THE DARLING DOWNS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 604, 6 September 1909, Page 4

THE DARLING DOWNS.

$03 i&Zi Sir;—Yo w''<»iiespon(l^!ti^'?jSi''-Millfi : That' Be* !f*&rvS-:; :;W«w # ;,Jittle: 'i ''Up ..v"-i;^.truth/nfr his ■ pns abovo^tlis[fiot. : l^' :^ i K* ; lV->s v evid«nay-Vcasa:bX , 'tour- , gT«pw.'''WUhriiihV,' d(Ws**ot "'bclteyo '>■&'!. bur?.'wealthy infeL :• ■■■■-A\;>/f\ : bveru-thew/withyrthe :i(!to!'Ojjicutfing- ! :>.Y#.St'. i^g l fv'.'^^^^ good/deal ;'ofetlig'^nttyfln : ;tHiit:tiffle;?ljut! iJivfv-.t£ •:•*■*?-Ikwj' ate''four.;million;acres' tier'p.'.j/rcdiild &.':■?;?■&■\. ; rfpt ; ; $£•?/:it'. all;-but' say ..td-'saifsfjr that, there iis; no;' richer: laud \iiij', auy. v part-'of ; fj'vv' ? 's : ..the>iiVbr'la^l6rJi:Ke';scMfl''pric(i , .'iJ3s'ltK<!in; i ll* i^::'i:^:,::l)Q^M!tli€r6?For. : ;.X^^c6tMpbiid«nXisaysfthte Sfl-^r^' : ;;r^ ;: .t'eK / 1 --'i^a'll'(iVsr.Qtt»nslaiidiand^^^ *~i- "I i. cowi- in' fact 'all cat tie, ! 'aiid; even: : hor^arhase ■tyV:yZ£ vtor-be;' dipped Vftt ;in•■. siX':-ifeeks/ klid.'thioie' vA 2 %^Wv«obyia/^tnir::tMre''art'.^o ! ti4k3''dti:-'the';D6wniX 'S^4^S'/:V'?*|'M^?i^ra!U*te - #''^WW'tßi''J:eiir6JS , sJv:v4 «:Si'trifeiiiy^i: nbrth'-weiit;■ Bf-'<,QaeetWlttml; : ''.'(l. : -r ; S SJ: -irf.7: wo a!ti; ; lifceitb JliuijifeWhatl -part!: bt '■ the' "Do mis. ■itt;~i;."f" : .'ii.'itaakee':it almostvimpbssiblo-toliecp sheep. v.u> wZ'&iyJyW'y l)e:Be,vrs>tq'.infoi'lnVhim;;tbatt!]e;:Btatistics Ss^V;4;p Ci ttr^9o7^abiys : /6n*the (fi;iisft22o '"ziii'kfc&s&.i eheep-,- aiidv.ooe;'statijn iojl.oflo,;,tnat ;I : was;on this ;.?WiJ; «;;:J^:-6eni i on',.,aU HSJ.y. l t|He;'yallabies;- : e'inu3.?is'aakw/'rabbits,/anil : Jox«sj!heStalks abobt,"-tney.Vdip''3ujst ; al)oilt<ti3 «!7-y*''J'?:: l kre'tHe^uatafU'.li>«fds' , heMJ? , &uS :• ■He^ySthei 'AfatiM& 'biisliitiiilikpvtheJ-Msw) % ; ji.^f;v^:;;V..'eurfaljl'aoT6nerttOTld , i^lie.Te. : -&nW»ia;3statejneiit -i-'f; : v| : ;y^;j: : asythis? : i::What;.tJ}3aw,;clearedfbf timber; had vV.;<~/Ha.v^V?.liurnt''oiit , Very.iolean/'xvehV"?t6'''lhe-'.rQits,''ani|' ;»j;iy iJeucM distrfcte> tf/w'V r -;and i -.Gowrie l^iwMch' :; -had crop';,.{or;;lucerne.■'^'.SoJnß.Jpf, lucerno « : ■l7;(vL'^■'-;■v i ';land'i^is^ratutnißs"tß»."owliβw'.■^^'■.t6.. , JE2o■'p■βt. :Vir(?'i^ ! : L V^"BPre/''-whca.;lcepJ- ; ,to •■ ■'■-<"; cleate.d"/landiis.Vjyor.tli;as, ynincli' ■•thor.pi.as'i{ ;i3 iV?^'i-■•'."■ '4' '*'"' ter^i.% IT.>'buld.v like" : him to' , jtbll'"\hie'lwlip'ie 'v^i v'^V^ithe je.'-'if*-any: land.'in i'Mowviieala'iidv:that %ill ft?i : :ft ; .V;' ■:•- fire' such'; : rttlirUiiasKl ;l«(!ping r ®;^yv;;^'.^ao{'fsc>rt;^p'h■β^^o.t[ltlio^igh J 'hoxßay3 : :X;i-pfi;i, A : plbntiful.;^^^He:£OM.ldi'.nbt.;ha've:seeii>much-(if: :, tho. IY-is'ha'rdly:bVer;secni"V ; l : !liaye'ia-creek \a(. x\\n20 {eet/aiMp. : .;Thp;ipiily'statement'that lie : ; ? '<.iiv^'-"- , :,V:ihßlf«3;wWeli. , is'-oorreot'le , that'"the'' : blaok -, .50il is'-Verjr ? dlfficult:tp Svprk";.th4t; it 'soj, ; ;but it 'li&Mi'-'fr-t is -only; oifithe'.'brcakiifg Mijj.-'jThfl .'jjtbund'irpelp •'•0S:^:;"-:^low6-a : 'Ibtrand e:;?.J^t^-.': : plflßghing,.i>Wi'^ r Co'ntittppd-pnltjyatipn,;.i Sai'Si :-,>;'■,:'.Tory: cnay-soil'to' work, r and "wtiiiiis'.'jhe.mpis-. iS'v);^-i. ■■■■ ' ; 'i,';ttirpV ; .iyeH, : ■-Ono'BfU!ie''pflncipal.'crPM'grown StHeri'iii Cape'liarlof— 2HsVWVf'v-... ; etarids;ji'ilot'.'iif - feed la gi; :.ijnd v?.''v^:vi\\vf6tir?.hors^i-;dn - fteu'-"e6^;'ahd''''tn*y';comd. / n6t y"s«:v ;?i'ikecpiiit!dp^wti.';■!'also "met' a,'■''FarmorVwhp had-150-acrjs; .ho'-tPW, me:ha Mi fii£^j/';:200d l it :sii': months:;.', Tlio.'free'- 1 :S l; : .'v' '/:■< ft';' l ' hold ; of equally. as l gobd: land," pnly. .unbtolicn, S/'-iliS , '.i : :'.':caii. ; .-be 'got'from-the, Gpye hinr'cnt: at Jrom-;iE3 "iPi^^ir: vlOs.-,to; J34 10s. j)«t>"aorb;;2o■years■ to,;pay; it ,in, ■iKr;.;,i;< : :-.-i:atid';no / land'. , tai.'' v vV V "!--?:; ■■■■•■■"- /■■' .':< ■■-.. :p;v:rf-v; ■.- j>^l;'avos■■ pVerV tho . Jjmhour, Estate . of.-.160,000 Wiffiy's-^aorW^repurcha'seVl 'by the'.Government ;>rffc'■■?■:-.'•:;• per' - -'aprej. ■■-I-.fpund' ton settlors there in a ii ' : -'}'■ tunb'h, -■■ T&frv-l'£':.'■ .from .-the": Timarit. district: '■was.vljuttin? 'ihi: 70 frv ; -\'^- v S'W";'■',;'?4arrpwed,v!vile had 2500'nores: and ,a railway, : Vv.deration.oh the ; pf.6pin i ty;'- , fthicli : ho bought irom per, acre. W l .'.' - :: . : ':ls?only"'■in-''it*-'infttnoy--and-wants-population. ;i.i.':,. ; :' i :",.,',V There'- is-,a' gbbd'-bpemng there 'either..fpr;'thb ■tf'^:iii ; 'i-;'-i ; .' :; MalFratth%ithj' l in6aer(iW" *Vi ''i v ;•■;.■> batiltallst r vW; , will I gof Silt- -Back; fpfau ; :takbnnp , Id-vthisi'dlssa ;btt-fftt6nae ■fc;;'SS.;-.'', :: :.rthere.is-ffldre-:.of agamblo. :'lf. lucky,' and ™ t ■•;,*: •••■.■■.•'•■■■:.;'.: can three oi,»fput'«asonsviiyotucan Rouble s>Sv-:v : I .vyottr.frnoney4biit;iiQiy .Wfti'.JjWg v;fe;:.' V;,-;.;,,Juntf; sll :6vSf.'ftife'-cp'drftry; "ahfl'-feeltlng/'ftoa s:;;;i?V?;:.:sS.flows;flf,'wator;i ; there'is'not>thp>ftslc--thero:'ira3 S;';i' : ■"■-'■'' during the 1904 'drought.; - ■;/■•• iiv--V'>v-:'' '.iV'-iw i^S; : : Z. ft' v -As; anvinstancp pfntu^blasrff^jfltottatflts

> thnb'.aro.'op?h: for J capitalists, I may mention. ; th*/snlp a mohth-i>ep..'to:{somb. Hawke's Bay , , people of- the., North-West' Qupenjlan'd. 'Tlip/promtty-'comprised ''400,000 acres" «f...leasehold,' :51,5QCtV of ■ freehold, and 121,000 shcop. ,. It jS nbgiit;',so miles fr.o.m. tho • railway.,'.'' arid.'whs' ; sbld?-!i't 'a' walk-in-walk-out. : price .of iCI08;O0O.' ; ' Bast "/season's 'wool clip ■ sold , '.'-'' in'-"" BfisbaSb' "•■-realise<l' ■ Add;-50,000. -jßinby and.:- it ; will '. fei-TOJ: .ypu(r some::'; ideal;, of' ;tbe profits.;td , boimade(in Queensland.-*; Wool; of course, is'. ; there. .When theyW.ake^mii, l 'lo.-'th«;poss.i : U!nties..of. the ißt. : lnrab ■' trade'yeyjrlU^hijw.'fL-iMJiiii.Argentine tp con.-. ' te^ffith:-': 1 ym ■ ■c.orresppndent'a letter. bet'ii'.a'nyWhere 'near"the'- truth I would not . to'.'coritrftdJct. it,." but;. iHsBSS' ni)SWSdinE?Wom"'%t'art to finish that; 1 • ; 'cblild' nqf?lttsit p!iss."''=i;don't ; wish ! to'.adrise.. . property- Jo" quit NeviKtZealdndj 1 btttr-tos:thoso who aro.looking ' -iora{qouriti;}-::i:ari<l:.cannot ratUt, then.l■ say ■Qiiflep3lnncl-'is 7 .th&..p1a,c0.., i T.1ie Gorernment giraeuovjv, onconrtvacmeijt- toK-put people on the. gst;tbo'fi-eehold. nnd no land ||f§p^^^|^'ZEAi;ANDi3K;:.;;