The herald., 1893-08-14
THE ALcopoNEs GRANT.
The Citixsns of Yuma Kick Against Ar


Appeal.
The Yuma Sentinel of the 18th con-
taius an account of macs meeting held
there to protest against the appeal to
the United States supreme court OF the
Algodones land grant case. The meet
ing passed resolutions from which the
following OK tracts are taken:
Whereas. It is known to us that
Acting United States Attorney General
Maxwell has indicated that an appeal
will be taken in the case OF the Paso de
los Algodones. land grand, from the de-
cision Of the United States land court OF
private claims, to the United States
supreme court; and
Whereas. These lands have lain idle
for many years, though adjacent to the
town OF Yuma, on account of the ques-
tion having arisen as to the validity OF
their title; and
Whereas, The United States land
court of private claims, after long and
most exhaustive examination and trial
OF the same, decided the case. to the en-
tire satisfaction of every bona fde settler
on said lands, who in good faith is occu-
pying the same with the honest inten-
tion of cultivatlng and making his, her,
or their location q permanent home; /;
and
Wheras, A large number OF our best
citizens have purchased homes for them
seves on said lands, since the decision
OF the United States land court, and
have spent large sums of money in
opening up and improving them, be-
lieying that no appeal would be taken /;
and
Whereas, The overs of the Algodones
land grant have already spent more
than 500, 1000 in actual developments of
the lands and in putting in irrigation
works for supplying these settles with
water, and which are now in actual
active daily operation, irrigating hum
dreds OF acres of vineyards, orchards and
gardens; and
Whereas, There are no parties inter-
ested 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 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 10 thus enabled to secure home
for himself and family; and
Whereas, Should this caee be appealed
1t will throw not only this tract but
those adjoining 1t, back into their
former desert state, depriving those who
are now occupying them OF their homes
for years, If not forever, and thus re-
tsrd, If not completely ruin this entire
region. the present and future prospects
of which bid fair to make 1t the leading
portion Of the great southwest, and to
set back the growth and development Of
western and southwestern Arizona for
years 10 come; and therefore be it
Resolved, That 1t is the voice and
wish of the people of Yuma and vicin-
ity, in mass meeting assembled, that no
appeal should be taken to the United
States supreme court in the case of the
Paso de los Algodenes land grant.
Resolved, That while our sympathies
are with the poor and those who are
striving to secure homes for themselves,
their wives and little ones, we have no
charity for those whore only aim is to
obstruct or secure without cost to them
selves that which does not belong to
them; or for those whose only purpose
in this matter 10 to have revenge for
some fancied slight of theirs.
Resolved, That an official copy OF
these resolutions be forwarded to United
States Attorney General Olney at Wash
ington, d. c., with an earnest request
that he will listen to the wishes OF the
people herein embodied, that make up
this town and community; also that q
copy be sent to our delegate in congress-
with request that be do all within his
power to carry out the requests Of our
citizens as herein expressed.