Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-09-20

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Going back ana forth, the value CT the
hills and valleys ana mountain meadows
Of Modoc for cattle ranges appealed ID
him, and he began acquiring his big
holdings.
81 used ordinary common sense and
business sense" explained Mr.. Carr. II
took up land and l bought land. look
ed 1t over carefully and selected the bes:
10 be had-and as that country was .
wilderness when l went into 1t had my
pick. of course. am charged with
fencing in all the water. Why shouldn't
IL? bought 1t. l went over every b..
Of that country, and where there was
spring or a creek or lake, that was the
land was after. That's the way got
the water"
"And the land?"
MI. Carr is accused Of very judiciously
buying long strips of land bordering
great area, then of running wall and
fence around the strip, inclosing literal
" his own land, but also with 1t the
many thousand acres Of government
land that lie within his.
"Yes," said Mr.. Carr, sturdily, as the
feudal Baron would have said in his
day, 81 bought a strip here and a strip
there and built a stone wall around
my land, a good wall four feet high,
and when the wall stopped l continued
with a barbedwire fence until l guess l
have of wall and fence together nearly
hundred miles. OF my own land, land
of which have deeds and patents, there
are about 5000 acres, and all togethe.
within my fence and wall have abou'
&C, 900 acres inclosed.
I'm the only one In Modoc county
who has made Improvements to amount
to anything.
4 have spent about $4,000 in i'm
movements on that land up there. ]
think that fence of mine cost me some
thing like 100000 alone, and" confded
Mr.. Carr, with a chuckle, do you know
what the United States marshal said
about It when he was sent out here 10
investigate at the time they were trying
to force me to pull it down during
Cleyeland's administration? Well, ne
looked it over carefully and he said to
me. Carr, don't know which Is the
biggest id fool-the government 1or
wanting to pull down that fence, or you
for putting it up That" added Mr.
Carr, with keenest appreciation, wa
the most sensible thing I ever heard
about that fence-even II did put 1t up
81 had the fence put up originally on
account of my stock. believe in goo1
blood. and 1 put in some fine Durham
and Devon bulls. l don't want SCRUB
cattle on my range"
"And you have hal hard fight Keep
ing them out?"
"Oh, no fight; no actual fight. NO
bloodshed. That" said Mr.. Carr. hunt-
ing around for word that would ex-
press his contempt, "that is all poppy
cock. My caqueros have orders to Keep
NV stock inside the fence and otner
people's outside-that's all. haven
sbut them out entirely. either. Tna
whole Clear Lake watershed is mne' put
I've left one place open where they can
get in to water"
"But that is place where they don't
want to 60 in"
"Of course" said Mr.. Carr senten-
t,ously. that's always the way; man
never wants what you're willing 10 give
him. He always wants what you Keep
for yourself. It's only spite that wants
my fence down." .,
"Aud IL it has to come DOWN!
swell. It may not have to-, parrleu
Mr. Carr. with the comfortable ar Oh d
man with a right bower still to play
"Tbere is" he continued, "a bill pena
,ro hefor. congress which will probably
be passed upon this next session. l.
nroydes for the leasing OF these govern
ment lands. II it passes can leass
what government land have inclosed
and nay rent for it-and keep my renee
up"
"And IL 1t doesn't pass?"
"Umph," said Mr.. Carr.
"And you are ordered to take down
,vour fence and leave the government
land open?"
"Well. then" said Mr.. Carr with sails
! faction. whoever goes after that land
! will not find any a: to live on. ! nave
mo government land inclosed that a man
, can live on-none where he can ger
water. All the lard inside my FENCES
that is worth while belongs to me, ana
$40 does every drop Of water. Puiiing
down my fences will do no one any gooo
after all-and anyway" he added as an
afterthought, there's no law against d
man fencing in his own land all round