Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-01
.FORESTERS FACE
MANY QUERIES
Announcement of Opening
of Pecos Forest Brings
Hundreds ofLetters
AMUSING QUESTIONS ASKED
Supervisor Stewart and His
Force Smile as "Tenderfeet"
Letters Pour In.

at certainly does pay to advertise, !"
said Forestry Supervisor Stewart this
morning as he glanced at the huge
pile of letters that lay before him and
were spread on desks of other mem
bers of the service The letters which
came from all over the country We're
in reply to announcements made in
the Santa Fe New Mexican and other
papers that the Pecos national forest
will be thrown open for settlement
soon.
The letters in reply to the an
nouncement or rather to get informa-
tion about the homestead entries,
were written evidently by many class.
es of people and in many styles Some
were typewriter and some were neatly
penned and others were simply in
pencil.
The following are specimens of the
correspondence and show the mental
aptitude of the correspondents:
This from st. Louis man: Dear
Mr.. Stewart Please send further
particulars in regards to land down
there which will be thrown open for
entry, as the writer would like to
come in on a slice of it. I enclose
stamps for your reply"
This was from an Illinois man: ~
would like to have a little informa-
tion if you will please give it to me.
How would a fellow go about to enter
this land when it takes place and
what kind of land is it and when a
fellow will have to be there
please let me know all the details"
Would "Love" to Know.
And then came this breezy epistle
from an Indiana man: Il have just
read an ad that there is to be opened
up for settlement some 100000 acres
in the Pecos valley, New Mexico, for
homesteading in the near future AND
I WOULD JUST LOVE TO KNOW
SOMETHING MORE concerning the
NATTER
(This loving" correspondent sent
two cents to expedite his billet doux)
Apply in Person.
One man was from Missouri" in
the true sense and asked: 'Is this
government land and what is the en-
try fee and does a man have to apply
in person to enter or can he send the
fee and enter. Does he draw or please
let me know all the particulars"
A Texans letter drew a round of
smiles when the readers cot to the
line "Confessing my ignorance in such
matters I appeal to your kindness for
a little information" He "sure" is
from the south, "that genteel man."
said one who read his letter and hur-
ried to answer it.
A man in Mount Erie, ILL.,, writes
that he would like a map of the coun-
try. Biographies seem scarce in Erie.
An Oklahoman who seems "wise"
to making land entries asks only one
question: 'Is it by run or draw"
Dry and Doubtful?
A New Mexico resident writes to
know the character of the land as he
seems particular about forming an ac-
ouaintanceship with the Pecos valley
until he is told whether or not ''it is
dry and doubtful?"
One man, an enthusiast in orange
groves, asks if oranges can be grown
with success in the Pecos valley. An
other who resides in Texas, asks if
the land has been irrigated. He seems
afraid of drouths, but mentions
about cyclones.
An enterprising man in Sparta, Ill,
asks Mr.. Stewart if it would be pos
sible and practicable for him to send
his son down to the valley to take out
land in his fathers name. It seems
the young man is yet an infant in the
eyes of the law
Circular Letter.
Mr.. Stewart is at work on a circular
letter which will give a fair idea OF
what the Pecos valley contains for
the homeseeker and copy of this cir
cular will be sent to every one who
has written for information. Even so,
more queries are likely to follow and
the members of the forestry office
force are wondering what will be the
next question mark.
Female sERAIID EpnM Ap,zon.