The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-02
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ste-acre homestead bill. ana the fol-
lowing explanation has bcen given out
as 10 lis provisions:
The bill authorizes the secretary
Of the interior 90 designate the land
which will be subject to entry I'M
der this bill. II viii reauxe some
time TO do this and those who at
tempt TO make filings under the bill
prior to such designation by the Sec
Rotary must do 80 az their own risk.
The bill provides. however. that set
tiers may file on land before the Sec
rotary has completed the work Of des-
isnation. The application must be ac-
companicd BY affdavits showing that
IN the opinion Of the entryman tho
land Il OF the character contemplated
by the act. In addition to that the
entryman must deposit with the land
office the regular fees and commits
lsions and thereupon the land will be
withdrawn from entry until the sec
rotary OF the Interior shall have an
opportunity 20 determine its character.
The entryman. however, will not ne
permitted to occupy the land until
the secretary has actually designated
it as subject to entry.
ANY person qualified to make en-
try under Inc general homestead laws
OF the United States may make a stocl.
raising homestead entry. Instead OF
cultivation. as required by the genera
homestead laws. the enuyman will be
required to make permanent improve
ments upon the land OF a value OF NO;
less than si.s5 per acre. and at least
one-half OF the improvements must
be placed on the land within three
years from the date OF entry.
The bill provides that settlers who
have made filings under the general
homestead law and amendments there
20 may make additional filings sur
ficient to give them Gao acreC. How
ever. they mus, show that the land
on which they originally filed is Of
the same character as the land af-
fected by the $50 hill. In other words,
that II l. chiefly valuable for graz
ing and raising forage crops. does not
contain me~rchantable timber. is not
susceptible OF irrigation from any
known source OF water supply. and j.
OF such character that $40 acres arc
reasonably required FOR the support
OF a family"
The land covered by an additional
entry must be within a radius Of
twenty miles from the settlers first
entry. and entryman is required to file
on contiguous areas which may he
open to entry prior to filing or nor.
contiguous land.
Homesteaders who are living on
their original entries are not required
to establish residence on their add,-
tional entries. When they come to
prove M 1t viii only he necessary for
them to show hat they have made
the required permanent Improvements
In case a homesteader finds ne
Is within the prescribed radius OF 20
miles he may. II he sees lit. surrender
his original filing and make a new
entry. however. must be in the same
land office district as the first. Home
.steaders who are entitled to make ad-
ditional entries have preferential right
TO file on lands FOR ninety days after
the secretary OF the Interior has desig-
mated the land subject to entry under
the provisions OF ,he bill In case this
preferential right leads 20 a conflict
between homesteaders the secretary
Of the Interior is authorized 10 make.
q division OF the land.
The United States reserves an the
coal and other minerals in the land
subject to entry.
a; the suggestion Of the cattle rails
ing Interests "A provision was placed
ia the bill authorizing the secretary %
the interior 10 withdraw from entry
water holes and other bodies OF water
needed or used boy the public for wat.
ering stock. He was also authorized
10 withdraw from entry such lands ~
might be necessary To establish drive
ways needed for use in the movement
Of stock 20 the summer and winter
ranges or to shipping points. He viii
make rules and regulations FOR the
administration Of these drlyeways.
The allles. as We nnherstand H.