Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-03

az ihe frl grown AMI matured Tim
Der Tho eocornmcnt. or rather the
apcciai attorney fcf sne gdVcrnment.
inade the Then tcrfitorl 81 New NcN
ico o acfeuHnnt VI Inc various a,iits.
nnd chatred me territorial officials
with bad faith. and hteiect IN lo,i.ine
after the Interests ~ tho public Nv
qfifuiions for whose benefit tho snid
lands lhnA hcon sold after these
hllfA haH boon bfourht efforts were
Innde " procure congressional ionlt.
lAHnn ana a. have ihe aalca ratified.
ae iisN had b6tn mafo Ia eooH faith
aud the territory had rcreitsd iHt
and adequate prlro Tor ihe lands anH
timber. After several attempts cor
ercsa failed 80 grant any All Last
iali one ~ ihu cases was trisd hcforc
mHgc wright and The demurrer IN
terposed hy the Aiam1gordn Lumber
cn was Sustained and The snlt dis
n iased Ihe government prayed an
appeal tn tho trhod States cifcut
court uf appeals. hut fHiled to prop
erly perfect the appeal before rresi
dent Tail sismed fho Proclamation
4iring re atntrhooh and the cou.f
Niaiaired motihn o. dismies tho an-
pebi
about two years ago Mr ERNEST
Rnacbel nrst assistant attorney gcn-
crat Of the United states came 90
New Mexlco aud made d thoroush in
yesteuuon with rcforeneo Co. inc
charges of fraud mud conspiracy ana
took considerable testlnou. which
resulted lee biz rcport.u4 to ,ht do
nartment of justico th1t esq 81 the
trnnsacNons and s1lc uf urdF aud
timber Nera honest aud fllr urd exc
.pucratcd an az ,hc territorial officials
and a'eo tho rcprcsenntivas ~ the
.alnfcrcm corporations ana lndividunis
who hhd the dealings With The tcril-
tory.
After Now Moyieo was admitted
nfo lhr union tho uucstiuu arose no
10 whether the United states had uny
.fur,hcr interest ia th, Itisa,ion. anU
as % whether ihc ante WAS NOS ere
sole party Interested.
About three wookt ago Ihr Httor
ney general 90 The TINTED Statee td-
dressed gettCr 90 Governor Nennu-
ald. Attorney General 'lIu.. and
United states Att1rnC, - b Davis.
asking for their views lnd rc,oru-
mcndatlon as 90 the further prosccu-
zion IT tho suits by ths goVernn-nt oi
the United states and uI of the state
officials 80 oonstlt.sd recommended
the dismissal of the suits af once. and
1t was dnAily agreed that DC mighi bt
better 10 have the state or Sow MgN-
lco substituted ns pi1lnuf inst1l II
iac United States ~ America. whl \
was accordingly done m-t saturday
From The position taken n SIR
CLANCY Us attorney general ~ th'
state. lt h. believed thai hD win De-.
cune GO prosecute the gaaos auI thu'
fhey Wiil Dee dismissed Doe ga irN GAS a
tn beginning of those suits IL 10 di
iosDd has worked d hurd-hlr ypun in'
I people of New McNiro When Un'
isAmmogordo Lumbcr ESQ. WAS forcc'
% suspend operations and the .ut'in.
10 timber and close down its mills, .
threw several hundred men ouf d.
icmploymeuf and thus retarded th'
| growth of tbe town. when me eon
/ tract Nas made with th' Aw'ri .ai
( Humber GO. Coz purchase she t1I
/ grown ANA mature timber fb' Duiper
4
| proceeds from tho sale of thD tm
I ber and on the slrrnsth OF me CON
tracts having Dc'u made ."ntou
plated making extensive iwrrn'"
mcuts by wal ~ bulld .ngs .nd cgUip
mont Tho different public .nru.I
lions of tho state have received BOO fh
llggFrgntp over Two hundred tnru.l1
dollars. aud with IA, liuWtnu 90.
posed ol thc University aud other 'u
stitut,oRs WIi reap tnc bcucni "l 90
mles mndr but n"t carried "ut "
iactaunt OF the Institution "f ih' suit
D. W. Donspu represents ten of th
ldcfrndania lnd Msssr-. Hawkins nu
lFrankliu represent hc AiaW"gurd
f.umbcr &C.,. and thc gentlemen hH1
llnhorcd hard ANA long Geo aecumplis
ltAc result of having th' .a-oe d'
mi.sod