Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-01
GIVING THE LAND
BACK TO THE PEOPLE
FIRST DISTRIBUTION OF LAND IN STATE OF TAMAU-
LIPAS BY GENERAL LUCIO BLANCO UNDER PLAN
OF SAN JUS POTOSILFELIX DIAZ RANCH CON
FISCATED AND DECIDED TO MEN WHO HAVE
TITLED IT'S SOIL MANY YEARS.

the most liberal conditions, they may be
assured Of a smiling future and that
at the conclusion of the war. their title
will b. confirmed by the legitimate GOV
ernmcnt, Of the country. This title will
not be trasft rrable or negotiable but
can be left rs an inheritance to the fam
lily or t. any person designated by the
soldier, for the revolution just i'm its
purposes, wishes also to protcc1 those
who are left destitute BY the vicsSitudes
Of war and to return to the country.
in place of cOmbatants. men Of enter
prise, prOprietors Of farm lands who
will at the same time have the means
indispensable 10 life. bettering their NOR
III conditions, making them patriots. low
ing the soil which will come to their des-
pendants. and which they 50 bravely con
quered with their blood
TO carry out these high ideals. there
has been designated Il tract on the mar
gin Of the. Rio Bravo which is of consider
able extent where there may be eStab-
liShed real military colony. which will
be organized and protect the small land
owners appointing TO them the requi-
site means to make their labors eflicaci-
OuS
In virtue of this, each one of our sol
dierS who dt sireS to devote his energies
10 the work Of the field will have res
erved on this land a tillablc parcel, 50
that in the future he may assist in trans \
forming the country into nation both
great and prosperous"
Major Francisco Mujica. General Blan \
cos chief Of staff, then made an address .
Of an intensely patriotic nature. He is |.
man Of great intelligence
and an impaSsioned orator, whose words
bear the stamp Of earnes sincerity
Every person applying for a tract Of
land under the agraian plan is re-
quired TO answer a series of \
questions. his answers determining the .
size Of the tract and class Of land which .
shall be apportioned to him The infor
nation asked covers the following
points:
Nationality, place of birth, and com
plete name; whether married or not;
il 50, whether by civil authority: age I
06cuD uDdtIOll WHcIncf able To read ana Il
write. physical condition. name Of wife l
father and mother. and of children if
any; number Of children, sex names. .
ages. and civil status. present lhOma \
and names of persons who know appli n
can't: whether applicant is 10 dcuJte .
himself TO the cultivation Of the land
given him; whether he possesses any
land. and if 50. how much and where;
means of living and how long applicant n
could maintain himself with his present .
means; whether he has ever been des .
pOilod Of lands owned by him.
Concluding the celebration was the \
ceremony Of defeating monument Of
concrete. erected near the gate TO Los
BJlrcgOS. tCmented into the monument
were a copy of General Blanco'S Mani
fcSto.. copies Of FL PrOgreso Of Laredo .
The San Antonio News. the Brownsville
Herald. the FL PaSO Herald. a copy Of
the land titles issued. copy Of the list
Of questions asked applicants for the
titles. and a copy of the act of the found
ers of the ConStitutioaliSt government
adopting the Agrarian plan. signeI by
the officers Of the organization