The more homes that can be established on the public domain the better for the country at large and the particular Commonwealth in which the homestead is located. This bill. however. by doubling the acreage of the homestead entry. provides for only onehalf as many homesteaders as would be taken care of under the present law. In the near future all of our public lands will be gone. and with the flood of immigration now pouring in upon us. together with the natural increase of our population. we may soon coiie to realize what the term "land famine" means to the older countries of the world. We have only a certain amount of land. The number of people that will soon be demanding it can not even be estimated. and the true policy of the Government In matters of this character should be to conserve our resources. and legislation along the lines of this bill should be defeated. [Applaise.] How much time have I remaining.
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