Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-17
TEXTS OPINION.

Terrell Times: The next legislature
| viii be honOred with Colonel Tom Brown
of Sherman, Judge Sam Frost of CorSi-
cana and walter Gresham of Galveston,
as members of the house. 1t would be
difficult to select trio more conspicuous
for ability, patriotism or integrity, and
the people rightfully expect something of
them. Either of these gentlemen would
make q good speaker, the first named
being eminently fitted for the place.
Uvalde News: The News has heretofore
referred to the proposition made i'll the
! last legislature 10 allow counties to issue
bonds for the construction of irrigation
/ bitches, and believed such a measure
would be beneficial to West Texas. At
! the last session the bill was introduced by
| Hon. George W. Baylor of El PasO, but
| was pigeon holed i'll the committee. We
/ trust the coming legislature viii have
| more progressive material III it and that
such 4 law may be passed.
! Ell Paso Herald: The land laws of
/ Texas should be changed. As they now
are western part of the state is made to
suffer. and the laws give satisfaction no.
where but in the eastern counties where
the people know nothing of the west. Let
the laws be changed so that immigrants
tstll pun III hil4ipt-l pClLI- iI%-ih lOLCO ~
multiplicity of petty annoyances. The
Texas state government should model the
laws rs much as possible after the land
laws of the general government.
Ell Paso Herald: The irrigation ques-
ton is being agitated ia all parts of the
west where there are immense bodies of
fertile land that cannot be utilized under
present conditions. This agitation will
load IN U6ld results The government
will be compelled to take hand in the
matter. Public money used in this way
would be vastly more beneficial TO the
nation than used as it is now in attempts
at improving the catfish creeks and
oyster harbOrs of the effete east. Irriga-
ton was the basis of prosperity and
wealth to more than one ancient nation,
and it will yet add millions to the popu-
lation and wealth of the United States.
johnson County Record: The laws reg
ulating the sale of the state, school, asy-
lum and university lands are clearly at
fault, but how to amend them so as to
enable the homeless to secure homes and
at the same time to be an advantage to
the institutions to which the land belongs
is what is needed. Alf Tolar, member
elect to the legislature from Abilene, and
q man who has been intimately related to
the interests and settlement of the west
ern portion of the state, has formulated
q proposed bill that the Record believes
would be emiuently just and at the same
time enable the large class of non-land-
owners to secure homes. The following
is the proposition: $50 amend the pres
ent law so as to place these LANDS on the
market for sale to all persons, both male
and female, above the age of
eighteen years, ON forty years time and
5 per cent. interest, payable Gnterest)
annually. Require purchaser to make
affidavit that they want these lands for
themselves for a home, make them nom
transferable except in case of death of
purchaser, when his heirs should be al
lowed to carry out contract, require them
to pay interest for ten years before being
allowed to pay it out, unless actual set
Element was made sooner, in which case
allow them to pay out after three years
settled as under present law. - To the
above the Record would suggest a re-
duction of the price to 81 % per acre
regardless of classification-so as to give
the first settlers choice of lands, as they
deserve.