Semi-weekly herald., 1913-10-27


appropriation $4,000 for this build
ing and to urge him to persist in his
efforts to get it. There are $50
buildings authorized by congress now
that are ahead of ours and the gov
srnment is only building between 80
and 80 = year.
In the matter Of securing a feder-
al fish hatchery for the Western Slope
he hopes to have the bill introduced
by him passed the next session, but
should it pass, it is optional with the
commissioner of the bureau of fish
cries as to where it shall be located.
One of what may be one OF the
most beneficial things to the mining
industry of Colorado is his bill that
has already been reported out on the
calender, is a United States mining
experimental station, probably to be
located at Silverton for the treating
of refractory low grade ores.
You can easily imagine the great
advantage of this station to the San
Juan mining section.
He has introduced a bill that is
highly favored in the west to simplify
the practices in land office proceed
ure SO as to cut out the expense of
the technicalities and the delay in ac-
quiring (red tape.)
Mr.. Taylor received the whole and
hearty applause of his hearers, when
he mentioned his most popular bill,
to US, the one giving absolute title
to agricultural land. This bill will
do away with the Surface" right
farce, will give complete title with
out reservation or condition.
He explained his bill permitting
that rights of way may be hac
through the public domain, something
now not to be had for bitches or res,
ervoirs, it being impossible through
excessive red tape.
He has introduced six different bill:
governing desert homesteads thai
will allow a second entry by the en-
tryman. This bill will allow the en-
tryman, who has been foreclosed Out
on mortgage or other handicap tc
try again.
We may through his bill have ;
government agricultural station 10
Gated here. The location, however
will be determined by the secretary
of agriculture.
He has a bill up to the fore, pro
viding that the government cede ;
million acres of its land to Colorado
the state to sell the same at $500 pei
acre and apply the proceeds to the
construction of good roads in Colo
RADIO.
His bill authorizing the secretary
of the interior to designate two mil.
lion acres of land in the country that
can be entered as Nonresident
homestead land, providing the entry
man lives within twenty miles of his
entry and farms the entry.
One of his most popular bills is
farm loans. 1t provides for farm
loans at low rate of interest ant
for long time, backed by the gov
ernment.
Through Congressman Taylor the
law has been extended so that the en-
tryman who is trying to obtain water
in good faith, can, by applying to
the secretary of the interior, get al
extension to the amount of ten years
from the date of his original filing tc
the time that he proves up on his
land.
He believes the government should
help in the matter of good roads since
it does in the immense rivers ant
harbors appropriation each year.
The grazing homestead bill intro
duced by him has peculiar merits. I'm
der this bill you can take up SAC
acres Of land on a desert or in the
heart of forest reserve that is suit
able for grazing. There is lots OF
the latter here.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Taylor's
remarks all were invited to the upper
floor where the committee furnished
a fine dutch lunch, prepared by Mrs
Hanno and then conversation became
general, Mr.. Taylor was generally
proclaimed "the" man for the job.
He departed this morning for Man,
cos.