Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-24

And TnI GAZETTE, though PROCESSING fair
uoss ON all public questions, mlsrcprcAonts its
quondam crunlVs, the millionaire !, IN their roa.
uluIons arding the lease of school lRnds
nm GAkErre In tho above clipping says the
cattomcn desire 60 ilN the number OF stock a
FREQ Citizen ol the state may pasture ON hls own
land II 80 II was not so IMPRESSED in thclr res
Olutton referring 60 tho matter, They passed u
resolution iayoring n provision In the lease law
that whore an actual settler catered onto n
leased scotion within whuro Tho loasoc held the
surrounding land by lonse, the settler be linn.
itcd to one head OF stock for every ton "A res Of
land owned by eHid settler, That Ia that he be al
love- to turn Just that number OF stock free on
tho w0olc pasture Wncn the attual settler
entol cd tho leased tcr,tory hV would got the
hvnodt of tho Who'll icncloscd range for one COW
to oyory ten acres no ownod lle would not
have 80 tOnco &C. lie would b. at no outlaS aud
yet hsve all the hrncrl OF the pasture owners
Enclosure, IL thcre any thng no torrialg unjust
To thts2 II Is no uncommon thing for Joint
owner, ota pasture TO agree upon u contract
t,tt each shalt pasture stock in proportion to
his interest In land, II tho hulllonairo leaacs
100 eeptlons ann fences them aud then an actual
settler enters upon one section, IL thero any,
thug unjust In the law which would allow each
"a pasture cattle In proper ion ia hts share In
the pGs,uref- lCloburn, Telegram,
The organs Of the hulllonaires should
post themselves, The following Is the
sixth resolution passed by the pasture
princes aud land lords in their recent
Austin conventions
We recommend that q limit be nxod to tho
number OF cattle q party may have leave To
grace IN HE pastures when ho ocas the lands.
aud 20 Shat end would suesost that they should
be permitted 10 pasturo one animal ior oyery
ten acrcs of land 50 orecd or controlled
Whom TnE GAlErrG was bullion
aires organ, as II VEN, this paper never
made such breaks rs the above. Aud now
thar the soepter has departed from us, SO
10 speak, aud the lease-law papers are
grinding for syndieateS and corporations,
they should read up. The hullioaairos
know what they want, and they, Ia con
yontiop assembled, said ,limit the mum.
her Of cattle man may have when he
owns tho land"
AHd ne hallonaire Is rgA,,
VIII The Telegram, that SO loudly pro-
claims rs love Of justice, dare To say Ms
much IN behalf Of iusticcS Tlls GA1nrrn
Is delighted to see the miquily OF the
lease law thus being exposed BY the lease.
law prcss.
Considered from the standpoint of the
public welfare, the lease law Is highly
detrimental.
Considered from the standpoint OF the
hulllonaire, the lease law is infamous,
us hsnoful influence on settlement, has
been demonstrated, aud the decreasing
number Of small s,ocknisn tells the story
OF he monopolising power.
It is now NEE, that leSse-law papers
should tell Of isS outrageous Injustice 10
isss2Ss,
rhc only honest lease LAW Is one thai
grants absolute control for stipulated
period. rhc state OF Texas Is made to
10 an infamous deed when Il pr9Ngs to
lease property Which any schcn'er can h.
wade ander iAe pretcnse Of setlltmtpt,