Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1916-10-27

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There are plcny Of mnohers and others here in Governor
Meuonalds home coan'r 10 tol you mat is EAecileney Is a hard
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moss transaction. ita neisuoors conceoc it, and add that in deals
Governor aeoooeds sharpness at barter ana trade is hi
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as as the " as mn WIN which to pet his ,. ngisn ,nn, ana tnn, ms aot com
what they are juslb entitled TO gd.r the law, II becomes u
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eminent a4hc Is s Tn"yy Oy ia inc c accompanying statement Oy N'' Au'0o
~ ' The "Neion6OIy" Governor.
Mrs. Mathews is the daughter OF the late + NJ Goodn, an
her father; he has known her since she was a girl. At the tno
land and M Which Governor / Mcdonald lhTarte ID to o his own ad
, Sov1g nv W S IN RTo1%cS nut Sta P r. sS r"OSS ~ q" w %o"G as
caliee' She was CARRYING on as best she could the affairs OF hr
Donald and his wealthy syndicate. Since that time she has mar.
As 4 lrg ai i, to Mrs. Mathews 1alYs , story oy =, might, Is.G stated n.eS.,i in
~ the state for sale or lease shall be- selected by the approval OF
the state Land commissions. the Attorney General r ana the Coy
ossible Tor that Official 10 grant or withhold land selections and
The Land Commissioner and the Attorney General approved
objections to them, ana they were put up to the Go,srno- How
a ao Woman u -s sEoH aa ,a CO. N T ,oun me'g ,ho onn ,arGG TyH % os se'I |g
official position to put a ermp in her cattle business and help his
V"' 10 ~" " wi Mrs Hdioe Mathews story.
the territory of New Mexico, agreeing to lease from the terri
tory as soon as the lands were ready and could make applca
soon after the admission Of Nav Me1iOC to statehood be-
selected, for me be forthcoming, Through eorrGspondenee and
that Governor %T. Mcdonald Melon i had entered 1@a d, str9ng objection DE Soso to I'll the th IS
claim that the lease would shut off his cattle from some patented
Governor Mcdonald agreed that he would withdraw his pro
test against this lease to me If would build my fence in the way
ornor Mcdonald would have cut my cattle off from my own pat
ented land in the vicinity, and from the water there In ether TT
w o have NJ wo thrown p'g nv land 4" Omen ~" to low norm Me %I g stock ~"
4 fence such as Governor Mcdonald suggested WON'T also
have cut off my cattle from access Y the National Forest where
which was paying pasturage charges.
Mcdonald and me settle our differences, feeling that It was a
question OF range rights and therefore might better be adjusted
Governor McDonald1s proposal to ne WAS mis-; II ! bought
10 my lcasos right away; in other words, he would withdraw his
asked such an exorbtant price for his land that could not AZ
ford to pay it, lie wanted $4,000 for poor land without permanent
After three years Of controversy during which time Governor
Mcdonald would not withdraw his protest AGAINST Tho issuance
OF state leases to me- we finally reached an agreement By which
Upon that agreement he withdrew his protest and was per
In the meantime applied to tho state to have additional lime
selected for lease by me one application wa, sent TO the st'i,
January, 1913. These lands all lay within M, range aud were
Acting on the assurance OF tho state land office that ne
part of the land In the winter OF 1919. Whom tms fence was Qult
thought the lands had been selected b, The state and that /
4 ssoT, time after me fence was eompletoa a special oseo,
Charles b. Barker called upon me ana .nd Doe vt mohinp on
ders, he had examined tho records st tc Roswell arl office en-
found that part ul the land had leuc'd Wr Vacant foy fuucu'
land and that, therefore, my ftucc was Illegal 7uc spocnl nrc.t
told me it would be his duty to make o report Of ho fence to
the o. S district attorney, urn which q lawsuit looking 10 tn
removal OF ne fence could be taken Later heard or Two NOR
special land ar'nts b.ne in Che county for the purpose of irtct
truting wt ItID. ono OF Thorn said ic vp" fcut ont specially
from tho Department uf tho interior boz MaehiuFtou
The rnd selection OF the land wanted 90 lease was M e
Governor Mcdonald His official approval was necessary h'or.
could got Che lease. Governor Mcdonald withheld 90 Ond hWs
withheld 90 this day, and by Withholding Il prevented my lo9s'
and made my icnco Illegal SUSPECT that be got the Interior p'
par meut 10 Investigate The fence but he didn't Insist that the
O. s. district attorney take court action about H. That would show
Governor Mcdonald Ia the Hight Of preventing me from getting
lease of ths band So far as know, no suit was ever filed.
During the time the federal authorities were complaining
about my fence l expected every day to hear that the Governor
had approved the selection and that It had been filed with IN,
u. 5. land office thus permitting my lease and leral2nr nv
fence. with the Governor arproval OF the selection, tho land
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