The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-20
lller bidders should be requlr.a !.


an amount equal at least to oas',t,e
amount bid on by the larger bisas.
That no person. copartner. hin, ~.
ton or assoeia ion SHOULD be Ger.
where interested in the maxinnm Y
in either OF the aforesaid classss
come interested in or ease oths.1h
from the government OF the Unitss
under penalty of forfeiture II n. qa
elready held and disqualliicaton ~. ~
Their leasing. "a
That all applications for lease. i.
be guarded by affidavits in this MAN..
the same as is provided for MAJ. \
homestead law, and severe penal,t,
yided for perjuries committed n M. (.
ticular.
All drift. fences and other obs,r..
upon the public domain should Ia J.
removed and the United States eirruh n
district courts in which old spspss
Mexican and other grant cases hays
pending for years should be reuulrs
have said cases disposed Of
That the funds from leased lands x.
belong to the land districts in wbl,s
same was created, and should be eyn,,j
under the control of the National sa,y'
ment for the purpose of irrigation ss1,
development OF water supply in saIa x
trict.
That all leases should be made subs,.
the rights the general government, 4, !,
all redeemed lands, giving the Lessee :,
erence where the redeemed lands arr 4,
in leased tract.
That Utah and Idaho have large n
distI bis without water and with but M
grass, and in this respect have excepjri
conditions not found elsewhere. AID I
that reason II is recommended that thry
permitted through their representatIa,
congress 10 fix the maximum limit q /,
lands in these States that will fan MI,
the third class.
Following resolution by John Sparks
Nevada was adopted:
Whereas, By the land grant act oi N
and the Hatch act OF 1887 and ths NJ
rill of 1890, the Federal government ID
co-operated with the several States Z
Territories of the Union TO establish n
leges of agriculture and mechanic AT. y
the purpose of the higher education Ii
riculture. including live stock produces
of all kinds and also experiment stats
for the scientific investigations Of all i
ricultural and live stock problems,
Whereas, These colleges and expsrnsI
stations have become a very importantly
Of the educational system In the Sia]
and Territories for the training sni II
eation Of young men and young wcua
agricultural and industrial pursasi
Therefore be II
Resolved, by the members Of The n
tional Live Stock association for the y
time in convention assembled, Thai
colleges Of agriculture and mechaait y
and experiment stations established
each State aud Territory should nld5
ths cordial support and co-opsrat',
the live stock associations and iniElaI
and be maintained as literally as
needs of these institutions may requlf'
( The following resolution was adopts;
! Resolved. That the forest reserves y n
Vest should be open to grazing undHfj
governmental supervision as will'p't'j
injury to said forests.
( The convention also Endorsed tne II
atruction Of the Nicaraguan canal
admission of Oklahoma, New Mexico u
Arizona into Statehood. the appollls
Of John n. Simpson of Texas as . "a
missioner TO the Paris exposiuon'
The following officers were elts's
/ John W. Springer of Colorado, presls.
John NJ Holt of Montana. first VICE vi
dent, Charles r. Martin of COLORADO n
Rotary; George Goldiug OF COLORADO. va
ilrer. The salary OF the secretary We
/ creased TO $500 . year
The members OF the new execuuie "a
mittee are; Alabama, y. p. Mossns.
Dunlap alternate; Arizona. 4, = VaId
ArkGnsas. ]. M. Bohart; California, : &,
/ ,Iastro. ". n. McKibbltt alternalsie N.
RADIO, G. T. Patrick, II II Robertson e, MI
! nate. Illinois. g. W. Baker, A. 7. nt K!
we'll alternate; Indiana, NJ. Leyernst h
dian Territory, &. IL. Hatseil lows, \
Barclay; Kansas. D. W. McAfee, !. i
Robinson alternate, Kentucky, NJ
Gentry; Michigan. H. II. Hines =. t 49,,
alternate; Minnesota. t, l., y. eraif
+. r. McGinnis. alternate; missouri ~
Stoneham. W. =. Davis alternas., m
tana. j. NJ. Holt, Paul Mccorm'cs, ~ Il,
nate. Nebraska. NJ A. DaugherV ~. =,
John Sparks, New Mexico. solomon y II;
W. s. Hopewell alternatei Nes IA
George n. Davidson, J. # hopps n.
nate; North Carolina, r. y. Emsrs NJ 1,
lahoma. w. II. Bolton oregon, T. N.,a
son; Pennsylvania. W. D powe aso,,
Carolina. r. \. Love, south p s,,s,,,s
VI. Stewart, I. NJ Humphrey nm.
Tennessee, Overtom Lee, W y is' IA
tornate; Texas. \. r. Bush ~
alternate; Utah, Z. II. Coll'S,r'' r.ss
Smith alternate; Virginia, 20 lain,
Washington, 7. s. Blythe; "'v Hnsrsel
y. Stickpey. Or. J. II. Wilson s si,.nlI
Ohio. r. II. West, NJ. \. Blggs ~ n
Idaho, J. r. Wood, L, L. or"s"
nate -. a
H. A. Jastro OF California ,sI,,S
chairman of the executive comml h
A large number OF the deiees'',lh N u
night on an excursion throhgn
part of the State