Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-11
TErAs' FREE. SCHOOL FUND

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The Cbicsgo Inter, OCesn is pleased Tor
aome inscrutsble cause, unless malice
pure and simple, to continue the delurc'
falsehood of southern hostility to free
schools. The eouth is not able TO erect
fifty and one hundred thousand dollar
public school houses, because. for one
reason, the south has been deprived Of
capital for its development by lying
olnody-shirt newspapers and politicians
But as to what Texas could do ard wonld
10 If let alone by SANDER and hate, and as
to what It is doing the following cid docu-
mant will show:
Ia Response to letters rom Hon. John Fl.
Reagar &c the chief clerk OF the land offoe and
lac comptroller of public accounts, the follow
rig answers received wi give our read, rs an
idea u vnst Tex has done In he pAIt and lie
now dotag for the cause Of public free schools
anu the ucas'on OF her youth. 2 o. shel ey,
chief clerk of the lznd cfi &c, writer:
81 have ihe Onor to ttate that the following
quantities OF land have been surveyed for HI
urpo,e ca speoi4sd. and the field notes tt ereof
returned 70 the general land offss, :o.wit:
Common school 4",fo1 OO0
L iversity TeKas...... ...... . ri ~
Organized and unorxenizfd Countes ! 237 G9S
Fou, asyluns, (ioo.t0e eIch)... - 4)J. "
In addition TO the lands enumerated above,
the act Of Feb. uary IS. 1879, sets ide one hal
of Greer county for the use of pubns schools
70 be disposed Of as may hereafter pa pro
vi5ed."
ThusIt will be seen that Texas has devoted
princely domain. as lEIs G as TWO CT three
slater, 70 the cause Of fte eeduca:ion, and Is Is
provided b7 Ia that the p-;neirai derived from
;hs sale of her ,chcol lands thal be vestt
n iItcrestsbesring securities and only the In
tie ST uGed. This maSnid cent Donation, p;Cp.
eTly zssd, will furnish the largest sch ,ol fund
of any state or government in the world, and
without Ak q her citizens cent.
oar system in Texas is yet f. Its Infancy and
u fully understand Its condition, IT, following
letter from mptroler hot all will be founn
=: int Lst 20 those EiIing Information on the
sub3 CT:
OFFICE or TUE CoMrrRcLLuH,
AUSTIN TIN, Dec. IS 1857.
Hon John Ii Reagan, United STATES Senate,
wasn't 'gion, ID. C.
lear eIR-Iu reply 10 YOU'RE OF the goth IN
otauI give GU below statement regsTdin7
the school sund of Texas, which : presGIuo ia
tn 8 Information ds'ired by you.
Che investment Of the pc, m4nert school fund
ct TeI3' Is az follows, 20 wit:
Texas otSie b0nde. g ,n4S otO
CailYoaI boI ds................-... l,lTiG0r
Tota eel. o.. Observation-Disclosures. S5,2:4, QUO
Trcre &re about IS . O,oc0 acres OF laud 40
nsIed by the state 20 the permanent shool fans
ye unsold.
Tire a nusi interest due upon sales Of land
b, lonsi1g to said !Hnd Is sbou: $3.50 COO.
Ia addition 20 The IucJmo from the above
ramed inyestmentst en- annual ad Val5re n tx
OF l2X cents on he Sl0O valrstiuH o: ps, psrty
.nd pol tx OF 81 ale le7ied and oolIec ed,
and one fourth OF ell occupation taxes col
lectet Is appropriated for the PUrpose q sap
plc1enung said iucore,
Tha ppporaonment made by the board of cd
nc, t!on for the support OF public schools fo
the preSaH; scholastic yeaE amounts Ia round
numbers 20 $4,000 Il is tst!maIed that
school dlslricts sBd cities supplement The s'ste
und about SeOl eco by locSl taxation and by In
veEtnenls Of the school fGnd held by tbs
count eS.
The University Ct xas now has an On
ual income OF ancu: $4,000. with perna
nent iand of S544.oCO IN TeI4s eta,e b ndc, be
sides her lands which s-e unsold.
The Agri ultursI src Herhs' e. clleEe hse
60 anr Il iucOEe q g! &C.,
The!e was N appropriation 81 the last Lsgls
lature o. 500 600 for The ruppors of fhe Deaf
and Dumb ana Blind Institutes for this year.
Respec ally, john d MCCALL,
Comptroller
Ny. Mccall aIso furnishes tabuIaIed state
nent CT the assessed valuation Of all pEopsrt,
in Texas for the past eight years, which WAS IN
1850. I},47O7S6, ard In lsSl, 50 4l!4Vl-an n
crease OF over ICa per cert. daring th2: perioI.
The above 1aG.s srd figures ere ofa Isl, and
speak lcudtr than words the deep interest
Texas peopIs have In the cause OF publ
a lrCAu.n