Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-01-24
AGAINST LEASE LAW
The New Mexico Sheep Sanitary
Board is Working Against it
With Vigor.
STOCKMEN SHOULD PROTEST
The Resolutions of the Fort Worth Con-
vention in Favor of the Lava Warn
ing to It's Opponents to be
Very Active.

The sheep sanitary board of New
Mexico which was appointed by Gov.
NJ. A. Otero and is composed of Hon.
Solomon Luna, w. S. Prayer and H. w.
| Kelly, attended the National Live Stock
Association convention at Fort Worth,
Tex, in the interests and welfare OF the
sheep -raisers of the territory.
One of the most important matters
discussed, and one which is Of vital in
terest to all the stock growers of New
Mexico, was the lease law question, and
| it is unnecessary to add that the New
Mexico sanitary board vigorously regis
tered its protest against the public
| lands of New Mexico being leased in
the manner desired by many of the del
| egates, as, if the proposed measure
should become a law, it would result IN
the small stockholders being crowded
out of business.
| New Mexico already possesses an in
cubus in the land grant curse, and If the
lease law curse is added to this 1t VIII
necessitate the stockmen swallowing
doubly bitter dose.
| Notwithstanding the strong stand ta-
ken against this lease law, the advo-
Gates of the measure outnumbered their
opponents, and the convention passed
resolution favorlng it's passage by con-
gress, but the effect of this resolution
was very materially modified by an
amendment, which provided that
/ tod
each state and territory Interested
should be appointed to draft resolu-
tions. Now, it is the states and terri
| tories which are directly interested In
| this matter, which are opposed to 1t.
and states like Texas Missouri and,
eastern states, which favor it, because
they have no lands whatever to lease.
and persons residing in these states,
would like to come into New Mexico
and lease vast tracts of land, with the
inevitable result that the small holders
would be driven out.
This lease matter is of vital impor-
tance to every property owner In New
Mexico, and in order that all possible
influence may be brought to bear
|
against its passage the sheep sanitary
board recommends that all the sheep
growers should, without delay, organize
associations in the different sections, so
that they may command recognition at
the stock conventions. If prompt atten-
tion is not given to this warning the
growers may have to face legislation
that will prove very embarrassing to
, their industry.
| What may be good for one locality
: may be very harmful to another, and
what may be beneficial to New Mexico
may be detrimental to other sections,
J and It is certainly poor policy that com
pels everybody to take medicine when
only one man is sick.
The public can rest assured that the
hearty cooperation of the present ter
t ritorial administration and all the ex-
! ecutive officers will be rendered IN op-
t posing the lease law.
| The forest reserve matter was also
e brought up, and resolutions We're passeo
t asking congress to grant stockmen the
. privilege of grazing in the forest re-
e serves privilege which they had pre-
. viously enjoyed from the time the frs
e settlers came to the country.
i The sheep sanitary board Is anxious
v that the stockmen realize the urgenc!
8 of organizing local associations with
: view to protecting themselves from in
e vasion by leasers Of large blocks Of pub
II lie land, which is bound to come soone
e or later unless proper action Ia taken t
e prevent 1t.
n The action of the Fort Worth conven
tion should be warning to all, and on
which they should not fail to heed.