Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-12
OUR PUBLIC LANDS.
Tie Only Place In the World Whfre
the Peer nan Can Get 8 Home
on Ferry Years Time.
Inc IDEA 1has She LEASING System is ST.
impeachment TO sattIemept of the
Country Erroneous

SwEETWATER, TEX, Jan. 10. 1888.
To the Editor OF the Gazette.
There being such great Inquiry after
public lands, the price, quality and terms
upon which they may lie bought, it has
occurred to me that THE GAZETTE would
be = good medium through which the de-
sired information might be given publicity
a. il is st great trade sud railroad center
snd has circulation which rGsches far
wide. The public school lands OF
Texas are principally located
in North and Northwest Texss ard
are located alternately in sections Of 640
scTe tracts with rsilTosd lands. There
are now uns0ld upwards Of $4,000, 900
sores, all Of which is now on the msrket
for sale to SEXUAL settlers in quantities
from 100 TO $40 acres at 81 to S. per acre
n forty Yesrs credit, interest per cent.
per snnum.
The purchaser must make s1IidAvit that
ne has settled On the land for the purpose
Of making it nome, and the first pay
meut Of One-fortieta CT the principal
must accompany the application to
purchase. The interest is payable on the
LIST day OF January OF each year
Snd the failure to pay the interest by the
lst day OF August following the LIST day
OF January st which it is due, causes 3
forfeiture OF the lsnd 10 the state. The
Payment CT the principal (&iter the first
payment may be postponed until the
close OF the fortieth yesr. This system
gives the poor man with limited means
al opportunity to secure home and meet
the payments without auy Inconvenience
whatever. These lands ere largely 1gri-
cultural and very productive under prop, r
cultivation, and the home seeker has vast
bodies of rich valley ana prairie LANDS
from which to make his selection.
The ides that has gore abroad that the
leasing system was an impeachment in tie
way of the settlement Of the country is
erroneous. Under tbs present admins
tration the homeseeker may go into any
pasture in the state aud settle on school
lands, and may purchase GAO acres Of the
same by complying with the law n boVe
stated. There is 10 other state Orcoun-
try that can 0fsr such Inducements to the
immigrant.
These lands, as most Of the readers of
THE GAZETTE are aware, are in the
healthieSt portion of our state, country
AtCS 4GOLu LHdiAlIo1 1ChSEsS CIlA0lS uQ :
surpassed anywhere, and its population;
though rather spssce at present, of tie
very pest class of people. She Texas and
Pacific Railroad runs through the public
school lands from Baird, Callahan county,
to the city of FL Peso, and the immigrant
will fad no trouble in finding just such
lands ss he desires along this road in
convenient distance to the same.
Texas now having the only I&nds that
can be bought on such favorable terms it
is not ct al probable they Will remain so
cheap for any great length Of time. So we
would advise the immigrant who desires
to cast his lot with US and make his home
under the clear skies sDd il the pure snd
bracing atmosphere of Western Texas to
come right along, bring your families
with you, and if you have means suti-
Client to improve you home end make .
stsrt you will coon be satisfied that you
have made 10 mistake.
ALE r. II. TOLAR.