Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-02
Hagerman Declares Executive
and Government Men Should
Have Encouragement in the
Work.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT IS
RAPIDLY AWAKENING
IntimateS that Gentlemen Who
Secured His Removal Should
Not Object to Taking Con-
sequences,
sequences,

sequences,
Especial Correspondence Morning journal.
Roswell N. NJ, Aug. 31.-Former
view given the Roswell Record. de-
clares that all the right minded peo-
pie in the territory should give their
cordial support and cooperation to
Governor Curry and the special rep
resentatives Of the United States gov
eminent In the work Of adjusting The
land and official matters which have
brought the territory into difficulties.
In answer 10 an inquiry by reporter
as to what he considered the greatest
needs of New Mexico, Mr.. Hagerman
said:
zone OF the greatest needs of New
Mexico is more people of the righ-
sort to take hold of its natural re.
sources, put money into them and de-
Velop them on conservative ana leglll-
..ata lines, so that new enterprises viii
be inaugurated and a larger perm4-
hent and prosperous population estab-
lished. A great many new people
have been coming into thc territory
during the past two years--a large
proportion of them to take up ana
develop lands which have hitherto
been considered of little value except
for the grazing of cattle and sheep. In
every case where these people make
good and are able to produce enough
on their land 70 make a liNine ana "a
proft they will be adding to the per
manent population and To the taNHpie
wealth of New Mexico. The mineral
and timber resources have been ie-
veloped to considerable extent, and
a good deal of outside capital has re-
Gently been invested here on those
lines Such investment should ne en-
couraged in every proper ana leslu-
mate way for il our natural sources
of wealth on the ground and under
the ground, are not used we are no
better off than If we had no resources
at all. Many questions as to the use
and abuse OF our natural resources
have been and still are before the ter
rltoria ard federal government. Iney
are questions which must be settleu
one way or another before there can
be great or permanent prosperity III
New Mexico. As long as there Is any
doubt as to what power the territory
has to dispose Of its lands, as long as
either the laws that relate either dl-
rectlv 10 our material development
whether federal or local. or the ad-
ministration of those laws, IS vague,
uncertain and inconclusive, Just SO
long will il be difficult TO attract anu
retain here the men and capital neces-
rary to conservatively and honestly
make use of our resources
There are many questions whi u
cannot be lodged by the man or ~ ~
who have the administration OF Itl ti-
torial affairs In their charge. IN ie
men must decide such questions as
hest they can, II they are placed ~
nositions recurring the exercise OF ad-
ministrative discretion, ii Is, of course
imperative. when the necessity OF SN-
errising such discretion arises 20 ue-
eide In the best possible way IN ac-
cordance with the law ana TOT 'he pes1
Interests Of the territory.
There can be no doubt whatever
t1,af the territory in the administrator.
and management Of its lana hallers
has in the past, been irregular anu
careless to a degree which cannot lait
10 seriously embarrass any governor
who * charged with the task OF ad-
i,,sting these matters, and who con-
scIentinusly tries to adjust them; ~,
relations between the terrltorlai anu
federal government with respect 10 ihc
lands granted TO the territory Nas' y"
deed. with respect 10 many other ma
sersA give rise 20 many quest ions ~,
,,,t,g ieesI theories very technical In
~ nature. that only by Thoroughly
,t,...,fing them out can they ever pe
s.',,isd On a manner satisfactory 10 th"
panple ,f the territory. ne9 ~.
lover he settled by lodging the isSu,
No.. .au they ever be settled u polltie.ii a
i..sues great or small, are ail"NSu ~
influence their settlement IN IN siis"
est degree. They are purely pu5i,i.ai
and legal questions In which pom
.s,.i-s haye no place whatever. ca"
trutbfuitv say and am ready 20 iiiai"
fsin thaf during my administrat atlon, i. ;
,,se5 very possible effort 10 piihs
-. o,,asfIous 20 a CONCLUSION saA7
,a'.t,.,,i al the federal government anu
- ~. territory, with as little upses'.ie '.e
80 ,bs General business Interests ni me me
territory - possible. sliil s..'.
fbe, would nave been settied - stHi.t,..,
t.,i,x ~ the washington authoiiai
and IN accordance Win NV - fr--
anv serious injury 10 the 49,,
s,.,..te ~ the peoplc Of New mtNltp'
IN c.rtafn politicians here VINO WeIt
.xcessive!y anxious 90 get me "u' !"
.,T5rs mad not introduced into the az
.,,,sefon elements which were guite ~
geIevant 10 its proper consiuet"ti,. ti,'ii,
Hovever. they did 50. and suceee,i,l y
in accomplishing their object =
I was concerned. ana. vl Ns".f..,i
should not now object 70 the t'.-tf-
ard Inevitable consequence oi III"
90 a. far as they are concerned
with this movement GoNetn"l
s-urrv had not the slightest po--,u
connection. and I am very sure tii-.'
II r. had been here. he would nav
taken no part In IL at all The ST az
fior being a. h Is. there T. no possipl
doubt in my mind as 70 what the ~
tffude Of an the decent ana rie..
minded citizens of the territory sh"ule
~. Governor Curry and the special
agents of the federal government now
in the territory should have the hearty