Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-07-02
GLAD T|D|NGS
FROM RIO ARR|BA
Good Times and
Prosperity Pre-.
walls There.
FOR JOINT STATEHOOD
Sheriff Hernandez Believes
Voters Will Approve Ha-
milton Enabling Act

Sheriff Benigno C. Hernandez o.
Rio Arrlba County, one of the best
known and most progressive citizens
Of northwestern New Mexico, was Ii
the city last week on official business
Sheriff Hernandez Is very we'll posted
on conditions existing in his county
and in the several towns therein. Up
on being accosted by representative
Of the New Mexican and asked for In
formation of interest TO the people
regarding Rio Arriba County, the sher
iff said:
Rio Arriba Livestock.
1--WE have had very successful
winter and spring with our stock In.
terests. Cattlemen are in good shape
and the sheep and wool growers have
had the best season ever experienced
in our county Our streams are full
and there Is plenty Of water at pres.
ent, although some of the ranges are
somewhat dry and need rain. The
wool clip is Of the best and the wool
is very clean G. w. Bond and Bro
ther at Espanola, and Gross Kelly and
Company of Las Vegas have bought
much of the fleecy product in our
county and heavy shipments have al.
ready been made from Chama on the
Denver & Rio Grande to Philadelphia
and Boston. | presume over one mil.
lion pounds have already been ship.
ped from Chama, and much more is
coming In. The prices realized are
very good, although a little less, prob.
ably from one-half to one cent below
last year The fact that the wool Is
very clean does not give the sheep
growers as much profit as otherwise.
However our people are well satisfied.
Prosperity and Republican Votes.
There is more cultivated land than
ever before, and our crops from all
indications will be of the best. There
is an abundance of water In the
streams for irrigation purposes and
many farmers feel very good over the
outlook. Indeed everything Is pros.
porous and our people arc satisfied
This means that the Republican party
in our county is stronger than ever,
and that its candidates and principles
Will receive a very heavy majority In
this campaign just as they did in the
1904 election. ] do not think | shall
be a candidate for denomination for
sheriff. | am quite busy and find that
the office does not pay enough for
the time and attention / must give il,
Lumber interests.
The numbering industry of north.
ern Rio Arriba County Is constantly
growing. The BurnsBiggs Lumber
Company is manufacturing on an av.
erage $4,000 feet Of lumber per day.
The timber for this Is cut on the
TERRA Amarillo land grant between
TERRA Amarillo and Ell Vado, which
towns are connected by lumber rail.
road, which railroad Is also used for
passenger and freight traffic. Several
railroad spurs have been built from
this main trunk to sections covered
with pine timber. | should Judge that
there are at least thirty miles of such
spurs built and in operation. One of
these leads to Horselake and another
to Willow Springs, and there are two
or three minor branches. Shipments
are active and about 300 men are EN-.
ployed in the industry, two-thirds of
these being natives of Rio Arrlba
County and they receive fair wages.
Hall and Kinderman are operating
l new saw mill near Cebolla, twelve
miles southeast of TERRA Amarillo. !
The lumber Is hauled to Chama, via
TERRA Amarillo, twenty-seven miles
distant, and I should judge that about
10000 feet Is the daily output. This
IS not cut on the land grant, but on
private properties, purchased from
owners who made homestead entries
years ago. The timber supply on the
Tierra Amarillo grant and surround.
ng country is still very heavy and
bids fair to last several years.
Statehood.
"Up to the passage of the Hamilton
oint statehood law, I was strongly
n favor Of separate statehood and
lave done my level best to secure 1t.
Now I will do what / can to obtain
oint statehood, believing that this is
he best to be done at present. l think
t will benefit our people to turn out
1t the polls in full number and to put
lp as good fight as we can to poll
very vote we have and to roll up
he strongest possible majority for the
Republican, Territorial, legislative
Ind county tickets and for a "yea"
on the question, "Shall New
Gexico and Arizona be united into
me state?" Much work will have to
'e done in our county, as l hvae n1'
iced that, while our people are
trong separate statehood men and
would have worked for that heartily,
here is some apathy at present which
viii have to be dispelled by proper
nd efficient work on the part Of our
republican leaders and the Republi-
an Territorial Central Committee as
veil as of the county committee.
Newspapers advocating joint state
ood must be circulated in our
ounty. / am glad to see that the
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