Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-22
Selection of Tracts Disposed
Of to S%chOmburg and Others
Was Kindly eft to Pur-
ChaSel2.
SOME LIVELY S0UIRMiN
AMONG HIGH OFFICIALS
Rather Doubtful Whether Ter
ritory' Will Push the Suits
Brought by Reynolds Order
in Rio Arriba,

Especial Dispatch TO the Morning journal. !
Santa ZEE, n. NJ, July 21.-Another
gentleman Of quiet demeanor and her.
mctically sealed mouth has been IA
miliarizing himself with the sights of
the ancient city for a couple of days.
He appears to like the bracing atmos-
phere, and it viii be a matter of no
surprise If he concludes to stay
awhile. Up to this time he has not
admitted that he was induced TO come
here by reading that celebrated PAM
phlct entitled, "Ho to the Land Of
sunshine" though such may possibly
ave been the case.
The members of the Plunderbund
are beginning to watch the move
ments Of stranger in the city. and
the idea that the land deals which
have been made during the past seven
years are going to be thoroughly in
Vestigated appears TO he getting a
firmer hold in the minds Of some of
the statesmen. The prosecutions for
land frauds in the northwest are be-
ing recalled. and It is not at all diff
cult to observe hat there Is a good
deal of worrying being done on the
part Of some Of the former officials
OF The territory.
There is considerable interest being
manifested i'm the case which was
brought last week 10 annul the deeds
to the land purchased by Schomburg
aud others. and. in view of the YER
sion Of the affair which has been
given by Mr.. Schombure, il appears
to he rather doubtful whether The tei-
ritnry will be anNious Ia push the
cave at the coming term of the district
court i'm Rio Arrtba county. EVIL
dencc is turning up i'm unexpected
quarters to show that the land board
was fully cugnizant of the intention OF
the purchasers Of the timber lands
and much interest viii be taken in
the attempt of the territory to prove
that the officials were deceived by the
representations of Schomburg n
Gradcn and their associates as Us SET
up i'm the complaint in the case.
IT appears that thc lands sold to
Schomburg and Graden are among
the best and most valuable thinner
lands I'm New Mexico, and that many
millions Of feet OF lumber have been
manufactured since the ands were
sold. n seems that the selection nf
the lands in ducs' ion was left 90 the
purchasers and that they did not SEE
let land covered with scrub timber
If the estimate placed upon timber
lands I'm New Mexico by the Beach
committee last winter was correct
these lands should he worth Slno an
acre. the committee having reported
ttlnl lllllUfI ltlAF NNA' W. $500
sos to 500 an acre. As there arc
no more valuable timber lands in the
territory than those i'm question, they
should be worth The maximum price,
and AT that rate the entire 5,Nt4
acres would be worth $5Sf,4Oo m
stead of the SO an acre which the land
sold for. ar a total OF less than VIZ
900. II Will thus be plainly seen tnal
the territory lost nearly $5tO,uoV pY
This transaction, or considerably more
than half of the amount of the en-
tire debt Of the territory.
The anxiety Of the officials go dis |
pose Of the lands given TO the terri
tory by the terms of the fcrsusson
act appears To have been so greatlhat
they aid not stop 10 cohsluoI u
value of the ands. and thousands OF 1
acres were sold at a price per acre !
which would not more than Owe the
actual value Of one large tree. lhcSe
facts are getting TO be UNDERSTOOD Joy
the pcoplc of the territory, and ON
this account the work of the speoldi /
agents who are here for the pull-'s I
81 thoroughly investigating THESE MAJ |
ters Is being watched with great III :
torcst. - 4
The proceeds Of The sales OF timber !
I'm the territory amount q" more \
than 5000, GOO. and there are some lu
uuirics now being made as 60 Whete (
money IS. Whether the innsl - (
II II moi nearly an Of It. has been I
gpent. and II it has been spent ioF I
what burmese or purposes IL was eA- .
pended. In this connection there maS
be- some very uncomfortable qneSilons !
,sled ana there may be some lN.is l
on the part Of some "l wv \
Of his territory IN t"us I
luence. The outlook for q llNelN '". Z
winter in the sleepy old town ol Z
Fc is excellent. q