Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-02-09

kinds of land, and they are likely ia
be approved. for most of the remain
ing public domain in New Mexico flis
the conditions of the new law winch
require that il be chiefly useful for
grazing and forage crops. For sew
cral DAYS the enirymen stood III line
nj the land offices. A. many as 20o
automobiles from other states were
parked around one of the land offices
in -in yle day. The covered wagon
men. moving more slowly. are Just be
ginning to arrive. The rush will con
tinue and probably lie will become
heavier with the opening of spring,
II thi, proves correct and the move
ment continues through spring and
summer. il may be left to n single
guess ~ Ia what will have become OF
the public domain of New Mexico by
the end of 1917. The prediction that
the Go acre rush will continue
throughout the year * not mere con
lecture
The state of New Mexico maintains
bureau of publicity in connection
with the state land office ut Santa
l'c. il purpose being tn furnish infor
nation about the state aud promote
it, development. This bureau has been
| literally swampcd since January Isl
by the flood of inquiries for informa
ton regarding go acre locations
They have come from every state III
the union and from men and women
who expect 10 file all through the
year. depending ON when they can
close their affair, or get away to
make an investigation.
There j. an impression current
that the Ul0 acr' laws operation
means he cud OF the great range in
! lr~trN ~ New Mexico. That it does
no, j. made plain by the attitude OF
the ~torklucn Themselves. New Mex
eco -to.kmrn did not take kindly "a
the fir-i huuc>crkci-' invasion. They
objected To- the forest reserve plan
| lulil ,lry Jaw il in operation and
realized III benefits. They have
bern looking forward to the end OF
| ;hr public domain for several wears
and they are ready. Leading stock
| .rowcr-, of both cattle and sheep
| point nut that there are more cattle
N the range in New Mexico now. /.
lOO.u0n head, than there were in
| 1905. when the homcscckers began Ia
come. There viii be- no less. they
say, after the $40 acre filings have
cleaned M the public land
New McNlcu'- .rnzin. resource j.
BY no means exhausted when the
public domain i, gone. Stockmcn
have been buying patented land n
rapidly ~ possible. The state owns
more than lO,0o0,00o acres of The
original l2,O0O.00n granted by con
grc-~, and j. in no hurry Ia sell il
It. leasing rates probably will go up
a, will the grazing fees on the ma.
lional forests. but the ~tockerowcrs
with protected range, and Scicntiii,
range management, guarded AGAINST
ovcrgulnc and against invasion oi
the range rights, viii be able 10 pay
the increased rates. Added Ia thi-
l9.O0O.C00 acres of state and forest
grain. lands and 100000 acres OF
private land grants, the bulk of
which j. high class grazing land
With the patented lands owned by
large stock growers more than 3d.
0GG. eco acres of the best grazing
land IN the southwest Is secure fol
the range industry. That acreage. il
protected. scientifically managed
range, viii care Tor an enormous load
of cattle and sheep.
Stockmcn point out. also, that Tia,
feeding industry /, getting n start