Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-09-08
CONDITIONS OF
RANGE CATTLE
The Secretary Of the Cattle
Sanitary Board Is
Interviewed.
GIVES OUT GOOD POINTERS
tic lin Favor OF Joint Statehood
and the People Should
Make No Mistake.

"rho general conditions OF the cat.
ilo are excellent excepting On a few
parts of the territory. There has
been a biz calf crop thin season and
there is plenty OF grass on most OF
the ranges Lots OF steers are for sale
bat buyers are scarce. Cattle ship
mcniB fnr the argt seven months 90
this year ara forty per cent lower
than they we're for the corresponding
period laai year"
The above statements were made
yesterday by William &. Barnes, Sec
Rotary of the cattle sanitary board ~
New Mexico, who was at Santa 20
on business. Mr.. Barnes attributes
the falling on On the shipment 90 Cat-
ne 90 the recent invoaiigaiion OF the
packing houses BY the government.
lie tells Of a little experience Of bis
own ia the spring lie had contract
led go sell q bunch uf steers from Bis
ranch bnt when the time came for che
purchaser 90 take them be- was afraid
% risk Tho deal on account OF the
dullnoas ~ the market
poateu on Conditions Of Roth Terri.
tories.
Mr. Barnes 10 probably AZ VOL post
cd on conditions generally tn New
Mexico aud AFlgcnn rs ans other man
in either Ol the two territories uo
located m Arizona in 1879 and has
been llvine ln New Mexico since 1899.
iio has served an n member Of tho
Legislatures uf the two territories and
has hDen connected also with both
territorial cattle sanitary boards. He
was member Of me cattle sanitary
board uf Arizona for twelve years and
n member of the cattle sanitary hoard
Of this territory for the past two
years.
ia View Of the fact that he has lived
10 both territories and has taken n
prominent part Ia their Affairs. his
opinion ON the Joint statehood propo-
siti0n Will be ol interest 20 the soters
OF both New Mexico and Arizona Mr.
Barnes was originally in favor OF sim
gle statehood for The two territories,
believing that each possesses the re-
Quislle population and oihor roqaire-
monts % entiile Thorn % DO admitted
slngly into the Union. no Is now IN
favor OF iolnturo because there d no
other Kind Ia alghi.
Would Maize Monster, Rich state.
THE consolidation OF che two tor-
rilOTiea into one state would make
more or lees friction" he stated DUR
ing the c0ufHo OF an informal chat
with a reporter I'm the end things
would settle down an right and the
one large state would be q splendid
commonwealth. Our laws are fuiiy
equal 20 those of Arizona and in some
respects are superior Our stock laws
are especially much better than those
Of Arizona. Arizona has the Austral-
Ian ballot system, which. By the way,
was responsible for Introducing. and
New Mexico ought 90 have n, too.
introduced a bin 90 have a established
while ! was member Of the logisla-
turo Of this territory. but IL was voted
down
Not Governed BY Corporations.
"The talk that New Mexico woLid
swallow up the people OF Arizona ~
a great mistake. There 60 no desire
or intention on our part 20 DO So ART
zona Is no more governed by the cor
poratlona than IA New Mexico. The
great mining companies have done
wonders for Ari1Onu's development.
II they oppose joiuiuro ! am satisfied
u q simply because the men at the
head are loyal 10 their convictions
and believe THAI Arizona Is entitled 90
separate statehood and not that they
foaf ioiniure and loss Of power.
Arizona IL growing rapidly, beth
In wealth and population. The Ari-
zonans are away ahead of us on tax
valuations. their present valuation be-
Ing over $4,000 900. more than
"a third greater than ours. We have
an go gain and n0ihing 10 lose by
loiniure; hence favor II as Against
no statehood at an"