North Park union., 1900-11-02

vided
This IL plain enough. 1t authorizes the sale Of
all United States lands in Baca county.
The area Of Baca county il, approximately, LOCO,
600 acres. OF this'250 900 acres are now patented
or decided lands under the homestead and other acts
school lands which belong the state of Colorado.
Thus the amount Of public lands left for the Wolcott
syndicate to grab would be 900 acres, or there
abouts
The school lands in Baca county are not in a COM
pact body. They are scattered, and compose SEC
tions and SO Of each township The homestead
lands are Likewise separated in small holdings,
throughout the county.
Suppose a syndicate should buy up all these public
lands-and no doubts that to be the intent Of
the BILLS 1t not obvious that the small settler and
the state school lands would be placed in cul de
sac an 1t were? The settler would be fenced in and
eventually frozen out. The school lands scattered
here, there and everywhere throughout the syndi
Gates cattle pasture would be to all intens and pur
poses the property Of the corporation Their value
to the state would be gone and their only earthly
would be grazing ground for the benefit Of the
syndicate
ARE THE PEOPLE OF COLORADO WILL
ING TO SACRIFICE NINETY THOUSAND
ACRES OF SCHOOL LANDS TO THE USE OF
SENATOR WOLCOTT?
ARE THE SETTLERS OF BACA COUNTY
DESTROYS OF sURRENDERING 100000 ACRES
no THE wOLCOTT LAND GRABBERs!
Now for the details by which this gigantic theft
IL proposed to be accomplished:
sec 2 That said lands shall be ad-
less than four weeks in some news.
paper published In and of general cir
culation within the land district where
In said lands situated.
According to this provision, the only notification
Of the proposed sale would be published in some OBJ
scure weekly newspaper within the Lamar land dis
trict. Would an individual with 1,26OOOO acres Of
land to dispose Of connne his advertising to one
newspaper Of 200 or 800 circulation. Why this lack
Of publicity II there 10 not something rotten to
up?
Sec. 8. That said lands shall be
sold for cash to the highest bidder;
provided that NO land offered at said
sale. or any sale held under the pro-
private sale shall be sold for less than
the appraised value thereof deter
mined ~ hereinafter provided.
This says CASH down to the highest bidder;
there II no time payment about 1t. On the face Of
It, this section bars the poor man from bidding, and
II not for the benefit Of the rich man, men, why
was this cash payment clause inserted?
Of the local land ONCE wherein said
lands are situated hereby author
within sixty days after said lands are
ordered sold. appoint three di.inter.
appraisers Of sah land
The register and receiver Of the Lamar land ONCE
owe their positions to Senator Wocott and they are
empowered to appoint three appraisers, who shaIl
reside within the district. Would those selections
be entirely disinterested and, like Cesar's wife,
above suspicion? And Why should the appraiser
all be residents Of lamar land district perfosee3
0se. & That II shall be the duty Of
said appratsers before entering upoa
tho docharge Of their duties ape
pealsses to take and subscribe to an
cath 10 weA truly. faithfully. and
Wftheut partially or favor make
fuil fas and Just appraissment of TIE
lanA submitted to them tor appraioe
nnsn4; and that tAey have 70 intssoot
SethR directly indirectly IN tAe
laDds y b aV1raissd. e any portion
tAaesz end that ~ wfn not 6scooe
bb6601 t1egoeoe q purchasers theroo&
q e any tntsreoe therein. at any sele
whSeA may b na6s theesof under
the1r MD appesiseneof
It may bs noted hsre that the appraisers are BY
this ssctioa ealy estopped from PERSONAL bid.
ding. IAay may have representatives, acting for
them at IL slA or In fact be stockholders o1 tie
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