St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-09-24

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Il tau teeii deiesaIes 10 iHe convention III cues
4 Si9h II ,s VAS now IN oFaer ana on motion OF
9,ot ~ barTy an tIle I93lioWlng aeIegastes were
4 etsu eieetsu W TIE slAtil congressional eonYen-
e eioLl - asselole IN Baton Rouge on Zlst o1
2ePtsIIpeI, II g Il, iosl
n9nteno1s @ W w , Hrazee, 4eo re & PlIlford,
4 ~ ~ buiief, h0ps Chachefe, u W Kelly, ~
l, I, SWords, y = pH9ulsson, 1 Jones Smith,
Ise1s LaHstf, ~ w Wara, m Sol Loep, GlIeert
~ !. ~ dpfe' ~ a iayiof, - 4 Laheur, u ID NC
i ~. aS
~ aotloh y y 2 rrazee, the eieeted
~ t 'sss ~ eAcepe 70 vote
* ~, ~ = ultie dit;d.r relie. ls =,
~ iiio.aoii " hooe Laneur, tne present
~, ~ = oqhiIsee ~ ps eenueu
t;o,,on u = n neeg, ae loloWllg
'ea9iu..oai aUhn.oa was UNANIMOUSLY auopled
as T 5ralltea 70 lae otats
n; ~ 80 - z, ~ tiiu
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odI sant;o - @ ~
- oti etIn " say
iasfa ipl . Mitin ol d.ee Ilo}
n,,isr t.ia f, SAW dalaioa pei4g sopleieu
yand Margan a NV nre 1e d.elarea aae
II - + ga Sts WIZ 1orleitea
to settlement entry by act of july IA. 1870
but the title to said land not earned by
said railroad company remained in the
State uniIl the 2lst OF February, 1888, when
the governor retroceded the lands to the
Unlted states, thus said lands we're not
suplfeetsto 2lf Ito. De disposed OF again by Congress
uhpii aIter retrocesslon as aforesaid, but
they were subject to.be settled on by prop
eriy quaIliled citizens Of the United States
tJoint owners OF the public domain); and
whereas, on the od OF March, 1S1l, Congress
sra55iIgu graz t5 70 the New orleans Paclnc railroad
ana FIcksburg railroad on condition that
years, tne odd numbered sections on each
side OF the proposed road adextendInga width
OF thirty miles on each side this railroad /
known by the name OF the Backbone rail- |
roaa !; II was never built, no land was earn
ed, II became extinct and its charter was
Iorielted ana 1s whereas, after the Backbone
kalIroad7 Company became extinct the T
New Orleans PACIFIC Railroad Company
mas v organlzed, ana with the money OF the /
Iexas racine Railroad Company with T
Whlch 4 II was soon merged) proceeded to
1li. olllu aiid dld com piete railroad, com
PielIinS the same IN 1881 said railroad was
Dull aitogether without da LA land grant in
yieWi IN octoDef 1851, MT. W heelock, the
ai'5l 5ngIl cialnllng 10 pc PRESIDENT OF the New
- @ racine hallWay company, bought
u some oI
THE TMPEBUNIoUs ADVENTURES,
who had for,narlxv boan aonnoctaa l,,,,r;,,e
It's life tinel with the .sBackbone Railroad
r,om,,a,,5,, IA ,a,t - "a I,,,,d i;s.f.
aid eononany Tso,1Id h bata hea at;tfad ~
TGq6 within :
ears allowed them. the amonut maid he.
ng the magnificent sum Of si The sale
hus ACQUIRED he at once flion;f;ed with tI1e
rama of an assienment and. strange 10 Il, saw,
lie was allowed by the Repnbliean secre, !.
ary Of the interior to deposit in the gene
al land office and lafer1rto-yr;t IN naoers
er. 1884. the said New Orleans Pacific Rail I
yay Company were allowed to select all
he odd4sections of land along the line Of !.
aid railway company for a Width of siyfy |
lilies. q
Settlers, although absolutely entitled mn g g
er the law to take tie lands were abso-l
1teJy forbidden ia file their annIieaf;onS
Id during the last days Of TeSri,arv. lsa5 {
le entire machinery Of the general land
flee was devoted r. tho iae,lse If natante
, said comnaT,v. ali the lands west If the
[ississinni river bei4,p ;ncIs,da1 in said
atents eEeent those in az Iandry soy
And whera.s =, - 1907 - ;.e ~ 80 i
orthern Pacific RaiIroad Con-, ,,a1,T s,1s ys ,v
Milford Miller II was dee;dad i,'sis e
That ne tIere srss s.s ,,o 10 :, ~
4, ,;fI ~ Il - 80 ii
that arv s,1cb nth hdraa,ai a 81. d;d n5+ i IL G,
i've anv 1nrnnarlv o,,aI;tiad sattlar fro,,, i Ii
king the land as his home and SiN' : M r.
Mhp nu sstt5ea peIore =,
& hn,,,e oo1iu iioe oe uspriYea 81 i
a 4 :, 4 s.,, IL, oa1 - :,
s. AZ ~ III ~ uay " q
~ aiS ~ reseQrea
IL y. elle isaiIus a.
z lddenanlss ae LII ls Units % tne grant as =
~ ~, WV oIleans EaeInc ha- +
beS e sa.l peiilg pun a
s.s,, ~ tiliay uays n eIle .seW 9Tleans =,
otsa. oay une at Tue expense oI the ohlted " y,
ssses I .ss Il l.
ana an whereas, accepting the invitation to ~ -
wy " Ihoss Aai!as tius conveyed, many =,
isoIis-asads oi Ianiiies-duly quahned II
- lns, - ene pIitsa otaIes Went on tne f.
absai1fe and ,,eacsahle ,nsssss;n,, and ce
anv others whp had haen a1readp ~, tha fu
nds made fnrtl,ar and ,,ar,,, mani ;,o. Srrs th
oyernenfs on the lands stls II liz
And whereas tha 1,resa,t eacratarp of es
E interior. Wr Noble ii the casa or 6,rin in
lIott We. New Orleans Pacific Ra;lraad G
,nnnany in octaher 1901 dacidad s'. .tb - b,
e lands have been included in fhe e,raYt ar
the State flor fTIe Nevv 0rleana 0ne1o,,s til
s and Great Western ra;Iroad anI tha
Ie thereto having remained III the staia of
It'll the retrocession. Feb, d 1sss latter after tr,
E last act which attemnted ia g;ye sstii ti;s M
nd to the company were not incl,,ded
the grant ia and sl;d not na ss ~ tba Nav ch
leans Pacific Gomnanp by anv act ~ Ipo
.neress y = = ~
And whereas. the said New orlaa nc pa ex
ic. real{ging that az fhe Raclrhnna Pail mi
al Comr,anv 5ss!1nse ass;anaas fha,, r,.a.
1ded to bel had naf earned any Iap,,d err
at they could NOT hold anvIand nnder m,
ii ASSIGNMENT prevailing on CONGRESS - so.
SIS the act of Feb. 8. 1881. which Act. al be
ough by its title pretended to forfeit the an
,ds. really aftempfed tf, give tben, II tl,;o
mpany. and would have giYen them had of
t the title been IN the state as has been ar,
own . an
And whereas. the selections Of said COM
nv under the act Of Feb. Is. 1887. were not Lea