Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-15
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o. ,Ion be leased so as to allow
i !Pnoiosure In large bodies, with
.jng AZ convenient distances,
savlps 5svavs. At least one-half
ogrioultural lands in each
wy on1d be reserved from lease
= NJ sn nen 10 the actual settler.
4 els ,sPnds unfit for agriculture,
nv ia not exceed six years. It
,silOopn that any system OF leas-
annnnsed in some sections Oh the
Xxx g'is doubt that the lands not
nv bv the actual settler should re-
9 e. " and free for the strongest
], opeaalI1e TO the exclusion Of all
: on ,Opca of the people. If these
< al ~. Vnnblic lands, as formerly,
VIZ re stationary in growth, as
I'VE Nc he not very distant past,
,sld be impoliiic to lease them
, llS are not public lands. They
VIZ zen dedicated to sacred and
W. noses and should, in some
puI 10 support the respective
mems ns,p 10 which they have been
pslS .noral land office is the natural
49, head of ali lend matters,
Z XIV p,essures to be adopted for the
.IHnnof the school, university and
,n lands, the commissioners OF
aco should be the head, with
ulnS 10 employ such force as may
y Ssd The executive has great
< 80 y, S,r the wishes of the two houses,
~ An ~ decline to serve on this
irfNt Tbs labors of the executive Of
a ia crown until great endurance
h arnlred to perform them. The gov
b 4 now the head of eight boards.
% oorslitution clearly contLmplates
\. W. shsll not be required to per-
onv duty except those pertaining
Al Isoai,s OF named in the cOnstitu-
= /, me constitution he is one of the
afsiucation and public printing.
q legislature saw fit 10 leave him off
X ndntipg board, but put him
\. others. The duties of his
Y are quite enough for any
J. 10 perform, and he desires to be
4 eyed Of all duty on boards not con-
lnIated by the constitution.
m FINANCE AND TAXATION.
. s present depressed financial con-
moi the people has had no parallel
m,Dy years. The chief causes NJ
!. nudltion are three in number
V Te the state has had no cirect
byi in bringing aboutthe sitaetion,
n Although she cannot under the
q ttutinn do anything beyond pre-
Y and example to remedy it, still a
N frecital of the causes will not be
% q,
4 The entire amount of money in
n United States is about fourteen
dred and eight millions of dollars.
N en- we consider the fact that nearly
lthrd of this sum has been taken
the people by their agents, in the
a be OF taxes, absolutely locked up
withdrawn from circulation, can
wonder that money is scarce and
~ country oppressed?
For the last fifteen years the
~, ding Of railways has progressed at
6Si pld rate Most of these roads have
built with foreign capital. The
nj drain on the money OF the coun-
a gathered up by these roads, and
q ppsd TO other countries, to pay
n fTet ON the borrowed capital,
d ks itanother great factor in pro.
8iDg the present condition of money
HI tiers.
Al And the last of these great causes
he rapid and unparalleled accumu-
:. ION ofvast fortunes in the hands OF
~ fvpersons, aided in various ways
i, hy0rltlsm by governments.
I'd he present conditions cannot be
Il ced to natural causes. The ground
Produced in abundance; but the
IN lndant staples that should have re-
NJ lded the husbandmen muniiicent-
n Z worthless for want OF money.
hhen the present executive took
an oath OF office, he declared that
j: ]. ieWas no justification for the peO-
i agents eXacting of them more
"a nsy than was absolutely required
1s] fAlfJ on the affairs of government
4 az economical manner. There was
n 10 the credit of the general
NJ elue about five hundred thousand
b lAs AT the end OF the year ending
7, Nualy 70, 1853. there was about
Y e hundred thousand dollars. The
~ BlIeenth legislature paid defcien-
+, created by former administrations
q a9o9l one hundred and five thou
g uollars; enlarged and refitted the
y and dumb, blind and lunatiC
Il iuuisi erected the North Texas Lu
y ~ esS llm. at cost OF two hundred
d SAND dollars; paid large debts due
Hte schools and university; and
4 ,au 81, taxation for general purposes
In ~ 10 III cents on the 500.
us lus9Immon school funds have been
o ecu Ivy In good interest-bearingbonds
= ~. uelnl,yersity funds have also been
m s and there is yet ample
~, u Inc treasury for general
e purposes. In the treasury
V ss N special funds amounting L
ia ia hundred thousand dollars, ly.
5na MY ,ss mat should be unlocked In
.lss ~ rs' soufess from which we can de.
c ,eSTen iaz on sta,0Oocoatl71
lnlAted noil i,'.l '.'-......''.-.,.' slio1'S y
ellalion tt 9i tAS'.'.'-... l5s,0O
eeiai ta. ana receipts - -. 1000
hsr son-ees -oInptroller.."......o... 500,
'''''".'.'......",.",.,........-. A,OV
Total. - -
Ia ''''''''''.'. ...........,.........s2,e 3b,25I
M. NJ t .l estimated losses and ex,
sbon " oe deducted from the above