, 1885-02-03

mental to the poor class Of grazers-for
the capitalist would be the Iessor-and he
would exact a proportion of his rent from
the poorer grazers. which must be paid
as dictated. The smaller grazers, feeling
themselves oppressed, would offer to sell
out, and ali who would purchase are de
TERED from the lack Of a chance to put in
more cattle, which the lessor objects to
because int, he wants the range pre-
served to stock himself as fast as he &C
eumulates money to do 80. Second, all
others being deferred from purchasing
small herds, and the small men being
forced to sell on account Of ~exorbitant as
assessments for grass, then the lessee
offers his price and takes the herd or
herds at his price, however low
So il is much TO the interest
Of the poorer class that congress do not
lease the public domain. Mr.. Sturgis
states that it would prevent ranges from
being overstocked. All American citi-
zens have now equal rights to turn stock
on public land, even to oyerstock a range
Those contemplating turning loose
stock ON any range will inst investigate
the capacity Of the range for more stock
knowing that the best stock turned on an
over or fully stocked range, being las is
generally the case) foreign stock-and
being faded and unacclimated, and not
able 10 cope with stock already fat and
acclimated, will deter a stockman from
turning loose on an overstocked range.
And again, the lessee wants L lease pub
lie land for the purpose of making money,
and if the lessee can make more (readily)
by selling his lease to alien companies, he
would likely sell, and thereby allow
alien companies to monopolize the graz
ing of America.
As to the revenue arising from such
leases, our great government docs not
have to charge for grass for a poor mans
COW, especially when the leasing of public
land would be monopolized. Why in the
name Of justice are not Mr.. Sturgis' com
pany and all wealthy corporations salts
fed with the great advantage they have
on all rangesY They Craze hundreds OF
head to the poor mans one, and is this
not a great advantage2 The object Of
leasing can be for no other purpose than
TO m~onopolize the ranges and freeze Out
the small herds, compelling the to
sell at the bid OF the lessee. All stated
objects OF Mr.. Sturgis being reiuted, hii
real purpose can only be speculation
During a four or six years lease, the lease
| would likely be transferred many times,
perhaps, and each time the smaller graz
ers would be taxed and assessments IN
creased until compelled to sell, and at the
~iessee's bid.
} 1t is earnestly hoped that congress will
) not again make laws 50 detrimental to
: the poor classes-concernlng western
lands as the many land grants to corpora'
: tons have occasioned-by giving odd sec
tons to corporations and raising the prc'
I on suen sections to s2'oo per acre thereby
e compelling the settler to pay Tor and Sc
gwen away, and congress- IN my humble
2 opinion, mad no ngnt TO give way the
pubic DOMAIN congress had as much
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