Gunnison news-champion., 1907-02-15

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We have 20 6sLt thsse sAsep-
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Which d. you do?' asked Sens-
tor Long
Ask the criminal courts Of Colo
RADIO, replied Mr.. Gray.
lie de~crihed the high ranges in
Colorado ~ ideal for the email cat
tlenen
With the sheepmen barred?' ,
saRsest-d Senator lDolliver.
The witness replied smilingly
That the altitude is too high for
sheep" lie was asked about the
unwritten law" governing the
smosnt Of range land . bona6de srt.
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well" he replied. 10000
hssd dropped in ut once Bot the
sAsepmen did not take that many
away,
IL 10 astonishing TO note the re,al-
sioa Of public sentiment in Colora-
do, which has mp to now tacitly
sspPorted the reserves under the
ssatimental notion that they were
reolly going to do us lot OF good
il some way Instead Of that the
whoSe tendency Of their operation
hss been vicious Capitalization Of
power and tying up Of western lsnds
10 that settlers were discouraged
rather than encouraged The Den
ver Isepsblican is now makin val
liant fight and the News and Times
are putting in rousing whacks. In
tact ~ our citizens closely study the
matter opinion is becoming pretty
nearl, unanimous.
One thing which has precipitated
the matter is the recent sweeping
order of the president requiring that
no final certificates to patent for
honest eads, mineral entry, desert
land or in fact any government land
should pass until special examiner
had looked over the land. This
grossly un ust order is piling up
final entries in all land offices at an
enormous rate and it may be years
before poor settlers who have com
piled with all requirements of the
United States laws can get patent
The president IN special message
Tuesday reiterates his claim Of fraud
but Senator Carter shows conclusive
" that not one homestead in 800
has any fraud connected with it.
The Burkett leasing bill has been
changed and all possible administra-
ton efforts are being made to force
it through this session Of congress,
but congress is aroused and In \
lighting mood.
1t is generally believed that Roos-
evelt is sincere but cerv badly ad-
vised in this matter.
Every man, woman and child in
Gunnison county is interested IN
this forestry question and the pro-
posed leasing of the public range
II is no class question alone since
we all have an interest and vote in
what concerns the general progress
Of the community. To have these
restrictions and obstructions thrown
around settlement of our vacant
lands is positive crime which
should induce our earnest action
The bureaucrHs, the grafters and
the mi.lnformed are going to bind
as hand and foot unless we take our
share in the general fight which is
ieins made upon the president $
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