The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1911-10-18
THOUSANDS AFTER LAND


! Francisco Chronicle OF Octo-
ber 18th:
Ready to participate in the draw
ings on October sist for 100000
acres OF land. the last OF the big
drawing In the Rosebud country In
South Dakota. 10000 prospective lani
buyers are said to be now oncxmped
ut Gregory. Dallas. Rapid City AMI
Chamberlain. The large number thus
early on hand shows the interest that
Ia taken In getting government land
at a nominal price"
II the merchants. bankers. profts.
slonai men and others In klamath
Falls read the above carefully they
may see good reason why the item
should interest them greatly.
II says that the drawing OF the Rose
bud lands is the last OF that reserva-
tiou.
The people who are referred to as
land buyers eucamped at the cities
named In the dispatch are people who
want to be homestcaders.
They are anxious to own . little
land OF their own. and to take ad-
vantage OF the liberal terms made ny
a paternal government for the beneAt
Of any who have not had the advan-
tascs to enable them to buy II, or
who have been prevented. unfortu-
nately. by some other means. from
obtaining a hold on some terra nrmn
for an abidin. place.
With 10000 acres OF land subject
to entry-the figure 10 probably ap-
proximate. but Is sunicient for the
purpose Of illustration--the number
OF homesteads that may be offered at
100 acres each 10 3.ies. There Ia q
great deal Of the land which will not
make very good homesteads. at a
guess. say half. This will leave n 1T
tie over 1900 good homesteads. and
with 10000 people gathered Il shows
that there are over six people to each
availble homestead. Each and every
one Of the 10000 hopes to get some
land. but nve out Of six will mise II.
The date Of the dispatch. which
was sent not later than October 18th.
shows that the drawing scheduled for
October ?ist drcw these thousands oi
people ten days before the DE set
for the event. This docs not reckon
the large number Of people who viii
90 into the towns the last few days
before the drawing. nor take particu-
lar note Of the large number who ar
rived some time before.
For weeks before . homestead
drawing the hopeful people gather
at the seat of the awards. They
come sometimes for hundreds and
even thousands OF miles. and they
have to live and spend some money
while waiting. This means a great
Income. temporary. true. 10 the towns
In the vicinity OF the land. especially
the towns at which the drawings are.
Then the hundreds who are success
ful In getting land settle down and
arc q permanent asset. much greater.
considering them In the long run.
than the temporary profit which 10
furnished by the gathering Of hun.
drsds Of hopeful ones which are dis
appointed and have TO 30 away. al
though fair percentage Of those who
do not draw are furnished q iiveii-
hood through the expansion caused by
tho permanent settlers.
II the Klamath Indian reservation
can b. opened II will mean Thousands
of ambitious home hunters pouring
into this neIghborhood. Klamath
Falls will reap the benent. doubiy.
There will be the good which will &C.
crue from the people who assemble
and walt for the opening and that
which will come by the hundreds who
get new homes on government land.
It's not going to hurt the Indians.
for they sre taken care Of. It's not