Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-30
NEW BRAND BOOK
WILL SOON Be
ISSUED
ALL REGISTERED BRANDS
CONTAINED IN VOLUME
Secretary Barnes of Cattle
Sanitary Board Returns From
important Work in Southern
New Mexico.

Secretary Will c. Barnes, of the
New Mexico cattle sanitary board, ar
rived in Albuquerque yesterday morn
ing from southern New Mexico, where
he has been on business for the board
of an important nature. Mr.. Barnes
spent the day in Albuquerque looking
after the work of publishing the new
brand book. which is now about to
be issued from the press Of the Morn
ing Journal Publishing company. The
new brand book is the most important
work of the kind ever issued in New
Mexico. It is a big volume, contain
ing the more than twenty-five thou
sane registered brands of the terri
tory. and has been carefully compiled
by Mr.. Barnes. the work occupying
several months Of the hardest kind
Of work. The work, as in everything
Mr.. Barnes undertakes. has been done
thoroughly and well, and the volume
will be invaluable To the cattle indus
try of the territory and TO the indi-
vidual cattlemen. The new brand
book is Mr.. Barnes last important
work for the cattle board, which he
has served most successfully for sew
eral years in the secretary's office.
Mr.. Barnes has presented his res
ignation to the board. to take effect
In the near future, and will go at once
to Washington to take up his work in
the larger field of the bureau of for
estry. Mr.. Barnes will have n of
the most important offices in the bu-
reau in connection with the grazing
regulations on forest reserves. He is
to spend the winter in Washington.
familiari2ing himself with the work Of
the bureau. when he will nav his
choice of the several grazing districts
which are to be created directly at the
suggestion of Mr.. Barnes. who has
been in consultation with officers of
the bureau for many months Mr..
Barnes nov expects that he will even
tually return to this territory To take
charge of the district of which New
Mexico is q part. and it is probable
that he Will make his headquarters in
Albuquerque.
1.-THE condition of the cattle indus
try in New Mexico Is first class right
now" said Mr.. Barnes last night just
before his departure for Santa Fe and
Las Vegas, "The outlook is as bright
as it has cver been, and I believe that
conditions are going to improve right
along. | have been in southern New
Mexico for several days on business
for the board which | cannot discuss
at present. | have been much inter-
ested, however, in the angora goat in
dustry, which Is rapidly rising to
prominence in the southern part of
New Mexico. I visited the ranch of
Mrs. Armer in Sierra county last week
and found some of the most beautiful
angoras | have eve seen. The sue
cess made by Mrs. Armer in a field
in which she was a pioneer is truly
remarkable"
Mr.. Barnes expressed regret at sew
ering the Connection with the cattle
board and in leaving New Mexico, say
ing. however, that he did not believe
residence would be removed from
territory for some time to come.
Mr.. Barnes has been a citizen of New
Mexico for many years. He talked in
teresting last night Of the days in SO,
when Victoria and his band of blood
thirsty Apaches were at large. in the
territory. During that exciting time
Mr. Barnes was in the regular army, |
and participated in several of the en-
gagements with the notorious old red
which have become historic. His
thorough familiarity with every part
Of New Mexico and Arizona. and with
all details Of the livestock industry in
southwest Will maxi his services
NJ first Nafua ia Tho forestry hurpam /