The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-26
WHAT BIERER THINKS
sgys COmanche Country VIII be-
Opened by Drawing.

OptEtG BJ DEdAlHS.
Guthrie, o. T., April SIT is my opin-
ion from what could gather in Washing
| ton that the proclamation to open the
new lands in the Indian Territory VIII be
/ issued about the middle Of June" said
Judge A. G. c. Bierer, Of the law firm Of
/ Dale & Bierer today Judge Bierer has
! been in Washington for some time work
ing on a right OF way plan through the
new country for the Blackwell. Enid and
Southern railroad The secretary of the
interior has refused to allow the survey
or grade Of the raod to be made at the
present time. nor VIII it be made until
after the country is opened
Il fully believe that the new country
viii be opened by the drawing plan.
have talked with a number of the officials
in Washington and they favor this plan.
They think that 1t VIII 40 away with so
many contests and viii prevent blood
shed, too. When I was judge Of the dis
trict north Of here I had a number OF
murder cases up which were the result Of
the last opening. This feature of these
openings has caused the officials TO LOOK
up a new plan for the opening Of this
country.
According to the plan talked of. there
will be booths at different places along
the borders of the new country and people
who desire TO try for land can register.
This is for the purpose O. estimating who
can draw for farm in the drawing. Az
ter the registration the person who is reg
istered can then proceed to the place OF
drawing and take his chances for farm.
If he is successful in the drawing, all
that is necessary then Is to pick out the
land which is called for on the slip drawn
from the booth. This will be done on
large map showing all OF the pieces Of
land in the new country"
What viii be the cost of the proceed
ure?"
1T will be very reasonable. All that
viii be necessary is the sl4 which is usual
IN such cases. OF course. It viii cost
something TO live on the side lines, but
that is another question
1.-The Washington people do not call this
plan lottery. 1t is drawing. A lottery
means that you expect to get something
for money paid in, and it is usually a
placed for the risk. In the drawing you
are simply getting something for nothing,
or practically so at least for I think that
the next congress will remove the price
from these lands and that the claim hold
ers will get their farms for nothing.
make this statement from what I was
able to learn in Washington and I think
that congress win take such an action
without any doub-. This viii be of i'm
mense advantage 70 the new settler, If
congress does remove the price, and it
viii be free homes again"
There is much interest taken in Wash
ington among the officials regarding this
opening and the interest will increase as
the time approaches for the great con-
test"
AS soon as the new country is opened
the ''Bes line people VIII begin work on
their surveys and grades They will be
in a position to rush the work and the
road will be put in that country in a
hurry The 'Bes" line Is proving 10 be
quite a line and without any doubt II viii
be one of the most prosperous roads doing
IN the territory after it has been
opened up through to the south.