The Arizona sentinel., 1893-08-12
Yuma i'm Earnest.

| OOlhAhOA odAOOh Oh UuO O, |. Hotel, to take action in regard to the proposed appeal of the AL godones Land Grant case, to the U. s. Supreme Court. Mayor A. Frank was elected chairman and L. A. Hicks Secretary. The following were appointed com mittee on resolutions: Chairman Hon. Sam Purdy, John Gandolfo Chas. Baker, I. Levy, A. Modesti, s, s. Gillespie, F. L. Ewing, D. K. Allen, Thos. Gates, P. G. Cotter, O. F. Townsend, R. Hornbeck, M. J. Nugent, Dan O'Toole and D. Balsz. After short recess, the committee reported the following preamble and resolutions, which were adopt ed by the meeting without a dis senting voice.
 WHEREAS, It is known to us that Acting U. s. Attorney General Maxwell, has indicated that an appeal will be taken in the case of the Paso de los Algodones, Land Grant, from the decision of the U. s. Land Court of Private claims, to the U. s. Supreme Court; and
 WHEREAS, These lands have lain idle for many years, though adjacent to the town of Yuma, on account of the question having arisen as to the validity of their title. and
 WHEREAS, The U. s. Land Court of Private Claims, after long and most exhaustive examination and trial of the same, decided the case, to the entire satisfaction of every bona fide settler on said lands, who in good faith is occupying the same, with the honest intention of cultivating and making his, her, or their location, a permanent home; and
 WHEREAS, A large number of our best citizens have purchased homes for themselves on said lands, since the decision of the U. s. Land Court, and have spent large sums of money in opening up and improving them; believing that no appeal would be taken; and
 WHEREAS, The owners of the Algodones Land Grant, have al- ready spent more than $100,O00 in actual developments of the lands and in putting in irrigation works for supplying these settlers with water, and which arc now in actual active daily operation, irrigating hundreds of acres of vineyards, orchards, fields and gardens; and
 WHEREAS, There are no parties interested financially in this case, except the United States and the claimants; and
 WHEREAS, The latter have put the cost of the land and water at such a price, and upon such terms, that they come within the reach of all, even the poor man, being able to purchase one acre or more, as his finances will permit him to do, and is thus enabled to secure a home for himself and family; and
 WHEREAS, Should this case be appealed, it will throw not only this tract, but those adjoining it, back into their former desert state, depriving those who are now oc- cupying them of their homes for years, if not forever, and thus retard, ifnot completely ruin this entire region; the pres ent and future prospects of which, bid fair to make it the leading portion of the great southwest, and to set back the growth and development of western and southwestern Ari- zona for years to come; and
 WHEREAS, It is well-known fact that the few in this section who favor the appeal being taken, are only doing so for obstructive purposes as they already boast, be- cause the owners of the grant, will not give them, the acreage with water, which they desire, but to which they have no right what ever; and
 WHEREAS, It is the earnest de- sire of the U. s. Government, to have all of its lands settled, as norIv aC pOccibla and hv tho larOoct i