Albuquerque morning journal., 1906-08-18
Hagerman rendered EnthuSi-
aStiC Ovation at Every Stop
During Trip Through East
ern Counties of New Mexico
PROSPEROUS FARMS
SURPRISE THE EXECUTIVE
viii Get Elaborate Reception
From Territorial Bar at
Meeting at CIoudcroft Early
Next Week.
forming journal.

Special to the Morning journal.
Cloudcroft y. NJ, Aug. 17.-Gov-
ernor Hagerman will reach Santa Fe
next Friday, August gath, after,a trip
of about two weeks during which he
has covered almost all of eastern New
Mexico along the lines of the Rock
Island and El Paso and Southwestern
railroads The governor has been
stopping at Cloudcroft since Wednes-
day and tomorrow morning he leaves
| for the Mescalero Apache Indian res.
ervation. expecting to go from the
agency for hunting trip on the
Ruidoso. He will return to Cloud.
| croft Tuesday to attend the meeting
OF the New Mexico Bar association
which will occupy him until Thurs
day when he will leave for Santa Fe
Attorney General Reid and a party
of friends will accompany the govern
or on his hunting trip,
The trip thus far has been a pleas
ant and a very interesting one FOR
the governor and his party. They left
Dawson over the El Paso e. South
western Monday morning, making 1t
short stop at Roy where the governor
met large number of people. Nom
uetN dllSl lHt parry itdtUbu lu-
cumcari, where an enthusiastic re-
ception was rendered the executive.
The governor made a brief address
and after the reception was taken for
drive about the country He ex..
| pressed the greatest surprise and
! pleasure at the rapid development of
this part of New Mexico since his last
| visit some years ago, noticing espe-
cially the farms which are Springmg
| up on all sides, the grain looking as
| rich and healthy as any produced in
| the great grain growing states further
east.
Tuesday morning the company ar
rived at Santa Rosa, where a short
stop was made and the governor met
many of the prominent citizens of
Guadalupe county, The governor
reached Alamogordo Tuesday evening,
where he was guest of honor at an
other enthusiastic reception. held in
the Otero county court house. SPEND
ing the night in Alamogordo the gov
ernor and his party left early Wednes-
day morning for Cloudcroft. where
thev have been since while the gov
ernOr has been making a careful
study of the operations of the Alamo-
gordo Lumber company, and looking
over certain lands i'm connection
WIN lHe uueStlOll Ol Selling GER
tain timber lands held for school
purposes; and also the question
of placing these lands under the
protection of forestry regulations.
This has occupied all of Governor
! Hagerman's time until tonight, when
he announced his intention to take
the hunting trip on the Ruidoso. The
governor is an enthusiastic sports
man. thoroughly at home in the sad
die and most of the trip will be made
on horseback leading the party into
some Of the most beautiful scenery in
New Mexico.
Elaborate preparations are being
made at Cloudcroft for the meeting OF
the New Mexico Bar association at
which time the governor Will be the
guest of honor. The attendance will
be quite large and good accommoda-
tions and an ideal climate will so far
to make the meeting successful.