The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-11-11

ENAA "H" $3.50
efor: should be maze by the people
OF Albuquerque and western New
Mexico TO have the railroad lands adj
justed 80 that the state could either
select the alternate sections and same
could be handled In blocks made M
OF small ranches. or that the govern
ment and the railroad company
would exchange with each other so
that the government would W It's
lands In solid blocks aud he railroad
company would own It's lands In the
same manner. The railroad company
will hardly ask that this he done. To
ask u would give every demagosuc IN
congress an opportunity to abuse the
company, ana they have already had
enough Of this sort Of abuse. But it
Il n matter OF vital interest to tho
people Of shls parl Of the state that
this adjustment be made. and ] am
qule sure that the railroad companies
would be willing 60 even take the
worst of Il. In so far as h selection
OF land Is concerned. In order To get
their lands 40 shat they could he ham
died for the benefit Of the stociIhoid-
crs. as well ax that Of the community
NJ large. because the railroad COM
pany's interests in New Mexico are
such that whatever helps New Mexico
helps .he railroad companies.
Another factor affecting the dcyci-
opment OF the country as a grazing
country is tho condition OF the large
land grants. some 81 them have been
highly developed aud are producing
great wealth. hut others are yielding
practically nothing | am afraid mat
we shan not soon see much use made
% the grants unless the valuation for
taxation purposes IS reduced. win
the price 90 cattle greater tina ever
/ before In the history Of the industry.
there should be. and IS, n demand for
large tracts Of grazing land VIII
then shall not these grants be pur-
chased and stocked with range ami
mails? I believe that no business man
will buy land where g. BE- taxed nt a
value OF s2.25 an acre. which VIII
make bis tax approximately 1c an
acre per annum ana his interest on
his investment. 30 the land Is purchas-
ed az 81 an acre. Toe per acre. when
ne may lease. IN the state Of Arizona
or Ia New Mexico where q lease u
obtainable at all. land at an annual
rental OF Sc an acre, which is equally
as good. l doub. very much if there
Is a strictly grazing land grant IN New
Mexico that could be fenced ana
leased az "a sufficient price Go pay the
taxes. Something should Dee done Co
adjust this, because $50 are not only
losing the revenue from taxation upon
these grants. a. the owners Will met.
ana many OF them rave not, paid the
taxes upon the grants because they
could not anord 70 pay them, but We
are also losing he revenue hat they
would have produced II stocked ard
developed, and the business nan is
losing the business that would come
to him ~ these land grants wore de-
velepol TO anywhere near ,hcir g.
pacity.
Agriculture In New NcNicu.
The Development lu New Mexico b,
also limited in an agricultural va.
While I look for wonderful thi9s- o
happen, Of which We uov Har.cIy
dream. regarding the raising ui i1rg,
crops hy dry farming mcthudt cspe-
clally Ia the eastern part OF The state
yet intensive farming ls uud VIII 10,
for many years limited To- the are.
that may be irrigated iu the present
area the farmers have been handicap
ped by the lack OF u crop that NNl mol
only bee certain az TO production. uu
certain as 10 market. Melons apHle'
ana other fruits are extremely prult
p able at times. but the growing u
them is uncertain, ana the market.n-
OF them ls much more hazardous,
There is one crop that has muI'
three or four OF tho western st'I
most prosperous. hat has aided By
p building large tuwus and civic, uuI
New Mexico is ln % position Co grow
= this crop more prohtgnly than url
other state ln .hc union. ] refer q
r suRar bocts. During tho summer
have made some inquiries cuaaorr.n'
tho sugar boot Industry ia Colorado
' Utah and California In every Nll
70 Icy that / visited, where ;horo 49, .r
' rlgatlon, sugar bects haI a lare.
' place In the farming industry. IN ih.
great Arkansas valley. RUM l
through Colorado and Kansas. ! Hu
I reliably informed that onc-thirI %
y the area b. constantly producing uga
. bcots. This D. us great a p]crccu'aE
OF the area as should Doe used for th.
] purpose, because sugar beet shout
e rotate with othcr crops. ami It ls uu
WIG 'tf any lhiNI'l To- NiNt I4hi
than one-tbird Of his land iu On.
u crop II 60 o. true. therefore tha
o|ne-thitd OF tho area OF the Nrl,ausl
n valley IL planted annually .n sugH
J beety, u simply illustrates that IN
farmers are growing sugar pccif Z
" the limit This a. "a crop almos, lk
wheat in the certainty 90 the revenue
II requires large expenditures ,
money FOR labor iu growing and th|
d distributes the money among the pee
' pie who VIII spend it az onre. 10 ro
- quircg the expenditure of l5rs
amounts In treating heets iu suEl
'' factories u u helps very Great.
" the industry OF manufacturing.
10 bee. sugar factory In A|lhupuorua
" costing "a million dollars Cand at a..
.r cost 10 would not Dee am cNtraurdiHal
~ Us large oncl would, ln my IudEmou
t be uf as great value year lu Hu sea
~ out os the constant operation Of M
Pc mills Of he American luWb,r con
ID pany would be Go this ,tr. I.afu.
o. tunatcly. Albuquerque D. not now
ir situated as 90 make H business No,
turc Of this sort advisable, bat 30
! possible in the pccis valley, the NJ,
n gill4 valley. 'lO san Jupu euuuI lF