Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-04-08
MILLION ACRES
FOR WYOMING
State Wants More
Land Under the
Carey Act
SEEK TARIFF RETALIATION
Duty on Iron Ore to be Cut
in Two by Senate
Committee.

Washington, D. c.. April S.-Sena-
tor Warren Of Wyoming, has intro
duced Joint resolution under which
the United States would grant his
state an additional million of acres of
arid lands under the Carey act.
Wool Goes to London.
FL Paso, Texas, April S.-Accord-
ing to advices received the wool
growers of Mexico have reduced their
shipments to the United States be-
cause of the duty. Most OF the pro-
duct is going to London where it is
declared the price is as good and the
duty lower.
Coffee Seeks German Market.
Oaxaca, Mex, April S.-The coffee
planters of this district declare that
if coffee duty is provided under the
Payne bill they will ship their pro-
duct to Germany. It is reported that
the crop will be short.
Compromise on Iron Schedule.
Washington. d. c., April S.-The
present intention of the Senate Fin
ance Committee is to place twenty
cents duty on iron ore. Under the
Dingley law, ore is dutiable at forty
cents. The Payne bill makes 1t free.
The decision of the Senate it is de.
clared is compromise.
Arizona Appointments.
Washington. D. c., April S.-Presi-
dent Taft made the following nomina-
tions today: Governor of Arizona,
Richard f. Sloan: Secretary of Ari-
zona, George w. Young; United States
attorney for the Southern District OF
California, A. l.. Mccormick; associ-
ate justice of the Supreme Court OF
Arizona, John H. Campbell; assistant
secretary of the treasury, Charles d.
Hilles, New York.
Land Law Clerks Wanted.
Washington, April S.-The civil
service commission announces that
difficulty has been experienced in
obtaining competent persons to fill
the positions of land law clerks and
| ir order to fill 40 vacancies now eX-
isting. examinations will be held gen.
erallv throughout the west May 5 and
l6. The places pay from $500 to
ST 900 per annum. The examination
will be open to male and female ap-
! plcants over 20 years of age.
Rural Route for Eida.
! Washington, April S.--A rural
n ute has been ordered established
}une / in New Mexico, Elida, Roose-
welt county, route 9, serving 100 fam
lilies.
important Land Decision.
Washington, April Sin decision
of the general hnd office today it was
held that in order to enable the heirs
of homestead entryman to submit
! communication proof of his entry, they
must show both residence on and cul
tivation of the land for IA months
by the entryman or his heirs, or partly
by both. The same rule, it was held
applies in a case where commutation
proof is submitted by the widow OF
the entryman.
| Heretofore it has only been neces
sary for an entryman Or an heir to
show either residence on or cultiva
tion of the land for IA months. In
another decision it was held that when
an entryman sells his improvements
on the land and relinquishes his en-
try, he is not entitled to make a sec
ond homestead entry under the act
Of Congress of Feb. s, 1908.
Stamps for Seattle Exposition.
Washington, D. G., April S.-Post.
master General Hitchcock has ap
proved rectangular design for a
Especial issue of stamps on June 1st
commemorative of the Alaska Yukon
Pacific Exposition
! The stamp bears a ribbon inscribed
| Alaska Yukon-Pacllic 1909" and in
a circle frame the picture of a fur
seal standing by cake of ice.