The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-08-01
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Government Special Agent Talks on
the TaIimadse Cases.

ton of two weeks to be spent in the
East. Grosvenor GARRISON. the gov
eminent special agent. said to q Rec
ord reporter tina 1t was his business
to present the evidence at the proper
time, and to leave talk to the attor-
neys.
However" he said, 81 see no rea-
son why the Tallmadge cases should
not be acted upon at the next session
Of the Federal grand jury. possibly
sooner. AS yet, there has e moth
ing passed upon but te~chnicalities.
The evidence in hand is as nue. evil
dence as it was before the Portales
Incident"
When asked for an opinion as to
the result of the Tallmadge prosecu-
ton upon real estate values in the
valley, Mr.. Clarkson said
1.-THE history of all pioneer move
AACiIoy WACIS INC 6CNNAh6 VI OhO
bread and butter OF the soil IS
concerned, is that success has been
brought about, and brought about On
ly. by the efforts of small settler.
Many small booms, passing in their
means Of speculation. but there has
always been the inevitable reaction.
One has heard of late a great deal
of fallacious reasoning hereabouts in
regards to real estate conditions in
the valley. to the effect that specula-
ton in lands causes to be attained
the end OF the Federal government
In desiring It's public lands to be set
tied upon Ind cultivated. There is
quite another side to the shield, which
can be briefly illustrated by stating
that while 1t Is most certainly the
desire of the Government to see its
appropriate domain settled upon and
put to use. yet 1t insists that this be
done in accordance with the law, and
not to crafty the greed of speculative
individuals or corporations. The land
laws hold. as a cardinal provision,
that no man shall gain title to more
than $40 acres of land, IL acquired
under these laws. The wisdom of this
provision lay In the knowledge that
to succeed q new country must be
developed by the small settler. who
should be at full liberty, If he chose,
to go to the nearest United States
land Office m locate for. his own
benefit at nominal expense. any rich
land open to entry. But If these rich
lands. as is the case in your Valley,
ave fallen into the hands, by what
ever means. of spectators, where.
then does the poor man come in? He
has no but to go to these
spectators and pay from $50 to $40
an acre for what he rightfully should
nave Dccn 6Dlo ~ OUldln III ~taSOuaDtG
price. through the channels provided
for by existing land laws. Therefore,
In my opinion, this condition of af-
fairs a kept probably as many le-
climate settlers from coming into
the Pecos Valley as organized immi-
grafton companies have succeeded
In bringing into 1t. During the past
few weeks, I have had letters from
persons all over the country wanting |
to come into the Valley because they
believed that IL the government had |
begun to look into alleged land frauds |
~hereabout there might be a chance
for them.Enor do l think that this |
statement n~is-quotes the spirit of The
Inquiries contained in the letters to |
which I refer. Irrespective OF such
evidence, however. it would seem
that q little impartial analysis Of the
situation would reveal the true state
Of affairs in q way that bears directly
upon the welfare Of the people of
this locality"
(Railro@d Time.