Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-22

several laws were passed looking TO
the Investment and protection Of for
eiGn capital and development of our
natural resources. such as those per-
tanning 70 life insurance companies.
mining. deep water channels on the
coast, drainage md Irrigation. These
laws are being acted upon with good
results When II Is recalled that dur
Ing tha past three yeaSH foreign life In
nurancc companies have taken out OF
the state net premiums amounting to
seven million dollars. the people Will
welcome home companies now being
organized under this low.
In general terma Il may be said that
the land now owned by the state Ia
less valuable than that already pat
cnted, because II Is the remnant OF
selections covering n half a century
Partly, at least because OF this, when
the last legislature convened II was met
with the condition that tic purchasers
and lessees OF public land were forfeit
ing their claims nnd defaulting In the
payment OF interest in unprecedented
numbers. This Indicated that the price
Of the land for lease or purchase. as
well as the rate Of interest, was greater
than conditions in the West would JUS
tlfy. II was thought thar a reduction
IN these would stimulate a disposition
Of the land at fair price and assist IN
the development OF that section. Ac-
cordingly. while the price OF agricultn-
raj and watered land romans rs here
tcforc under the new law pasture land
has been reduced to one dollar per
acre, leases 10 three cents and interest
10 three per cent The operation OF tho
law Juztiiics the change. a comparison
~ tho sale and lease OF lands for the
nontha OF August September. October.
November and December, 1924 and
january. February and half Of March,
1923, with the months OF August, Sep
tember, October. November and De-
ecfnber, 1895, and January February
and half OF March, 1896 when the new
law was In force. shows that the sales
FOR the former period amounted to 145,
az acres for $500, 642.75 and for the lat
ter TO 81, 6f3 acres for Sl0l.4 25 an in
crease OF S9sl75 acres and 1895, $500.
leases tor the former period amounted
TO 1921 acres for S2g. 96s5O, and for
the latter 70 800, los acres for SS7.O6i.if,
an increase Of 2.i5202i acros and $751;
Oy5.hS Allowance should be made for
the fact that the legislature was in seq
sion In january, February and March
1896, and as legislation was expected
on the subject. both sales and leases
wore short. particularly In March, thus
reducing somewhat the comparative in
crease shown in this statement The
law also provides more effective method
OF collecting interest with which the
public schools are maintained.
Greater reduction of expenditures In
the general appropriation bill was
made by the 24th legislature than ever
before In the history Of the state and
II exceeds that made by the Popullst
party IN every state in the Union COM
bined since II was organized. II shows
a reduction OF expenses In every de-
partment and Institution except the col
ored deaf and dumb asylum. university,
Agricultural and Mechanical college,
Prairie NI0Fg Nnrrnnl qaIgu1 "a NJ
or Correction and Reformatory. The
reduction will more clearly appear by
comparing the total general appropria-
tons with those made by the gard leg
iElature. as follows
Year ending Feb % 1874 % carr "a
Year ending Feb. IS. 1896. :. 2.si5,772.5O
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Total ....... $40, $50. O3
Year ending Feb. 2s. 1896 2,940.4 7G. 3g
Year ending Feb. Is. 1897 2,l4g. SOC. 90
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Total ....... 4g9. 276. 3a
Reduction in current OK
pcnaes TWO years S,9s e7s n
were vetoed 60 thot r. ,,s, rai,,a
tion ~ re,,s,aJ s,asl.a a.. ~
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Trheres 10 M dadct' a., 49,, -;
the dannrtr,er,s a. 49,
vear and ,onsac,,orti,, tho ta,ai IL AZ
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prowth az The state The total annro-
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