Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-23
: THE SETTLER CONE
,...s.Law Man Embraces the
..'..f,rass Faith--The Federal
Land Policy Suggested.
gb,. ia Wanted to Double the
,..'l.,ion Of Texas IS to do Away
y With the Lease Law.

a. EDITOR Of the osze te'
crep confession, 1t Is said, IL
4 hr the soul; hence ] admit that
.o,lste become "free-grass man"
4, desire TO Gown the corn" 30 TO
IN Tne land bill or land question
4 receiving the attention Of the
I,,eenth Legislature, Is, in the
1.on Of your humble writer, the
Z important function that has
4 viii come before our law.
Bltr, and on II depends The
4.n,rlty aud future Of our state. A
4rs intimated, 1 have, un IL lately,
| opposed To "fIee grass'i, but
II look back y few years and re.
\ the days W hen lived In Kansas,
i mink of What that STATE is to day,
8pmpsred To q few years sgo, am
II convinced that free range IL the
for Texas If We want the state
Ia by actual settlers II we, In
{. are as successful as the people
4 Kansas and otner Western stats
been, we will certainly have
\ nuse TO complain, and / will say
N here that what has been done in
Ia. can be done In Texas, and soiH
done IL our state will adopt the
A, licy ana law ss that of the
4 he'd States government. Why ex-
8ment when we know Others have
1n.ucces stul?
Is not necessary for me to
iotn details AS TO what
8w was and 10 to-day pursued
HE general government In selling
lands and settling up their cOun-
4 Suffice 1t To say they did not lease
N land. The federal lauds are to-
4 iree TO al until sold, aud the early
hers who move away the brush and
sne the many harships and incoD-
licences connected with the settle
III of u country can eonlbiUe arm
y and slock-rsislpg aud In this way
Z q start much quicker than they
VI der the lease law, The leas.
E Of the lands eimply ties IL up and
Ms out the actual settler,
\ In this way the growth
II settlement of tue state is retarded
man d, es not think enough OF
bn and has not faith enough In the
re Of it to purchase the state land
Nc low price and the easy terms al
Mich II is offered, he certainly does
IA Ssnt anu the state does not want
LID. No man that has any desire Il
6eihume need be without IL in this
and all that IL wan'ed to double
T. Dopu latiun Of Texas In the next
years Ia TO do away with the lease
and sell the lands TO NC
settlers In tracts Of not
$40 acres. Give those
come frat choice; have fixed
J, no bidding Toe state has lost
&y u good citizen in toe lat year
|ccount OF tbis aucll ~ business
the watered lands on the uir rke
be same price Is the dry, and the,
&soon be settled, and the lands ad
ling tn. m will then sell rs readil,
HE watertd lands will now. H..
Ing choice you always have choice
q and the man who settles on tn
Siered section will test the soil
ZIG improvements and secure
for the dry n up land. IN
IN would he hat land which
..asy not con ldered worth anythin
Ecald SOON be settled upon by a goo
VA thrifty class ~ people. One ms
ll.t 10 refer To the history of the Yves
NJ states 10 be convinced Of this fac
MI watered or valley Lands were !
10 states first settled, and
fery few years the uplant
Ia worth more than tue va
land sold for All that
Rted is a start and the sooner o,
ered lands are out ( the way II
er for the state. While ! am co
bed that it is to the best interest
state to d. away with the lea
and q We us free range, until q
II Is sold, | consider IL importa
we on the frontier have IrOt'
Free gfass with protect
he small farmer and stock-fal'
4 That is wanted.
q Is the opinion of the people OF u
ion IN Al instead Of decreasing I
\ ger force, IL should be increase
2W rangers have constantly 90
&M work for the. state, and nothl
help settle the Western portion
Y Aas more than keeping up
Re need not 80 out Of our o'
e.fe to be convinced that free gr
y pod, look at all the thicBly settl
prosperous counties in the STA
Y eafly settlers of these counties d
range till theland was sold, a
ri result was and II good Give
lHel ple OF this aud other new secti
. ihe state the same advantages q
~ will repeat what the older COZ
IA have zone.
1t Is settled that we are To hI
Runty of cur own we have b On
legt&uiaged, o. d many people are G.
M anchor here with us Mldis
"a ply Is fast settling up with a g
thrifty class OF people who are
. ng In sheep raising and fSrmi
~ extend a welcome TO all who n
~ enough In Texas TO purehas
s2pe but we have no room for
eNe iiend who wants to secure
~; In large tracts simply to Keep
tsI actual settler.
M THE MAN WITH THE no.
T.