Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-02
A CONFESSION or IGNORANCE.

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THE GAzETTE's correspondent at Pecos
gives this unexpected information con
corning Mr.. Banes, one of our grass COM
missioners;
Iic viii mako general report OF the school
lands In the Pecos valley to the land board, and
will heartily recommend the placing of the
wntered lands ON the market to actual settlers.
lie informs the people here that the land board
had nm entirely mistaken idea about the school
lands In this county, and If they knew what fine
farming lands were In this valley and how cas-.
lily they could irrlgatc It, that the watcred lands
would be on the market In less than two weeks.
This Is gratifying, and we congratulate
Mr.. Bancs. Though 1t is not within the
province of his commission to recon-
mend the placing OF watered lands ON the
market, we are glad TO note that Mr.
Banes Is going to act in an Independent
manner, and as surrounding circum-
stances dictate TO him. He seems in u
fair way to become very good free
grasscr, now that actual contact with
that class has convinced him that they do
not wear horns and tails, and are not ma
terally different from others of the
human race with whom he has been ac-
quaintcd. Like Saul of old, Mr.. Banes
went against the Lords people, armed
with authority to prosecute and hale up
before the magistrates, but on the way
the scales are struck from his eyes, he
perceyeS the error of his course, and
doubtless we shall soon hear of him
as n proselyter In the cause of free grass.
! Mr.. Bnnes tells the people of Pccos
that the land board had nm entirely mis-
taken idea of the school lands in that
county. TnE GAZETTE said as much Il
year ago, and has repeated and reiterated
| it, Now an agent of that body con.
/ fcsscd that the men who have charge
of the land interests of the west
are utterly ignorant of the nature
OF the country, and that if they had
had correcter Information their action in
| regard to that section would be different.
I What excuse have these men for ignor-
ancey And what excuse have they for
4 pIbcteulnG III lShOluuCt WHICH lntlT NCtlOn
affects the welfare OF thousands who de-
serve to be nourished, not abused, by the
governments If they would have pro-
cocded differently, with fuller knowledge
of the country, why have they acted at all
until they possessed that knowledge?
TuE GAZETTE has rldiculed the mission
of the grass commissioners as farce,
and rs long as they observe only the pur
pose of their appointment and the instruc,
tlons OF the land board, their mission
VIII he farcical. But II they use their wits
intelligently, making account of their OPP
portunities to gain information OF tn,
state of Affairs in the west, investigating
the needs of that section and llstcnin.
impartially to the complaints OF the PEG
pie, and correctly report their obserya
tions to the land board, their appoint
mcnt will not have been in vain. II sucl
shall be the outcome, il will be u case o
good arising where evil was intended
and THH GAZETTE stands ready To qualify
it's former condemnation, and admit thai
good can come out of Nazareth, after all
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