Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-23
LAND WITH GOOD TITLES
Plenty of 1t to be Had for Song in Wichita,
Archer, Baylor, Haskell, ThrOekmOr-
ton, Young and KnOx Counties.
WICHITA FALLS, TEX, Sept. 81, 1889

WICHITA FALLS, TEX, Sept. 81, 1889, d
To the Gazette.
read in THE GAZETTE of to-day an
article entitled, GA Blow to Settle
ment'' and signed "Texas,' from
which extract and attach the follow
ing:
''The state is sovereign, and it is in
her power to cancel patents for land that
may have been Illegally issued, and the
state has done so upon numbers Of Occa-
sions. The sales made by the Houston
and Texas Central railroad COM
pany alone in Hardeman, Wilbarger
and Wichita counties during the last
ninety days may exceed 200 sections,
upon quite or nearly all of which the
Houston and Texas Central railroad COM
pany has received payment one-ffth
cash, the balance of the purchase money
being settled by notes at one, two, three
and four years, and secured by deed of
trust. -
l desire to call the attention of
"Texas, - the readers of THE GAZETTE
and the public in general, and especially
the 'thome seeker, - to the fact that the
Houston and Texas Central railway COM
pany have sold no land in this (Wichita]
county during the past ninety days..
hence this county is not direct&
ly effected by the decision
of Attorney General Hogg or his
letter of the 10th inst. to Land CommIs
sioner Hall. The Houston and Texas
Central owned but very few sections of
land in this county, probably in all
half dozen sections, which Uney disposed
of over year ago. The citizens of this
county feel that they, like all other citi-
zens of the state who desire to see the
state settled and developed, are at least
indirectly affected by the unsettled land
policy of the state. While this is true,
we would like to have it distinctly under
stood by the home-seeker and
actual settler that there is yet
Archer, Baylor, Haskell, Throckmor-
ton, Young and Knox counties, thous-
ands of acres Of land-as fine as ever
''layed out Of doors and at low prices
and on easy terms, and that too without
the least shadow of doubt as to title; in
fact the title is uTquestionably perfect
and the land can be had in tracts to suit
the small farmer and is within the reach
of all who desire homes. 1.-THE GAZETTE
will kindly give space for this correction
it will not only confer a
favor on the people of this sec
ton, but also give those seeking homes
reliable and important information.
We heartily sympathize with Texas"
and the good people of those counties
that are directly affected by the action Of
the attorney general, but we don't wish
to be kept back by the misfortune Of
others. We have have had in the past
Gin this county, many obstacles to over
come, but by persistent effort by the
people who had faith in their county we
have finally succeeded in having the
large pastures cut up into small farms
and now the future looks
bright for those who have been faithful
and industrious. As to the attorney
general being right or wrong we are not
prepared to say. "Uneasy lays the head
that wears the crown, Is an old but
true saying. Officials are often ''cuss-
ed for enforcing he law, and again
they are censured if they don't. 1t is a
difficult matter to please all; not only is
this the case in Texas, but in all other
states and sections. Respectfully,
JOHN HOWARD.