The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-26
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Irflar Te-r.t1ry. zas saa1 ~ tle
Ari-o-e.-e r1rres-51te1t l1 regard
t8 the r1-t.f.11s ers-.uv e-i '1e
complaints being rals asatlsr -he
secretary's decision.
II reply Mr Oue1 said --at under
the operations oi the Curtis art
great many farmers fr1m ala
cent states we're beginning rta cul
tivatl0u % the lands in The indian
Indian Territory. % agrlcuIt-ral Iaas-
- arr only recognized by The autLor-
titles Tor a period n one year. 81 viii
BE- impossible. unler such q ruling
f0r The Indian citizens o. lease their
lands f0r agricultural purpose " said
Nr Owen. The Indian a. a rule.
has not The m0ney ;o pay go- fenr-
ing. breaking the land. putting up
suitable houses. etc. and no farmer
could afford % put such imDro7l ments
on land and leas. it only Tor one
year. Tor the manifest reason that no
crop can be- raised on land broken
the FIRST year and the impr1semeats
necessary for the cultivation of a
quarter section uould be- worth the
rental value of a quarter section for
about four years. under normal cor.
ditionsr
In the case of heavy ti-abersd lanls
the expense d clearing up the laLH
IL even greater. amounting 20 about
s. per acre. without regard 90 i'm
proving the land Itself. or fencing a.,
or erecting houses And no ma
would make an agricultural lease rx-
cept upon basis that would be- pgJf
table and safe Cattle men could. of
course. be conteuted with one year
lease because they put no improve
ments on the land
Another question which IS causing
much complaint a. the present ,u
relates 10 the disposition Of a .ort'on
Of the allotment In the Greek nation.
The Greek treaty provides that She
Indian allottee might dispose u three
quarters OF his allotment immediate.
ly upon the issuance Of a psteut uy
the secretary OF the interior Thus Tar
no patents hnve been issued although
the treaty specifically provide that
as soon as the Indian made his selec
tiou it was 20 Dee conf med by the
Dawes commission. and a patent Yls
20 be Immediately Issued. Under the
rulings Of the department no arlotte
can dispose o. any portion Of his al
lotment without first securing the ap-
proval Of the secretary OF the Interior
and Secretary Hitchcock Is known 10
be antagonlstic 10 the proposition 20
permit the Indians 20 dispose Of any Of
their lands 20 settlers. He believes
that they should bc compelled TO live
upon them and cultivate them: that
10 permit them 10 dlsposa Of am pro
tion Of their allotmcnts would be 20 en-.
courage waste and extravaganza. as
the money thus acquired from the sale
Of their lands would be dlssipated IN
high living. rather than invested IN
substantial improvements upon their
property.
The result Of the departments De.
cision is that Instead of the indians 70.
celying so per acre for their lands.
as they could were they permitted 20
sell them, they are dlsposing Of them
under a 80 year lease system. With
guarantee 10 convey title at that time.
for from three 10 four dollars per