El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-18
Now Make A Settlement
(BY H. S. H.

NE Of largest land disputes in the southwest has
Just come to decision It Is the Baca Float case,
- involving e92s9 Of land lying along the Santa
Cruz river between Tucson and Nogaes Arizona. On the
land FARMS cattle ranches timber, few mines,
settlement or o and scores OF settlers and other nhab
antS value OF the land grant in the millions. The
land alone Is assessed for purposes of taxation at 100000
The grant first made to the Baca family Of New
Mexico before the Gadsden purchase from Mexico The his
tory Of the tract IS quite clear except that caemen
and miners began to use the grant and farmers attracted
by the fertility Of the land along the Santa Cruz and the
availability Of water for irrigation, settled there. Then
dispute to the actual ownership OF the land The
litigation has been in the courts for the greater part OF %
years first BGca heirs and then their assgnees trying
establish the validity Of their claims to ownership and
the settlers dsputng IT, The latter sought to secure title
the lands which they had developed ard to render more
their Of the large Improvements they had
made
The case seems nov to have ended in the United States
district court Tucson with decision by judge Bedsoe
the suit entitled Watts and Davis George Atkinson
and lanes E Bouldn and Others Joseph AguoyO and
Others Former Joseph ". Bailey Of Texas, IN
te-esed in the Boudin end contest Judge RedsOe
held the plaintiffs entitled peaceful possession Of the
property, thus approving the findings Of master in chan
Gerry Edwin JONES' Of Tucson, who took the testimony
An appeal the United States circuit court possible,
the said but there has been indication that the
defendant settlers contemplate carrying the case further
If not, then the successful claimants and the settlers
should get together and arrange settlement Inc latter
should be allowed to buy land they hold reasonable
pTlce and on terms hey can arrange 20 meet O he O"Is
Of the land should arrange to buy the settlers improve
fair valuation. To the farmers and others
without fair compensation would be calamity for Santa
Cruz county veil as for the individuals most concerned
for only the land but the Improvements Of great
magnitude and many families involved II both parties
attempt settlement in reasonable spirit it be ef
feced with hardly disturbance conditions in the county
This suggestion in the interest Of Nogas and Santa
Cruz county and Of the settlers, primarily.
They may put up sausage in capsules but they'll require
the cash in bales.
It's no proof that coats Of mail cost Just because
postage has gone up.
The war savings campaign offers the best possible Op
poTtunity to do your two bits.
BernstO is off the scene but his letters ike BanquOs
ghost, keep bObbing up to plague US
In their IoOting in France Belgium and Italy the Ger
living up the worst traditions Of their robber
barons
King Albert Of the Belgans HohenzolleTn by birth
and in appearance but net IN action He lacks the brutal
strain in the blood.
Proving that name may sometimes become insppro-
pirate the old Paymaser mine of Arizona is to be sold at
auction 10 satisfy claims against it
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A New Mexico papers headline says: american army
may Slav hordes back into demoeracys fight You
may lead horse to water but you can't make him drink