, 1889-06-26
A SECOND INSTALLMENT
Another New York Times" Letter
Goes Somewhat Deeper
And Probes Into Some More of
Wyoming's Concerns.
Tremendous Enclosures Which the
Cheyenne Sun GlowingIy
Describes.
From the New FOR Times of June 22.l
WARREN'S BARBED WIRE.
THE GOVERNOR OF WYOMING AsTRIDE
HIS OWN FENCE.
HE RAN IT AROUND GOVERNMENT LAND
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CHEYENNE, Wyoming, june Glow.
Francis Il. Warren of this territory is
displeased by the statement made in the
Times that he was removed from office by
President Cleveland in 1885 for illegally
fencing in public land. His fences limi-
ted the area that would be available to
presumption and final ownership by set
tiers of small means. whose industry
makes the real wealth of small countries.
In view of his removal for cause. his re-
appointment in 1889 was a public scandal.
He publicly declares, and his creatures re-
peat the declaration. that he was removed
from office for his opposition to the policy
of Land Commissioner Sparks, and that
he never fenced in land hat did not be-
long to him or the corporation he domi-
mates.
In the Times of Sunday, June 9, MIR.
William Ware Peck described the method
of land stealing long in vogue in Wyom-
ing. and showed hat an act to meet the
crime and punish the criminals was passed
| by congress in February, 1885. Governor
| Warren wants to know the name of the
man who has charged him with being an
unfit governor for Wyoming and who has
hitherto presented facts enough to con
vince the governor himself of his W un
worthiness if they were not counteracted
by his own self love and selfish prejudice.
What has he to say about the subjoined
article from the pen of Mr.. Peck, charg-
ing him with being an appropriation of
public land:
H GOVERNOR OF WYOMING.
The belt Of the Union Pacific Railway
company grant is I,030 miles in length by
forty miles in width, the belt containing
Al, 200 sections or &c, 36s 100 acres OF re-
served and granted land the sections be-
ing arranged in alienation as even and
odd numbered sections-the even num-
bered being reserved, the odd-numbered
granted. The reserved sections are 20, 600
and contain Is, 1874 900 acres. and the
granted sections are therefore the same in
number and acreage.
| have explained the predatory prac.
tlse by which the grantee under the
company, near or remote, may inclose
more or less of the government sections
by placing his fences on the edges of the
odd sections. and thus attempting to evade
under the color OF a fictitious exercise of
the fencing right the rights of the gov
eminent at common law and its rights
under the act of congress OF the 18th day
of February, 1885, entitled "An act to pre-
vent unlawful occupancy of the public
lands" L have thus made it plain that
the sub grantee or a combination of sub
grantees owning only the odd sections of
the thirty six sections which compose a
township may plant a complete circuit
fence upon the odd section edges and thus
enclose t~wenty-four of the fhirty-six sec
tions.o or $500 acres, eight of the twenty
four being government land and containing
5,l20 acres, and that the eight govern
meat sections thus taken from the gov
eminent and public use and the sixteen
private sections are in this manner thrown
into one private range. Let a checker
board represent a township, the black
squares even, the white squares odd sec.
tions; imagine a government corner stone
TO stand at the union point of each set of
four squares; trace a fence line upon the
edges of the white squares so that the
ends of the lines on each white square will
be Just short of the stones, keeping the
lines as nearly as practicable to the town
ship lines for the purpose of embracing
twenty-four squares within the line. and
the matter is clear. OF course, just in
proportion to the increase in the number
Of townships lying in compact area and
controlled by the sub grantee by his own
ership OF the odd sections, the enclosed
area will be increased.
Under President Clevcland's admins
t%ration the department OF justice insti-
tuted in the territory, under this act of
congress, several suits in equity for the
purpose OF enforcing the act and with the
intention, in the case of adverse decisions
by the supreme court of the territory, to
carry the subject to the supreme court OF
the United States. The suits are in pro-
s~ecution accordingly. l will speak of one
of them particularly, with the treble view
of illustrating the extraordinary length to
which this fencing practise is pushed
the paramount importance of this sub
iect tothe interests OF the territory and the
imperious necessity of a final decision by
the highest court.
The suit is in favor of the United States
against the Douglas william Sartorls com
pany. The defendant Is a corporation,
which was organized abroad, supplied
with foreign capital and located in Albany
county-its purpose being the live stock
and land acquisition business-the whole
affair thoroughly and enthusiastically
English in its aggressive and informed
ding assurance. william, its manager,
and Sartoris. its secretary. have gone
through the forms and ~fictions Of NATURAL
zation after the cheap American method
of manufacturing citizens. The cnmnany