Daily camera., 1900-10-25

apprasemem
Sec. s. That the register Of the land
office wherein said lands situated
shall. within ten days after the filing
in said office of the said appraisers re-
port proceed to advertise said lands
for SALE provided in section 2 Of
this act. Said sale shall be kept
open until all of said lands sold,
for a period of week; and all
of said lands which remain unsod.
after the expiration of said one week
of public sale, shall be sold at private
sale by entry at said land office at the
appraised value thereof.
It will be observed that only one week is set aside
for public sale; rather short period, it would seem,
for the disposal of 300 900 of land in blocks
The syndicate, being in position to cont fol the ap,
praisers, could readily have the appraised values
to suit itself and would have the choice of Bidding in
the lands either public sale or of letting them go
over and taking them in at appraised value by pr
vate entry.
Sec O. That every citizen of the
United States living in said Baca
ty and owning land therein shall have,
and is by this act granted, preferred
right. for the period Of sixty days
from the taking effect of this act
purchase at private SALE at the ap
praised value thereof, land adjacent
and adjoining the land owned by
him or her TO the amount of and not
exceeding ten times the number of
owned in fee by such person.:
all purchases ut private sale pro-
vided by this section, shall lie in legal
subdivisions of not less than forty
This looks like generous provision but suppose
dissect ii and see if such is the 1t evident
ly is thrown in as sop to Cerberus.
The landowner of Eaca county is authorized to
purchase ten times the number of acres already held
by him. but this land shall be adjoining his holdings
Here is where the appraisers get in their fell work
Baca county is sparsey settled Probably 800
would cover the actual land owners The appraisers
would have difficulty in setting the values of
the lands adjoining those residents at prohib
tive price far the settlers might be concerned
The landgrabbers could afford to pay fancy prices
for these lands because the apprasement would be
merely nominal in other sections. which would com
prise fully ninety per cent. of the public domain of
the county.
Sec 10. That every person desiring
to avail himself herself of the ben
etits of section hereof shall within
the time therein limited file with the
register of the land office his written
application 10 purchase, wherein he
shall describe. by proper legal subdi
visions, the land sought TO be pur
chased: also a description of the lands
by him her owned together with
affidavit that he or she is native
born naturalized) citizen of the
United States. and that he she is
at the time of the application resi-
dent of said Baca county, Colorado
and the owner in fee simple of the
lands described in the said application
as land owned by him or her.
1t will be noted by this and the preceding section
that only actual resident landowners of Baca coun-
ty are granted preferred rights. The applications
of these residents to purchase djoining lands must
be made wthin sixty days from the passage of this
act" Does the average settler down in Baca county
keep in constant touch with the legislation of Con
gress? If not, he would find himself bereft of his
preferred rights, whatever they might be worth.
Sec II. That it shall be the duty of
said register. receiving and filing
the said application, withdraw the
public lands therein described from
entry under the public land laws
from sale to any person other than the
said applicant, his heirs executors,
administrators, until the expiration of
year after the return of the report
of the appraisers as provided in section
hereof.
Sec -. That every person to whom
preferred right is granted by this
act and who has filed his application
as herein provided may, at any time
within one year after the return of
the appraisers as aforesaid, and upon
proving the satisfaction of the reg
lister and receiver of his residence cit
izenship and ownership, as designated
by this act, purchase the said land at
the appraised value thereof, for which
said land patent shall be issued by
the government to the purchaser,
in the case of final entry under the
homestead act Said land must be
paid for in cash at the time Of the
purchase thereof
Sec 49, That all lands applied for,
as provided in section 10 hereof and
remaining unsold at the expiration of
year after the report of the ap-
praisers aforesaid, shall be offered for
sale at public sale, provided in
ton hereof.
These remaining sections, summed up, deal prin
cipay with those having preferred rights within the
meaning of the act. One year is allowed them to
cure the cash. when, failing, the lands again Of
fered at public sale and the preferred right apses
The cornoration NAV take its choice in DEALING with