Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-01-24

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and withou; reference to places where
nrmories are to be located.
Territorial Engineer.
Every state and territory has an
officer known as the state or territory
engineer, and the condisions Of the
public lands In this territory are such
as to demand such an officer more
than most commemorative. rhe most
Of our lands remaining to be selected
are for reservoir and irrigation pur-
poses. and for the improvement OF the
Rio Grande. and should be under the
Immediate supervision o. a competent
engineer to act under the general di.
rection OF the commission on irriga-
ton. In addition to these duties he
should also be locating agent for the
United States land commission dis
pcnsing with the salary and expenses
of such locating agent rs now allowed
by the United States law, which
amount to more than the territorial
engineer would cost. and prove an act.
ual saving In money besides obtaining
his services In other important mat
tration OF our land grant. He should
be n territorial officer with reasona-
BILE salary and allowance for travelling
expenses and necessary assistants in
the performance of his duties. to be
paid upo. tented and verified youch.
ers. This o,fce need be of nc expense
to the territory as the compensation
would be necessary and proper
charge against tn, lands selected and
located TO be paid out of the proceeds
| of their sale or lUase. as is done in
payment OF accounts OF the locating
agent az present
The report OF the United States land
commission accompanying this, fully
sets out the necessity for such an of.
flcer. and would Gail yopr special at.
tenticn 10 this report and ask your
earnest consideration Of this recon-.
mendation.
Celebration at st. Louis Of the One
Hundredth Anniversary Of the
Louisiana Purchase.
Your body at its last session. by
chapter 100 created commission call.
cd the territorial board of Louisiana
Purchase Exposition managers of New
Mexico. the duty OF which board was
10 have charge of the collection and
preparation of the exhibits OF the ter
iitory for said exposition at the l.
Louis worlds fair OF 1903. and appro
pr!ated s2o,o 600 for the carrying out OF
the provisions OF the act and made a
levy of two-fifths of a mill upon the
taxable property of the territory to
raise that amount. The act further
provides In section 3 that the board
should exist no longer than January
I. 1904. II was then expected that this
exposition would take place in the
year 1903. but for reasons satisfactory
to the management and the United
States government. which has made
a large appropriation to the exposition
its opening was postponed until the
year 1904. Therefore TO enable this
board TO perform It's duties creditably
and In accordance with the intent OF
the act, its life should be extended foi
at least one year. or until January /
1905.
The exposition Is nearer to our terri.
tory than any previous one which has
been held In the United States. and
our commercial. social and Sducatlona
interests with the city of st. Loui.
have always been close and friendly
so that we have special and persona
interest In the success of that exposi
ton, and should take special prid,
in making a creditable exhibit Their,
from this territory. and to that end
believe II to be necessary to continue
the levy made by the last legislature
and that the appropriation should b.
increased to $4,000. The board hal
already secured a most excellent sit'
i In the exposition grounds. and 9 II Il
not properly utilized 1t viii be dis
credit to the territory. instead of |
benefit, and In my opininon the pres
ent appropriation Of 100000 Is not SUI
ficient for the purpose.
Ancient Spanish Documents and A.
chives.
am In receipt OF a letter from tn
honorable secretary Of the interior
accompanied by letter from the lii
rarian Of congress, asking that the al
tention OF this legislature be brough
|, to the necessity OF taking proper step
for the preservation OF the ancien
Spanish and Mexican archives now 4
the custody OF the territorial librarian
In which he suggests that these al
chives be transferred to the lIbrar
of congress at Washington. wher
they will be more available to thos
interested In the history OF the teri
tory. and where they would be abss
lutely safe and properly classified an
indexed without expense to the terri
tory. This letter together with on
from the librarian OF congress,
!, transmitted herewith for your infcrm'
|, ton.
|. Geological Survey.
a The last legislature made an appr'