The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-04


TO walk: but it refuses to travel English
land and stock corporations, drl1t FENCES
and line riders still hold the Panhandle
country, and the white women and chill
dren still pick cotton to pay taxes 10 ecu
cate colored children, or must see their
houses sold to pay those taxes, while over
% 600 600 acres of land belonging to the
children of Texas are graZed ON free by
wealthy CORPORATIONS to make cattle Flngs.
That / believe is about the condition OF
things ND there, and the Legislature re-
fused to create proper judicial and e1ecu-
tive machinery to stop it. The grass for
those corporations seems to be free enough
lust now. Those who expect
FREE GRASS
to a poor settler in unorganized counties,
while the cattle corporations with their
army of cowboys can get it free ALSO nave
not been there. No policy should ever be
adopted except it has for its central ann
the occupancy of that country by actuai
settlers. l thought this could be accom-
nlished under a mixed lease and sale
nolicy well matured. l think so still.
Lease it at four cents; it is enough, where
the lessee may have his range invaded at
any time by actual settlers. That was
the figure proposed, and it was retained
and filed in the law as minimum price.
Require everybody to own orlease enough
land somewhere in the county to support
his cattle Except few for home use) be-
fore he turns them loose, and thus equal
ize the use of the range among those en-
titled to it. The grass will then be as
good on the outside of pasture as on the
inside and the temptation to cut fences,
burn grass and destroy property rlghts
would cease. Under such policy every
child in Texas could be educated.
WITHOUT ONE CENT OF TAXATION.
for school purposes.
"What legislation would you propose
with reference to these land and cattle
corporations"
"The people should elect legislature
pledged to limit the duration of land cor
porations to a period of not more than
twelve months. This the Legislature may
do under a general law amending their
charters, even if they were legally granted.
In that time they should be required to
pay their debts, divide their property and
close shop. Their presence dwarfs indi-
mortmain the power of capital to mon
opolize land, the great source and support
of life for the multitude. They loaded
the lobby of both houses of the legislature
when this remedy proposed two years
ago. was defeated, and will control legis-
lation again unless the people send their
representatives instructed to suppress
them. Twenty million acres of free grass
is thing they will not surrender without
struggle. Their presence is standing
menace to the social order. A Texas
county fenced in, occupied and controlled
by corporation of English and Scotch
stockholders is a monstrosity which no
free people should tolerate"
REVOLUTION IN TYPE-SETTING.
A new machine has been invented by
Prof. James NJ. Munson, the distinguished
stenographer, which of itself sets type,
iustifies it, leads it if need be, and places
it on galley. Another machine has been
devised to distribute the type automatic
ally. A third machine has been made by
which New York newspaper may be pro-
duced simultaneously every morning in
every city and town in the country, re-
uuclHB tne newspapers VI tle country W
a score and the printers to one man.
The new type-setting machine is oper-
ated by means of a perforated ribbon.
Machines have been invented for prepar-
ing this perforated ribbon. After the rib
bon has been used in the machine it may
be taken to the new automatic telegraph
and fac-similes of it be produced at any
number of distant points. These ribbons
may be fed INTO the automatic type-set-
ting machines at the different places and
the eight pages of New York newspaper
be reproduced in perhaps an hour. The
LoTdon Times could probably be sent
across the ocean and come out in New
York every morning.
1t is claimed that the new type-setting
machine will do for type-setting whst the
jacquard loom did in France for weaving
that it will entirely supplant all methods
of type-setting.
The new machine will work at its max
imum speed night and day. 1t is claimed
that it will set type much cheaper than any
man can set it by hand. Any number of
editions of books may be printed from
the ribbons used in printing the first edi-
ton. To revise the book one need only