Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-15
HOMESTEAOERS ARE
GOING TO ASK
PROTECTION
ENVOY FROM CHAVES
COUNTY IN SANTA FE
viii Ask Legislature to Provide
a Herd Law or at Least to.
Give Counties Right Of Local
Option in Governing Stock,
,s,,clsI Dispatch to the Morning Journai.I

santa Zee, n. M, Jan. 14.-It is still
several DAYS until the converting OF
the legislature. but already non who
want legislation are on the ground,
and more are coming with every day.
These men want laws important and
unimportant, but there Is one man on
the ground who has a law in view
that will inevitably occupy a good
deal of the attention of the assembly.
This man is +. NJ. Tins, of Boaz, N.
NJ. representing the farmers of a
considerable portion Of ChaVes county
who are demanding protection from
the roaming herds of Southeast New
Mexico cattle growers. Mr.. Tins is
inclined to take a reasonable view of
the situation as regards strife be-
tween the homesteadcrs who are rap
idly taking that section of the
country, and the cattlcmen whose do
main it has been for half a century.
He want the legislature to consider
the situation carefully as regards the
ilbulN u Vbtl DdilitSf ~ take INTO
consideration the relative importance
of the two industries of cattle grow
ing and agriculture. and, having on
sidered them, to enact a law which
will be as fair as possible to both
sides. There is one thing, however.
Of which Mr.. Tins is sure. He saws
that some law must be enacted TO
protect the crops of the homesteaders
who are not able to fence. and that
If this is not done, the farmers will
have to move ont and the develoD-
rnent Of that section of Now Mexico
will be arrested until such time as
proper laws are passed.
What Mr.. Tins and tho peoplc he
represents want is a herd law which
Will require every owner to look af-
ter his own herd Of cattle and see
that it does not damage crops. If the
legislature does not pass such a law
he thinks it should at least give the
authority to the several counties to
provide such local laws as arc nccos-
sary Tor the protection of the farm
efs, and it is significant that these
farmers would be satisfied with local
option upon the question: for it indi-
Gates that they have the votes in their
own particular sections to enact such
local laws as they desire: that they
already far outnumber the cattle men
IN voting strength If they do not Yet
surpass them in wealth.
II is the old-time, ~oft-repeated
struggle between the oncoming army
OF homoseckers and the resisting
ranks of the cattlcmen who cannot
understand as yet the new conditions
which are taking hold of the south
western range.
eventually, if New Mexico IS to de-
Neiop, the open range must go and
u VIII go as the homeseekerJ absorb
II ana divide it into small farms. The
question is squarely up to the legis-
azure, and its wise solution win un-
oouptedly have much to do with de-
trimming the immediate future de-
,v'opnent Of a vast portion of the ter
ritory.
we do not believe" said Mr.. Tins
.ouay' that we are asking anything
."dt Is unreasonable and we only
want ialr consideration for our
a'ails' a consideration. which, | am
oure' We Will receive. The home
rNerS' az of them farmers, are COM
,s unto Chaves county and all South
,rt ih New Mexico by hundreds.
i"e country is settling up. The land
= SUI ana viii produce abundantIv.
~" IN a short time the production of
sns section viii be enormous. ana Will
territory 80"
But Just now there arc many
lesteaders who have no money
~ winch TO build fences. If they
protected they will soon make
cuen money u of the land to
And every farmer who is
u While builds fences just as soon
~ mas the money. But in the
f''nne We must have protection
ro. 'dtte roaming over the sur
s range; or we must accept
.r, my alternative and move out.
70 clear that il we do have TO
OUT New Mexico will suffer tre-
nv" 'ously in population and devotion
mere has been. already. con
,v,.rD friction between the cattle
,rc ""u tue homcstcaders. We
i"r IT, Once in "A while a
mas Killed a COW or two which
,ro, ''s.roNed crops. We do not an :
,lor, ~ mat we frown on it. and de-
But a man who secs a whole :
n work being destroyed Is ant
,ris, "idd about il, and II is not sur
mat he should. on the other
,b,, N'el' are cattlemen who SOC
WV take to be the inevitable =
81 the range. aud who do All
san 10 avoid destruction OF tbe
ord., 'heir herds. But the present
Iromin~ cannot be continued. A
tho cattleman told me the
a.. a'S' with every Indication Of
Ell 'ion that q hester had squat >
ss,nre ~ the middle Of his home !
rnn OUT ! asked him. isn't IL roy-
nInent lsnde' 81" y
agreed that it was. ana
I'm what right he had to say i
iu'S realize that the cattlem.n
F" unrestricted use Of this vas, =
No many Years and thar tbev ma
Ne,, not k to give 1t up. But
70 M. nexico is going to derelop
nave farmers. and If tho >
.ar az going to come here and =
49, 'heN must have protection =
b. ''"ps' and especially mus,
IA man who cannot afford ~ +
oor i Is getting started. II is the
Mn. the man who com~s rfth
i. ''7im and a pillow ana oo,hiny
~" tA the real dcvclorar IT..