Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-10-26
REPUBLICAN
PROSPERITY
Hon. 7. D. Burns Tells How it is
Affecting the Sheepmen and
Others Of Rio Aniba
County.
A STRIKING CONTRAST
With Grover Cleveland Days..,A Sincere
Appreciation Of Governor 0tero's
Administration.

Farmers, sheep raisers and mer-
chants OF Rio Arriba County are en-
1oying a period OF unprecedented
prosperity, according to Hon. T. ID.
Burns Of Park View, who spent yes
terday In Santa Fe Mr.. Burns has
been resident Of Rio Arriba County
for forty-three years, and during this
period has been actively connected
with the various industries In the
northern section of the Territory.
Incidentally, Mr.. Burns paid high
compliment to Governor Otero, declar-
ing that he is the most independent
chief executive New Mexico has had
since the territorial government was
organized.
| I'VE people of Rio Arriba County
are happy this year." said Mr.. Burns,
at the Palace Hotel last night. Our
sheep and wool, which are the chief
products of our county are iI demand,
at big, prices. What is equally as
pleasant as good prices, is our bumper
crop of wool and lambs.
! This season we are receiving
twenty and twenty-one cents a pound
for ordinary wool. The price for
spring wool is twenty-three cents.
Lambs are selling at four to five cents
pound. Both the demand for wool
and lambs Is great, the big commits
sion men being unable to secure a suf-
ficient supply to meet the demand.
"Of course this is gratifying to us.
who depend greatly upon our sheep
raising industry for livelihood. Ten
years ago, during the Cleveland ad-
ministration, the story was different.
At that time wool sold down to six
cents pound and lambs brought
only seventy cents head. In many
cases commission men refused to pay
know one New Mexican sheep raiser.
who shipped consignment Of
sheep to Kansas City. The returns
from the sale of the sheen were $500
, short of the transportation charges.
; "At the opening of the Cleveland
administration, l purchased 10000
sheep at $3.50 a head which | sold to
la Colorado man at So. Before delivery
time, the panic came. The buyer was
unable to take the sheep at any price
and l was obliged to sell them at 1926
| a head, after keeping them FOR
wear. It is therefore small wonder
that our county has changed from
democratic stronghold to solid Re
publican locality. We know that
lRepublican administration means
prosperity for us.
"Not only is the sheep business
becoming but all lines of mercantile In
dustry are sharing in the good times
|Our grist mill is working overtime.
turning out twenty-four barrels OF
flour daily. Before leaving, the dis-
lcussion of the industrial conditions,
| let me say that Rio Arriba will ship
over 100000 pounds OF wool TINS
wear and that the shipment would
have been heavier, if we could have
secured enough men to shear the
sheep. Many sheep are still at large
with last springs wool on their backs
"As l said before, we feel that we
owe our prosperity to the Republican
administration. We are also gratefu
Ito the administration for the appoint
ment of Governor Otero. l have
known every governor who has beer
y chief executive during the past forty
!. three years. / honestly believe tha'
u Governor Otero is the strongest ant
6 brainiest man who has held the posi-
. tion during this period. He Is inde
. pendent and fearless-a man arter tns
4 Presidents own heart. The people O
Il the northern counties sincerely nope
o that he will receive mucn deserved
:, re-appointment."
/ Mr.. Burns left today for MS nome