The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-07-11

X. S. Husevold. Esq.
DEAR SIR: Your letter of July 2nd
is received. The Company is not off
ering for sale IN any form, land for
which it has not already received
patent from the Government. To be
sure, any one may pursue Il course
that to him may seem proper, but.
Silence represent one side of the case
1t wOHld scarce y seem advisable to
come to me tor advice as 10 what the
other party should do. but. will VEN
ture TINS much: That it seems to me
that the Government would not have
patented this land TO the Company,
without first having cosidered every
body elses rights in the matter, and
determined that the COmpany's Was
the superior right.
My own judgment is, that for any
one to try and obtain the land already
patented to the Company would be
entirely fruitlesS and waste of
money, and | have no heSitancy in
saying, that any attorney who advises
these poor people to pay him money
| to undertake their case, is not doing
it i'll the interest of the settler, but,
simply that he may obtain the $25 90,
You will observe that this man from
Fergus Falls requires his $500, cash
for he very we'll knows that if his fee
WAS contingent on securing the land
he would never get II. If he has any
ability as all attorney, he already
knows that the case is entirely beyond
any thing that he can do, and if he
does not already know this, he is too
| ignorant to be Of amy use to these
people.
1t is no longer a matter to take to
the Department, patent having
already passed to the Company, but,
the Case would have to he taken to
the Courts, where 1t would he very
expensive with every probability OF
failure in the end. The $500, asked
by this enemy of the people, who
! processes to bn their friend. would
only be beginning of the expense.
1t is useless for the people to give
themselves anxiety rs LOlthe policy Of
the Company in disposing of these
lands and playing with them. The
policy of the Company will be to as,
certain who resides upon the land and
made the improvements then TO place
\ price upon the lands such as it would
be worth without the improvements
and give the settlers the first oppor.
tunity to purchase.
No snap judgment or ext0rtiOn will
be shown towards these people. They
are settlers upon the land and We
wish them ~ remain their and viii
deal with them fairly.
If they dre too poor to purchase, OF
course, we can not give them the land
but, the land will be offered to them
at a reasonable price, without taking
their improvements into account.
On prairie lands the terms will be
ten per cent of the purchase price
with seven per cent interest on the
remainder for one year cash. The
remainder will be divided into six
payments, to be paid annually, al
seven per cent interest per annum.
The occupant of the Sc 5-l53 A.
will in few days receive u letter
from this office. The price placed
upon this section is $500 per acre
The same also is the price of section 9
The settlers on these lands should
communicate direct with this office
1t will not be necessary for them K
operate through any agent whatever
as the whole business can be done By
letter, and the least possible expense
will then attend the same.
Very tuly yours
J. BOOKWALTER
/ Land Commissioner.