Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-09-13
DISPOSAL OF PUBLIC LANDS
HOW TO MAKE USE OF

glory which the bennficnn'
spread at your foet =,
dream of commercial veal,
mcrcial power. that will en-,
ization Of that To which
conquest OF the physical g,
half u continent Invites us
Hundred OF conventions
action since then. but ca
failed TO realize the vrca,
or the subject. Very lIttln =,
legislation has been secure,
The forest reservations
llshed recently and opI,
President had been given n
vestigate AMI withdraw I,
the Carey net. under whIch
was given the right 10 sell,
ncrcs for reclamation. w,s
nm amendment To an AZ
bill: the recent Ere. Hom|
which the policy was ,.t,
paying Indians for lands g.,
lowing free homes un ia.
passed after great difficulty
"a national election. Under
homa Is benefited TO ths
probably Si5.1OD.0Go. and \
pie have Just been srrr--II
12.OD homesteads offered
rush? Because the OkIab.1
farming land and every :;
licvcs that he Is ec,tln. 4
which lie can raise grain
support his family. Cuntras
the Indian lands oIs.u,,I h
states. There has t,,-.n no \
the free lands In the South.
crvntion In Colorado l,yal
acres OF grazing lands a
raise enough cattle or sh-,f,
him TO max. n living. Rui
the settler has his ,lsars of
domain In addition 10 h!,
homestead. The iheIry /.
In practice II will not W0,k
man whose h8m- may l..
or 100 or i..p mil,-.
mn equal right To the sTas.
cisss his right. ani iho,
abandoned hom.stcaLs Ia IL
the story.
How can II L. r,mr,llr,il
Lat the public ilui l..
short terms In limited uuant.d
low rni-s. the pr'lrp'nrr b.
to actual sct,irr. now i6ga,I
country. Thi. l. The arint
As conditions. arr ,llf!-rrnl
states. aud In the various q
each state. let II nprly on 4
basis. the stockmcn In -ieA
decide. after carCfui rizss
lands ari statciucni q. lad
commissioners. who shall .iJ|
si,lcratian tn the diItirtiiii.-s i
tricf. The funds derived iF,
should H. u.r,i Tor r,ipyla
taxes. compi-'ins pul,lir hs,
irrigation surveys ahi isr
construction.
The majority "f 'ir Il
-ii-~pni~n of the West ar q
for q xo..i lease plan. fair :
crrn-.i. aud aF- net nnaiiss1
-'i &. NIL plans iFai0.s,i foe
public lands. Th- Iiutps',
should H. yam-n'isti to nsi !
c,i condition. in Ard Afpcgs
enable n settler hy 4
nation homestead sbi v
iicrc. to get enough
der control I. -nallc hitn
living rnisinE caiil- aui -
grazing states Ne well as
grain In the prairie sisie
Sam should si-ni s"ms
pincr th" facts about bic o.
before the I-ppl- wllr uani
Canada gets from M thl
settlers each yraF. l~r1usr
lands arr advertised nni lot,
forts arr made to assist IN
colonization work. We mr'
mind the fact that ilir tna70
IL the auc ercat land nr' 10
political parties arr pl''isr
best hope Of improved ''r-l
come from practical "f"'i'
towards securing aW"uilin
will make this ErCai a'' lfrl
to cover frcv homes iu Er.sh
Ing. and grazing. Ne Wi
districts. The TTvs"n' lN'
law has ouiliVc,l wh1irV'T
II ever possessed nni OWL.
p-aIr,I. or enlarged Z" "H1t'
OF s.mc better srTvi'N 10 W"
4 commission should y"
q, investigate the mining bv
in Australia. British 'a'p
South Africa. ani pr'is's"
to our laws. We arr l-'hi'i
Better laws may prnw"i" ~
Of mining fields an'l POT iHr
utpon q better basis 10 ~" Z
world, II IL tpo lat" iU "
suffer FROM the tinCrrialn'N
tur- with each chang" 10
land Office. Tie pruspEr''r
n happy one. anil h. is 'nll'
ter treatment isiiiEaiHn
oyrrtak.s him II be- tiisruv'is
worth having aud wants
himself.
The farmer who takes y
mrnt land deals dIrr'ily
Sam. but the miner has !"
local ani state regulation
the red tape ran l." ,li'i
safely. The methods pr"'o
snry in n district manH
from civilization ar" ngi
the i--Si for n CrIppl" ','sj
practical men believe W.
s,,onli have only what is i'.
his claim lines. t'nclr sam
sonnblv reserve ali"rThi"
sale nj reasonable rrir"' 2"
al, .n., NJ original lDrniH'ltNs
surveyors ought 10 ~ ci,il ,'g,
jocntorS need not lrHr 'H' ~
surveying their claims.
public land surveys amn
.,.,,, ., i,c made tp l"ii'I