Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-05

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| ths;,yl IdMA1 district, sud Hon. Alfre(
| tSIg,f1 nEzzXG &. II. Tolar, represents
iMA nv tive from the Forty thirC
| I'M MI representative d!stric.
J I'M M We your constituents, ant
| Nm Flts Sc tiers o. L'pscomb, art
| xEND ~ - counties, ON tn,
% e; e; . .: :;:s;;s s5 !: {:
wrorgs in the presen
land Is I'd ct the Et5te Ct Texas, asking
You as our representatives, TO maze an ei'
f,rt at the coming session of the state
| Legislature to correct the same krd give
Us the needle / legislation.
!. We would Gall your attention TO tie
fact tbs. the lEnts Ia the above named
counties, known "a ;de Public School, the
UnivsTsity, the Lu1stic Asylum, the
Blind Asylum, the Desf and Dunno Asy
luul, the O:p1su Asylum lands, located
IN the PAubsncls and West TexEg,aTe not
worth to the sctukl settler more Ihsn
81 % per acre. 1t may be true thst come
OF these lands are worth tie price asked
ard the s:ete can find purchasers In the
persons CT spectators who would be
willing &c pay the price, provided they
we're net required &c live On lie lsnd
three years and improve them The
'tate car batter xfford 10 sell these lands
to- the ,ectuzl set l'r 81 Sl25 per
acre, with the residence spd improve
meat features attached IS q part Ct the
consideration, than it can to the speculs-
tor, who neither becomes citizen ZOE
places any personal propeiy on the tax
tuils c! tue state There are already too
i - Iu ~ , ho
spectators, for the sivancement and
improvement Of the country. l: las be-
come Sn absolute and sn imperative lie.
cessity, for the settlement snd improve
ment Of the Panhandle end the western
psrt Of the state, taat the unoccupled
public domain shEll go into ths hsrd3 OF
.ctusI settlers.
2. That the classification of said lands
ct different values is 8 mistake, and works
nsldsnips upon the settlers coming.
first into the country. Upon them must
fall many expenses, and they are
entitled 10 the choice OF
l.rd without paying ezra price
Faere'""A, Gil unsold pu )lic scoool lands,
o: isrds .ast may heraa revert b ck t
the paU.:c domain that Is open to the Ecs-
u.i sitter should be placed st q uniform
prie e. VIZ: OIe dollar ard t1eniy y. five
cents per acr }.
8. rnal me contract which the settler
signs Tor these lands, az now required by
lew, ehould be SO changed, thst when the
settler has paid, By the one-fortieth rule,
enough money to pay for 160 acres, that
the stse deed Or assure him the quarter
section OF land upon waica his residence
stands, and SO on for each quarter-ssc'iop
Until sll Is piid. The contract, as IL now
stands. is liable to work great loss to the
settler. being more relentless and ruin
Gus than q mortgage foreclosure or tax
sale!
4 That sll purchasers, under the laws
ct 1883 Z, who are residing upon their
lands, ana which have reverted, or may
revert back to the state, through fl i ure
to pay t1e August interest, will be allow
I'd the prlvilege,an and the prior right OF re
day Of August, 1889, and SLOWED, IL prov
Ing up, the time that they had been resid,
ing continuously on the land. This pos
visions Of change In the law, will ALLOW
sll eettler5 who desire to have advantage
efshe new law, to forfeit their lands
Under the old Jaw. We believe that this
will 10 NO way cosf.cl with the conssitu>
tiosl provision that prohibits the leg
islsture from granting q relisf to pur-
chasers.
ThAt in addition to the resident
feature of actual residence now required,
that the settler, before proving up, shall,
In addition thereto, improve his Lands to
the amount OF $500 for the first quarter
section taken, and 500 for each I'D,
dition,l qusrter section taken. To de-
termlne the vslas OF the improvements
the house, Stables, outhouses, corraIs aud
fences used for the shelter OF the settler.
ead family sad stock, and the protection
Of crops, SHALL be valued ct $3.50 Each
scre Of land under cultivation shall be
valued at SO, and each tree, torest or
fruit, planted By the settler, and rowing.
shall be valued ct % cents. The settler
shall have the privilege ct placing the
impr Jvements on any part Of the Ian0
that suits III. Such an addition or
change would prevent the public domain
from falling Into the hands OF those who
would f C only ior the purpose Of specu-
lntio1.
6. That each settler stall have three
months time, sf:er f.iog, in which to
move upon his lands. AS the lsS row
stands an applicant must De an actual
settler On the lands at the time of filirg,
and this is rtxi to sn impossibili!y for
many.
Z. That the Iesse Law should be so
changed, tho. NO individual or company,
can lease more than three sections of land
in agricultural districts and this, subjsct
10 settlement. Such Change in The law
still gives the school fund the benef: OF
tie sgrsss and places the unoccupied
lands in the hands of the settler or small
stock farmer, thereby preventing the
small stockmen In the agricultural dis
tricts from being oVerrun by the large
cattle owners, Should the above change
be made, ihst feature Of the lsw ,hat
SLOWS one head of cattle or horses, or IN
lieu Thereof. four head OF sheep or goats
to be turned loose On the range, for each
ten acres uninclose6, owned or controlled
by the owner Of stock, enc uld be changed
TO oae head Of cattle or horses, or In lieu
Thereof, four hesd Of sheep or goats for
each five acres uuiEclosed, go oWnsd or
controlled. sTae stock farmer will be
able, in the winter to furnish forage and
care for that emSnnt Of stock running on
q sumUeIE&rsa.
f6u1d f1rthsr state In this our
PsNsion as the grounds upon which we
ease our demtnds, that we believe II the
land isw be not changed so as to hold
nut greater jnducom.u.a IN tho acfnal