The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1913-02-28
Taylor Secures
Better Deal for
Homesteaders
Conditions Simpli6ed and Set
tier Is Given Fairer Show
Full Text of Bill Given

A letter received from Representa-
tive Edward r. Taylor of Colorado
under date of the 2lst inst. says that
on the Ilth President Taft signed the
bill introduced by Mr.. Taylor pro-
yiding for enlarged homesteads. The
object of the bill is to compel the
secretary of the interior to treat an
additional homestead entry as pant
of the original entry and to allow final
residence on the original entry, just
the same as II the additional entry
had been made at the time the origi-
nal entry was made, and to prevent
the requirement. Of any additional
residence on account OF the addition
al entry. AS this is matter OF great
Importance to residents OF this state,
we print the bill in full. as follows:
Re IL enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives Of the
United States OF America in Congress
assembled: That sections three and
four of the act entitled IAN act to
provide for an enlarged homestead,
approved February 10. 1909, and OF an
act entitled IAN act to provide for an
enlarged homestead" approved June
II, 1910, same are hereby, amended to
read as follows:
"SEC. B. That any homestead entry
man OF lands Of the character herein
described. upon which entry final
proof has not been made, shall have
the right to enter public lands, sub
ject TO the provisions OF this act, con-
tiguous to his former entry. which
shall not, together with the original
entry, exceed three hundred and
twenty acres.
"SEC 4. That at the time OF maxi
ing tinal proofs. as provided in section
229I OF the revised statutes, the en-
tryman under this act shall, in addi.
tion to the proofs and atfldavits re-
Quired under said section, prove by
two credible witnesses that at least
one sixteenth OF the area embraced in
such entry WAS continuously cultivat-
ed for agricultural crops, other than
native grasses. beginning with the
second year Of the entry. and that at
least one eight OF the area embraced
10 the entry was so continuously cul-
tivated beginning with the third year
OF the entry: Provided, That any
qualified person who has heretofore
made or hereafter makes additional
entry under the provisions OF section E
3 Of this act may be allowed To per-
feet title to this original entry by
showing compliance with the pro-
visions OF section 1921 OF the revised
statutes respecting such original en-
try, and thereafter in making proof
upon his additional entry shall be
credited with residence maintained
upon his original entry from the date
of such original entry, but the culti-
walton required upon entries made
under this act must be shown respect
ing such additional entry. which cul-
tivation, while it may be made upon
either the original or additional entry,
or upon both entries, must be culti-
vation 10 addition to that relied up
on and used In making proof upon
the original entry: or, II he elects, his
original and additional entries may
be considered as one. with full credit
for residence upon and Improvements
made under his original entry, in
which event the amount OF cultiva-
tion herein required shall apply to
the total area OF the combined entry,
and proof may be made upon such
combined entry whenever it can be
shown that the cultivation required
by this section has been performed;
and to this end the time within which
proof must be made upon such com
bined entry is hereby extended to
seven years from the date Of the orig
inal entry: Provided further, That
nothing herein contained shall be so
as to require residence up
on the combined entry in excess OF
the period of residence, as required by
section 229l OF the revised statutes"