Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-02-02
OF Torrance Coun-
ty to Remain as
at Present
GIVES FACTS AND FIGURES
Mcintosh and Van Stone
Present their Side of Ques.
ton to Legislators.

Estanca people have been aroused
to action and petitions are being cir
cnlated protesting against the re-
moval from their town of the county
seat of Torrance County As a result
committee was sent to the Capital
composed of William Mcintosh and
George Fl, Van Stone to present their
claims to the members of the Legis.
lative Assembly
Messrs. Mcintosh and Van Stone ar
rived in the city Thursday They lost
no time in interviewing the legislators
with reference to the change of county
seat and pointed out why the existing
conditions should not be disturbed
They assert that the preponderance
of the population is in the northern
part of the county and for this reason
the county seat should not be trans
ferred 10 Willard
A New Mexican reporter saw
Messrs. Mcintosh and Van Stone last
evening at the Claire Hotel
you do the talking and I'll back
you up said Mr.. Mcintosh laughing
"l am sure you know my views thor
oughly, Mr., Van Stone"
Being thus appointed spokesman
Mr.. Van Stone said:
I'VE are satisfied that if the ques.
tion is decided on its merits as it un-
doubtedly will be, that the county
lines and county seat will be allowed
to remain as they are at the present
time. We do not see any good reason
for taking away part Of Bernalillo
County. don't believe the people of
Chilli want it and don't believe the
people of Bernalllo County generally
want to see the Chilli precinct taken
away from them.
Northern Part Most ThickIy Settled.
Anybody who is at all familiar
with the rapid settlement of the Estan
cia Valley knows that the center of
population is north of the town of Els
tancia, and that great majority of
the people who have business at the
county seat will drive there in any
event. There is no question that the
number served by the Santa Fe Cen
tral Railway will be greatly in excess
of the number served by the Eastern
Railway of New Mexico which is com
monty known as the Santa Fe cutoff.
"The entire western portion of the
Estancia Valley from line north and
south parallel to the Santa Fe Central
Railway six miles east and thence
west to the foot of the Manzano Noun.
tains an average distance of twenty
miles and from the line Of the Eastern
Railway of New Mexico which divides
the county from east to west in ap-
proximately one-half. north to the
northern boundary of the county is
practically solidly taken up in home
steads. These homesteaders are COM
ing in every day with carloads OF
household gods and livestock, bring
ing their families along to make that
part of the Estancia Valley their per,
manent home The southern part OF
the county, owing to its natural forma
ton will never lend itself to this kind
of settlement. These settlers are good
citizens and thorough canvass
among them develops the fact that
they are practically unanimously op
posed to the removal of the county
seat in any event from Estancia.
Vigorously Opposed to Any Change,
"The most prominent stockmen Of
the county, those whose interests have
suffered most severely from this set
Ting, in many cases are displaying
their liberal public spirit by actively
opposing any change in the county
lines or county seat. These latter
men have been in the county for many
years. In fact they are old timers.