The silver star., 1900-10-26


United States situated in the county Of
Baca and state Of Colorado, upon the
terms and conditions hereinafter pro-
This is plain enough. 1t authorizes the sale OF
all United States lands in Baca county.
The area Of Baca county is, approximately, 1,6O0,
900 acres OF this 25O,OOO acres are now patented
decided lands under the homestead and other acts
and therefore exempt. Ninety thousand acres are
school lands which belong the state of Colorado
Thus the amount Of public lands left for the Wolcott
syndicate to grab would be acres or there
abouts.
The school lands in Baca county are not in COM
pact body. They are scattered, and compose sec.
tions and SO Of each township. The homestead
lands likewise separated, in small holdings
throughout the county.
Suppose syndicate should buy up all these public
lands-and no one doubts that to be the intent of
the bills it not obvious that the small settler and
the state school lands would be placed in cul de
sac it 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 intents 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 5000 ACRES
no THE WOLCOTT LAND .GRABBERsf
Now for the details by which this gigantic theft
is proposed to be accomplished:
Sec 2. That said lands shali be ad
vertsed for sale for q period Of not
less than four weeks in some news
paper published In and Of general cir
culation within the land district where
In said lands are situated.
According to this provision, the only notification
Of the proposed sale would be published in OBJ
scure weekly newspaper within the Lamar land dis
trict. Would an individual with 100000 acres Of
land to dispose Of conine his advertising to one
newspaper Of 200 300 circulation. Why this lack
of publicity IL there s not something rotten to cover
up?
Sec. g. That said lands shall be
sold for cash to the highest bidder:
provided that land offered Mt said
SALE or any sale held under the pro-
visions Of this act at either public or
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 is no tiae payment about 1t. On the face Of
1t, this section bars the poor from bidding and
II not for the benefit Of the rich man, or men, why
was this cash payment clause inserted?
er Of the local land once wherein said
lands i..S ~ are situated are hereby author.
SAe0s empowered, ana Instructed to,
within sixty days after said lands are
ordered sold. appoint three disnter-
eeted freeholdefs within sald district
- appraisers Of said land.
The register and receiver Of the Lamar land ofac<
owe their positions to Senator Wolcot and they an
empowered to appoint three appraisers, who sha1
reside within the district. Would those selectonl
be entirely disinterested, and, like Cesar's wife
above suspicion? And why should the appraiser
all be residents Of lamar land district perforcef
Sec g. That Il shall bs the duty Of
aaid appraiser. before entering upo0
thu discharge Of their duties q ap-
psalsers, to take and subscribe TO a.
oath TO wen. truly, faithfully and
without partially or favor, make .
full fair and Just appsalDement ol the
land submitted TO them for appraise-
ment; and that they have Interest
either directly Of Indirectly Ia the
lands % b. appraised, any portion
thafeof, and that they will not become
bs0den therolor q purchasers thereof.
o. of any Interest therein, ct any salo
which may be made thereof undoe
THAR said apprassment
1t may Be noted here that the appraisers ass b.
this section only estopped from PERSONAL bid
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