Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-04
THE BEALES GRANT BUBBLE.


We publish in another column the de-
cision of Judge Brewer in the case OF the
Beales grant and the Inter State Land
company versus the Maxwell Land Grant
company. 1t was argued in Kansas City
before Judge Brewer in March last, and he
has had the matter under advisement ever
since. Hon. Frank Springer, of Las
Vegas, appeared for the Maxwell Land
Grant company.
The case is one of grave importance to
the people of New Mexico, as the Beales
grant people claimed about all OF eastern
New Mexico from the Texas line south to
the Colorado line north, and from the Rio
Grande east to the Texas line.
The Inter State Land company, the
owners of this pretended grant, has its
headquarters in Kansas City, and the
papers of that city have devoted Whole
pages to this suit at various times. They
published The arguments of counsel for
the company in full at the time OF the
hearing; later on the press dispatches
from Kansas City were SO fixed as to
create the impression that the decision
Of Judge Brewer does not decide much,
and that the main question at issue was
not touched.
The facts as they appear on reading the
decision are, however, quite different from
what the Beales grant people and their
attorneys by doctored Associated iress
dispatches ana colored news aper articles
endeavor to make them out to be. Judge
Brewers OF inlon is mastery, learned
and just one, complete sQuelcher
Oh the pretensions OF the Beales grant
people, does not leave them peg to
stand on, and shows clearly and unequivo-
cally that there is not the slightest
trace to a legal or equitable or just title
in the pretensons and gigantic claims of
the Inter State Land company. The latter
made special business OF ''devlling" the
Maxwell Land Grant company, because
that company refused absolutely to nego-
tate with them for a quit claim deed,
which they were willing to give the Max
well company cheap, very cheap, dirt
cheap, in order to use the fact of the ac-
ceptance OF such a deed as a recognition
Of their claims and title, and in order to
obtain money thereby elsewhere and do
q little hook and crook business for a
valuable consideration.
When the Inter State people found out
that the Maxwell Land Grant company
would not treat with them at all, they sent
an enissary among the sQuatters on the
Colorado portion of the MaxW ell land grant,
gave them eases for the consideration OF
81, and assured them that the owners OF
the Bealt grant, which they claim includes
southeastern Colorado, eastern New Mex
leo, No Mans Land and the Pan Handle,
besides the good Lord only knows what
else, would fight their suits against the
Maxwell Land Grant company. Accord
ingly with great flourish of trumpets in
tho Kansas City newspapers and in the
Associated Press dispatches, it was an
pany had filed cross bill in the suits OF
the squatters and all original bill against
the Maxwell Land Grant company, ask
ing to have their title to all the lands,
rights and privileges of the Maxwell Land
Grant company established and Quoted,
and prayed that the latter be perpetually
enjoined from suing their lessees.
Upon these two suits Judge Brewer de-
cides that the claimants to the Beales
grant have no title whatever, on their own
showing, and dsmisses both their bill
and their cross bill.
OF course, the Beales grant claimants
then announced, amidst another flourish
Of trumpets and changing OF cymbals by
the Kansas City newspapers and Asso
ciated Press dispatches, that they were
going up to the supreme court; but they
will fare no better there. The ''Beales
Land Grant Bubble" and it is about al
shameless and dishonest one as Laws
South Sea Bubble" is "busted,' and To-
good.
1t would not be fair or just, however
to close this article ihout stating tina
the credit for the successful outcome o
the case is due to Hon. Frank Springer
the Maxwell company's attorney, whost
judicious, able and thorough management
of it and full knowledge of the matters a
issue brought out the facts and THU
favorable result for the Maxwell company
1t is also proper and night to state at th
time that the managers OF the Maxwell
Land Grant company ae doing mos
valuable and successful work in settling
and improving Their vast property il
every possible way, and thereby are al
vancing the best interests and prosperit.
of this territory.
Do NOT forget the coming precinct cleo
fiona They take Mace on the 18th in