The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-21

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the measure Not ~ with those
who favor leases rather than home
They are men 0f large means.
able 10 pay car fares and hotel bills
and nght for what they believe is
their personal interest. The battle of
the homesteadcr has rested on the
shoulders Of MI FERGUSON and he
has done valiant and effective work
n has required b utmost labor
and continuity of effort 10 get his
bill reported fnvorably Co the house,
but he has proven equal To the cmer-
Rency a. it seems probable a fayo,-
able report will soon be- made but
with some changes In the measure
that cannut now be nscertnincd
New Mexico is. or should be-. in
teuselv interested la this measure enc
larging the rights Of the homestead
or. Every citizen Of the state. what
ever his occupation. has "a direct per-
sonal interest In the actual settle.
mcnt NJ the public land. in tho build
INK Of new holmes and increase Of
population. A farming community
always adds wealth 10 a country and
gives IL permancnce and stability. The
farmer raising stock. or crops. Is a
~ hAM . w
money. and hc ia turn lecomes a
valuable ustomc To the merchant.
trndcsman and mechanic.
should the vast plains Of New Mex
leo be depopulated, turned into bar
rem waste. of shall congress be in
duced to pass the FERGUSON hin. tina
successful settlers NAV nll Iu tlo vac
cant places and prosperous rauchmcn
hNNlA nm thu IAunHNNW IL ID. HIM. HN.
New Mexico people should begin to
take an interest in this question. Pc
titions should be circulated and sent
In urging the passage OF this bill The
press Of New Mexico. without regard
60 party lines, should give earnest
support to n measure of such vital
importance to the state.
That the people IN many parts of
lew Mexico have already taken "a
deep interest In this measure is cs-
tablished by many letters and petit
TONS, which have been sent To the
committee having this measure under
consideration. The following from
Mr. John r. Shamblin Of Roy, y. Nj.
addressed To Mr.. Ferguson. is a fair
illustration of many that have been
received. He writes in part az fol-
lows.
~ write To- urge that the 6~i0-acrc
homestead law. which YOU have under
consideration by congress. be made
the supreme measure Of the New
Mexico delegation ! fully appreciate
the effort you are making In behalf
OF the homesteader In New Mexico.
and as one who has lived here and
endured the hardships OF a home
steuder. ! can say that such "a meas
ure as q propose IL necessary TO
the development of this country as "a
home for h people, rather than a.
a range for the few who can lease
large tracts of land. A h~alf-section.
as now allowed to "a homesteader.
will not, when the land Is all occu-
pied, furnish him pasture ,nough for
the amount OF stock necessary to
make a decent living for u family.
With $40 acres at his command "a
man can keep dairy cows and horses
10 raise feed with. and with reason
able economy and prudence support
his family In comfort. Already too
much of the public domain is held
by stockmen. and the conditions
which hindered the development of
Kansas. Oklahoma and other plains
states are here present In New Mex
leo To retard settlement. The home
steader has come 20 all the plains
states and brought modern method
of farming and caring for stock and
transformed arid plains into success
ful farming communities He Will do
the same Tor New Mexico"
Mr.. Walter NJ. Danburg, OF Farm
ington, -. NJ, writes as follows.
1T is true the man Of large means
can advance some few reasons why
he should be permitted 10 lease and
fence the public lands. but these
reasons are not Well taken. They do
not promote production, neither do
they stimulate settlement. much loss
add taxable property TO the tax roll.
Give the man of small moan an op-
portunity and We are bound 10 have
greater production u added pros
perity and wealth. We need this $40
acre grazing bin"
Here Il an extract from a letter
from G.. II. Buxton. from the north
east corner of New Mexico:
This bill OF yours II exactly what
we have long prayed for. Just what
We need and what the settlers before
us ought To have had, and IL they had
received II In their time Il would have
enabled the settlers To stay, maintain
their little families and build up hap
py and comfortable homes. The set
tier with his $40 acres. together with
what ~roughness the climate will en-
able him 10 raise. will not only pro-
duce more stock but better stock. and
pay more tax, n at the same time
make for himself and family "a Apply.
comfortable little home. know
these things for ! am here and see
them every day"
John a. Haley, Of C~arrizozo. Lin
coin county, writes in part as fol
lows.
II wish 10 commend you la your
efforts TO secure the passage of the
section homestead measure. ave
lived In this state and county fuf
more han twenty years. and while /
recognise that this country b. essen
tally COW country yet I feel that u
tt In ever 10 be settled up hy men OF
small means the system OF large ranch
men and immense herds must give