Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-12

what .nttsctse Duncan Says settlers
Coming Inlay wanted,


what nstscuse Duncan says - settlers
Coming Inlay wanted,
Special 10 the eaEotto,
| DALLAS, Tx, Dec. Detective Jack
Duncan Is In receipt Of kilograms from
Toronto, Canada, stating that the hearing
OH eatrsdltion Ia the case OF McDuffy, the
alleged embeyzlcr OF $500 Of money
IRON tho bucket shop Arm Of 4, s Floyd
& Go. Of Dallas, whIie eonlslB ~ insnnger
OF their branch house At Waxahachio, has
been set for next Monday before the
Dominion court having jurisdiction Of
the case
Mr.. J w Pratt has been chosen presl-
dent Of the Dallas Times Publishing
company for another year, and will con.
| tiuue 10 look after tho general manage
ment OF that psper, Mr. g. o. Wood II
retained ~ business manager and MI. j.
=, Smith az city editor.
| THE 8A2RTTE correspondent leans
from J. S, D0ughorty that numerous In
| qnltigs are being received BY Dallas
firms doing business IN Wild lands IN
Texas for property 70 the Panhandle for
agricultural purposes The inquiries
come from tho ciaBa known ~ Hncstcre,"
or octual settlers.
On The subject Of cattle matters sir.
Doughofty said
"1hore Is q rapidly formulating plan Oh
foot among the owners o. large and
medium sized bodies Of wild lands Ia the
grazing districts 10 luaae al the actions
0f state school lands Alternating With
their own, fence the entire bodies In and
thoroughly water them by means Of Wind
mill wells or tanks, thus making them de-
nlrablc ranges or pastures for Largo bcrda
OF cattle, which etock men W5uld lind II
profitable 10 arb lease OF good figures.
The owners OF those lands aud adjoining
loascs would make coed return
on their investments, as they
would provide the caltlemen with
just what they badly need. u thc
present lease law Is so amended ~ me
Legislature, NJ It's session 70 open H. Jan.
nary, AZ 10 allow Of the leasing q achool
lands as indlcatsG for q liked term OF
years SAY lre years and upwafds--tuerc
Is no question but the fencingi watering
and EnD.legslng will be done on an tSttn-
siye scale, furnishing large revenue 70
the state school fund BY making very
acre Of school land 10 the grazing as
tricts remupefatly0, and elnost up 70 me
uftfhHt lttht Eficu HtHuhhfh ~ f"N
present state land board. The lessee3
would make fair return 90 their lnyeal~
ment, as the cattlcmen would willllKiy
pay for well.ienccd, watered aud abundant
grsss-pfoducng ranges 0 70 20 cents per
acre annual rental and Keep their money
permanently IN the cattle business, un-
der ihe propoSed plan the parties leasing
from the state could make The proposed
improvements as comparatively smpu
outlay, while the individual caltlemcn
would haye 10 DO al ~ expense oigO cents
per acre AZ least. Caitiemen are, o. z
class, In b ,Hlghpp for nl0usy ~ present.,
and not able 10 assume tuch an outlay.
They need felief, which would be brought
oboutby tbisalyisiDn 0f Investments, Inc
matter VIII q presented 70 me itaisiA'
tare about us / have outlined Y, tna ite
advocates and prom9'grs hops iof iAYcrA'
Die action by tlat body.
There Is heavy eau IN hay from Cox
oradn CRY, Abilene, Ble apfuEs ana
other West Texas pqlnis Dsilts dsplfff
hpge thoushnde 81 Ions stocked " tae
country all .ccnt 70 This city end afc
Dolding Il at gi2 l,er Ton. IaR irqlea-
ii5ns are that tAfy VII - able 70 dispose
a al thrlF holdings du3iag mo pfsafAt
winter a. the price demanded