Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-08-08
PROSECUTING
CENSUS FRAUDS
Uncle Sam Takes Vigorous
Steps to Punish Guilty
Person
MANzANO FOREST INCREASED
Almost Two Hundred Thousand
Acres Added to Its
Area.

Washington, Aug. Sit will be
about the middle of October before
the people of the United States learn
their true number as revealed by the
count of the thirteenth census. 1t is
generally believed that the number
will be about 90,OOO,O00; and census
officials are known to share in this
belief.
About 300 of the more than 1,S00
clerks in the census Office are COM
piling population figures only, while
the others are working on other
statistics. Contrary to the general
opinion, all of the counting of the peo-
pie is done by hand, the tabulating
machines being used only in classiti-
cation as to race, sex and other con-
ditlons.
Enumeration figures will continue
to be given out day by day for the
next two months Or more, while the
sociological and industrial figures
will come later. All enumeration
figures are counted, three to four
times, and an Investigation is ordered
if there is any suggestion Of an error.
In two cities evidence of fraud has
been discovered, and in one, Great
Falls, a prosecution has been ender-
taken for fraudulent enumeration.
The intention of Director Durand
is to tabulate first the population of
the large cities. after which the fig
ures for the states will be given out
as they are ascertained, the returns
for all counties in the state being an
nounced at the same time as the fig
ures for the state.
Manzano Forest.
Washington, Aug. 8.-The President
has signed a proclamation which adds
1S4,512 acres to the total area of the
Manzano national forest, New Mexico
AS a matter of fact, 26S,670 acres
have been put into the forest, but, at
the same time, S4,15S acres have been
eliminated from it. The eliminations
are made at various points along the
exterior boundary between the TETON
grant in Sandoval county and Noun
tainair in Torrance county, and are
the result of a careful field eXamina-
tion, under the direction of the Sec
retary of agriculture which showed
that the areas eliminated are not
chiefly valuable for national forest
purpose, but are more suited for agri-
culture Or grazing, or they are so
generally alienated as to make nation
al forest administration of them i'm.
practicable.
The additions consist of Sec. 32 in
| T. 10 N, R. 7 E., and a large tract
| lying south of Mountainair, known
locally as the Chupadero Mesa. This
is upheld country, supporting a forest
cover of heavy pinon and juniper and
averages five or six cords to the acre
and on small areas as much as TWEEN
ty-five cords. The total stand is esti
mated at 100000 cords. This area
is tributary to the Chupadero valley
in which there is much land which
in the near future, may prove valua
BILE for agricultural purposes.
The Mt. Taylor division, formerly 6
portion of the Manzano forest, ha:
been transferred to the Zuni. The
elimination of the San Mateo Springs
grant is probably the most important
of the change" in the Mt. Taylor
section. Other areas were thrown out
both east and west of the Bartholomew
Fernandez grant and southwest of the
Felipe Tafoya grant.
| The unappropriated portions of the
lands eliminated by this proclamation
will be restored to settlement and en-
Try after they shall have been adver
tised in the local papers by the sec
retary of the interior.
National Organization Will Help.
One of the largest problems before
the Republican leaders this year is
to capture control for the Republican
Irarty, of the two new states, Arizona
ard New Mexico, which are taking the
pr, liminary steps toward coming into
the Union.
Postmaster General Hitchcock who
has been away on a brief trip tt
Europe, is expected to devote a goot
deal of attention to the effort at Re
publican control of the two common
wealths. Mr.. Hitchcock as the actua
if not the nominal head of the Repub
lican national committee, has already
busted himself in this direction.