Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-02

and has been his land plank plat
form. an ! 1T h. stands. a. all who
have heard him know. regardless 81
any MISREPRESENTATION that any other
,indidlteo or candidaic's friend may At.
tempt The land question Is an issu"
now as 10 was when Governor llugg
was campaigning Ter governor he
said. aud referred Co the opposition
that Governor liugg had 90 meet
Then rtil the speaker. vast tracts 1T
Texas lands were held by people living
tn England scotland and other places
,utsidc e Texas There b. now said
the speaker. $50 600. oO0 acres ~ nm.
cultivated land in Texas There II con
individual q non resident who owns
enough land IN Texas o. form an area
equal 90 the state ~ Rhode Island
There 10 another who has never lived
Alien ownership IT large bodies Of
10. and unused agricultural land AMI
IN tracts ~ q million acres and up he
oppored 49, unjust 90 citizens 81 Texas
the speaker said This h" added h.
IN this state that holds title to ? 1000 onp
acres There are ~ many az ten indi
yiduals who each own more than l..
000 ooo acres of land"
Agricultural Land.
\ large part 81 this alien ownership
hand Mr. Noff explained h. agricultural
land Furthermore. be- said q, Is held
mostly Tor speculative purposes uu'y
~. referred o. the alien land law en-.
/ acted during Governor Hoggs admin.
| lriraiiuu. and tho wisdom ~ that law
| h. said never had been questioned
! Tho HlE alien hand l1W. u VIZ ok
| planned provided that II an allen WIN
! o. NONRESIDENT iuhorts land in Texas
h. must pui D. an thn market and sell
/ u within ten wears while vast tracts
~ lend are nov held for spcCulatiy.
purpuras in Texas there are 500 On,
/ fsmiiicr b. the state who do not oWr
an acre ~ land the speaker lid an,
added
"Th' time hla come iu Wy opinion
81 hen these millionaire turts = ur
cultivated and uuimpruvcd agricul
| urHi lands nuw held as prupl. ont
ia. ~ Texas and held fur sp.,llliiy'
/ purposes should D.. opened up au'
| placed on the market ~ fair prir
Thcgc lands should br owned by th'
home builders home lovers and homo
offender. ~ Texas"
ENempis Grazing Lands.
Sir Nef made D. plain that d. 10.
mot include grazing lands nd a..
rfnrE purpose. unr band that be- iu
proved and cultivated hv Texas r.
izar. Nu' urlt dur. D. favor agricu
iursf lands being or'n,d up o. tillcr
! 0f tho SOIL lgt I" aturs. D., said th
state extending itr credit o. her ir
! dI~'riuu- ..'.ysrs 'u aid them ia pui
'hariug and 'sH.rg th. land th'y CI
tiyste
n ths fp'r4.HtuIr ar" permitted Z
hold Texas lands in vast areas. ~ @
lresant Tho FussE'I uid - yeas
hence when boys ~ TODAY seek 2
bus farm f.r Themselves. they vi
b. forced O" pHr The unearued liner.
msrf the spectator will exact. or g
without h.ms. ts many d1 now n
unfair and unjust declared Mr Nef
thst the yI.eul1tnr living without a.
tate b.. permitted fH reap tho bsnef
~ tfs civilization 'h1' Texas peopl
build ur and Do. v bed DO to t' know
J rs nir position thHi th. fim" has 'nm
when thr mln'rs. agricultural land '
fns tf1'. fhuuiJ %" owned and cult
ated hy The nov 1ui'ess ,it.g.ns Z
Texas
Mould Overhaul system.
The Taxation rvrten ~ the state ]
1 uU.ld ErrI aFtfhtnlad aU flT o. b.