The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-09

fAn economic and survey 81
the lands owned By ,hs state nnlver'
ssty o. New tfeAfeo u the NEST nola.
Ne move thus fAf made By the pres
80 bostd 81 reecnls ~ mat lnstith
ton a board uhlch from the begin.
ring 81 IL service has been mafked
because % eniclens business manage.
mont ana the exercise o. wood. com.
mon stnss.
The University ssii owns. out NJ
ne original grants made 70 Il hy con,
sfees = total OF ses.eoo acres n land
This land 81 scattered an over me
state and Includes practically every
character Of land wifhin sae boda-
daries uf New Mexlco some 81 The
University lands have been sold.
Quite without regard to whether
those sales we're wise or pnwise. IL Is
ranlfesily bad business 10 soil moro
Of them untu more Is known OF the
true value OF zach parcel The lnstl-
tuition, for instance. owns a large
acreage Of saline lands which bear
Fait deposits o. unknown value. This
value - very great: for ohsrs have
been made 20 purchase these salt bedr
az large Figures These onfers have
ieen refused.
Aside from the saline lands. how
ever. the univernlty government
Knows nothing about, the remainder
a this vast property. save that il =
eood for grazing
The University landa include some
small area OF timber. but the bulk Is
In the mountain regions: and much.
lot it h in r>sions heavily minerallzed
The University could we'll AFFORD -.
oxpend a large amount OF money IN
asccrtaining as nearly as surface exs
Summation will Disclose. the probab-
liiity o. the presence Of valuable ores
an these lands. The Investigation 10
he made will extend not only to pos
sible mineral deposits. but ia coal. q,
soil content. to probable farm value;
20 value for reseeding for grazing pur-
loses. and to water
Ordinarily such an examination
would cost a large sum OF money.
Ru, fortunately the institution has in
It's faculty a number OF men who have
specialized in field work OF exactly
this character and who ARE recognized
authorities. For the work In hand
the University government has sell
lectcd the two men best fitted for D..
DIR. KIRK IL not only a teacher Of
seolosyi he IL a practical field geol-
sist who has done notable work IN.
the field and who n thoroughly cap
able Of returning an expert opinion
on the University holdings that VIII
stand the most severe tests. Dr.
Clark. professor Of chemistry. who
win accompany him. Is an expert in
soil analysis and his reports will be
final on the soil values Of this big
area. BY carrying on the work du'-
Ing the summer months. althoush
more time will be required. the inves-
ugation viii be complete az an cx-
pense very little above hat necessary
20 keep these two men In the univer-
slty faculty. while their reports viii be
81 inestlmnble value to the instltu-
tion.
With these reports In hand the
present board Of regents and its sue
cessors will be IN a position TO state
with reasonable accuracy the value
OF every piece Of land the University
owns and to act i%ntelIlgently with re-
gard 90 It's disposition. The worth %
this 60 the University. In dollars and
cents. Ia apparent. The University
hoard IL 90 be congratulated upon IT,
initiative and the good business judg-
ment displayed in providing for this
work. II will be OF value not only 10
the University but 10 the whole state.
for the report Of the University OK
pera on the institutions lands win sc
Of almost equal value 10 the lands adj
was for the express purpose Of finding
the larger portion Of the area Of the
state.
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