Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-02-13
ARTES|A COUNTY
KNOCKS AGAIN
Editor D. L. New
kirk Pleads For
Its Creation
BILL HAS BEEN INTRODUCED
If Boon Is Not Obtained Now
Fight Will Be Kept
Up.

ID. il. NeWklfk, proprietor and edl
tor OF the Pecos Valley News, a bright
weekly paper, Republican in politics,
published in the growing town of Al.
tesla, Eddy county, has been in the
city several days at work for the pas
sage of bill creating the new county
OF Artesia with his town as the county
seat; the bill was intro luced this
afternoon and by it's provisions, If
it becomes law the new county will
consist of one tier of townships taken
from the county of Chaves and three
tiers of townships taken from the
county of Eddy and running from the
western boundary of these two coun-
ties to the eastern boundary of the
Territory.
Editor Newkirk, although a new
conner in the Pecos valley, having
reached there but six months ago, has
already come to the front as man of
energy, brains and high character. He
came to Artesia from Girard Kansas,
where he resided for six years and
was superintendent of city schools.
He was doing very well, but changed
his residence to Artesia for the bene-
fit Of his wife's health. Upon reach
ing his new home he started the Pc
cos Valley News, a paper which, al
though but five months old, has al
raaa,, uo;pod oop ia oro hlo oirnu1o ion
and much influence in that section.
During the last campaign he Loyalty
and sufficiently supported the Republi-
can nominees from Delegate down
and Republican party principles.
Mr.. Newkirk was selected by the
citizens of Artesia and vicinity as
their delegate to push their claim be-
fore the Legislative Assembly and has
done and is doing all that any man
oculd have done or can do under the
circumstances as the sentiment, es-
pecially in the Legislative Council
seems to be strongly set against the
creation of new counties at this ses-
sion. When Mr. Newkirk first ar
rived here three weeks ago there was
scarcely chance even for the intro
duction of the bill. He has worked
hard and laboriously since then and
has secured several supporters in the
House for his measure. He is san
guine of success in the House and he
will leave no stone unturned and will
leae nothing undone that is consistent
or honorable in order to procure the
passage of the Artesia county bill and
the approval by the Governor. He Is
evidently slayer and will be in the
field until his measure is either sue
cessful or meets with complete de-
feat from this session. Should this be
the case Mr.. Newkirk says that his
people will bring Ap the matter again
at the next session of the Legislative
Assembly, be 1t state or Territorial.
1--WE will be with it," said he to
representative of the New Mexican
this morning "and will fight it out on
this line not for this summer only, but
for several summers and winters If
need be. Our people are determined
and believe they are right. 1t is
question upon which mel can honest
ly differ. do not charge evil motives
to the citizens of Roswell and Carls-
bad who are opposing the measure,
but l do believe they are allowing self
interest to control them too much.
At the same time they have right to
their own opinions and our people and
have right to our opinion. ave will
make them fight. If We are beaten
all right, we will commence again. If
we are not beaten We will rejoice and
give the 97th Legislative Assembly of
New Mexico, nearly all Republicans,
the greatest credit and honor. No
matter what the outcome, rest assured
the Republicans of the Artesia section
of the Pecos valley-they are many
and are constantly increasing-will
remain loyal and true to party prin-
ciples and will give first-class ac-
count of themselves in the next elec-
tion, new county Or no new county.
At least 80 per cent of the people re-
siding within the limits of the new
county favor the proposition. Roswell
: ought to be generous to our section.
1t has the New Mexico Military Insti-
tute, one of the finest educational in
stitutions of the southwest and which
brings great deal of money and bus
mess to the town. 1t has the HondO
river reservoir, built by federal appro.
priation and which project has placed
between ten and eleven thousand
acres of fine agricultural land under
irrigation near that city. These two
boons ought to be sufficient for the
citizens of that town and they ought
not to grudge us the new county.
Carlsbad is being greatly aided by the
United States Reclamation Service
which has taken over the Pecos
Irrigation Company property and has
spent and will spend at least
$150,00O in rebuilding and extend
ing the same which will place
10000 acres Of fine, fertile land
under irrigation and open 1t to set
tiers. Certainly Carlsbad has no kick
coming and should be well satisfied"
Being asked as to the resources of
the proposed new county Mr.. New
"a