Show ln in Ins Homestead Evils n. Commissioner Ballinger of oC the general general gen son eral land office at Washington ton has Just Issued an order orcIer the rigid and impartial Im im- Impartial partial enforcement of or which will doubtless s do much to end the abu abuses cs that hat developed in the operation of oC the hom homestead stead laws in the past Under the new order constructive residence residence resi resi- dence heretofore recognized In the administration administration ad ad- ministration of oC the land ollice will not apply to homestead entries made on or after November 1 I 1907 1107 The abuse of oC the he homestead privilege privilege l lege Jese under the old law grew gre out of ofa ofa ofa a dl disposition on the part of or the federal fed fed- eral oral authorities to mane maue the lot of the homesteaders as ea easy ear y as possible While the tho letter of oC the law required actual residence the a authorities 1 oarl early adopted the plan of oC accepting constructive constructive con residence The was required only to show that thal h he had lived Jived on op hl his pre pre-emption and usually this living amounted to the building of or a shack in lu which the homesteader slept a few tew nights each year to ease case his con conscience lence while he ma may havo o had employment hundreds of or miles away awny After Arter the 14 1 months of or required residence residence resi dence the u. u usually took advantage of oC the commutation clause of or the homestead law paid the acre acro price asked by bO the government go and then more frequently than not sold the property to some home lumber cattle or land syndicate for a profit As a result of this system syndicates of or various kinds have havo secured thousands and millions of oC a acres res of valuable gov gov- lands that should be owned and occupied b by actual settlers for tor whose benefit and encouragement the tho I homestead law was passer |