Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-09

yidual land owners The Ahcn
Land Law enacted under the
Hogs administration. the Wis
dom OF which has never been
questioned. prohibited non-resi-
dents OF the United States from
holding land IN Texas This law
provided that II person. not q
citizen. inherited land In Texas
he must put IL on the market
and sell IL within ten years. The
time has come. In my opinion,
when uOn-rrsdieuts Of Texas.
especially. should be- prohibited
from holding large areas OF uu-
cultivated agricultural lands n
keeping with the above policy
g. seems 10 me that the time has
arrived when these large areas
uncultivated. agricultural lands.
unimprovcd and undeyclopcd.
should. by some Kind OF wise
legislation b. opened up 10 home
builders. IN order that IL may be-
owned improved and cultivated
hy those who desire 10 live In
Texas aud own the land they cul-
iiyate II D. understood. 81
course that these large land
owners are 20 be- pad full value
for tlcir land. However. In
keeping with the genius Of our
government. the wisdom 81 our
fathers and the Hogg alien land
law. Il seems 10 me u would be-
the part ~ wisdom 10 have some
Kind OF Wise legislation enacted
that would make II Improbable
for one person 10 hold large
areas % adle. unimproyed aud
unculiiNated agricultural land
for speculation while refusing TO
use or improve u
Trusting this gives to you the
information desired. as 90 my
land PLANK" ! am.
Yours sincerely.
PAT NJ. NEFF.
w w wv N'tifhf ANaA a HlNNlt
and owner On the Panhandle has .
million acres" which he Is 'holdins
or speculation II there is. ",
nope that Mr. Neft will be- able {,
ecure passage OF = law that vii
orce him 10 permit genuine pro
luccrs to get his excess lands at d
air price. In order that the world
nay BE- the better provided viii
neat and farm products.
We note with JOY that Mr. Neff D,
low the object OF more criticism than
yer before. This d, occls .oncd D.,
lailcy's terrific smash-up In the pri
nary conventions. before the holdng
{ which he was generally considered
he leading candidate Tor the office
4 governor.
Being the strong' 81 man before the
,ublic Tor the office OF governor. n &.
o b. expected that Neff will be- tho
'biect OF poisoned darts from the
hree other candidates who are tag
ing along in the race The high
nan" Is always the target for the
ombined forces OF the weaker
But this Is one time when comb.
a,ions will not wcrk. Mr. Neff has
sked nothing Of the politicians.
Iothing OF the corporations. He has
one direct 10 the people. the soyer-
ign voters cf Texas. with his caudi-
acy: 10 them he has submitted his
ause. aud by their decision will be-
bde most cheerfully.
We sincerely hope that Editor
NTH will make no rash statements
$ To his line OF future conduct 10
vent Neff Is elected governor OF
exas. for that T. an eyeniuality with
'hich our Beacon friend must con
nd In the near future
We do not know which Of the can
dates is gaing TO be 50 fortunate
; To secure the BeaCons support
" do not care. We feel sure that
p will no, support Bailey and 50
,ng as THIS j. true We feel that he
lnnoi go "a. as:ray. For The News
now. and has always been, Of the
piuion that. while Neff = the big
est and the broades, OF all the can
idates for governor. both Looney
nd Thomson are good men and
avor a clean administration Of the
ifairs Of the state.