it lawful for these big men to close the
whole public land, and must We submit to
their will, or will the government protect
Us if we poor unite and cut down their
fences and let our stock have some of I'm
Gle Sans feed as well as them? have
uied 10 get the laws Of the public lands Of
our Stste, bat could not succeed. What |
mean By laws, it is the laws that all good
citizens of the United States should oe
governed in taking up of governmsut land
/ can send you the signatures Of hundreds
of men situated IS am if you should wish
10 have them. Now, honorable sir, pray
YOU TO excuse q poor man who Is trying &c
raise his family bdlemSly with hard SoEE
and do not wisEteserTatidbbed of the home
that Uncle S.mation the pod IS to provisi
! for them. to remove u !,
lInbc,: The troops viii, VIM dear sia
asa - ....,.,,,..a IF poor iAthsl
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