Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1914-01-05
ASHURST ON TRAIL
OF PERNICIOUS
RAILROADS
Arizona Senator Has Grave
Fears That Corporations Are
About to Grab Something in
State.
Especial o"rr.spoHo-sce To 'hs nrrnidl

Nnertnl t"rreaponneoee 10 the uefHtdl
Washington u. g., Jan. 20. Scna-
tor Ashurst of Arizona b. cut with e
large knife seeking railroad scalps.
In the senate Mr Ashurst said
mr. President. thu 18th day uf last
September called attention To the
fact that by the various ucu-iand SCI
lection laws the Santa Sc Pacific
Railway company had mulcted the
United states out nf over million
acres of its finest land by transfer
ring Go the government lauds Of
comparatively small value. or 81 no
value, and sclcctiua leo lieu thereof
lands Of great value Ia my remarks
at that time I realized the hopeless
ness OF ever ;-sing To- rc-acquire title
for the government Go those lands
that were thus rclinquishcd. Tat !
did Indulge the hope that tho eva.
pcrnicious and wicked practice would
NO longer ho continued and would
never Dee INDUCED in again.
"NotWithstanding the fact that
pointed out very specifically the great
abuse of such practice. ! have atis-
factory advises winch lead me 20 fear
that in my own state certain rail
road company. which needs n ccrtifi-
cate of Charactcr--if indeed, % can
be given amy character at hl-is nov
trying 20 induce the department Of
the interior To permit h-this rail
road Cumpany---tu surrender some
81, GEO acres of practically worthless
lands Go tho government and select
IN lieu thereof 81 no1 acres OF yaiua-
bic land. MAY not, therefore. asG
permission 10 INCORPORATE into the
record, under the mead Of Petition
and Memurinls' sone letters and
documents pertaining thereto? HAY
| ing protested to the proper bureau
against this practice. agree with tho
| president that 'pitiless publicity
may have tendency Ia bring bu-
rcaucrBtic officials chargcd with re-
sponsibility In the natter To- some
reasonable Judgment as q what
ought 10 be their nnal nctiun this
matter, ] ask permission 90 incOrpo-
rate the correspondence and protests
into the record
The Vice rosid,ut--"ts there OBJ
lection? The chair hears none
Thc matter rofcrred 90 Is printed
In the Oongrossion3 Record. Il CON
sists 81 d statement by A. n. Cornish,
a well known citizcn, and addressed
a. Senator Ashurst "a communication
by milford Wlnsor chairman of the
Arizona state land commission add
dressed Co Senator Aahursi. and also
"a communication nom the Arizona
state land commis-ion addressed To-
the honorable secretary OF the in
terror In an h takes about ten col.
umuH la the congressional lkocof I.
Charges are made AGAINST the New
Mexico a Arizona land company; .hr
Atchison. Topeka A. Santa Fe Rll-
road company. tho 81. Louis a san
Francisco Railroad company, the for
est service, under the regime 81 chief
Forester Pinchot the reclamation
service, and some other officials
senator Ashurst hls prepared biil
which he win introduce just as soon
az congress meets n January 20 pre-
vent the fruther tnnsfer OF land at
legged 10 be comparatively worthless.
assessed al five or ieu cents an acre,
surrendered back tu the government
BY the Atchison, Tupeka & santa Pc
Railroad company tlr ihe benefit Of
the Navajo Indians who now have
about twelve million acres fof graz
ing their stock, and the receiving VI
scrip for the same. which they locate
upon lands in Ariynun ~ other stntes
worth from three to ten dollars pcr
acre.
Senator Ashurst Is golns 10 press