Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-02-08
deputy are really needed they viii agree
that the county sl,anli allow bin. \
reasona ble compensation.
LEA. SING PuBLIc LANDS.

ate. by Senator Foster, Of Washing
ton, providing for the leasing Of
public lands, is arousing intense
antagonism all though the interior
ofthis state and Washington. The
bill, if it becomes law, will GER
tainly tend 10 check the develop
ment Of the West as all lands leas-
ed are withdrawn from settlement
during the life Of the lease, which is
limited to ten years, but the oil i
provides that leases may be renew
ed for one or more terms upon the
approval Of the secretary of agri-
culture.
AT a mass meeting Of the citizens
ofCrook county, held at Prineville,
January Is, the following resolu-
tions were adopted:
Whereas, There is now pending
before Congress measure having
| in view the leasing to private indi-
viduals and local corporations all
the public lands in the United
States. lying west Of the 99th me-
ridian, aud
Whereas, Said bill withdraws
from settlement and threatens Sc.
riously to check the future develop
ment of the west; and
4 Whereas, Such a measure would
have an undoubted tendency tc
concentrate the control Of large
tracts Of what is now public do
main inthe hands OF few individ
uals; and
Whereas, the tendency Of tbs
measure now pending is to give az
undue power in the distribution 9
such lands into the hands of ont
.
individual, viz: the secretary ofag-
riculture; and
Whereas, the said measure is il
direct conflict and opposition to tn
American system Of providing 70
homes for its citizens; and
Whereas, the said measure is
menace to the welfare Of the inhab
$ itants of the territory thereby effect
I ed and is fraught with disaster 7
g the agrarian population Of sucl
: territory, therefore be it
!, Resolved, that we earnestly pro
7 test against the enactment int
Z law Of the pending measure as d
e rectly contrary to the interests an
: development Of the west, and q
2 rectly contrary to the America
i policy Of home-building and pei
o manence throughout our land an
!, be it
Y Resolved, that this meeting
. citizens take such action as WI
p procure the dissemination of tn
y protest throughout the territol
2 affected and earnestly request u
y immediate cooperation OF its i
at habitants, and be it further
i Resolved, that Oregon's deleg
d ton in Congress be and they a
st hereby instructed TO vote and wo
le at any and all times against :
p proposed bill for leasing pub
er lands and against any other for
w thereof"
ne The bill appears to be drawn
rt the interests of rich individualsar
Of big corporations and against Il
,f- interests Of the bona fde hom
a- seeker and small stockman al
To- for this reason we believe the b
ne efforts Of our people should be P
'st forth against it.
a. The bill practically places I
~ destinies Of this big broad weste
!, section Of the United States in I
ne hands Of the secretary Of agric'
es ture and makes it possible for b
rk to stop further settlement Or dev
lct opinent Of the west. On the face
tai it it looks like a good bill to k
.rk and remonstrances against its pa
re- age, addressed to our represen
lat tivesin Congress, are now in orc