Show arm inn i r F I LEASING CHASING THE PUBLIC LANDS 5 rl II t H H M u u u u w WI orre ON l D n C r h 8 S SAl W VI At Al t tho time recent read stork stock growers conventions held heM In ht Portland most of oC time the prominent stock non men advocated the establish ment of or sore sonio system for Cor the thc lousing c of oC time tho ho public grazing lands It was sa set forth that there thero arc nio something over halt half a n billion acres of remaining lends lands In the western grazing states sinks and territories that thai only n a 1 minor i proportion rop r tion of ot this thin can b IJ be by the government that the must mina oro ir r remain arid amid un II unimproved and suitable a only 11 n I for tor ruing Brazing mud and tint therefore to avoid vold ft among n and overgrazing tutu and trampling to death of limo tha grasses the tIle theland theland land should be and that Mode dock men t 11 allowed u 1 I r to In I thrill them front from the government nt Incidentally providing a IL large Income which could U be u C Hl for far Irrigation IfIl o works This Thin Interesting proposition appears j I a n highly one onu to the ilia 11 casual ual observer r Stockmen Ht would s t without question gladly pay 1111 hunt one une amid mi n no hunt hair to in In III tonne Home caw live 1 cents cent nn an acre I for CM n live or tun year Ion lease ery possibly I I tho I might five Ilse ur lIr ton Ion on million dollars a n y year nr from this laud land It 11 would un am undoubtedly be un revenue pro IHO But nut what would 1 t e the time effect upon th Ih the Involved I m 01 11 M if hoeing mil th the public Nu dle ti to towy wy tyty would secure segue the Ille very orY hew h of tin till hind claiming that when It could coul co mI iVi 1 a litigated irrigated lint but fiat hut It In IiI th time 1111 meantime yield the government n a revenue through I lure would fl effect creet the he settlement mind and arming farming W it till IiA Tha Thu stock mon anon aril today doing everything In III their power ID tu ii event mud and lI set settlement ct lI on mar the public domain which Interferes with their largo large operation With PIt a o leasing titio mill tox to such Much their t to set lIet n t tJ would It bt 11 I 1 J i no matter what time the terms tennis or restrictions liens of oC the lease With such mich a title In the tho hands of oC a powerful stock block grower or livestock corporation corpora 1 of nC and cowboys cowboy he ho would in iii indeed deed decd bo ho n it 1 hardy homesteader who would go o within the en fenced C domain and wry wiy IKic this I Is gut gov government IU land I 1 am nil going Holn to settle Melli here her Once the tho secured a n 1 leo leino to 10 thu Ilene land hand there would lie he nn ron I settlement nn on Limit thit land laad And who IN iii to ll this land and say ta whit what Is grazing lam had and is cultural land Intuit liitt 1 man shy say said an hi r Gibson nf of In Imm he the 1 that thai Ihl land In mil or III hat Unit IH Is I lit ft only for Land th theft it itIs Is I today loony mind and will ti t I norms murrOW ho bo fount 1 tn to h be bu n 0 1111 tJ fur for t forthe the Iho of ot 11 crop op n t la lit which tell tun s lIIM UKU mt II r u O were v vI vr she urn at I over i n mm rl be believed b I loveI to tu be tar u Ices for fui ro any nn ith uth m I r purpose are III now time thu bonus ut lit thoun antis ot of We WI s On do donot not want avant lo to teak thu of shun shunting tine ting nut out settlement I In III till wa und and no nu 11 leasing tow lim I 1 not lot what HH urn are vUI mn could have han any n other result this Thin movement of or the big hll kin n lo to II Secure tilt till right to ill h poem ment Is In looked upon IM as a but hUI tn tar il e other move Inoue In line with tines thI spare lions to 8 tiro absolute title to t soot of he time public I domain fur bug II Olt Unto I 1 lour Ie II law luw 11 upon ii 1011 lie thu books hull anti and In Imm a n revenue to the till they I III It 1 lint they nimbi mild prevent UN its lt K giL tun lade mid aid for tor lilt ihl this ni re oi sai It t be hI limited upon ns nil ono on of oC the most t ever evel pr pre sealed to 10 i II The ht must keep e clear elrar Ivan nay any snob en which cannot 1 but bill mt t th Ih the small stockmen the tho r anti and 1 would tin no lead Iad to much lilliCh friet Ion and amid In tile tm segregation of uC hauls for or or 01 Irrigation pur nORt tirl lIr t stop to the tho land hued leaks under time the laws hll by II which the public labile lands mv mar now tinny absorbed or ill at al atthe atthe althe the nit of oC O notes IIII a n your and then hold oath each acre U re In iii Ii II II title until It IH is tAd to In ha b set lIeI r tied tl 1 by a n limn 1111 11 who will ls III hulk a It homo hOllo upon atom It H This Thin will swill 11 not nut cui CU coati i the tuo det of or the west well In III the thelen tenet lenet len l If It It II does doell that lint class which In It 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