Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-22

which appear To ne worthy col serious con
siLerdtien and ,onr attcntiOn. IL will Ia
lA urtivr M dirrHS> ~uinr views which are
not worthy AZ consideration ar not like
a to b. adopted.
ConfiScation Of all lands above lG0
ncrr> has been seriously proposed m u
small number bur happily there ARE few
citizens of Texas who would stand for
such a proposition.
Condemnation aud purchase NJ private
lands IN the State for sale ~ individuals
20 make homes upon. j. not subject Ia The
fundamental objections that c%onfiScatiun
would hr. hut | ID not believe The prupn-
>iiiun a practical one 90 warranted IN
conditions existing In Texas. | do not
believe conditions Will arise IN Texas. rs
in Ireland. a. Justify such drastic meas
urrS.
The proposition Ia allow the State Ia
purchase lands from owners willing 10
sell. "a H. sold 40 home buyrrS. H. less oil
icciiDnablc but | do not hslicNc that this
exercise of sovereignty will bc accepted
hN our people ar that il would meet the
hopes and expectations III H. advocates.
The proposition 10 allow The state AZ
lend it. credit - homie BUYERS L. attract
i've 10 MANY but briStle> with difficulties.
For the state a. rtsldcmn lands pri-
vatciv owned for sale AZ purchasers W
homes. on without condemnation 10 buy
Tor such purpose from land owners will.
ing a. sell. or a. lend its crc'Iit a. help
buy homes from parties owning land.
would break down the credit of the state
and create competitive land huNers which
would cause ~ advance IN land values
ont ~ all~ proportion a. any interest rates
that the STATE could puSSihlN save: hc
sides. this state could not undertake the
work ~ improving such lanl> with home,
ii cnuid NOT undertake IL inquire into the
merits of applicants aud buy for one and
not give like opportunity To- others. and
wc would enter upon 4 policy which ought
nni ~ hc considered until all less uhicr-
tiunablc plans have been tried aud
failed.
Here. are come propositions worthy ~
serious consideration.
The exemption uf improvements upon
homcStoadS in towns and counties from
state taxation M ~ a reasonable valua
lion. The exemption NJ AL lands from
state taxation. fixing a maximum IA
which the counties could tax. thereby do
'ng away with non uniformity "a which
lands IN various counties are rendered
letting The counties Get The benefits VI
N land tax The State could hc support
cl with revenues from other sources col
lrctcd without the IN per rrnt now paid
for assessing AMI collecting and save
therth Is nm enormous sum annually. AH
inheritance tax on lands of non resident
descendants. graduated ~ 40 value. y now.
...wsl.N 60. .r.T .r.lr-l t. T.NWl. WE v-
dents a. well. Such school lands a. W.
have adapted for homes for actual set
f,rrs should ~ reserved for that pHrpl a
The State might buy the University
land At a fair value which hy irrigaiius.
Or sS now. can hc converted into small
farms. giving itS bonds therefor and ~
voting The lands ~ far ~ .,UsSili. ~
homes for actual settlers on gpng time
ind low interest. No loss couid com" tn
the Strtc thereby. ~ the UNIVERSITY must
r supported.
Loans from our public Schnni funds. 4"
purchasers ~ homes Rot cXcccskng leo
crcs could ~ made safe. and interest
rates %faynrnhIy Influenced thereby. aud
probably one million 4 year made avail
ihlc for farm loans.
Farm. huilding and loan associations
could W. authorized IA buy. ~nhlividr and
all lands a. home BUYERS. such aSSoria
'tiunS would not he subject Ia the obicc-
ton vi the trainers ri onr Constitution
prohibiting Y land curpuratinn.-thcir ct
ice. hCiug "a prevent corporations from
monopOlizing and holding land. Such as
snciations mould 10 limited a. 90 amount
rr land they could acquire. a. reasonable
profits upon the cost ~ tire land. improve
mcmis aud building thereon. and their
stock aud securities should he issued upon
approval M proper officers M The state
~ IN case ~ railroad securities. and with
such other safeguards a. might be- deemed
necessary. Objection 90 limited profits h
answered hy the fact that none need ~.
gage wv The business and that ny such
limitations providing against greed and
speculative values n ready market could
tr found Tor their notes and securities
and passed on IN the State which would
compensate them for lesser profit, ami
lower rates If interest.
IN East Texas there are millions M
acres III fertile land capable NJ raising
m kinds of crops. which can he hal "a
reasonable prices and III cut up IN snail
farms sufficient AZ create u home for cv
cry tenant farmer ~ Texas This timycs-
ed land cannot b. handled unlcSs capital
sufficient j. engaged which can utilize
~ hardwood and prepare and provide
enough farms and homes and 4 school
house Ia make a neighborhood; men viii
not 20 in aud make a clearing ia this
dav. away from society. church AMI
schools. Large holdings IN this great black
lund country could bc acquired and sub.
divided in this way whore the owners
would not care A. sell nff \ small tract
here and there nnh the nNhnrr~ would M
lnrhl min "a q nreai cNieni im hi. move