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out counting anything else would be
swelled to 100000.
Proposition Has Many Champions.

swelled to 100000.
Proposition Has Many Champions.
with Foraker County created the
court expenses would be good deal
less than at present and the salaries
OF the county officers could be cut in
half. There would be no increase eth
er In the present rate of taxation. We
believe we are entitled to county
rights and the establishment OF the
county seat at Folsom. The bill has
been introduced in the House by Rep
resentative Romulo Padilla, and 1t is
now up to the Legislative Assembly.
During the past twelve months ac-
cording to very conservative esti-
mate made from data at the U. S.
land Office at Clayton and by observ-
ing citizens, not less than 400 home
stead entries have been made In the
proposed county Of Foraker; indeed
many estimate the number at over
500. This means an influx of at least
from 1900 to 1000 people and a great
increase in taxable property as these
homestead entrymen are farmers and
stock raisers and brought with them
a good deal of improved life stock,
much farming machinery, consider
able household furniture and have
built in many cases comfortable and
substantial houses in addition to put
ting up many fences, Many wells
have been sunk and large numbers of
windmills have been put up. These
facts show substantial and sure pro-
gress. Those who are better posted
fully believe that this stream Of I'M
migration will keep UP for some time
TO come and that every available quar-
ter section in the proposed county
that is level enough for agricultural
purposes will be converted into a
homestead or desert land entry. The
farmers last year who had planted
crops did remarkably we'll and gar
nered very satisfactory results in oats,
alfalfa, potatoes, kafflr corn, milo
maize and sorghum. There has also
been considerable interest In the de-
velopment of the copper prospects in
Peacock Canon about thirty miles
east of Folsom and considerable pro
gress mas been made. Indeed the min
ing proposition there has increased
constantly and permanent mining
town bids fair to be located there. AT
a low estimate there are 200 people
there engaged in mining. The range
live stock interests are slowly disap-
pearing as the farmers who have come
in bring improved stock which they
are feeding, yet on the highlands and
in the rougher portions of the county
raising Of cattle and sheep will always
be profitable and constant industry
Colonel w. Fl. Jack, of Silver City
a member of the Territorial Cattle
Sanitary Board, and manager O. the
Crowfoot Cattle Company. sehicR ma;
ranches both in the northern part
of Union and the eastern part oi
Colfax County, Is heartily In favor
of the creation of Foraker County
He was present during the interview
and nodded his approval Of the claims
advanced
These gentlemen here supporting
the new county are among the largest
taxpayers of the northern par
Of Union and the eastern part oi
Colfax County" he remarked for the
information Of the reporter. Con-
tinuing he said:
"The people Of the northern half Of
Union County and the eastern part O.
Colfax County want new county
They are well able to support coun
ty government, as the tax returns will
show and, are advocating the passage
of the bill. This part Of the Terri
tory is just becoming known as one
of the finest farming and stock rails
Ing countries in New Mexico. New
railroads are being built through Il
and settlers are rapidly taking up al
of the available land. Colonies from
Minnesota and other northwestern
states are ready to take up thousand
of acres IL they can get them, bu
others have already appropriated mos
of the land that looks like farming
proposition.
you can count me in as favorint
the new county" he assured the Fol
somltes. Il believe 1t Is good thini
and am anxious to see it created"