Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-08-04
CITIZENS MEETING.
Mark Smith Hear fly Endorsed By the People Of the Salt River Valley. The Tucson Barrators Denounced
 by the Settlers.

The Tucson Barrators Denounced
 by the Settlers.
 [Phenix Gazcttel
 Pursuant to call, large number of citizens of Maricopa county, met at the court house last evening for the purpose of discussing the action of the Tucson barrators and to applaud and sanction the efforts of our delegate in congress on the McCreary bill.
 Mr. Parish called the meeting to or der and George F. Coats was chosen chairman, the chairman stated the ob- lect of the meeting
 Major. J. w. Evans offered the fol lowing resolutions which were unani- mously and enthusiastically adopted, showing conclusively that the citizens of the Salt River valley are earnest in their efforts to protect their homes from the ruthless attacks of land grant claimants.
 WHEREAS, There was introduced in to the lower house of congress. by Me Creary, of Kentucky, bill providing for the transfer of all Mexican and Spanish land claims in Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona to special court for adjudication, and,
 WHEREAS, The passage of such bill would have worked extreme hardships to the settlers of Arizona, confronting them with years of litigation to de- fend titles to homes, which they hold under patent from the government, and,
 WHEREAS, The road is open to any claimant with valid title to secure confirmation of his grant through the interior department and congress and no one desires the reference of these claims to special court except the alleged owners of the grants, their agents and attorneys, who, under standing the fraudulent character of their claims, hope to fleece the people for quit claim deeds. Therefore be it.
 Resolved, That the thanks of the people of Maricopa county are due to Delegate Smith, for the courage, aliii- ty and manliness he displayed in de tending our rights when jeopardized by land thieves and land cormorants that in excluding Arizona from the operation of the McCreary bill he has earned the gratitude of every honest settler in the territory; that the at tempt by the agents of the Reavis San Pedro, San Rafael and other land grant claimants, in whole or in par fraudulent, to misrepresent the actions and motions of AriZona's delegate II this important matter, and to ha { this territory instated in the bill by tht senate is an effort on the part of To of unprincipled and mercenary ad venturers to rob and defraud homes men of their honestly acquired DO ses sions, and that we earnstly oppose an! attempt to include Arizona within th' operation of the McCreary or any simi lar bill, and denounce those seeking to effect such legislation as enemies tc every material interest in this terri tory.
 After the adoption of the resolu tons, motion was made and carried that copy of the resolutions be foI warded to Mark Smith and also tn president of the senate. A committe of three was appointed to correspon' with the citizens of Gila, Final, Ora ham, Apache Yuma and Yavapai, an ask their assistance and cooperation in the matter. Messrs Evans, Farisl and Gang was appointed for the pun pose.
 The meeting throughout was hal monious and unanimous in thei hearty appreciation of the labors ( Delegate Smith, who had so ably an consistently opposed all land coul bills.
 After advising as to the prope methods to assist MT. Smith, the mee ing adjourned.