Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-30
W. B. Walton Returns
10 Washington, D. c.
Gives Liberal An Interview
A Mighty Busy Man

Congressman William B. Walton Of
New Mexico was here the last of the
week en- route to Washington, d. c.,
via the Pecos Valley after spending
q short time with his family at Berke-
ley, Calf. While in Lordsburg Mr..
Walton visited the proposed army
aviation schol site located by the
Chamber OF Commerce of this city and
data Of which has been submitted the
War department at Washington with
extepsive maps and detailed informa-
ton ias to this sections adaptibility
to az aviation school. Congressman
Walton made no promises locally as a
number OF other towns in the state of
New Mexico have put forth strenuous
efforts toward obtaining one of the
several aviation camps to be estab-
llshed at some point in the southwest.
All lave appealed to him for succor
and i would not be politics" to cham
pion any certain cause Just at this
time. However, Mr.. Walton has
promised the Chamber Of Commerce
to see that their data is brought to the
proper attention in Washington.
When interviewed the honorable
member of the house of representa-
tives from New Mexico, and for many
years resident of Grant county, stat
ed that the most important thing he
could give out was that he was
a mighty busy man." just in what
instance he did not say, but II Is to be
reasoned that he included all the af-
fairs Of the government in general.
Mr.. Walton's load at Washington
is dOubly heavy to that of the two
United States senators as concerns
"the folks at home." Invariably when
the citizens want something from
Washington they appeal to Mr.. Wal
ton, the one congressman, rather than
Senator Jones or Fall MIR. Walton's
average mail is 150 letters from New
Mexico daily.
They are the usual lot of letters
that congressman receives, asking
been done or has not been done as the
why this and that ether thing has
case may be. Entrymen under the
64O-aefe homestead act are especially
fond OF writing their representative
to SO why their land has not been des-
ignated All Of this correspondence
has ~, be answered And then the
sfreak" letters come in. One man
wanted bill passed to prevent ply
sicians from collecting their fees if
their patient dies, Others are
"cranks," Unly last week Mr.. Wal
ton received very interesting letter
from constituent, native New Mex
lean from upstate, wanting to know
After giving his family history and a
about his steck-raising homestead.
recital of facts dealing with his world
y possessions he stated that he had
800 for his "tio Samuel" to use in the
var. He did not say "Uncle SAM"
but wrote in all reverence of his "tio
Samuel" Mr.. Walton sent for the
mans $100 and will mail him a Lib
erty Bond.
Mr.. Walton states that he has been
working especially hard on seeing the
designation Of lands under the 640-
acre homestead law completed and is
advised by the director of the Geolog-
ical Survey that by the middle of the
winter men will be in New Mexico
for the purpose of designating the
lands.
Leaving Silver City on Monday the
Hon. w. B. WslIon wit make a trip
down the Peces Valley and reach
Washington next Monday. He states
that Senator Jones in returning to
Washington from his home at Las
Vegas by automobile.