The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-28
PEC0S VALLEY LANDS
THEY SHOULD BE OPENED up
To Actual Settlers - Throwing Du.t Il.
the Eyes OF the Land Board-whst
irrigation WIN Accomplish.
Reasons That Shsuld Gov
ern the Board, mtc

DALLAS, Oct. 27.-[Editor HxRALp,l
Your remarks in this mornings ps-
per touching on the settlement of the
Pecos valley by actual settlers, the
irrigation OF that country, aud Its
bright future, are timely and to the
point, and win help to endesr TUE
mERALD TO the heart of every man in
Ie1as who has the good OF the State at
hesrt, who believes that we need
more Immigration, more settlement,
Inofa agriculturslists, more develop,
lnent. lou strike the nail on tho head
when you say:
ut makes no difference what thu IN
ture value of these lands along tho
Pecos may be, 1t will be the result OF
an expensive system of irrigation. TO.
WARDS which the school fund will not
contribute, and which private indiyld.
uals VIII not undertake unless tho
lands to be benefited wjllibe subject to
occupation" 'N0' w
rms ls the whole situation in nut
smell. Your morning contemporary, in
| us ichg-winded article published YES
teruay, entitled "When to Let
Up," has evidently taken its
cue from wrong source.
rom source whose interest il not M
Duiid up and develop the country. es.
peclally the West, but which would
par the man with the hoe" out from
fettllng in West Texas, il it had tho
power TO DO 80. They likeu the Pscos
valley to the far-famed "Sen Joaopin
valley OF California" ana seek to con
vey the impression that these Pecos
valley lands tould be held bv the
iand board at fabulous prices 10 the
actual settler; in other words that thew
should not DO sold at al to settlers, but
fath9r allow the cattle syndicates 10
use them, at the nominal rent, or az
Has peen me case in many instances,
no rent NJ all. In their present con.
ultlon tnese rich valley lands are next
w Worlhiess, because they are not
utiized, but put them on the market
to actual settlers only, at fair yalua
ton, land give them (the settlers1 a
chance to make irrigating bitches. md
L believe the country will become the
most productive and valuable in the
state, and the school lands back from
Inc river largely enhanced 40 grazing
lands The irrigatiDg bitches will fur
nlsa water for the stock nearer 10 the
grazing grounds, and stock will not be
compelled TO go to the river Mt all, and
we rail- to SEQ wherein the "intsrest''
mat you: morning ccGemporary 10 try
ing 10 protect can possibly suffer, II
these river lands are placed on Tho
market, unless that "interest" "wsnts
the EARTH"
| happen to be one of those WIN
attended the lot sale at Pecos City, and
became purchaser OF lots, Intending
10 make the Pecos valley my home
provided these school lands are placed
on the market to settlers only), and
Is classed, therefore, as zone OF the
iand spectators" from Texas
~ your morning contemporary, and
would suggest right here
tnet there arc several hundred moro
or these Gland speoulators" beside
myself, who are Tow interested In the
Pecos valley, and we should make an
united effort to try and induce the
justice. 0'A''J
Az honor to Lieutenant Governor
uipos Tor MS manly stand in favor of
actual settlers and tho settlement of
the Pecos valley. Like many others
VINO have recently been out tbers. he
now sees the importapcs of uniting
those watered lands on tho market Ia
actual settlers, and fully comprehsnds
the situation. and If tho entire land
hoard would go out and study tho
situation they would settle this ques-
ton without delay.
It's understood that the reason the
land board have not placed the watered
lands along the Pecos on Tue market
long ago, was tho fear that Ii il was
done the cattle syndicstes, by system
OF hired substitutes and ''straW mon -
would succeed in gobbling up these
lands. II this is true they have
acted wisely, but the time has now
come when they are wanted
ny actual settlers, and tho
land board can rest assured that If
they are placed on the market to actual
settlers only the peonla OF Reeves
county, the county officials and tho
several hundred purchasers OF lots at
Peoos CITY, whom your worthy NJ, G.,
is plensen to term Gland specnlators, -
VIII unite as one man, and allow none
but actual settlers TO file on and hold
these lands. Yours respectfully,
PEcos CITY LOT BUYER.
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