The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-09-28
Is PREDICTED Fos TslE c-icKb
saw AND c-ocTbw NATIONS.
e. tne satmcstior pf tns Treaty ans
When Deedt Are Conveyed Nil
lions o. Doia-t Will Bs 1u~ust
loose tr th, CtizefE

vote In favor o. the ratification Of the
supplemental treaty
Being asked hif upinio1 o. the treaty
Mr. Johnston salt.
"Ttif treaty be- 70 correct Che former
treaty and 10 coref matters not
touched upon The biggest question
before the two tribes BE- that uf th1
admission Of the "cou-r claimants
Severn thousand persons NOT entitled
80 par lcipate iu The distribution o. the
trIba fundt have beer granted citileu-
cnip by the Indian Terri cry courts.
These peopie claim citizeneiig tn-ougn
adoption or blood and suppc-
-neir Chains boy smdavits The al
@gvitf are worthless and most Of the
court claimants are rank laudE The
supplemental esty provides new
court % Try those case Another
question nut settled By The former
treaty wat The disposition uf rhe c0El
suc asphalt lanes The .ppiemeuttl
treaty provides that al Goa and ar
phsr lands thsl be- sold withiu tw-
years gnd the money pil tc the
credit uf the tribes The miuertl
lands Ought t9 bring 3 good many ui
ION dollars probably twelve million
fu ADDITION tg that gurn our t0vls.teE
VIII net us rlu9n and G. hsf and
the residue lands after each iueisr
gets o.. acres and each freedman 90
ceres. it 20 be sold a. alctigr and
VIII no doubt bring two o- three mil
H0u coIars Il Ell we i-Ieye ttu
u cash each Deuber % fte -~lbe-
every mau. woman and ctlg-wIl gel
$1,000 iu addition 20 S2o acres u
choice land
"Csn any q The LAND pc soldg" was
esEed
Yes. 1G0 acres. The parents can
.reu their own. and 1y going into court
that u ueir children except the 1C0
acres homestead fgr each which is in
alieuaJle for twenty-One yesFs Pc
tore deed passes. however. the ssc.
~etsry Of the interior muFt approve
the transfer"
"WlI many Of the Indians sell their
sIlenaDle uacts2'
"Yes. think 5o. ! believe the most
~ 81 viii be D't upon the market a.
once. oo 10, mean ~ convey the
impression. however. nat she money
viii be squands-ed 4 IitCe cslcula-
tion viii convince anyone that the
amount of lsnl is TOO great 70 be
readily handled Take en- average
family u I've. II has 1000 acres Of
land That f. more than most fami'
lies can handle. believe that the
proceeds Of the sales will be fairly
well invested IN houses and stock
There will be sisO some fine land left
-iter all the allotments Lave been
made which WI be- sold al auction. 4"
How long in your opiu'on will Il
be until the Indians have deeds?'
4 think that all the deeds will be
made and delivered within year. The
lands have been surveyed and ap.
praised, and the Indians have all Sc.
lccted their allOtments. The location
of the Improvements Of each Indian
have been noted on the Dawes commits
sion's map books. 80 that when an In.
elan applies for a deed 10 his allot
ment the land officials can turn C
records and see whether he Is az.
plying for a deed 20 lands covered
by some other Indians improvements
II is the purpose 10 allow each Indian
who desires 10 do 80. take up the
lands covering his Improvements"
what Will be the effect upon con
ditions In the two Nations"
THE effect OF the distribution Of the
lands and a division Of all the tribal
property will be such a period Of pros
Derity as was never dreamed Of II
needs but minutes calculation tc
convince you that what | say Is cor
rect. Probably less than tenth oI
the two reservations is under cult
vation With the allotment OF the
lands all tillable land will be speedily
brought under cultivation. Farmer.
will flock In TO buy those landi
which the Indians are permitted C
sell. Both tn seller and the buyel
remains. The seller will got as mucl
as $40 an acre for his land and all o.
that will go into improvements. The
buyer viii have a surplus after IN,
purchase price II paid with which e
stock his farm. buy farm machinerl
and erect houses, build fences. etc
This process alone will put into clrcu
lation no less than forty or fifty mil
lion dollars. But In addit'Cn the In
dians will get pbout 81 600 apiece. q