Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-21
BARNES QUITS
THE CATTLE
BOARD
ABLE OFFICIAL ENTERS
GOVERNMENT SERVICE
lakes Place in Forestry Bureau
Which las Long Been Open
for Him Leaves Splendid
Record in New Mexico.


East Las Vegas, y. Nj. July 90
/ VIII e. Barnes one of the best known
citizens of New Mexico and who for
! the past year hats filled the responsible
position Of secretary of the territorial
cattle sanitary board has resigned
from that office To accept very de
sirable position in the government ser
vice Mr. Barnes is tu become inspec-
tor of grazing on forest reserves under
| the government forestry bureau. "a po-
sition for which his thorough acuuaint-
auce with the southwest ana with an
details ot the grazing industry ad-
mirabN beiits him.
Leaves Enviablc Record
Mr Barnes has made an enviahlc
record as secretary of the cattle SAINT
tary board. During his term All of
the cattle IN the territory have been
rehranded ana the brandf registered
la the sccretarYs office. TO Mr
Barnes Is due much of the work which
has resulted in the new brand book
ana the registry system, which will
prove invaluable to the industry for
years 20 come 70 him also Is due
much Of the credit for certain excel
lent live stock legislation which has
been enacted during his term as sec
retary of the board. Mr. Barnes, In
tuOlllbH To HIS Uliltl Nnlk mas iOtluN
time to codify the live stock laws Ot
New Mexico which have been issued In
neat and attractive volume and ad-
mtrablN arranged ana annotated. That
the cattle sanitary board regrets his
resignation goes without saying for IL
Is difficult t0 find man who with
equal capacity will take the same deep
interest In the welfare of the industry
as has Mr.. Harness The board has
made every effort to induce him To
stay but thc government offer Is a
pleasing one and Mr Barnes' friends
have been congratulating him hear
lily on his new position. lie
viii leave New Mexico about Septem-
Der l for Washington where, after a
few months spent IN famliarizing hun
self with the general duties of tao
western districts. probably that includ-
ing New Mexico, Arizona and cali
fornia, that part of the west with
which he Is most familiar and in
which he has spent many years of his
life as an officer, business man and
cattle grower
Mr.. Barnes enjoys the friendship OF
both Secretary of the Interior Garfield
aud Gifford Pnchot the forestry
chief and both have long been anN-
'ous 10 secure his services for the for
-strA bureau. The position he now
accepts has been open To him for q
year past.
In addition 10 his work with the cat
le board Mr.. Barnes. than whom there
s. no more graceful writer in the south !
vest. has found time to do great deal of
newspaper and magazine work which |
las been of untold benefit to New
Mexico. for the gentleman Is a booster |
md an enthusiastic advocate of the /
possibilities of the uudeveloped re- /
ources of New Mexico. While wish
ng him well his hosts of friends IN
he two territories viii regret very |
much should he not continue to make
his country his home.
Inspector McQuade for a long time
Inspector for the territorial cattle san
tary board for the district of Quay
nd Guadalupe county. has resigned
20 successor has been elected.