Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-01-26
Mr.. GREER PROPOSES
RELIEF FROM OUTLAWS
Mounted Police Force Urged As An
EffeCtudl Remedy for An Un-
fortunate State of Criminal Affairs
in Southern New Mexico.

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distinct menace, by no means equals
the damage to which the intimidation
of the employees of the stockmen
amounts. 1t has come to pass that ii
is impossible to get men to remain at
the ranches located in the mountain
districts. This is grave interference
with the stock raising business and
all stockmen should be interested in
the movement to stamp out this great
evil, which seriously reflects upon the
good name of the Territory.
90 People Want it.
! II have been assured by all of the
railroads, banking and other capital in
terests of New Mexico that they are in
sympathy with the measure. Hun
dreds of sheep and cattle growers have
written their approval of the plan and
urge that it be made law. It's neces-
! sity and utility have been demonstrat-
ed many times. Governor Brodie in
his message to the Arizona legislative
assembly emphasized the good work
of his large ranger force and urged
that the force be given every encour-
agement to continue. 1t is fact that
all of the large criminal catches in
that territory are made by the rangers
and not by peace officers. The border
between Arizona and Mexico would be
,unapproachable today except for the
rangers of Arizona and the rurales of
Mexico. If the Arizona rangers had
the right to cross the line into New
Mexico they could catch the outlaw
Stiles in three days. l think that the
sheriffs of this Territory should ap-
prove a mounted police force because
when crimes are committed the culprit
nine times out of ten attempts to get
across the Mexican border. Many
good catches of this sort could be
es7ade for the sheriffs by the mounted
goliee force without entailing large ex-
pense to the counties or the Territory.
The foul assassination of the late
Colonel J. Franco Chaves is a proof
that in this Territory we have men
who are without regard for life or
property. In my opinion the moral ef-
feet of this mounted police force
would be to stop these criminal depre-
dations, break up the organized band
of bank robbers and stock thieves and
lessen the amount of all classes of
crime within our boundaries.
Not Very Expensive.
cat a liberal estimate of the cost
We can, believe, operate mounted |
police force of twelve men at an ex-
pense Of less than, 81, 900 per month.
When introduced the bill will stipulate |
that the maximum expense will not |
exceed $4,000 per annum. L feel that
he legislature, sanctioned by the Gov.
ernor, will give this desired relief to
hose interested in the growth of the
Territory and the investment of capt.
al. l further believe that the number
If mines which would in two years be
developed in that section would more
han repay the cost that the mounted
police force will be to this Territory.
feel that two years hence when re-
oort on the work which this force has
has been made to the
Governor that every man who voted
or it's passage at the present term of
he legislature will feel gratif1ed at
having done so, and will have the
learty approval of his constituency"