Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-08-31
VACILLATlNG VANCE.
He Is a Detriment to the Progress
Of New Mexico.
We DELAYS MINING DEVELOPMENT

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VIC DELAYS MINING DEVELOPMENT
Qulnby Vance. who is AN applicant
Tor rcappoiutmont a. surveyor general
of New Mexico. made his estimates Va
the department yearly and insisted
that the needs OF the Office required
large appropriations for the survey
81 public lands for the survey Of pri
waite land claims. Tor small Clatm
holdings for mineral surveys, and
most pnthotically each year begged
that hie salary be- increased from g.
900 20 $1,000 annually. and for the ln
crease ~ the clerical force Of his "
fee Co $4,000 and for an increase of
contingent expenses from $1,000 60
fl1OO. TO help Ia his estimates ho
would refer 90 the large Increase
" filings ON public lands nd rpfcrr
claims 90 confirm millions of acres
Ca grant owners. said. "Tne work Ut
this Office IN connection with the sur
yoy OF these grants will create a large
aud Increasing amount ~ labor
also. u therefore estimate that the
appropriation of $685. viii fully bg
required fUr the survey uf public
lands and small holding claims .u
New Mexico After an appeal for
an Increase Of the contingent fund hv
says Tho salary AZ the surveyor
general should be- allowed a. the rate
Of $4,000. owing 90 the large amount
~ vacant lands being rapidly settled
upon and to the conditions oi Hll
branches of Industry being su pros
porous Then he makes his cFti
mates, viz For survey Of pablo
lands. S2l.UUn. private land claims.
$4,000. salary nf surveyor general
$4,000. salary OF clerical force of of
Gee $4,000: contingent expenses
81 200. total S6S.3 800 That looks we'll
on paper What are the facts os rec
ord? Tho secretary apportioned
$40 600 FOR survey Of public land ln
1899 and the survct3r general let
contracts for only &i3S1 At the end
NJ The fiscal year the hooks show
only Sl32G2 paid ont and 81 S6i0s was
turned hnck into the treasury and the
surveyors with tl2jlOs due them
rave ~ wait ono or more years till the
secretary of the treasury gets con
grcss To make "a special allowance Tor
them. ON private land claims n !s
worse with $4,000 appnrtiuncd.
contracts for only s25S5.75 are let.
and most all of the $4,000 is turned
back into tho treasury. IN 1900 only
$4,000 was appurtionod. loss ~ S..
600. contracts lDt Tor only s. iO51i.
and only sS5 paid out at tho end of
the fiscal year All hut $50 is rc.
turned tu the treasury.
On q q
land claims with $4,000 appor
toned. contracts Tor only SlSSlgG
were Dec. and over SltO 600 was turned
hack into the treasury owing go the
small amounts Of contracts the Soc
rotary cut the opportionmont for prI
waite land claims 90 10000 q loss ~
$4,000. and for public lands a second
cut 90 $4,000. making a net loss 90
New Mexico of 81 600 In two years ln
1901; for 1902 thOro may bee further
loss Of $1,000
person holding a responsible DO
aitlon un',r ;br rnna-al land Office
said 1T lrs been "a mystery aruunl
the Office huw Vance got go much
work done with paying ont so yer,
little money
lnquir being made uf various per.
sons as to what could be- the prohabl.
cause ~ such action boy anyone. Oh
tainod tho reply from one also hold.
ing q responsible position that there
could Doe only ono 81 two reasons. One
was that OF showing great economy
IN CONDUCTING the office and thereby
making showing for q ronomlnatiun
But whore am officer in his estimate
said that $4,000 for public surveys
pnd $4,000 for private land survey
was absolutely necessary. and thpn
let cunt.Act- for only ono-nnh or one.
eighth az The amount tu an snrious
ihinkiut men it only showed tho hyp
ucritc Tho uult other cause could
be-. tina, tho business of the office
was 800 ,n'Drm.nunly mixed up that be-
could not attend Go the business OF
contracts fOr any larger amount than
was let, and IN that case Il showed
the grossost Incompetence The on
rihl further said AS an other SUR
vcyor generals not only used an the
money apportioned to them but were
continually calling for moro. { think
the strange action in this case was
certainly causing very unfavnrably !
comment vyorywhprc.'
Another person Boa responsible DO /
sitlun 20 the general land office said |
'AAfAf NNN| ~ '''NN n 800 MfNAN mako ffHII ]
mates for 100000 FOR surveys of pub |
De and private lands and when ne had /
10 an he his own hands only lct con
tracts for one sixth or unc.clghth ~ |
that amount was either "A fool or q |
knayp and probably both. And thar
be- must have thought that the man /
to whom no reported was SO careless I
that be- would not look M his report /
or that he was SO indifferent that De- |
would not care what he said IN hts ON |
cial report or n6 To- how he acted on |
what he reported
This official and an others quos |
toned thought that a new surveyor
general would right the many wrongs /
ana ice the present case seemed at. /
sOlutcy necessary. From the highest |
10 the lowest official not a favorable |
word can be- heard of the present ln |
Cumhont